Microsoft now «invites» even more PCs to upgrade to Windows 11
Starting in April «letters of happiness» from Microsoft will be displayed on unmanaged corporate devices running Windows 10 Pro and Pro Workstation.
Experimental AI «worm» Morris II infects users through email clients and self-repairing prompts
A team of researchers has created an AI-based artificial «worm», a malware that can steal data, spread other malware, and spam others via email. A «worm» called Morris II has been developed and successfully operates in a test environment using popular LLMs.
Mogilevich extortionists claim to have hacked Epic Games and want $15K The company found no evidence of the incident
The Mogilevich ransomware group has claimed to have hacked into Epic Games’ servers and stolen a lot of confidential information. We are talking about almost 200 GB of data, which includes information about emails, passwords, full names, payment information, source code, etc.
GitHub has enabled push notification protection by default to prevent leaks
GitHub has enabled push protection for all public repositories by default. This is done to prevent accidental disclosure of sensitive information such as access tokens and API keys when submitting new code.
HDMI Forum does not allow AMD to open source HDMI 2.1 driver code
The HDMI Forum, the licensing group that oversees the HDMI standard, has notified AMD that it does not allow open source implementations of the HDMI 2.1 (or HDMI 2.1+) specification, blocking tools such as AMD’s FreeSync from working over HDMI connections at resolution/frequency combinations such as 4K at 120Hz or 5K at 240Hz.
Facebook is removing the «News» tab in some countries because «few people are interested in news»
Facebook is planning to remove the «News» tab for social network users in the United States and Australia. This will happen by the end of April. This means that the platform will no longer be a place to view news.
Microsoft is rolling out a feature that «turns» your phone into a Windows PC webcam
Poor quality images at «zooms» seem to be a thing of the past.
Windows 11 update improves Copilot, widgets, and adds Generative Erase to Photos
Microsoft is starting to roll out the next update of Windows 11, which contains a number of improvements and new features. Some of them are focused on artificial intelligence.
Google Chrome will allow you to search even with a «poor» connection
Google announced three features for its Chrome browser that are aimed at «improving» search results. The third one is particularly interesting — it’s an attempt to improve the search engine’s performance when the Internet connection is «poor, although it’s not clear to what extent.
*Air Alert now sends additional notifications of increased danger - approaching missiles or UAVs
Developers from Ajax Systems and Stfalcon have prepared an updated version of the «Air Alert» app. Now it is able to send warnings of increased danger in certain cities and communities. Thus, version 6.0 will send notifications of an approaching missile or UAV in addition to the general alarm. Such announcements will allow people to be notified…
«Kyivstar» received a new network code 77 - its capacity is 10 million mobile numbers
The NCCIR held a meeting to consider statement operator «Kyivstar» to expand the numbering resource. The Commission agreed to grant the company a permit to use the destination network code 77 for the mobile network.
Cloudflare opens source code for Pingora Rust Framework
Cloudflare announced about opening the Pingora source code under the Apache 2.0 license. Pingora — is an asynchronous, multi-threaded Rust framework for building programmable network services and has long been used inside Cloudflare for its ability to handle large volumes of traffic, and now Pingora is becoming open source software that can help…
X/Twitter added video broadcasts to Spaces — to replace Periscope
Audio rooms in X will now have «live» video functionality — for now, it will only be available to meeting organizers.
Google has created an artificial Genie model that can create platformer games based on just one image
Google’s DeepMind division has developed the Genie artificial intelligence model that can transform images into video games. It allows creating game worlds for platformers in just a few simple steps.
Android will have a convenient selection of Spotify Connect devices — without having to open the app to change the audio source
Google is launching Spotify Connect support in Android’s Media Switcher to improve the cross-device experience. Spotify Connect devices will appear next to your phone’s paired Bluetooth headphones and speakers, as well as Cast devices.
«Diya» will now store educational documents - the Ministry of Digital Transformation invites to beta test
The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine is preparing to launch a new electronic service in the «Diya» application. It will be able to store users’ educational documents. This will allow Ukrainians to register for admission to a university, apply for a job, or view information in their diploma in a few clicks.
'It's gotten worse': review site Yelp evaluated changes Google has made to comply with EU law
Google is currently testing a new search result design for flights, trains, hotels, restaurants, and groceries in the EU, which was supposed to give smaller businesses more traffic. Instead, the review site Yelp claims that the changes have had the opposite effect.
Windows 11 does not yet support Wi-Fi 7 and USB4 2.0, but Microsoft will soon fix it
Windows 11 does not currently support USB4 2.0 and Wi-Fi 7, despite the fact that the first Wi-Fi 7 certified devices are already on the market. Microsoft has already started integrating support for the technology, which the Wi-Fi Alliance introduced last month.
Lenovo at MWC 2024: a laptop with a transparent screen, a new line of laptops with a Copilot button, and software for combining different devices
At MWC 2024, Lenovo presented Project Crystal — a laptop with a transparent screen (for some reason, they are popular in sci-fi movies) and a touch panel instead of a keyboard. The manufacturer also showed a line of more traditional ThinkPad and ThinkBook computers, but with a key for calling Microsoft Copilot artificial intelligence that is…
Stability AI announces Stable Diffusion 3 – «next generation» AI image generator
Stability AI has announced Stable Diffusion 3, its «next generation» image synthesis model. It «builds on the work of its predecessors to generate detailed, multi-subject images with improved quality and accuracy from textual descriptions».
Nvidia App is a new all-in-one program that combines the GeForce Experience with the Control Panel
Nvidia has announced the release of a new program called Nvidia App. It combines the control panel, GeForce Experience, and RTX app into a single user-friendly interface.
No, Google won't «kill» Gmail in 2024 — what the abandonment of Basic HTML will really change
A message went viral on social network X claiming that Google will shut down Gmail in August this year, proving it with a screenshot of a supposedly official Google email. Of course, this is fake, and Google has «killed» the basic HTML look of Gmail, as it planned to do in January.
Microsoft boosts Windows Photos with Generative Erase — AI-powered eraser analog of Google Magic Eraser
The much-hyped «Magic Eraser» for easily erasing unwanted objects (objects, people) in photos will not remain the prerogative of Google and Samsung smartphones — soon a similar AI tool called Generative Erase will be available to Windows computer owners. Microsoft has just announced Generative erase — a new AI feature that will provide the…
Google suspends ability to create human images with Gemini after diversity bugs
It turned out that Google’s new artificial intelligence-based tool Gemini does not quite correctly depict some historical figures and groups, such as the founders of the United States or German soldiers from World War II. Users discovered that some of these people were depicted with atypical skin colors. As a result, conspiracy theories and…
A significant update to iMessage (two forms of end-to-end encryption) puts it on par with Signal
iMessage is undergoing significant changes, making it one of the two messaging apps best prepared for the upcoming advent of quantum computing, along with Signal or perhaps even more resilient.
Google is gradually replacing Assistant with Gemini on Android devices
Google continues to expand the scope of its artificial intelligence assistant called Gemini. Its presence is especially noticeable on Android smartphones.
«Action» for the military: Defense Ministry creates «Army+» application
Experts from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Ministry of Digital Transformation are currently working together to develop a specialized mobile application for the military called «Army+». It will offer documents and services for the military.
The Signal messenger will keep your phone number private, and you can change your username
The Signal messenger is known for its privacy-related settings, despite the fact that before it was not possible to completely hide your own phone number. However, now Signal announcedYou will be able to create a unique username (not to be confused with your profile name) that you can share with others using a link or QR code — without having to…
Copilot bug in Edge: in response to the question "What do you mean", the chatbot talked about Mount Everest in English
Users Reddit have noticed a strange glitch in Bing chat that can be triggered by the phrase «What do you mean» (“What do you mean” in English). In response to this phrase, Copilot talks about Mount Everest.
We managed to do it in 100 seconds: Windows 10 managed to install in less than 2 minutes
Typically, installing Windows 10 takes 20-30 minutes (1200-1800 seconds). This process can be accelerated if desired. An enthusiast and developer NTDev decided to see if he could reduce the installation time by more than 10 times and keep it under 100 seconds.
«PrivatBank»: in 2023, Ukrainians paid for 7.8 million purchases worth more than UAH 3.2 billion via smart terminals
«PrivatBank» shared statistics on the use of the «Terminal» application, which allows you to use your own smartphone as a POS terminal.
Microsoft fixes bug in Edge browser that «stole» tabs and data from Chrome
The latest stable version of Microsoft’s browser contains an important fix that will disable automatic data import from Chrome.
Diablo IV will be released on Xbox Game Pass in March. The service already has 34 million subscribers
Diablo IV will be the first game from Activision Blizzard to appear on Xbox Game Pass. Its release in the service is scheduled for March 28.
Google introduces Gemini 1.5 AI model - a huge contextual window capable of processing several hours of video, but not for everyone
Soon after launch of Gemini, a large language model that Google hopes to bring to the top of the AI industry, the company is already announcing its successor. Today, Google is launching Gemini 1.5 and making it available to developers and enterprise users before a full rollout to consumers. The company is positioning Gemini as a business tool, a…
Kyivstar, Vodafone and lifecell to buy new 4G licenses in 2.3 GHz band
All three Ukrainian operators («Kyivstar», Vodafone Ukraine and lifecell) have informed the telecom regulator NCCIR of their interest in buying licenses for an additional 4G frequency band — 2.3 GHz. There is 40 MHz of spectrum available in this band.
Goose ─ Google has launched an internal AI model to help developers
As Google embeds artificial intelligence in every product it makes, it is also turning to AI to improve the efficiency of its own business.
Microsoft's Build 2024 conference starts May 21 ─ it will focus on artificial intelligence and Copilot
Microsoft has announced that its annual Build 2024 developer conference will be held in Seattle from May 21-23. The announcement also says to expect news about «II, Copilot and more».
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