Category: Hardware
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Under ardent anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has named Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham as its new principal deputy director—a choice that was immediately called “dangerous” and “irresponsible,” yet not as bad as it could have been, by experts. Physician Jeremy Faust revealed the appointment in…
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According to a recent discovery, a deceased female mosquito’s blood sucking proboscis makes for a great high-resolution 3D printer nozzle. A team of researchers at McGill University in Montréal was looking for ideas to create an ultra-fine, low-cost, and sustainable 3D printing nozzle, and this mosquito body part seems to be almost perfect for the…
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Facing five lawsuits alleging wrongful deaths, OpenAI lobbed its first defense Tuesday, denying in a court filing that ChatGPT caused a teen’s suicide and instead arguing the teen violated terms that prohibit discussing suicide or self-harm with the chatbot. The earliest look at OpenAI’s strategy to overcome the string of lawsuits came in a case…
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EU member states have agreed on a position regarding online child protection legislation that doesn’t force global tech companies to identify and remove child sexual abuse materials (CSAM.) This is being seen as a major victory for US tech companies like Google and Meta, according to reporting by Reuters. This new European Council language contradicts…
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Microsoft’s latest Surface Laptop offers beautiful hardware and starts at just $549.99. If you’re a Windows user looking for something that comes close to Apple’s latest MacBook Air, Microsoft’s newest 13-inch Surface Laptop — officially called the Surface Laptop 13-inch 1st Edition with Snapdragon — is a great option. Right now, you can pick up…
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HP Inc. said that it will lay off 4,000 to 6,000 employees in favor of AI deployments, claiming it will help save $1 billion in annualized gross run rate by the end of its fiscal 2028. HP expects to complete the layoffs by the end of that fiscal year. The reductions will largely hit product…
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I have three monitors on my primary work desk. And also my primary gaming desk. They’re the same desk, don’t tell my boss. But they do make me feel a little hamstrung when I have to use a laptop. The solution is a USB-C portable monitor, letting me bring multi-monitor productivity anywhere. Today Amazon has…
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Hard drives remain a vital component in building high-capacity storage solutions, especially in the data center. IT Home reports that Seagate is continuing to break barriers on how many TBs can be stored on a single hard drive and has achieved a whopping 6.9TB per platter in its laboratory, making 55TB to 69TB hard drives…
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After nearly a decade of development, Russia’s newest launch vehicle is close to its debut flight. The medium-lift Soyuz 5 rocket is expected to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome before the end of the year. The Russian space corporation, Roscosmos, has released images of final processing of the Soyuz 5 rocket at the Progress Rocket…
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When to watch Paris Saint-Germain vs. Tottenham Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT). Where to watch Watch the Champions League in the US from $8 a month Paramount Plus See at ExpressVPN See at TNT Sports See at TNT Sports See more details Watch Champions League in Canada from CA$35 a…