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A hot potato: Following the introduction of new legislation this week aimed at effectively shutting down TikTok, the situation has quickly escalated. TikTok sent mass messages to its users, encouraging them to lobby their representatives. Additionally, while discussing the new bill, President Biden informed reporters, “If they pass it, I’ll sign it.” Earlier this week, […]

In a nutshell: Indian authorities have approved a significant investment to establish a local AI ecosystem. Public subsidies will be used to create a robust “compute infrastructure,” and new language models will enhance chatbot capabilities to cater to India’s diverse spoken languages. The Indian government, led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved a

In a nutshell: MSI’s handheld gaming PC has landed and is ready to go toe to toe with Valve’s venerable Steam Deck. Unveiled earlier this year at CES, the MSI Claw is powered by an Intel Core Ultra processor of your choosing. The handheld ships with a 7-ich FHD (1,920 x 1,080 resolution) touchscreen with

Round 10: Watching Apple and Epic duke it out for the past four years causes one to wonder if they will ever get along. Their very public US court bout is long past, with neither feeling like the victor. As the EC bears down on Apple, the boxing match continues, with Cupertino throwing punches to

Facepalm: Microsoft has issued a new update regarding the nation-state attack it uncovered in January. Kremlin-sponsored hackers inflicted significant damage, and Redmond confirms they are still attempting to disrupt its systems. Microsoft’s security team earlier this year detected an attack on its systems that had been ongoing since November 2023. The culprits were identified as

A hot potato: Joe Biden’s State of the Union address last night covered several tech-related subjects, including AI voice cloning. The President called for a “ban on AI voice impersonation,” which isn’t too surprising given that someone used his voice to try to influence an election earlier this year. “Here at home, I have signed

While women have undeniably taken their place at the table, the statistics surrounding female representation in tech still make for grim reading. According to a report by Deloitte, the ratio of men to women in tech is 3:1. Calls for pay parity across the sector are also a persistent factor and in 2022 it was

In a nutshell: As Apple iOS 17.4 launches and Europe’s Digital Markets Act becomes law, European users can now use software outside the Apple App Store. The Cupertino giant has released new information explaining the range and limits of the changes. Meanwhile, the EU will interrogate the company over its recent decision to ban Epic

Please leave others some toilet paper: At 03:14:08 UTC on January 19, 2038, time will stop. Yes, it’s an overly dramatic statement, but it’s not entirely untrue, as computer systems are concerned. At that time and date, the Unix Epoch, which started on January 1, 1970, reaches its limit. It’s known as the Y2K38 or

Why it matters: Human activity on the Moon is increasing, and various proposals have been drafted for infrastructure to support further exploration. One such proposal involves the Moon’s seismology, an area about which we know little but could present a potentially serious obstacle to future missions. A group of researchers has proposed building a fiber