Microsoft says it’s making passwordless logins the default means for signing in to new accounts, as the company helps drive an industry-wide push to transition away from passwords and the costly security problems they have created for companies and their users. A key part of the “passwordless by default” initiative Microsoft announced on Thursday is...
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Claude’s AI research mode now runs for up to 45 minutes before delivering reports
On Thursday, Anthropic announced significant upgrades to its AI assistant Claude, extending its research capabilities to run for up to 45 minutes before delivering comprehensive reports. The company also expanded its integration options, allowing Claude to connect with popular third-party services. Much like Google’s Deep Research (which debuted on December 11) and ChatGPT’s deep research...
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(BPRW) NMAAM to Launch Powerful Fisk Jubilee Singers Exhibit This May
(Black PR Wire) NASHVILLE, TN – The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) will soon present *Jubilation! Ambassadors On A Sacred Journey*, an immersive 2,500-square-foot exhibition celebrating the profound legacy of the Fisk Jubilee Sing…
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Apple’s Quarterly Earnings Tops Wall Street Expectations With $24.78 Billion Profit
Tim Cook, the company’s C.E.O., said he expected $900 million in extra costs this quarter because of President Trump’s tariffs.
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Amazon’s Mixed Earnings Report Sends Share Prices Down
The company reported overall mixed results, sending share prices down in after-hours trading.
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How Google’s Antitrust Case Could Upend the A.I. Race
A landmark antitrust lawsuit about the past has turned into a fight about the future.
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What Happens to Apple if Trump’s Trade War Forces It to Cut Ties With China?
The world’s most valuable company has become so reliant on Chinese suppliers and sales that it would be worth half as much or less without them.
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At a Dubai Conference, Trump’s Conflicts Take Center Stage
A deal for a state-backed Emirati firm to use a Trump-affiliated digital coin was announced in a panel that included the president’s son and his business partner, who promised, “This is only the beginning.”
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Time saved by AI offset by new work created, study suggests
A new study analyzing the Danish labor market in 2023 and 2024 suggests that generative AI models like ChatGPT have had almost no significant impact on overall wages or employment yet, despite rapid adoption in some workplaces. The findings, detailed in a working paper by economists from the University of Chicago and the University of...
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Why MFA is getting easer to bypass and what to do about it
An entire cottage industry has formed around phishing attacks that bypass some of the most common forms of multifactor authentication (MFA) and allow even non-technical users to quickly create sites that defeat the protections against account takeovers. MFA works by requiring an additional factor of authentication besides a password, for instance, a fingerprint, face scan,...