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Microsoft to remove the Location History feature in Windows
Microsoft announced the deprecation of the Location History feature from Windows, which let applications like the Cortana virtual assistant to fetch location history of the device. By deprecating and removing the feature means that the data will no longer be saved locally and the setting will disappear from the operating system (Windows 10 and 11). “We are deprecating and removing…
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SNL50 on Peacock is a treasure trove of comedy history
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 71, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy long weekend to all those allowed to celebrate, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about Alan Turing and OnlyFans and street booze and convenience…
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Sam Altman thinks OpenAI has been on the ‘wrong side of history’ with open source, but that could all change – the DeepSeek success has prompted a rethink for big tech AI leaders
Leading technology experts have called for Western AI developers to consider shifting to open source in the wake of the DeepSeek success – and OpenAI might be among those warming to the approach. Speaking in the wake of DeepSeek’s model release in January, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Reddit users he had some regrets about the company’s failure to embrace…
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DeepSeek Locked Down Public Database Access That Exposed Chat History
On Jan. 29, U.S.-based Wiz Research announced it responsibly disclosed a DeepSeek database previously open to the public, exposing chat logs and other sensitive information. DeepSeek locked down the database, but the discovery highlights possible risks with generative AI models, particularly international projects. DeepSeek shook up the tech industry over the last week as the Chinese company’s AI models rivaled…
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Today’s AI models have a poor grasp of world history – Computerworld
Today’s AI models do a poor job of providing accurate information about world history, according to a new report from the Austrian research institute Complexity Science Hub (CSH). In an experiment, OpenAI’s GPT-4, Meta’s Llama, and Google’s Gemini were asked to answer yes or no to historical questions — and only 46% of the answers were correct. GPT-4, for example,…
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The Best Tools to Check Online Price History
If you’ve ever felt like you were duped by overpaying for something that was advertised as a “great deal,” you’re in the right place. It’s easy to get caught up in frenzied online shopping holidays like Black Friday or Prime Day, especially when retailers are known for sneaking price hikes before major “sales” or deceiving shoppers with tricks to spend more…
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You Can Search Through Your ChatGPT Conversation History Now
OpenAI has been pushing out new features for ChatGPT at a steady clip, and one of the latest updates to arrive is a small but useful one: the ability to search back through the conversations you’ve had with the AI chatbot. If you want to get back to a chat you were having about party ideas for kids, or you…
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How to check browsing history on a WiFi router
Local networks can see the websites you visit every time you use the internet. Network admins know how to find the history of a wifi router. This creates serious privacy risks. In this guide, we explain how to check browsing history on a wifi router and stop it from happening to you. Many wifi routers store logs of the websites…
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A living history from 1.0 to 15 – Computerworld
Android version 10 Google released Android 10 — the first Android version to shed its letter and be known simply by a number, with no dessert-themed moniker attached — in September of 2019. Most noticeably, the software brought about a totally reimagined interface for Android gestures, this time doing away with the tappable Back button altogether and relying on a completely swipe-driven…
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The History of Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead is having a cultural moment. The autumnal holiday celebrated in early November is marked by skeleton imagery, altars to dead ancestors, and great parties. But where did it come from and what does it all mean? Read on, future-calacas. What is Day of the Dead? Day of the Dead, or Día de Muertos, is an annual…
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