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Google gives Gemini faster, higher-quality responses with 1.5 Flash

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Following the arrival of OpenAI’s GPT-4o mini model and Meta’s Llama 3.1 models, Google has debuted its own AI update. On Thursday, Google made the Gemini 1.5 Flash model available to free users. The updated model is a fairly comprehensive upgrade over version 1.0, with faster, smarter responses and the ability to hold longer conversations.According…

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NCA seizes thousands of social media accounts used by people smugglers

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The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), working with social media platforms Meta, TikTok, X and YouTube, has removed almost 12,000 posts, pages and accounts that were used to advertise the services of people smugglers. The takedowns form part of a coordinated social media action plan, first set up in December 2021, targeting the services of criminals…

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The AMD Computex 2024 Keynote Live Blog (6:30pm PT/01:30 UTC)

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Computex keynote season is kicking into high gear this morning with the show’s leading keynote, which is being delivered by AMD. Company CEO Dr. Lisa Su will be presenting a keynote entitled “The future of high-performance computing in the AI era,” and with a run time of 90 minutes, we’re expecting AMD to have a…

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I might skip the iPhone 16 entirely if Apple delays its Siri AI launch

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I’m a longtime iPhone user who is dying to upgrade to an iPhone 16. I might go for a non-Pro device for the first time, something I’ve told readers before. The iPhone 14 Pro proved to me that I no longer need a Pro iPhone.I’m looking for three things from the iPhone 16: better battery…

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More than 160 Snowflake customers hit in targeted data theft spree

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Mandiant has warned Snowflake customers to step up their game when it comes to basic credential hygiene, after revealing evidence that more than 160 customers – including Santander and Ticketmaster – have been compromised in a targeted campaign by a financially motivated threat actor it tracks as UNC5537. Mandiant said UNC5537 was systematically compromising Snowflake…

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WhatsApp’s Modern Family ad fires shots at iMessage and RCS

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Apple confirmed last week what we’ve been expecting: iOS 18 will bring RCS support to the iPhone this year, finally ending the blue vs. green chat bubble drama. In fact, some iOS 18 beta 1 users enabled an early version of RCS that is working on the iPhone right now. RCS on iPhone will not…

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I’m ready to pay for premium AI features, but iPhone AI should always be free

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I’m a longtime iPhone user who is dying to test all the artificial intelligence features Apple has built into iOS 18. I’m also excited about having ChatGPT integrated into iOS 18 and getting a smarter Siri assistant next year that will let me control iPhone apps.I’ll also add that I’m paying for ChatGPT Plus, a…

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Storebrand divests from IBM over supply of biometrics to Israel

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One of Norway’s largest financial services companies has divested from IBM over the role its biometric database technologies play in maintaining illegal Israeli settlements, in a move that could set a precedent for other European investors. Storebrand said the global tech giant was providing biometric databases to the Israeli government that were being “used to…

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You can trick ChatGPT into breaking its own rules, but it’s not easy

4 minutes of reading / AI, chatbot, ChatGPT, Computer, machine learning, Meta, Netflix, social media, Tech / By

From the moment OpenAI launched ChatGPT, the chatbot had guardrails to prevent abuse. The chatbot might know where to download the latest movies and TV shows in 4K quality, so you can stop paying for Netflix. It might know how to make explicit deepfake images of your favorite actors. Or how to sell a kidney…

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SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 headset includes 100 audio presets and works with any console

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SteelSeries has been in the gaming… game… for a while now and has always put out some frankly underrated products — especially with its headphones. I think the company’s new headset might have a shot to get people talking even more about the brand.In a press release, the company announced the Arctis Nova 5 gaming…

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