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Windows 11 24H2 Brings Many New AI Features, But You Won’t Get Them
In the AI age, you can’t escape AI features on any platform. With the latest Windows 11 24H2 update, Microsoft is rolling out major AI features for Copilot+ PCs. Sadly, most of the Windows 11 features do not work on x86 PCs without a dedicated NPU (40+ TOPS). Nevertheless, if you have a Copilot+ PC, you can check out all…
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Microsoft Promises Windows Recall Won’t Be a Security Nightmare
Microsoft is finally showing off its overhaul to the Recall feature, an AI-powered tool that takes periodic screenshots of user activity on a computer. The update comes in response to security concerns raised after initial plans to launch Recall in June were postponed. Originally, Recall was set to debut as an on-by-default feature with Copilot Plus PCs, capturing screenshots every…
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How to Reset a Smoke Alarm That Won’t Stop
The first step is to find the device that’s going off and press and hold the reset button. If that doesn’t work, take the smoke alarm down and, if you can, remove the batteries. If the unit has a built-in lithium battery, it’s more of a challenge because you can’t remove the battery. In that case, try to muffle the…
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OpenAI Confirms ChatGPT Did Message Users First, But It Won’t Anymore
A few days back, a Reddit user SentuBill shared a strange conversation with ChatGPT that stumped the community. The screenshot displayed that ChatGPT had initiated the conversation first without the user prompting the chatbot. It seemed bizarre as AI models don’t initiate a conversation unless prompted. ChatGPT asked the user “How was your first week at high school? Did you…
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Intel won’t sell off its programmable chip business: Altera CEO – Computerworld
Competitive impact on the FPGA market Altera — which designs field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), allowing chips to be reprogrammed for diverse applications — has been operating independently of Intel since early 2024. However, the company is still decoupling from Intel’s administrative functions, a process expected to be completed by January 2025. According to Rivera, Altera is “ahead of schedule” in…
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“By this time next year, Oracle employees won’t be using passwords” — Larry Ellison wants a biometric future in cybersecurity
Oracle CTO Larry Ellison took a strong stand on cybersecurity at Oracle CloudWorld 2024, calling passwords a “terrible idea” in need of replacement with biometric security measures. “The idea that we use passwords is a ridiculous idea. It’s obsolete. It’s very dangerous,” Ellison said during his keynote at the company’s flagship event in Las Vegas. “They are 17 characters long…
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Android 15 Has A New Trick Up Its Sleeve That Thieves Won’t Like
Among other aspects, one thing Google has been working on is making Android smartphones easier to track and harder for thieves to get away with. The company taking things a step further by introducing new changes in Factory Reset Protection on Android 15, which is more geared toward ruining the efforts of thieves. For those unaware, Android comes with Factory…
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Google’s $1,799 Pixel 9 Pro Fold won’t wirelessly charge from the Pixel Stand 2 — here’s why
The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold is not able to pull power from Google’s own popular wireless charger, due to the placement of the charging coil. Qi wireless charging has been a part of the Pixel series since the release of the Google Pixel 3. Later, Google released the Pixel Stand series including the Pixel Stand 2 last year, which…
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Windows legacy Control Panel is finally being deprecated but won’t be removed anytime soon
Microsoft confirms the plans to deprecate and remove the Control Panel from Windows. The Settings app is the experience that replaces the legacy Control Panel to change system settings. The company still has a lot of work to do to complete the transfer of the remaining features to the Settings app. Although Microsoft has been transitioning system settings from the…
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How to troubleshoot a Mac that won’t boot
If your Mac suddenly refuses to boot up properly, it can be frustrating — but you don’t have to immediately head to an Apple Store. There are a number of simple tricks you can try to get everything up and running again. I’ll take you through them here. First, I’ll cover what to do if your computer starts but you…
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