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Employees of the US Congress have lost the ability to use Microsoft’s Copilot on their work devices, according to information published by Axios. In her official letter, Katherine Spindor, Chief of Staff of the House of Representatives, announced a ban on the use of this AI chatbot on government devices, citing the potential threat of […]
Yesterday, March 28, the Southern District Court of New York ruled that Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, was sentenced to 25 years in prison. The decision was announced by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, according to Engadget. According to CNN, Benkman-Fried expressed regret for his actions and the impact they had […]
Elon Musk’s newest chatbot, Grok-1.5, will be available on his social media platform X next week, the billionaire said in a post on X on Friday. “Grok 2 should outperform the current AI in all respects. We are currently in training,” Musk added. Should be available on 𝕏 next week. Grok 2 should exceed current […]
Against the backdrop of political problems in Ukraine, James Rubin, head of the Center for Global Engagement at the State Department, gently hints to Zelenskyy to be more open with Ukrainian society and allies in informing them about the war. According to him, “sometimes the Ukrainian authorities can resist freedom of information, which is normal […]
SpaceX’s mobile ambitions were dealt a blow when the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) denied its application to use additional spectrum bands for mobile communications via Starlink satellites. The application, filed more than a year ago, envisaged the use of up to 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites in the 1.6 GHz, 2 GHz and 2.4 GHz […]
Germany has updated the list of military aid to Ukraine, the Bundesregierung reports. What is known According to the German government website, the Armed Forces of Ukraine received: 1 BREM Bergepanzer 2; 2 Biber bridge paving tanks; 5 Bronco ATTC armored personnel carriers; 9 Bronco ATTC team cars; 6 Mercedes-Benz Zetros tank trucks; 9 mine […]
On Tuesday night, an as-yet-unknown New Jersey resident broke the Mega Millions lottery’s winning streak by winning a $1.13 billion jackpot, Time reports. This win ended the waiting period that lasted since December 8 last year, when no one could guess all six numbers during 30 draws. The winning combination this time was 7, 11, […]
A Ukrainian delegation headed by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal arrived in Poland for government consultations, as Shmyhal himself reported on his Telegram channel. The meeting was held under the auspices of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The main topics of the dialogue were the issue of weapons for Ukraine, the situation on the border between […]
Canadian researchers have created a unique scientific camera called SCARF (real-time coded aperture femtophotography) capable of capturing images at an astronomical coding rate of 156.3 terahertz (THz), which equals 156.3 trillion frames per second. This opens up new possibilities for studying ultrafast micro-events that pass too quickly to be captured by the most advanced scientific […]
Google has announced the release of a new version of its Chrome browser, specially adapted for laptops running on Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. The release of this version of the browser, according to the companies, has led to a significant increase in performance. The new Chrome is now available for download. This announcement is especially important […]