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Windows 11 befriends Android: direct access to smartphone files via Explorer

Microsoft has begun testing a new method for accessing Android smartphones directly from Windows 11 File Explorer. Participants in the Windows Insider program can already try out this new feature, which allows users to wirelessly browse folders and f...

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Hackers spoof UKR.NET for phishing - how to avoid data theft

In July, cybercrime significantly increased in Ukraine. Hackers are targeting the personal data of citizens; for this purpose, they have, among other things, forged the UKR.NET website. The government’s Emergency Computer Response Center CERT-UA has ...

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Artificial intelligence coped with the most difficult task of the International Mathematics Olympiad

The artificial intelligence systems AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2 have achieved a silver medal level at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) by solving four out of six problems. The IMO is the most prestigious competition for young mathemat...

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Google "pumped up" Gemini: more tokens, Ukrainian app and anti-hallucination function

Google has announced a significant update to Gemini, aimed at making artificial intelligence an even more user-friendly assistant. Now, the free version of Gemini includes the new 1.5 Flash model. With Gemini 1.5 Flash, users should notice overall en...

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Google Drive adds automatic subtitles to video files

Google is introducing a new feature for automatically generating subtitles for video files uploaded to Google Drive, utilizing speech recognition technology. The new functionality operates differently for personal Google accounts and Google Workspac...

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Shut down Google - OpenAI launches SearchGPT search engine

OpenAI has announced its entry into the search market and the launch of SearchGPT—a real-time web-based AI search engine. The main page of the SearchGPT search engine features a large text box prompting users with the question, “What are you searchin...

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Ex-Google engineer launches WebXray search engine - it will show you which sites are tracking you

The aim of the new tool is to enhance transparency in online tracking and assist individuals in better protecting their privacy on the internet. WebXray is a search engine designed to show how websites track you. A typical user can enter a search te...

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CrowdStrike sent affected customers $10 Uber Eats gift cards - they turned out to be canceled

The company CrowdStrike, which caused millions of computers worldwide to fail due to a botched update, offered some affected users an Uber Eats gift card. And guess what? The cards don't work. The company acknowledged that it forced customers to do e...

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Outdated software, but not Windows 3.1 - report on airline that resisted Crowdstrike turns out to be 'trolling'

Previously, it was reported that the American airline Southwest Airlines avoided a Crowdstrike outage due to Windows 3.1. According to the source of the report, "it was trolling" — such data does not actually exist. One of the most viral messages abo...

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Apple Maps is officially going online - 10 years after its launch

From now on, Apple Maps will be accessible in a web version on both mobile and desktop browsers — starting Wednesday, the option is live as a beta on the site beta.maps.apple.com. Nearly all features of the mobile Apple Maps app are available (such a...

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The instrument that searched for galaxies now works as a diphake detector

It is said that the eyes are the windows to the soul. Now, researchers claim that they can also serve as a reliable means of detecting deepfakes. To achieve this, one must utilize tools originally designed for studying galaxies and apply them to the ...

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CrowdStrike internal study - 8.5 million computers crashing caused a 40KB file

CrowdStrike has released a post-incident review (PIR) regarding a faulty update that incapacitated 8.5 million computers. The issue is attributed to the testing software. The software glitch failed to properly verify the content update that was distr...

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Top manager of Ukraine's Defense Ministry: the Army+ app is 85% ready, and the electronic subpoena is a "horror story from the Russians"

Electronic summons in "Reserve+" are not currently planned, as they will not serve as a "magical solution." Artem Romaniukov, head of the Directorate for Digital Transformation at the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, informed dou.ua about the develop...

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A new level of creativity: artificial intelligence in Photoshop is now able to create images based on text descriptions

Adobe has begun the widespread rollout of a new generative artificial intelligence feature in its graphic editing software Photoshop. This feature involves creating images based on text descriptions using the Firefly model. It was announced back in A...

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From Linux kernel panic to critical Windows crash - CrowdStrike antivirus "kills" PCs with different operating systems

Last week, a significant computer failure shook the world. Due to the "blue screen of death" and cyclical reboots, Windows computers ceased to function in numerous organizations, including banks, transportation, and financial firms, among others. It ...

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