From Tom's Hardware: Controversy due to AI data center buildouts generally centers around their massive power usage and draining of local water reserves, but noise is a third torment to nearby residents, and one that is arguably much harder to correct. Residents of Sturtevant, slightly south of...
I find people who work in PR, or public relations, roles to be built different. I just started my job at a summer camp for one of the universities in my area. The lead coordinator of the camp has a perfect image of what I expect someone in PR to be like. He is always smiling and using vocabulary like "touch base". As I observed him, I started wondering if I could ever succeed in a job like that. I prefer to speak informally and act freely, within...
Have you ever heard of the quarter life crisis marathon? For those of you who are not familiar, there seems to be a phenomenon where people in their late 20s or early 30s start running marathons as an antidote for their quarter life crisis. This seems to be a healthy outlet for those combating whatever issues may be in their life. Why am I talking about this? Apparently, I have hit my quarter life crisis a bit early and have begun my running...
From CNET: Thousands of T-Mobile customers who've stuck with old phone plans are being uprooted and moved to the company's current lineup of plans. For many, that's going to mean a price increase of up to $6 per line.
A T-Mobile representative chose not to share which plans are being retired, but...
From ComputerWorld: Microsoft users have been hit by a massive, automated password spray attack.
Among those targeted by the attack were clients of security company Huntress. It reported that the attackers made 81 million attempts to log into its customers’ accounts between June 12 and 26 — and...
From Tom's Hardware: Intel's next-gen desktop family, Nova Lake, is expected to take a generational leap in terms of performance, and a big part of that is the rumored introduction of bLLC (Big Last Level Cache). It would be the company's answer to AMD's X3D chips, but implemented even more...
From CNET: Apparently, there are no hazy, lazy days of summer at Apple. The company is testing several new iPad Pro models, redesigning an entry-level MacBook Pro and developing a new M7 processing chip, according to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg. In another report, news outlet Nikkei Asia said that...
From TechCrunch: Meta is getting into gaming with the launch of a new app called Pocket, which allows people to generate small, interactive apps and games using AI prompts. The software, a result of Meta’s acquisition of the team at the vibe-coded gaming platform Gizmo earlier this year, describes...
From PC World: Microsoft revamped the Windows 11 Start menu design last year, a redesign that’s still gradually rolling out to users on versions 24H2 and 25H2. While an evolution on the Start menu is sorely welcome, there’s been widespread criticism of its new look and behavior, including the fact...
From TechCrunch: Back in April, Reuters reported that Anthropic was toying with the idea of producing its own AI chips as a means of responding to chip shortages. Now, it would appear that the company is getting serious about this idea.
On Thursday, The Information reported that Anthropic was in...
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