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#General #Development #Mobile Development #Cloud & DevOps #Cybersecurity & Privacy #AI & Data Science #Hardware & Gadgets #Design & UX‘I’m a composer. Am I staring extinction in the face?’: classical music and AI
Technology is radically reshaping how we make music. As I dug deeper into this for a radio 3 documentary I began to wonder if creative organisations are right to be so upbeat about AI. Are we riding the wave or will the wave destroy us? The hacker mansion is part startup commune, part luxury crash-pad, part sales floor for the future. They are dotted around Silicon Valley, inhabited by tech founders and futurists. The...
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Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of the regimeAli al-Ahmed didn’t think that Elon Musk was responsible for the decline and fall of Twitter. Musk was another face representing an old regime. And its sins began well before Musk bumbled into Twitter HQ, in October 2022, carrying a porcelain sink. (In an attempt at humour, Musk...
Governments are spending billions on their own ‘sovereign’ AI technologies – is it a big waste of money?
Many US-built AI systems fall short but competing against tech giants neither easy nor cheapIn Singapore, a government-funded artificial intelligence model can converse in 11 languages, from Bahasa Indonesia to Lao. In Malaysia, ILMUchat, built by a local construction conglomerate, boasts that it “knows which Georgetown you’re referring to” – that is, the capital of Penang and not the private university in the US....
How I Built an Autonomous AI Agent That Writes, Tests, and Improves Its Own Code
From static prompts to a self-evolving Python AI system that learns from its mistakes like a developer in trainingContinue reading on Codrift »
Side Hustles as Economic Anxiety Camouflage
The Entrepreneurial Mask for Financial InsecurityContinue reading on Medium »
Creativity AI #44: Midjourney ditches words for visual style control
OpenAI builds an app empire, AgentKit for developers, design trends, and this week’s AI creative tools roundupContinue reading on Creativity AI »
Is AI taking our jobs? This OpenAI paper may answer your question.
A deep dive into the GDPVal study, what it means for the future of work, and whether we should really be worried about AI taking over.Continue reading on Medium »
How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Education: Opportunities and Challenges
Just a few years ago, the idea of taking a class guided by artificial intelligence sounded like science fiction. Today, tools like ChatGPT…Continue reading on Medium »
Cybercrime Awareness in India: Growth and Trends from 2020 to 2025
The digital landscape in India has evolved rapidly over the past five years, bringing about significant changes in the nature and scale of…Continue reading on Medium »
AI: Embrace It Before It Leaves You Behind
Artificial Intelligence is not a distant concept. It is no longer “on the way”—it has arrived, embedded quietly but thoroughly into the…Continue reading on Medium »
Celebrating Beauty and Innovation!
The beauty industry is thriving, and brands like Biomaser are leading the way with their exceptional pmu pigments. It’s truly inspiring to…Continue reading on Medium »
Creative Spotlight : How MKBHD turns a review into a product strategy thesis
iPhone 17 Pro Review: Paradox in a Box!Continue reading on Medium »
This Startup Wants to Spark a US DeepSeek Moment
With the US falling behind on open source models, one startup has a bold idea for democratizing AI: let anyone run reinforcement learning.
‘Rawdogging’ marathons: has gen Z discovered the secret to reclaiming our focus?
In a world of distraction, it’s easy to jump from one interruption to another. Could sitting doing nothing for an hour help us cope – or is it just meditation by another name?Name: Rawdogging marathons.Age: In its therapeutic sense, brand new. Continue reading...
What the Xbox Game Pass price hike says about the rising cost of playing games
In this week’s newsletter: The almost 50% increase in the cost of Microsoft’s game-streaming service is step closer to the model of TV, music and filmIn the music, TV and film industries, streaming has completely upended the business model. Instead of buying albums and films, most of us pay for a few subscriptions depending on what we want to watch, and maybe supplement that with the odd vinyl or special-edition...
The Download: carbon removal factories’ funding cuts, and AI toys
This is today’s edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The Trump administration may cut funding for two major direct-air capture plants The US Department of Energy appears poised to terminate funding for a pair of large carbon-sucking factories that were originally set…
Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst
Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committeeNils Pratley: the AI valuation bubble is now getting sillyThe Bank of England has warned there is a growing risk of a “sudden correction” in global markets as it raised concerns about soaring valuations of leading AI tech companies.Policymakers said there were also threats of a “sharp repricing of US dollar assets” if the...
Apple iPhone 17 Pro review: different looks but still all about the zoom
First new design in ages, upgraded camera, serious performance and longer battery life make it a standout yearThe 17 Pro is Apple’s biggest redesign of the iPhone in years, chucking out the old titanium sides and all-glass backs for a new aluminium unibody design, a huge full-width camera lump on the back and some bolder colours.That alone will make the iPhone 17 Pro popular for those looking to upgrade and be seen...
‘It made my day more meaningful’: the Japanese gen Zers attempting a two-hour limit on smartphone use
Authorities in Japan are taking action against excessive phone time – but what is it like to restrict scrolling to 120 minutes a day?Despite working full-time for a company in Tokyo, Shoki Moriyama manages to eke out eight hours a day to devote to his smartphone.“I need my phone to navigate my way through the information wars,” says Moriyama, who at 25 is part of a generation that can’t imagine life without scrolling...
Agentic Browser User Guide: Strategies for Staying Safe on Comet Browser and Others
The way we interact with the internet is on the verge of a fundamental transformation. For decades, web browsers, our windows to the…Continue reading on Medium »
Small Model, Big Wisdom: How Recursive Reasoning Challenges LLMs with 7 Million Parameters
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Wafw00f: Unveiling the Hidden Shield of Web Applications
Discover why WafW00f is essential for identifying Web Application Firewalls, planning specific bypasses, and optimizing your strategy.Continue reading on Medium »
The Trump administration may cut funding for two major direct-air capture plants
The US Department of Energy appears poised to terminate funding for a pair of large carbon-sucking factories that were originally set to receive more than $1 billion in government grants, according to a department-issued list of projects obtained by MIT Technology Review and circulating among federal agencies. One of the projects is the South Texas…
The Trump administration may cut funding for two major direct-air-capture plants
The US Department of Energy appears poised to terminate funding for a pair of large carbon-sucking factories that were originally set to receive more than $1 billion in government grants, according to a department-issued list of projects obtained by MIT Technology Review and circulating among federal agencies. One of the projects is the South Texas…
AI toys are all the rage in China—and now they’re appearing on shelves in the US too
Kids have always played with and talked to stuffed animals. But now their toys can talk back, thanks to a wave of companies that are fitting children’s playthings with chatbots and voice assistants. It’s a trend that has particularly taken off in China: A recent report by the Shenzhen Toy Industry Association and JD.com predicts…
OpenAI Sneezes, and Software Firms Catch a Cold
OpenAI revealed last week the custom AI tools it uses internally. The news sent some software companies into turmoil.
Cold war power play: how the Stasi got into computer games
A new exhibition in Berlin shows how the notoriously paranoid East German state greeted the dawn of video gaming with surprising enthusiasmIn 2019 researchers at Berlin’s Computer Games Museum made an extraordinary discovery: a rudimentary Pong console, made from salvaged electronics and plastic soap-box enclosures for joysticks. The beige rectangular tupperware that contained its wires would, when connected to a TV by...
The Download: extracting lithium, and what we still don’t know about Sora
This is today’s edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This company is planning a lithium empire from the shores of the Great Salt Lake On a bright afternoon in August, the shore of Utah’s Great Salt Lake looks like something out of…
How do you talk to kids about violence in the news? We asked experts
The Guardian spoke with therapists, media experts and journalists about helping kids process bad news and develop healthy media habitsWhen rightwing commentator Charlie Kirk was killed last month, footage of his shooting spread rapidly across social media. Today, anyone with a smartphone can access gruesome videos and images – as well as troves of misinformation. Though some experts have been sounding the alarm about...
Patreon CEO Jack Conte Wants You to Get Off of Your Phone
The man who cofounded Patreon is tired of influencers making content to get clicks. He’d rather creators earn lifelong fans—and he has a plan for that.
The best cordless vacuum cleaners for a spotless home: 10 tried and tested favourites
Stick vacuums are a convenient alternative to corded designs, but which model wins for overall cleaning prowess? Our expert reveals all• The best robot vacuums to keep your home clean and dust freeChoosing a cordless vacuum isn’t a decision that should be taken lightly. You’re likely to keep a vacuum cleaner for years, relying heavily on its ability to suck up dust, crumbs, mud, pet hair and any other dry spillages or...
The three big unanswered questions about Sora
Last week OpenAI released Sora, a TikTok-style app that presents an endless feed of exclusively AI-generated videos, each up to 10 seconds long. The app allows you to create a “cameo” of yourself—a hyperrealistic avatar that mimics your appearance and voice—and insert other peoples’ cameos into your own videos (depending on what permissions they set).…
This company is planning a lithium empire from the shores of the Great Salt Lake
BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah – On a bright afternoon in August, the shore on the North Arm of the Great Salt Lake looks like something out of a science fiction film set in a scorching alien world. The desert sun is blinding as it reflects off the white salt that gathers and crunches underfoot like…
AirPods Pro 3 review: better battery, better noise cancelling, better earbuds
Top Apple buds get upgraded sound, improved fit, live translation and built-in heart rate sensors, but are still unrepairableApple’s extremely popular AirPods Pro Bluetooth earbuds are back for their third generation with a better fit, longer battery life, built-in heart rate sensors and more effective noise cancelling, and look set to be just as ubiquitous as their predecessors.It has been three years since the last...
Proof-of-age ID leaked in Discord data breach
Video game chat platform tells users that driver’s licences and passports were among the forms of data accessed via a third-party customer service providerVideo game chat platform Discord has suffered a data breach, informing users that their personal information – including identity documents of those required to prove their age – were compromised.The company stated last week that an unauthorised party had compromised...