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• The 7 best October Prime Day phone deals still available

  16-10-2023 21:45 via zdnet.com
  
  ZDNET found the best phone deals during Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days event, with discounts on the latest iPhone 15 Pro, Samsung, and more still available.
  
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• Cerebras and Abu Dhabi's M42 made an LLM dedicated to answering medical questions

  16-10-2023 21:39 via zdnet.com
  
  The open-source Med42 neural net was fine-tuned with a data set of 700,000 question and answer pairs.
  
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• I tried to return something to Temu. Here's what happened

  16-10-2023 21:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Wondering whether you can return your Temu purchases? You can as long as you follow a few important rules.
  
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• Super-long-term stable Linux Kernel arrives

  16-10-2023 21:19 via zdnet.com
  
  If your Linux plans include industrial infrastructure, power grids, and factories, the Linux Foundation's Civil Infrastructure Platform has a Linux kernel just for you with decade-long support.
  
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• Invest in lifelong learning with this $100 membership

  16-10-2023 20:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Upskillist provides courses on a wide range of topics related to numerous industries. Grow your skills now with this discounted $100 membership for a limited time.
  
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• Generative AI spending to reach $143 billion in 2027, says IDC

  16-10-2023 19:38 via zdnet.com
  
  The forecasted growth of generative AI investments is more than twice the growth rate in overall AI spending and 13 times greater than the CAGR for worldwide IT spending over the same period, according to IDC.
  
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• Opera One now allows you to do even more with AI

  16-10-2023 19:34 via zdnet.com
  
  The Opera browser continues to innovate around AI technology. With the latest release, you'll find new tools to make using the built-in Aria AI feature even easier.
  
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• TikTok will automatically enable captions on every video uploaded

  16-10-2023 19:31 via zdnet.com
  
  It's a major leap in accessibility and a plus for people who watch with the sound off, but it can add a step or two for creators.
  
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• Create a lifetime of e-books with AI for only $35

  16-10-2023 19:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Using the AI in ChatGPT,My AI eBook Creation Pro helps you write an entire e-book with just three clicks-- no writing or technical experience required.
  
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• The best Samsung TVs of 2023

  16-10-2023 19:03 via zdnet.com
  
  The best Samsung TVs range from the budget-friendly to the premium. Whether you're a binge-watcher, a movie buff, or a console gamer, we'll help you find the right Samsung TV model for you.
  
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• Settlement talks collapse in Kenya Facebook redundancies case

  16-10-2023 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Legal action by Nairobi-based workers who filtered out graphic Facebook posts will continue.
  
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• LinkedIn: Microsoft says 668 more jobs to go

  16-10-2023 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company, which is owned my Microsoft, is cutting about 3% of its workforce.
  
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• The best LG TVs of 2023

  16-10-2023 18:12 via zdnet.com
  
  ZDNET rounded up the best LG TV models on the market now to help you choose the right one for you (and if you need an OLED screen).
  
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• Generative AI is everything, everywhere, all at once

  16-10-2023 17:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Businesses want in on generative AI and are willing to do anything to ride the wave.
  
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• Equinix's data center system upgrade results in hours-long disruption at banks

  16-10-2023 16:58 via zdnet.com
  
  A glitch in a scheduled 'chilled water system' upgrade disrupted operations for Equinix's data center customers, including two banks in Singapore.
  
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• Flipper Zero can be used to crash iPhones running iOS 17, but there's a way to foil the attack

  16-10-2023 16:39 via zdnet.com
  
  It basically performs a denial of service (DoS) attack on iPhones. Here's how it works and what you can do to protect your phone.
  
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• How to enable speech-to-text in Linux with this simple app

  16-10-2023 16:21 via zdnet.com
  
  If you'd like to add speech-to-text on the Linux operating system it's much easier than you might think, with the help of a simple Flatpak app.
  
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• AI aims to predict and fix developer coding errors before disaster strikes

  16-10-2023 16:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Generative AI can be combined with more traditional forms of artificial intelligence to predict how computer systems may fail before applications are put into production, according to Dynatrace's CTO.
  
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• Microsoft unveils extensions to Fabric, Azure for healthcare AI

  16-10-2023 16:02 via zdnet.com
  
  These new offerings seek to bring together multiple modalities of medical data for greater analysis, and also bring large language models to clinicians' side as medical copilots.
  
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• iPhone 15 Pro Max users are reporting burn-in problems with the OLED display

  16-10-2023 15:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Several accounts of screen burn-in point to ongoing quality control issues with the latest, most expensive iPhone model.
  
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• Minecraft becomes first video game to hit 300m sales

  16-10-2023 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Lego-like block-building game cements its position as the best-selling video game of all time.
  
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• The Problematic Rise of Personalized Nutrition

  16-10-2023 13:00
  
  Some doctors warn that personalized nutrition apps like Zoe can cause otherwise well patients an unhealthy amount of worry.
  
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• Personalized Nutrition Programs Are Making People Feel Weird About Food

  16-10-2023 13:00
  
  Some doctors warn that personalized nutrition apps like Zoe can cause otherwise well patients an unhealthy amount of worry.
  
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• Deepfake Porn Is Out of Control

  16-10-2023 13:00
  
  New research shows the number of deepfake videos is skyrocketing—and the world's biggest search engines are funneling clicks to dozens of sites dedicated to the nonconsensual fakes.
  
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• How to turn on flash notifications on Android 14 (and why you should)

  16-10-2023 11:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Never miss a notification again with this Android setting.
  
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• Singapore and US sync up on AI governance and set up joint group

  16-10-2023 09:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Both nations have mapped their respective AI governance frameworks to ease compliance and they will also establish a group to exchange insights on responsible innovation.
  
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• A 'Green' Search Engine Sees Danger—and Opportunity—in the Generative AI Revolution

  16-10-2023 08:00
  
  Berlin-based Ecosia carved out a niche as a carbon-negative search engine. To adapt to the ChatGPT era, it’s moving closer to Google and exploring how AI could help users cut carbon emissions.
  
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• Australia fines X for failing to crack down on child abuse content

  16-10-2023 06:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes as X's owner Elon Musk had earlier called child safety his number one priority.
  
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• Is the UK doing enough to monitor air pollution?

  16-10-2023 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are now 555 air quality monitors across the country, but some say they aren't good enough.
  
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