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Google AI falls for April Fools' prank story, presents it as real news
Posted on Thursday April 03, 2025
Every April 1st, Ben Black loves pulling off a prank on the readers of his community news site Cwmbran Life. The 48-year-old journalist has been spinning up April Fools' Day hoaxes over the years that range from the hilarious to the totally absurd.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Bill Gates releases the source code for Microsoft's first product, Altair BASIC
Posted on Thursday April 03, 2025
Reminiscing about Microsoft's early days, Gates said Altair BASIC was the company's "original source code," predating iconic products like Windows and Office. While he went on to write plenty of code for Microsoft in the years that followed, Gates holds Altair BASIC especially close to his heart, calling it the...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Counterfeit Android phones are hiding pre-installed malware that can infect every system process
Posted on Thursday April 03, 2025
Kaspersky researchers have discovered a new strain of the Triada Trojan preinstalled on thousands of new very cheap Android devices – counterfeit versions of popular models. The modular remote access trojan (RAT), first identified in 2016, can steal sensitive data and crypto while performing other malicious actions.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
ChatGPT can now generate fake receipts realistic enough to scam businesses
Posted on Thursday April 03, 2025
Until recently, AI-generated images had one glaring weakness – garbled or nonsensical text. Many models have managed to fix problems like messed-up hands to the point where they're not even an issue anymore. But text has remained a bit of an Achilles' heel. That's changing fast, though.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Software engineers offer $10,000 reward to anyone who helps them land six-figure jobs
Posted on Thursday April 03, 2025
From the tech industry trend of streamlining businesses to generative AI reducing the need for programmers, getting a job in the industry isn't as easy or lucrative as it once was – as illustrated by the declining popularity of coding boot camps.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Laptop RTX 5080 comes within 15% of RTX 5090 performance in benchmarks
Posted on Thursday April 03, 2025
Notebookcheck recently tested a mobile Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 paired with the same CPU, providing a nearly like-for-like comparison. Although some laptops featuring the 5080 are up to $1,000 cheaper than 5090-equipped notebooks, the former is often less than 10 percent slower.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Early reviews of Minecraft movie suggest it's better than expected
Posted on Thursday April 03, 2025
Movie adaptations of video games have come a long way since Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo horrified the world with Super Mario Bros. in 1993. But while Hollywood does pump out the likes of Sonic the Hedgehog these days, there are painfully bad adaptations like Borderlands, which has a 10%...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Samsung Galaxy Ring 2 could debut this year with breakthrough all-solid-state battery
Posted on Thursday April 03, 2025
The Galaxy Ring 2, anticipated for release in the fourth quarter of 2025, will showcase the first application of these all-solid-state batteries. Unlike traditional lithium-ion batteries, they offer higher energy density.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AMD responds to Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU failures, blames memory compatibility issues
Posted on Thursday April 03, 2025
This week saw a Redditor compile a list of 108 Reddit posts involving a Ryzen 7 9800X3D that died, along with 12 other Ryzen 9000-series chips that suffered the same fate. 98 of the failures, or 82%, occurred on Asrock boards. It's stated that the processors passed POST and worked...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Last-minute TikTok bidders include Amazon and OnlyFans founder
Posted on Thursday April 03, 2025
Sources recently told The New York Times that Amazon made an 11th-hour offer to purchase all of TikTok, which faces a ban this Saturday April 5 if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, fails to divest the app to a U.S. buyer. Other new bidders include the mobile app platform AppLovin and...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »