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The AI Revolution Of 2023: Generative Breakthroughs, Artistic Innovations, And Material Science Leaps

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Amazon On The Hook For Predictably Revolting Use Of Concealed Clothes Hook Spy Cam

Judge finds plaintiff's claim – that Amazon knew about illicit usage – credible enough for case to proceed Two year... Read more

IBM Takes A Crack At 'utility Scale' Quantum Processing With Heron Processor

Big Blue's roadmap prioritizes circuit size over qubit quantity IBM has unveiled the Heron – a quantum processor it c... Read more

Researcher Claims Harvard Nixed Social Media Research After Getting Zuck Bucks

University says ties to Meta execs and a $500 million donation played no role A former Harvard misformation scholar has... Read more

Intel Scores A Reprieve In $2.18B VLSI Patent Case After Court Orders Retrial

The never-ending IP story goes on Updated  Intel has delayed paying $2.18 billion in damages for its alleged misuse of... Read more

California Commission Says Cruise Withheld Data About Parking Atop Of A Pedestrian

Stalled self-driving car biz up to its axles in problems California's Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has threatened... Read more

17% Of Spotify Employees Face The Music In Latest Cost-cutting Shuffle

This despite hitting profit high note – and right on time for Christmas Spotify has announced its third and largest r... Read more

Now Is A Good Time To Buy Memory Because Prices Rise Next Year, Gartner Predicts

To blame? The usual suspect – AI's appetite for chips The semiconductor market is poised to return to growth next yea... Read more

HP Exec Says Quiet Part Out Loud When It Comes To Locking In Print Customers

Funny how marketing messages change depending on the audience HP is squeezing more margin out of print customers, the r... Read more

Sysadmin's Favorite Collection Of Infallible Utilities Failed … Foully

Unnecessary 'maintenance' turned into a fragging foul-up who, me?  Brace yourselves, gentle readers, for we have good ... Read more

'Return To Office' Declared Dead

Remote work is here to stay despite in-person mandates, this economist says Efforts to convince remote workers to retur... Read more

Elon Is The Bakery Owner Swearing In The Street About Yelp Critics Canceling Him

First he was speed-running moderation, now internet advertising. Welcome to the party, pal Kettle  By now Elon Musk sh... Read more

UK Competition Watchdog Wins Appeal – Investigation Into Apple Will Go On

iPhone maker tried to legally kill mobile browser, gaming probe by CMA The UK Court of Appeal has upheld the Competitio... Read more

No New Top Boss At NSA Until It Answers Questions About Buying Up Location, Browsing Data

Senator Ron Wyden puts his foot down – for as long as he can Is the NSA buying up Americans' location and browsing da... Read more

Senate Bill Aims To Stop Uncle Sam Using Facial Recognition At Airports

Legislation would eliminate TSA permission to use the tech, require database purge in 90 days The US Transportation Sec... Read more