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Microsoft Word’s Default Typeface Changed From Calibri to Aptos. Did You Notice?
A change in Microsoft Word’s default typeface, from Calibri to Aptos, didn’t register for everyone, but fans of typography got excited.
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GitHub besieged by millions of malicious repositories in ongoing attack
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) GitHub is struggling to contain an ongoing attack that’s flooding the site with millions of code repositories. These repositories contain obfuscated malware that steals passwords and cryptocurrency from developer devices, researchers said. The malicious repositories are clones of legitimate ones, making them hard to distinguish to the casual eye. An unknown...
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Microsoft partners with OpenAI-rival Mistral for AI models, drawing EU scrutiny
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Monday, Microsoft announced plans to offer AI models from Mistral through its Azure cloud computing platform, which came in conjunction with a 15 million euro non-equity investment in the French firm, which is often seen as a European rival to OpenAI. Since then, the investment deal has faced scrutiny from...
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Apple Kills Its Electric Car Project
The car, which Apple spent billions of dollars researching, had been intended as a rival to Tesla’s E.V.s, which include autonomous driving features.
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Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Lenient Sentence and to Appeal Conviction
Since the disgraced cryptocurrency mogul was convicted of fraud last year, his supporters have maneuvered to secure a lenient sentence and change the public narrative about his case.
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OpenAI Seeks to Dismiss Parts of The New York Times’s Lawsuit
The artificial intelligence start-up argued that its online chatbot, ChatGPT, is not a substitute for a New York Times subscription.
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Supreme Court Seems Wary of State Laws Regulating Social Media Platforms
The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, violate the First Amendment. The court’s decision could fundamentally alter the nature of speech on the internet.
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Want to Feel Bad? Ask TikTok How Old You Look.
A new trend has people asking to be roasted by commenters.
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Wendy’s will experiment with dynamic surge pricing for food in 2025
Enlarge / A view of a Wendy’s store on August 9, 2023 in Nanuet, New York. (credit: Getty Images) American fast food chain Wendy’s is planning to test dynamic pricing and AI menu features in 2025, reports Nation’s Restaurant News and Food & Wine. This means that prices for food items will automatically change throughout...