Enlarge / Microsoft is testing a search bar for Windows 11’s new Task Manager. (credit: Microsoft) One of the Windows 11 22H2 update’s improvements was a redesigned Task Manager with a reorganized user interface, an updated Windows 11-style look, and other features. Laying that foundation has apparently given Microsoft the latitude to work on other...
Here’s how to make sense of the industry-shaking collapse of FTX.
The rapid collapse of FTX, built by the billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, suggests that no company in the freewheeling, loosely regulated crypto industry is safe.
Researchers who study disinformation said most efforts to stoke doubt about results had failed to spread widely.
Mr. Musk, the social media service’s new owner, has been looking for ways to generate more revenue at the company.
Eugene Yu was accused of illegally sending data about poll workers to China, in a case that became fodder for election deniers.
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) More than two dozen Lenovo notebook models are vulnerable to malicious hacks that disable the UEFI secure boot process and then run unsigned UEFI apps or load bootloaders that permanently backdoor a device, researchers warned on Wednesday. At the same time that researchers from security firm ESET disclosed the vulnerabilities, the...
Enlarge / Eight images we generated with the alpha version of Midjourney v4. (credit: Ars Technica) On Saturday, AI image service Midjourney began alpha testing version 4 (“v4”) of its text-to-image synthesis model, which is available for subscribers on its Discord server. The new model provides more detail than previously available on the service, inspiring...
Enlarge (credit: IBM) Today, IBM announced the latest generation of its family of avian-themed quantum processors, the Osprey. With more than three times the qubit count of its previous-generation Eagle processor, Osprey is the first to offer more than 400 qubits, which indicates the company remains on track to release the first 1,000-qubit processor next...
Microsoft Account sign-up prompts, now in the sign-in menu. (credit: @thebookisclosed on Twitter) Microsoft is always adding new stuff to Windows 11, but some of those changes are more positive than others. Case in point: Twitter user Albacore has spotted new prompts in Windows 11 nudging users toward using Microsoft Accounts and backing up their...