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Apple’s latest iPad Mini has dropped to its lowest price in months
It’s true that Apple’s latest iPad remains an excellent value, especially when it’s on sale for $299. However, if you want features like Apple Intelligence and Apple Pencil Pro support without spending a fortune on an iPad Pro, the latest iPad Mini might be the better option. That’s especially true now given Apple’s smallest tablet is matching its all-time low…
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An AI-generated radio host in Australia went unnoticed for months
Workdays with Thy is broadcast on the Sydney radio station CADA. Its owner, ARN Media, confirmed to the Financial Review that while Thy is AI-generated, the host’s voice and likeness are modeled after an actual employee in the company’s financial department. Thy’s voice was created with the AI voice generator ElevenLabs, as first reported by the newsletter The Carpet. Neither…
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A lot of Logitech products cost more now than two months ago
Many of Logitech’s products are pricier now than they were in the recent past. In a video published this week, YouTuber Cameron Dougherty detailed increases as high as 25 percent on the company’s PC and gaming accessories, including well-known Logitech gear like the MX Master 3S mouse. I took a peek at a few Internet Archive captures of Logitech’s current…
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Exchange 2016 and 2019 reach end of support in six months
Microsoft warned that Exchange 2016 and Exchange 2019 will reach the end of support six months from now, on October 14. The Exchange Server Engineering Team also shared guidance for admins who need to decommission outdated servers until then, cautioning that Exchange 2016 and Exchange 2019 servers will be exposed to attacks since they’ll no longer receive security patches and…
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‘It’s Smarter to Be 6 Months Behind’ — Here’s Why
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman. Image: Microsoft At a time when tech giants are racing to build the most powerful AI models on the planet, Microsoft is choosing a different lane — one that’s a little slower but potentially smarter. Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft’s CEO of AI, says the company isn’t in a rush to lead the frontier of AI development;…
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You can grab three months of Apple TV Plus for $2.99 a month right now
Curious what all the fuss over shows like Severance and The Studio is about? If you’re interested in streaming either, new and eligible returning subscribers can sign up for Apple TV Plus through April 24th for just $2.99 a month for the first three months. Apple TV Plus would normally cost you $9.99 a month, meaning you’re saving $21 over…
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OpenAI Seeks Feedback About Open Model That Will Be Revealed ‘In the Coming Months’
Image credit: Creative Commons Developers have the opportunity to weigh in on OpenAI’s latest project. On March 31, the AI giant published applications for feedback sessions on an upcoming open language model, the second such model since OpenAI’s LLMs went private after GPT-2. It will be released “in the coming months,” according to a post on X by OpenAI CEO…
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Apple Passwords App Vulnerability Exposed Users for Months
Apple’s Passwords app, designed to enhance security for iOS users, ironically left them vulnerable to phishing attacks for nearly three months. Security researchers recently revealed that the flaw exposed sensitive information, raising concerns about cybersecurity risks — even with trusted software. The vulnerability explained Researchers at Mysk identified the flaw, which stemmed from the app’s use of unencrypted HTTP connections…
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Siri’s Apple Intelligence Upgrades Are Still a Couple of Months Away (at Least)
When Apple first revealed Apple Intelligence, its slate of generative AI features, a huge part of that announcement was a super-charged Siri. No longer would Apple’s digital assistant be lagging behind competitors like Google: With the power of AI, the new Siri might actually be useful. When Apple Intelligence drops in full, Siri will reportedly be much more contextually aware,…
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Nakivo backup flaw still present on some systems months after firms’ ‘silent patch’, researchers claim
Over 200 vulnerable internet-facing Nakivo backup and replication instances have been identified months after the firm silently patched a security flaw without publicly disclosing the issue. Security researchers at watchTowr recently published a report detailing their discovery of an arbitrary file read vulnerability in Nakivo’s central management solution. The report noted that, if exploited, the flaw could enable an attacker…
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