Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI will open-source Grok, its chatbot rivaling ChatGPT, this week, the entrepreneur said, days after suing OpenAI and complaining that the Microsoft-backed startup had deviated from its open-source roots. From a report: xAI released Grok last year, arming it with features including access to “real-time” information and views undeterred by “politically
Read MoreThe ransomware group managed to create a new website and relaunch its operations quickly, but a lack of action since then suggests the gang may be trying to hide how impacted it was by Operation Cronos. Read more: Is the LockBit brand finished or will the gang rise again?
Read MoreOn this episode of HomeKit Insider, your hosts touch on lots of new smart home news and product releases before going hands-on with a new air purifier. HomeKit Insider Podcast After a lengthy delay, Ikea is finally adding Matter support to its Dirigera smart hub. It was initially expected a “few months” after launch in
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Xiaomi has removed a feature that allowed its users to play YouTube in the background. The company says it was to meet compliance requirements. This is likely because Google wanted to protect the paid YouTube Premium service. Xiaomi has removed a feature that previously allowed MIUI devices to play
Read MoreWorkhuman’s Niamh Graham commented that agile HR practices and data tech platforms can help employers address skills gaps in their teams. Read more: Study: Some Irish workers ‘held back’ by under-skilled colleagues
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Read MoreImage: The Verge The self-styled ‘front page of the internet’ has unplugged third-party apps, spurned defiant mods, and struck AI partnerships in a bid to go public. Continue reading…
Read MoreEver since the dawn of personal computing, there has always been a worry about how the public could be tempted to buy new hardware until there was enough new software written for it to make it demonstrably useful. Apple, not Meta, is in a prime position to make this happen with VR. Apple Vision Pro
Read MoreIn life and on fridge magnets, patience is often touted as a virtue, but in the workplace, it is a skill. Here’s why and some tips to improve. Read more: Patience is a professional skill – here’s how to improve it
Read MoreThere is a lot of hype and intrigue surrounding the Apple Vision Pro, the company’s first XR headset. Despite its hefty price tag, there was no shortage of tech enthusiasts who bought the virtual and augmented reality headset on day one. Even with its many interesting and useful features, it’s still a first-generation gadget, and
Read MoreThe AirPods Pro could benefit from a new hearing aid mode in iOS 18, a report forecasts, with upgrades to the low and mid-tier models also expected sometime in 2024. AirPods Pro 2 Apple’s Live Listen has helped the hard of hearing use AirPods to better hear their surroundings for a few years. Now, it
Read MoreTL;DR 1 TL;DR 2 TL;DR 3 Samsung has just launched the Galaxy A55 5G, pitching it as the next mid-range smartphone for most people. While the Galaxy A55 looks great on paper, there is another smartphone you should be looking at if you plan to pick up a mid-range Android phone: the upcoming Google Pixel
Read MoreIt’s no secret that C-suite compensation has wildly outpaced wage growth for the rest of us working folks, but only one company can take the crown of the highest-paid tech CEO in the US. Based on market cap, you’d expect it to be Microsoft or Apple, but neither Satya Nadella nor Tim Cook breaks the
Read MoreThe files stored on iCloud and on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac are already pretty well secured. But if you want the best protection against hackers, snoops, and spooks, turn on ADP.
Read More80pc of young men believe they have the digital skills necessary to succeed in the workplace compared to 59pc of young women. Read more: Accenture highlights digital skills ‘confidence gap’ between genders
Read MoreCNN’s national security analyst interviewed a U.S. intelligence officer who worked on the newly-released Defense report debunking UFO sightings — physicist Sean Kirkpatrick. He tells CNN “about two to five percent” of UFO reports are “truly anomalous.” But CNN adds that “he thinks explanations for that small percentage will most likely be found right here
Read MoreTo solve the loneliness epidemic, a Korean-based company has launched an AI companion doll for seniors. Showcased at the Mobile World Congress at the end of February, Hyodol unleashed the $1800 robot doll which they say will bring emotional support to the elderly throughout their day. With a slightly creepy exterior, the doll is home
Read MoreData intelligence software provider Alation on Monday added a new feature, dubbed business lineage, to its Data Lineage product to help business users track data flow across enterprise systems. “Business lineage is an extension of Alation’s end-to-end data lineage, providing an abstraction layer to filter views of data flows and visualize relationships across technical, system,
Read MoreA two-year study will survey women engineers to help the industry attract and retain more women in this sector. Read more: New UCD study to explore the barriers for women in engineering
Read MoreThe Academy Awards are the biggest celebration of the year in cinema, with Oppenheimer and Poor Things winning the lion’s share of categories. If you haven’t had the chance to catch these films in theaters, here’s where you can stream all of this year’s Oscar winners online. Oppenheimer Categories: 13 nominations, winner for Best Picture,
Read MoreSamsung’s Galaxy A55, which reportedly features a metal frame. | Image: Samsung Samsung’s new Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 are the latest additions to its midrange A-series lineup, which often contain the company’s bestselling phones. Both the new A55 and A35 include Samsung’s Knox Vault, a security feature designed to protect sensitive data like your
Read MoreMacworld The Polar Wolf Aluminum Ultra is a portable 256GB SSD with ultra-speedy transfer abilities and could make bringing work files to and from the office more manageable. This portable file storage has been temporarily marked down from $75 to $43.99. This external SSD doesn’t need any drivers to be installed. It’s a plug-and-play storage device that
Read MoreRainforests in South America are burning this year faster than ever before, setting the course for a collapse of the Amazon in the coming decades.
Read MoreYoel Roth suffered targeted harassment after quitting as top content cop at Elon Musk’s Twitter. Now he’s head of trust and safety at dating giant Match Group, owner of Tinder, Hinge, and more.
Read MoreThere’s a clear choice for music lovers who seek exceptional sound quality — and that’s Apple Music. Here’s how to use FreeYourMusic to move all your playlists to the best streaming music service for Apple users. Use Free Your Music to transfer Spotify to Apple Music The great debate for music lovers is about which
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