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• Microsoft’s Copilot AI set to operate locally on future PCs, says Intel

  28-03-2024 22:59
  
  Microsoft’s Copilot AI could soon run locally on PCs rather than relying on the cloud.Intel told Tom’s Hardware that the chatbot could run on future AI-enabled PCs that would need to incorporate neural processing units (NPUs) capable of exceeding 40 trillion operations per second (TOPS) — a performance level not yet matched by any consumer processor currently available.Intel mentioned that these AI PCs would be equipped to handle “more elements of Copilot” directly
  
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• If you get an unexpected call from Apple Support, you’re being hacked

  28-03-2024 15:54
  
  Have you ever had an unexpected direct phone call from Apple support? I have not, and if you do ever receive one, you probably aren’t talking to Apple. The company says you should immediately hang up.“If you get an unsolicited or suspicious phone call from someone claiming to be from Apple or Apple Support, just hang up,” the company support website states.Don’t fall for it
  Other things it warns against are suspicious calendar invitations in Mail or Calendar, annoying po
  
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• Amazon invests $2.75 billion more in OpenAI rival Anthropic

  28-03-2024 11:09
  
  Amazon has announced it is investing $2.75 billion in OpenAI rival Anthropic, bringing its total investment in the AI startup to $4 billion, as initially announced. In September last year, Amazon had invested an initial tranche of $1.25 billion.As part of this partnership, Anthropic will use Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its main cloud provider for key operations, including safety research and the development of foundational models. Anthropic will also use AWS Trainium and Inferentia chips for b
  
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• Amazon invests $2.75 billion more in Open AI-rival Anthropic

  28-03-2024 11:09
  
  Amazon has announced it is investing $2.75 billion in OpenAI-rival Anthropic, bringing its total investment in the AI startup to $4 billion, as initially announced. In September last year, Amazon had invested an initial tranche of $1.25 billion.As part of this partnership, Anthropic will use Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its main cloud provider for key operations, including safety research and the development of foundational models. Anthropic will also use AWS Trainium and Inferentia chips for b
  
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• Software vendors dump open source, go for the cash grab

  28-03-2024 11:00
  
  Essentially, all software is built using open source. By Synopsys' count, 96% of all codebases contain open-source software.Lately, though, there's been a very disturbing trend. A company will make its program using open source, make millions from it, and then — and only then — switch licenses, leaving their contributors, customers, and partners in the lurch as they try to grab billions. I'm sick of it.The latest IT melodrama baddie is Redis. Its program, which goes by the same name
  
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• No Scope For Judicial Intervention; Let Executive Branch Examine It: Delhi HC Dismisses PIL To Remove... - Verdictum

  28-03-2024 09:30 via news.google.com
  No Scope For Judicial Intervention; Let Executive Branch Examine It: Delhi HC Dismisses PIL To Remove...  Verdictum
  
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