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Chatbots Kill: In 2017, the Pentagon established Project Maven to apply machine learning (ML) technology to identify targets in real-time combat situations. The program has now seemingly been turned into a proper war tool, though members of the US military vow there’s still a human pulling the final trigger. Since early February, the US Department […]

Forward-looking: IBM has announced a new version of its FlashCore Module storage drive along with a new version of their Storage Defender software that, combined, can improve a customer’s ability to detect and react to cyber attacks or ransomware. As IBM highlights, existing FlashSystem products already scan all incoming data as it is being written,

Forward-looking: The AI boom is in full swing, and chip manufacturers are bringing new, advanced memory technologies to the table. Next-generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) is poised to deliver significant increases in both bandwidth and capacity, and Samsung is aiming aiming to lead the industry. Despite entering the HBM3E market somewhat belatedly, Samsung is introducing

The big picture: At its Foundry Direct Connect event last week, Intel announced a new public roadmap, revealing that its 14A foundry node (1.4nm class) will go into production in 2026 before being scaled up the following year. The company has now also confirmed that it will start developing its 10A node (1nm equivalent) in

Facepalm: Occasionally, Microsoft sends users into a frenzy with unpolished or bugged OS updates, causing various stability and reliability issues. The most recent patches for Windows 11 seem to belong to this unfortunate category of failed updates. Break out the Band-Aids. Microsoft dropped an update (KB5034765) for Windows 11 on February 13. The patch includes

The big picture: Concerns about Twitter / X’s future since Elon Musk’s takeover have sparked a competition over who can build a better microblogging service. Although X hasn’t died, analysis shows that by at least one metric, Meta’s alternative Threads is gaining on it. Data from Appfigures shows Meta’s Threads app has significantly more daily

Tails helps you to: Use the Internet anonymously and circumvent censorship All connections to the Internet are forced to go through the Tor network Leave no trace on the computer you are using unless you ask it explicitly Use state-of-the-art cryptographic tools to encrypt your files, emails and instant messaging Tails is a live system

What just happened? Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced plans to trim its global workforce by roughly eight percent, or around 900 people. SIE President and CEO Jim Ryan said the industry has changed immensely, and after discussing with the leadership team about the evolving economic landscape and changes in how they develop, distribute, and launch

Editor’s take: The way Roni Bandini describes the project makes it seem relatively straightforward and built on a shoestring – for example, they used the metal enclosure from a broken audio board as one of the parts. But the project could come with some legal risks so beware when trying this yourself. Not a confrontational

Why it matters: Microsoft game hubs provide a way to consolidate information about PC games (at least on the Xbox side). They will soon offer some consolation to PC gamers worried that Microsoft’s push to multi-platform gaming may leave them somewhat shorted. Microsoft is rolling out a “game hubs” feature for Windows PC users. Game