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Meta’s new architecture helps robots interact in environments they’ve never seen before – Computerworld
Meta is also releasing three new benchmarks to evaluate how well models can use video to reason about the physical world. These include IntPhys 2, which measures models’ ability to distinguish between physically plausible and implausible “physics breaking” scenarios, minimal Video Pairs (MVPBench), which tests models’ physical understanding abilities through multiple choice questions, and CausalVQA, which measures models’ ability to…
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Consumer Reports Price Tracker Helps You Shop Smarter
Here are a few things to keep in mind as you shop: Don’t panic-shop. It’s easy to get caught up in the fear of rising prices, but don’t lose your cool and buy things you’ll later regret owning. Don’t hold off on the items you already planned to purchase. If you’ve been gearing up to buy a new refrigerator, doing…
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Moving sucks, but decluttering helps
Moving sucks. Ever since leaving college more than a decade ago, I’ve only lived in apartments, so I’ve had to get good at living small and managing my inventory of belongings before, during, and after a move. A lot of what makes that possible is that I really like decluttering. But it didn’t come naturally — it’s a skill I’ve…
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Government’s ‘Humphrey’ AI tool helps local authorities cut costs
In a reference to the suave civil servant in 1980s comedy series Yes Minister, the UK government is trialing an AI assistant called Humphrey with local authorities. The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) said the aim is to help civil servants speed up admin tasks in areas such as planning and social care, as well as in central…
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How-To Geek Helps You Protect Your Data
It might not be on your calendar, but World Password Day is an annual event on the first Thursday of May. This year, it falls on May 1. The purpose of World Password Day is to remind you about good password practices and to encourage you to take a moment to consider the security of your accounts. At How-To Geek,…
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Cohere’s Embed 4 model helps enterprises search dynamic documents, ‘messy’ data – Computerworld
Embedding models help transform complex data — text, images, audio, and video — into numerical representations that computers can understand. The embeddings capture the semantic meaning of the data, making them useful for tasks like search, recommendation systems, and natural language processing. Still, they can struggle with more complex materials, such as documents comprising a mix of text and images,…
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Seized database helps Europol snare botnet customers in ‘Operation Endgame’ follow-up sting
Europol has detained several people believed to be involved in a botnet operation as part of a follow-up to a major takedown last year. Following the Operation Endgame investigation, major malware droppers including IcedID, SystemBC, Pikabot, Smokeloader and Bumblebee, were shut down last year. According to Europol, analysis of the contents of a seized database enabled it to identify customers…
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‘We think that selling everything helps the customer’: HP wants to supercharge its partner program to support a new market strategy
HP has enhanced its partner program to encourage channel partners to sell its entire range of products and solutions as it expands its portfolio, targeting long-term growth with a diversified go-to market strategy. Speaking at the firm’s annual Amplify 2025 conference, HP chief executive Enrique Lores said the company’s goal was to provide a more unified and consistent experience for…
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Open-source tool ‘Rayhunter’ helps users detect Stingray attacks
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released a free, open-source tool named Rayhunter that is designed to detect cell-site simulators (CSS), also known as IMSI catchers or Stingrays. Stingray devices mimic legitimate cell towers to trick phones into connecting, allowing them to capture sensitive data, accurately geolocate users, and potentially intercept communications. With the release of the Rayhunter, EFF seeks…
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How ‘Scary Hour’ Helps Me Stay on Top of My Finances
We may earn a commission from links on this page. We all have those money tasks that make our stomachs churn. You know the ones—checking your credit card balance after a spendy month, finally opening that medical bill, or diving into your retirement account settings. Enter “Scary Hour,” a trending productivity technique that’s helping me transform financial anxiety into actionable…
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