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• eSpeaks MIT xPRO on Building Smarter Professionals for the AI Era

  11-02-2026 22:48 via eweek.com
  In this episode of eSpeaks with Corey Noles, Dr. Luke Hobson, Senior Instructional Designer at MIT xPRO, offers a rare look into both sides of the AI learning equation: why it’s urgently needed in today’s workplace, and how MIT builds courses that meet that demand with precision and purpose.
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• OpenAI’s Profitability Challenge: Can the AI Giant Make Its Business Model Sustainable?

  11-02-2026 21:53 via eweek.com
  OpenAI has become the face of the generative AI boom, yet behind its viral success is a harder business question: can explosive growth translate into sustainable profits?
  Revenue is rising fast, but so are the costs of building and running frontier AI systems. The company’s long-term viability does not hinge on whether the technology works. It hinges on whether the economics do.
  Recent reporting based on investor materials suggests OpenAI’s annual revenue has surged into the billions
  
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• Alibaba Launches RynnBrain AI Model for Robots

  11-02-2026 21:39 via eweek.com
  Robots are getting smarter, and Alibaba wants to help power their brains. The Chinese tech giant this week introduced RynnBrain, a new artificial intelligence model designed to help machines understand and act in the physical world. The launch signals how fast the AI race is expanding beyond chatbots and cloud software into factories, warehouses, and humanoid machines. With RynnBrain, Alibaba is aiming to compete with Nvidia, Google, and Tesla in what industry executives describe as a multi
  
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• Meta Rolls Out AI-Animated Profile Pictures on Facebook

  11-02-2026 18:18 via eweek.com
  Facebook is now letting users animate their profile photos… with the help of AI.Meta announced Tuesday that it’s rolling out new AI-powered features across Facebook designed to add more flair to how people present themselves on the platform. The centerpiece is animated profile pictures, which use Meta AI to add motion to still photos in seconds.The profile picture animation feature includes preset options such as “natural,” “wave,” “heart,” &ldquo
  
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• Amazon Eyes AI Content Marketplace as Publishers Seek Fair Pay

  11-02-2026 15:30 via eweek.com
  Amazon is in active discussions with publishing executives to launch a new marketplace that would act as a bridge between media companies and AI developers. According to a report from The Information, the goal is to create a one-stop shop where publishers can list their articles, photos, and archives for sale to companies looking for high-quality data to train their artificial intelligence.The move comes as the relationship between AI developers and content creators has become a legal and e
  
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• Chinese Humanoid Robots Perform Kung Fu, Stir Awe and Anxiety Online

  11-02-2026 15:13 via eweek.com
  Metal meets meditation as humanoid robots join monks in martial arts practice.A group of humanoid robots has been filmed practicing kung fu alongside Shaolin monks at China’s famous Shaolin Temple. The videos, which began circulating widely in early February, show the machines mirroring monks’ movements inside the historic temple complex in Henan province. The robots were developed by Shanghai-based robotics company AgiBot. In the clips, they appear to closely follow the monks&r
  
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• 5 AI Tools That Transform AI Overwork Into Automation Power

  11-02-2026 15:02 via eweek.com
  Yesterday, we showed you Harvard’s research proving AI makes work harder. More tasks, blurrier boundaries, constant context-switching.Today: it’s time to learn the toolkit that flips the script. If you’re just getting started with AI or still copying and pasting content directly in the web app, it’s time to upgrade your stack. Each tool below maps to a compound engineering principle from yesterday’s story.
  Cowork (Anthropic, free for Pro users, now on Windows) plans
  
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• COSMIC Desktop Is Preparing a Striking New Visual Feature

  11-02-2026 13:01 via eweek.com
  COSMIC Desktop is experimenting with new visual effects as developers tease frosted glass UI work and more animations.
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• How to Set Time, Timezone and Sync Server Clock in Linux

  11-02-2026 12:36 via eweek.com
  In this article, learn how to set time, timezone, and synchronize your Linux system clock with NTP using timedatectl, systemd-timesyncd, and chrony.
  The ‘timedatectl‘ command is a utility for RHEL-based and Debian-based distributions, and it is a part of the ‘systemd‘ system and service manager, serving as a replacement for the old traditional date command used in ‘sysvinit‘ daemon-based Linux distributions.
  The timedatectl command allows you to query and chan
  
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• How to Install Let’s Encrypt on AlmaLinux 10

  11-02-2026 12:29 via eweek.com
  SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a security protocol that functions to secure communication between clients and servers over the Internet. SSL protects sensitive data such as login information, credit card numbers, and other personal information sent over the internet. Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, works by using encryption techniques, namely changing the data sent into a form that cannot be read by unauthorized parties. This is done by encrypting the data on the sender’s side and decrypting
  
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• How to Use GPG to Encrypt and Decrypt Files in Linux

  11-02-2026 12:25 via eweek.com
  In this article, we show you how to encrypt files with GPG in Linux, generate key pairs, share encrypted files securely, and decrypt them.
  In computing, encryption is a popular and most often the recommended technique of hiding information in a secretive format. GnuPG is one of the useful tools for encrypting information (files) on Linux systems.
  GnuPG (also known as GNU Privacy Guard or simply GPG) is GNU’s tool used to encrypt data and create digital signatures that contribute to overall
  
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• Drowning in AI slop, cURL Ends Bug bounties

  11-02-2026 12:22 via eweek.com
  Daniel Stenberg, founder and lead developer of cURL, has had enough of AI slop and is closing down its bug bounty program.
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• This OS Quietly Powers all AI – and Most Future IT jobs, Too

  11-02-2026 12:19 via eweek.com
  Without Linux, there is no ChatGPT. No AI at all. None. Here’s why.
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• Arch the Easy Way, With Manjaro 26.0

  11-02-2026 12:16 via eweek.com
  Manjaro 26.0 aims to deliver Arch speed with fewer sharp edges; here’s how it handles installation, performance, and everyday tasks.
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• Open Invention Network Shifts to Tiered Funding and Expands Linux System

  11-02-2026 12:15 via eweek.com
  After two decades of endowment‑backed patent defense, Open Invention Network is moving to a tiered funding model and expanding its Linux System coverage.
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• ReactOS Celebrates 30 Years of Chasing Windows Compatibility

  11-02-2026 12:09 via eweek.com
  After 30 years of development, ReactOS continues its quest to support Windows applications and drivers in an open environment.
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• New Steam Client Update Adds Support for the Razer Raiju V3 Pro Controller

  11-02-2026 12:00 via eweek.com
  The new Steam Client update adds support for the Razer Raiju V3 Pro wireless PS5/PC controller, reenables support for the Nintendo Switch 2 wired controller, adds “Response Axis Style” to “Stick Response Curve” options to the Joystick Mode settings, and adds a toggle for the Gyro “Smooth Fine Movements” option in Steam Input.
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