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Inside Sam Altman’s eye-scanning crypto party
On the evening of April 30th, the hottest ticket in San Francisco was a buzzy crypto startup’s coming-out party at a warehouse-like complex on the northern edge of the city. It had all the makings of an event you’d only find near Silicon Valley: Anderson Paak, champagne, and a bunch of eye-scanning orbs. Onstage, Sam Altman and co-founder Alex Blania…
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Google now injects hyper-personalized ads into third party AI chats – Computerworld
From a user interface perspective, if ads distract or cause delays, consumers won’t go near the app, noted Melissa Copeland of Blue Orbit Consulting. “Consumers may try it, but if they don’t get the efficient and effective answer they are looking for, they will abandon the channel or brand.” Meanwhile, when it comes to privacy, Geller pointed out that chat…
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The Ninja Crispi Is Changing How I Make Party Dips
We may earn a commission from links on this page. I’m no stranger to the crisping prowess of the air fryer. (Here are some of my favorite models.) The powerful convection heating mechanism reheats leftovers, blisters veggies, and roasts meats quickly and with a sizzling finish reminiscent of an actual deep fryer—sans the vat of oil. But after using the…
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How DeepSeek crashed the AI party to take on Nvidia and ChatGPT
On this episode of The Vergecast, we talk about all these angles and a few more, because DeepSeek is the story of the moment on so many levels. Nilay and David discuss whether companies like OpenAI and Anthropic should be nervous, why reasoning models are such a big deal, and whether all this extra training and advancement actually adds up…
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Netflix’s cloud plans include co-op and party games
Netflix plans to offer couch co-op and party games that it will stream over the cloud to TVs, co-CEO Greg Peters said as part of the company’s Q4 2024 earnings announcements this week. The company has offered cloud gaming as a beta to a “subset” of subscribers since 2023, so this news from Peters indicates that the company is going…
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Nearly all of the top US banks were impacted by third party breaches last year
Virtually all of the top 100 US banks were hit by third party data breaches last year, including every one of the top ten. Research from SecurityScorecard found 97% of firms reported third-party breaches across the year, although only 6% of vendors were compromised. A similar number also suffered fourth-party breaches, traced back to just 2% of vendors. Ryan Sherstobitoff,…
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‘Batch Cocktails’ Is the Book You Need for Your Next Holiday Party
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Welcome to “Cookbook of the Week.” This is a series where I highlight cookbooks that are unique, easy to use, or just special to me. While finding a particular recipe online serves a quick purpose, flipping through a truly excellent cookbook has a magic all its own. I’m bringing in…
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Nokia waves off IntelBroker breach claims, says leaked source code came from a third party application
Nokia has issued a statement claiming leaked source code data published on an underground hacking forum was stolen from a third-party server and poses no threat to Nokia or its customers. The Finnish telecommunications company downplayed the severity of the incident, claiming no company or customer data was implicated in the leak. The prominent threat actor IntelBroker listed a “large…
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Everything You Need for Your Next Homecoming Tailgate Party
The tradition of HBCU homecomings started more than a century ago with Howard University hosting one of the first known extravaganzas. Roughly 100 years later, the cherished practice now takes place at 21 schools all across the U.S., with much fanfare and deeply felt elation. This year the month-long HBCU Homecoming season kicked off the first weekend of October and…
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Your Halloween Party Needs a Scary Charcuterie Board
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Despite all the candy and colorfully packaged cake and cookies in the grocery store, Halloween isn’t actually much of a food holiday—especially when compared to the big hitters like Thanksgiving. Since I’m training to be a long distance runner, I have less room on my plate for a bag of…
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