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Microsoft brings an official Copilot app to macOS for the first time
It looks and works just like similar apps from OpenAI and Anthropic.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:
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SEC Officially Dismisses Coinbase Lawsuit Over Crypto Securities Claims
Coinbase is in the clear after the SEC followed through on its agreement and voluntarily dismissed its case against the crypto exchange.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Coinbase Case Dropped by U.S. SEC as Agency Reverses Crypto Stance
A landmark legal battle for the U.S. crypto sector, the government accusation that Coinbase ran an unregistered exchange, has been entirely abandoned.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:CFPB nominee signals openness to continuing data-broker work
Jonathan McKernan spoke positively about Rohit Chopraβs rule-making targeting data brokers during a Senate Banking Committee nomination hearing. The post CFPB nominee signals openness to continuing data-broker work appeared first on CyberScoop.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:How LLMs Work: Reinforcement Learning, RLHF, DeepSeek R1, OpenAI o1, AlphaGo
Part 2 of the LLM deep dive The post How LLMs Work: Reinforcement Learning, RLHF, DeepSeek R1, OpenAI o1, AlphaGo appeared first on Towards Data Science.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Inside the Lazarus Group money laundering strategy
After Bybit's hack, the Lazarus Group deployed its notorious money-laundering tactics β leaving a complex trail in the aftermath of yet another high-profile crypto heist.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Warner Bros closes three development studios, locks Monolith's Nemesis system behind patent
Warner Bros recently confirmed the closure of three gaming studios, including Middle-earth developer Monolith Productions. The studio is notable for designing a technology capable of providing unique personalities to enemies and NPCs. However, WB "locked" the system away behind a patent, even though it will likely remain unused.Read Entire Article
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Revolut faces investor pressure for share sale before $1B profit report
Investors are urging Revolut to consider another secondary share sale as new stakeholders seek entry into the fintech firm, Bloomberg News reported on Feb. 27. Sources familiar with the matter told the news outlet that some shareholders were willing to sell shares in a transaction that could value the company at $60 billion. This represents [β¦] The post Revolut faces investor pressure for share sale before $1B profit...
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Cricutβs new crafting machines are more accurate, faster, and cheaper
Cricut has announced new versions of its crafting machines designed to print, cut, and emboss various materials using a collection of swappable tools. The new Cricut Maker 4 and Cricut Explore 4 are the first updates to both machines in nearly four years and offer faster cutting speeds for some materials, improved accuracy, and cheaper [β¦]
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Google rolling out Android 16 Beta 2.1 with Pixel bug fixes
Following the last update two weeks ago, Android 16 Beta 2.1 is rolling out to Pixel devices. It addresses some of the bugs that testers have encountered. moreβ¦
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:New AI text diffusion models break speed barriers by pulling words from noise
New diffusion models borrow technique from AI image synthesis for 10x speed boost.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Apple will let parents share their kidsβ ages to limit app access
Apple announced in a whitepaper that it plans to introduce a bunch of new child safety features, including letting parents share their kidsβ age ranges with apps, refreshing the App Storeβs age ratings system, and making it easier for parents to set up Child Accounts for their kids. The company says it will introduce the [β¦]
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:OpenAI finally unveils GPT-4.5. Here's what it can do
OpenAI says its latest model is more conversational and even hallucinates less. Here's how to access it.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Bitcoin ETFs Have Shed More Than $2.4 Billion So Far This Week
The funds based on Bitcoinβs spot price have been shedding assets as markets shy away from crypto and other risk-on investments.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Copilot for Mac
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Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Acer Swift Go 14 laptop is on sale at $649, featuring a Core Ultra 5 and Arc graphics
The Acer Swift Go 14 is a lightweight ultra-portable with a 14-inch OLED display, Core Ultra 5 125H, Intel Arc graphics and Wi-Fi 6E, designed for productivity and mobility. Usually $850, today it's hit a record-low of $649 on Amazon.Read Entire Article
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Best Musical Performances at the Oscars, ranked
Is it really the Academy Awards without the best songs being performed? These are the best musical performances at the Oscars.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Google adds Song Search history to iOS, how to access on Android
The Google appβs Song Search capability is excellent and finally has a history shortcut to see past lookups. Itβs available today in Google for iOS, but Song Search history can be accessed by anyone on the web. moreβ¦
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Cleveland Municipal Court Remains Closed After Cyber Incident
No details yet on what forced the court to shut down affected systems and halt operations as of late Feb. 23.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Roblox is now much faster on Chromebooks
In a fitting crossover, Roblox is getting a big speed boost on Chromebooks. Google said on Thursday that a new x86 version of the online game platform and creation system is twice as fast as the Android version, which was previously the only way to play Roblox on ChromeOS. Given the overlap between Chromebooks (popular in education) and Roblox (popular with kids, for better or worse), a better-performing version on...
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:The best reality shows streaming on Netflix right now (March 2025)
From light and fluffy Selling Sunset to heavy and emotional Intervention, the best reality shows on Netflix streaming right now run the gamut.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Feb. 28, #1350
Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle No. 1,350 for Feb. 28.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:How to Set Up Redis Properties Programmatically
Redis is a high-performance NoSQL database that is usually used as an in-memory caching solution. However, it is very useful as the primary datastore solution. In this article, we will see how to set up Redis properties programmatically on the example of a Spring application. In many use cases, objects stored in Redis may be valid only for a certain amount of time.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Perplexity's voice mode gets a futuristic makeover on your iPhone
Perplexity upgrades iOS app with new voice mode.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:OpenAI launches GPT-4.5 AI model with deeper knowledge and emotions
OpenAI says GPT-4.5 is smarter and offers a broader bank of knowledge, higher accuracy, lower hallucination, and access to the latest information on the web.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Google will finally fix awesome (but broken) song detection feature for Pixels
Google broke the feature last year, and it's taken months of complaints to get this far.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 is on sale for just $20
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 is a steal for $20 from Best Buy, as it contains five games to prepare you for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:USAID Was Promised Emergency Waivers for Ebola and AIDS. Theyβre Not Working
Elon Musk claims he mistakenly fired Ebola prevention workers, then quickly fixed the error. But Ebola programs are still in tatters, along with other livesaving efforts like AIDS treatments for children.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Nvidia emulation journey, part 1: RIVA 128/NV3 architecture history and overview
Article URL: https://86box.net/2025/02/25/riva128-part-1.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43198379 Points: 54 # Comments: 11
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Custodia Bank CEO calls out Washingtonβs debanking βskullduggeryβ
Custodia Bank fought to service crypto firms under the previous administration but faced resistance from US regulators.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Twitch will open some monetization tools to even first-time streamers
At some point in 2025, Twitch plans to offer monetization tools like subscriptions and Bits for all streamers, according to an open letter from Twitch CEO Dan Clancy. Monetizing Twitch streams previously required reaching "Affiliate" status on the platform. Having viewers subscribe to a Twitch channel or cheer with Bits (Twitch's digital currency) during a stream are the two most prominent ways the average streamer can...
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Meta fires around 20 employees for leaking confidential information
Meta has fired βroughlyβ 20 employees for leaking confidential information, The Verge reports. βWe tell employees when they join the company, and we offer periodic reminders, that it is against our policies to leak internal information, no matter the intent,β Meta told the publication. βWe recently conducted an investigation that resulted in roughly 20 employees [β¦] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal...
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:Nakivo Fixes Critical Flaw in Backup & Replication Tool
The vendor's products fall in a category that ransomware operators like to target to circumvent victims' ability to recover from a successful attack.
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:GPT-4.5
The largest and best model for chat yet in GPT family Discussion | Link
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:The Final Minecraft Trailer Will Reach Through Your Screen and Punch You in the Face
Subtle, this movie is notβhave you seen Jason Momoa's 'ironic' wig, for instance? The movie arrives April 4.
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