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Phone chipmaker Qualcomm fixes three zero-days exploited by hackers

Security /

Chipmaker giant Qualcomm released patches on Monday fixing a series of vulnerabilities in dozens of chips, including three zero-days that the company said may be in use as part of hacking campaigns.  Qualcomm cited Google’s Threat Analysis Group, or TAG, which investigates government-backed cyberattacks, saying the three flaws “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.”  According […]

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Google quietly released an app that lets you download and run AI models locally

Apps /

Last week, Google quietly released an app that lets users run a range of openly available AI models from the AI dev platform Hugging Face on their phones. Called Google AI Edge Gallery, the app is available for Android and will soon come to iOS. It allows users to find, download, and run compatible models

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Gemini will now automatically summarize your long emails unless you opt out

AI /

Google’s AI assistant, Gemini, is gaining a more prominent place in your inbox with the launch of email summary cards, which will appear at the top of your emails. The company announced Thursday that users would no longer have to tap an option to summarize an email with AI. Instead, the AI will now automatically

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Texas signs into law online saftey bill reportedly opposed by Apple’s Tim Cook

Government & Policy /

Gov. Abbott of Texas officially signed into law the online child safety bill that would require Apple and Google’s app stores to verify the age of their users and obtain approval from parents before minors download or make in-app purchases. The law will go into effect on January 1st. The bill made headlines last week

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Here are the nuclear fission startups backed by Big Tech

Enterprise /

Artificial intelligence has sent demand for electricity skyrocketing in the U.S. after years of virtually zero growth. That has sent Big Tech companies scrambling to secure generating capacity for their data centers. For many, that has meant turning to nuclear fission. The power source has been experiencing a resurgence in the last few years following

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