Новости за 03.04.2024

As WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, other Meta bits fall offline today

Luxury resort chain Omni Hotels & Resorts has had its computer systems knocked offline since Friday in what it has described as a "disruption," though sounds a lot like the MGM Resorts ransomware infection over the summer.…

'Necessary,' 'focusing our efforts,' 'deliver maximum impact' ... sounds just like all the other tech layoffs lately

First they came for the taxis and I did nothing because I was not a taxi driver

Pendulum returns to the Obama era – don't be surprised if it swings right back

Actions sent homeless victim to jail and a mental hospital for more than a year

CTO shared code from his laptop with investigation after FTX collapsed

What's a few milliseconds between friends? Quite a lot actually

NASA, which isn't known for timeliness, has been tasked by the White House with implementing a Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) zone for the Moon traceable to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).…

150 variants from about 50 families to choose from

Opera has added experimental support for running large language models (LLMs) locally on the Opera One Developer browser as part of its AI Feature Drop Program.…

Microsoft has a workaround but it's not a great look

Emails from users with Outlook.com country domains may not be reaching Gmail addresses but fear not - Microsoft has a workaround.…

Want security updates? It's gonna cost you

Microsoft has laid out the ground rules for getting Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) as market share figures indicate users are still giving Windows 11 a wide berth.…

Using copyrighted material to train models affects artists' livelihoods, says open letter

A man with a list of accolades long enough for several lifetimes, friends remember his brilliance

Device Bound Session Credentials said to render cookie theft useless

Google reckons that cookie theft is a problem for users, and is seeking to address it with a mechanism to tie authentication data to a specific device, rendering any stolen cookies useless.…

Huawei solutions designed to speed up digital and intelligent transformation across key vertical industries

Follows the vendor's decision to overhaul licensing of the popular cache database

Way to whip that LLaMA's ass

A handy open source tool for packaging up LLMs into single universal chatbot executables that are easy to distribute and run has apparently had a 30 to 500 percent CPU performance boost on x86 and Arm systems.…

CEO Gelsinger promises sunny days ahead as he confirms reorg

Revenue at Intel's foundry business declined in 2023, leading to a $7 billion operating loss, and CEO Pat Gelsinger says this year could produce even nastier numbers as he revealed a reorg to help the chipmaker behave more like its rivals.…

Mega framework set to replace earlier deals coming to an end next year

Next time you get in a Facebook argument, just let ChatGPT handle it

If you're scratching your head wondering what's the use of all these chatbots, here's an idea: It turns out they're better at persuading people with arguments. …