2024

ChatGPT memory exploit left your private chat data exposed, but OpenAI fixed it

As a longtime ChatGPT user, I want AI chatbots to be very secure and private. That is, I want the contents of my chats to be protected from would-be attackers and from OpenAI itself. OpenAI can of course use chats to train future models if you allow it, but I don’t.While I have to trust…

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The best SSD just got better, as Samsung reveals its 990 EVO Plus

 Samsung has launched its 990 EVO Plus SSD, designed for gamers, creatives, and professionals.The 990 EVO Plus seems a worthy follow-up to its predecessor, the 990 EVO (which already has a spot in our best SSDs list). It’s more power-efficient, supports PCIe4.0, has expanded storage capacity, and is more reliable. Samsung claims it’s 50% faster…

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Nvidia RTX 5080 and 5090 again rumored for CES 2025 launch – possibly alongside next-gen laptop GPUs

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 will be introduced at CES 2025, we’ve again been told – alongside Blackwell notebook GPUs, possibly.The latest rumor on the next-gen GPUs from Team Green comes from the Chinese tech site Benchlife (add seasoning), and follows the detailed spec spillage about the incoming desktop graphics cards from Kopite7kimi…

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Q2 Mac shipments were flat, but new M4 Macs promise strong growth

A new report from Canalys reveals that Mac shipments last quarter remained relatively flat year over year. While some manufacturers like Lenovo saw shipments jump by as much as 7.7%, Mac shipments increased by just 0.5 percent. To put that into perspective, Apple shipped 2.32 million Macs in Q2 2024. By comparison, Apple shipped 2.31…

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Misinformation runs deeper than social media

On 29 July 2024, in a story that has now become seared into the British psyche, Axel Rudakubana murdered three children at a Taylor Swift dance class in the Merseyside town of Southport. All three were under 10 years old. Hours later, faux news accounts and far-right figures on social media began to spread misinformation…

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Microsoft adds $30-a-month business chat AI assistant to Copilot

Microsoft has added a number of features to its Copilot artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled assistant for office productivity, as it builds out its AI strategy for business users. The company has spent the past year fleshing out how AI through Copilot is helping its customers become more productive. In the earnings call for its full year…

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tvOS 17: Features, release date, Apple TV compatibility, more

tvOS 17 was Apple’s previous operating system for Apple TV and HomePod. After two years of minor updates, Cupertino finally gave this operating system keynote time and announced several new features. Here’s everything you need to know about tvOS 17.To learn more about Apple’s latest Apple TV operating system, BGR has a complete guide for…

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Police make arrests after hacking Ghost encrypted comms app

Police have made multiple arrests following an international police operation involving an Australian encrypted communications platform allegedly used by organised criminals. More than 700 police in Australia took part in raids and searches following an international investigation into the Ghost encrypted messaging platform. Further police raids took place in Ireland, Italy, Sweden and Canada. The…

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Revised roadmap projects quantum advantage by 2029

Quantum computing firm Quantinuum has brought forward the date when it believes quantum computers will become commercially viable. A study from McKinsey estimates that 5,000 quantum computers will be operational by 2030 but it may be 2035 before hardware and software is readily available to solve computationally complex problems. Quantinuum’s technical roadmap shows that by…

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8 iPhone 16 tips and tricks to take your new phone to the next level

Apple’s iPhone 16 has been available for almost a week now. If you recently upgraded to a new model, there are a ton of tips and tricks to make your iPhone 16 experience even better. Here are some of our favorites:Cable transfer is faster than ever: An iOS 18 hidden feature, iPhone 16 Pro users…

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