• A Fourth FTX Executive Sentenced: Forfeits $11 Billion, But No Prison Time
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Slashdot
    Former FTX executive Nishad Singh was ordered to forfeit $11 billion, reports CNBC — and is subject to three years of supervised release, making him "the fourth ex-employee of the collapsed crypto exchange to be punished." But...
  • Organizations face a critical disconnect between their data protection protocols and actual practices
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Techradar - All the latest technology news
    AI adoption accelerates while organizations grapple with data security challenges, revealing a gap between established protocols and employee compliance in safeguarding sensitive information shared with public language models.
  • OpenAI's former head of 'AGI readiness' says that soon AI will be able to do anything on a computer that a human can
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    OpenAI logo displayed on a phone Former senior policy and head of AGI readiness Miles Brundage told Hard Fork that "people should be thinking about what that means."
  • US Government Considers Legal Action Over Meta's Use of Financial Data for Ads
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Slashdot
    The Washington Post reports that America's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (or CFPB) "is considering legal action against Meta over allegations that it improperly used financial data obtained from third parties in its...
  • Pluto TV: 16 free movies you should stream in November 2024
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from BGR
    Russell Crowe in Gladiator. As streaming services continue to raise their prices, the free alternatives become more enticing every month. One of the most popular free ad-supported streaming TV … The post Pluto TV: 16 free movies you should stream in November...
  • FBI warns voters about inauthentic videos relating to election security
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Engadget
    The FBI issued a statement on Saturday about deceptive videos circulating ahead of the election, saying it’s aware of two such videos “falsely claiming to be from the FBI relating to election security.” That includes one claiming the FBI...
  • Why you shouldn't put all your retirement savings in your 401(k), according to a financial planner
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    hanna horvath headshot Tying up your whole nest egg in a 401(k) means you miss out on the benefits of tax diversification, according to financial planner Hanna Horvath.
  • I told my mom I wanted to be a rockstar when I was 14. She supported my dream, and now I'm doing the same for my own kids.
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    Adolescent boy (13-15) playing drums John Hardin is 59, but still remembers when his mom supported him back when he was a teen. He wanted to be a rockstar and she got him a drum kit.
  • As Data Centers for AI Strain the Power Grid, Bills Rise for Everyday Customers
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Slashdot
    While Amazon, Google, and other companies build new data centers — sometimes for their AI projects — parts of America "are facing higher electric bills," reports the Washington Post: The facilities' extraordinary demand for...
  • Gen Z is just now discovering Trump's 'Grab 'em' comments on TikTok. Don't let that make you feel old.
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    Billy Bush of Donald Trump's lewd "Grab 'em" comments that came to light in 2016 are resurfacing on TikTok. Yes, millennials, we're officially old. But that's OK.
  • A Trauma of Money-certified coach shares the book that changed her money mindset and helped her tackle credit card debt
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    alejandra rojas Morgan Housel's "The Psychology of Money" could change your mindset about money, too.
  • How a PhD Student Discovered a Lost Mayan City From Hundreds of Miles Away
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Wired
    WIRED spoke with the researchers responsible for the discovery of Valeriana, a lost Maya city in the middle of the jungle of Campeche.
  • OKX Wallet Sees Whales Massive Moves; More on Plus Wallet & Coinbase  
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from The Merkle
    Plus Wallet Impresses with its Speedy 15-Min Token Listings While Coinbase Unveils AI Tool & OKX Wallet Faces Whale Action In a recent Coinbase update, the company unveiled “Based Agent,” an AI-powered tool designed to...
  • Big Tech doubles down on AI, $200 billion gamble raises concerns on Wall Street
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from TechSpot
    Tech giants are set to spend a staggering $200 billion on AI-related capital expenditures this year, according to Bloomberg's calculations, marking an all-time high for these companies. It is an unprecedented level of investment, ranging...
  • Researchers found an incredible way to stop nightmares
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from BGR
    man struggling to sleep We don’t really understand why we dream. It’s something scientists have been baffled by for decades. However, researchers may have found a simple way to … The post Researchers found an incredible way to stop nightmares appeared...
  • Zelenskyy proposes preemptive strikes on North Korean troops in Russia: 'It depends on our partners'
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    Zelenskyy is asking the West to lift restrictions on Ukraine using long-range weapons. Around 8,000 North Korean troops are in the Russian frontline region of Kursk, US officials said this week.
  • NVIDIA Replaces Rival Chipmaker Intel on the Dow Jones Industrial Average
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Slashdot
    In 1896 the Dow Jones Industrial Average (or DJIA) was created as a kind of proxy indicator for the wider stock market. "A stock is typically added only if the company has an excellent reputation, demonstrates sustained growth and is of...
  • At this McDonald's in Italy, your Big Mac comes with a side of ancient ruins
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    A McDonald's in Rome, which is built over an archeological site. When workers were building a McDonald's in Frattocchie, Italy, they stumbled across a road from ancient Rome. McDonald's helped preserve it.
  • 100% Bonus with BlockDAG! Ethereum Eyes Breakout, Sui Plans To Expand
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from The Merkle
    BlockDAG Rolls Out Limited Time 100% Bonus For Community While Ethereum Price Looks Bullish & Sui Plans For Mass Adoption Every cryptocurrency is looking for a way to stand out and above the increasingly crowded crypto space. Some,...
  • How to buy Taylor Swift Toronto tickets: Canadian Eras Tour prices compared
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    Taylor Swift onstage at Wembley Stadium in London. Taylor Swift kicks off her sold-out Canadian Eras Tour stops with six shows in Toronto. You can find resale listings on StubHub and Vivid Seats.
  • The US says it will send more warships and bombers to the Middle East as tensions persist between Iran and Israel
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    A B-52 bomber The US is deploying warships and B-52 bombers to the Middle East as a deterrent to Iran, the Pentagon said on Friday.
  • As a discounts expert, I urge you to check these early Black Friday Galaxy Tab promos before it's too late
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from BREAKING NEWS: Mobile Technology
    The Samsung Store sells not one but three premium Galaxy Tablets at fantastic discounts (with eligible trade-ins). They're the first early Black Friday offers for 2024, so be sure to check them out.
  • This radical plane concept with an all-in-one wing could be the future of flight. See the leading designs from startups and Airbus.
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    White JetZero Pathfinder jetliner. Two companies want to puncture the Airbus-Boeing duopoly with a new jet type, but Airubs hopes to stay one step ahead with its own flying wing airliner.
  • PimEyes 'Made a Public Rolodex of Our Faces'. Should You Opt Out?
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Slashdot
    The free face-image search engine PimEyes "scans through billions of images from the internet and finds matches of your photo that could have appeared in a church bulletin or a wedding photographer's website,"...
  • Apple set to acquire image editing apps Pixelmator and Photomator
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from BREAKING NEWS: Mobile Technology
    Apple set to acquire image editing apps Pixelmator and Photomator
  • Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 drop to $179 in this early Black Friday deal
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Engadget
    There’s a great deal on Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 over at Amazon right now. The earbuds are currently 28 percent off, bringing them down to $179. That’s just $10 more than the all-time-low price we saw during October Prime Day, and will save...
  • The top-ranked series this week on Hulu, Max, Apple TV+, Prime, Netflix, and more
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from BGR
    Only Murders in the Building on Hulu Streaming TV series that endure past the second or third season mark feel like a rarity these days. Stretching into fourth and fifth season territory, … The post The top-ranked series this week on Hulu, Max, Apple TV+, Prime,...
  • Sam Altman explains OpenAI's shift from open to closed AI models
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    Sam Altman presenting onstage with the OpenAI logo behind him. Sam Altman said OpenAI's closed approach offers "an easier way to hit the safety threshold" but he wants "to open source more stuff in the future."
  • Too good to be true? Job scams on the rise as finance, IT, and healthcare sectors become prime targets
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Techradar - All the latest technology news
    Job scams are increasingly targeting vulnerable job seekers exploiting remote roles.
  • Best Crypto Wallets 2024: Top Choices for Security & Rewards
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from The Merkle
    The 5 Best Crypto Wallets Worth Using in 2024 — Find Out Why Selecting a secure and efficient crypto wallet in 2024 has become essential for effective digital asset management. But with a wide range of options, which one is the best to...
  • Where to watch Oregon vs. Michigan: Live stream the Big 10 showdown anywhere
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    Colston Loveland of the University of Michigan runs with the football during a 2024 college football game. The Ducks and Wolverines face off in Ann Arbor on Saturday. We'll show you where to watch Oregon vs. Michigan from home.
  • Intel says integrating RAM into Lunar Lake SoC was a mistake, might abandon desktop GPUs again
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from TechSpot
    During the company's third-quarter 2024 earnings call, Intel confirmed that its future laptop chips will return to the traditional use of RAM sticks, reversing Lunar Lake's radical shift to baked-in system memory. The company is also...
  • How a free meal cost an investor his retirement savings
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    A plate with cash on it Fancy restaurants with presentations are a common practice in the industry, says one financial planner.
  • How America's Export Controls Failed to Keep Cutting-Edge AI Chips from China's Huawei
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Slashdot
    An anonymous reader shared this report from the Washington Post: A few weeks ago, analysts at a specialized technological lab put a microchip from China under a powerful microscope. Something didn't look right... The microscopic proof...
  • Google could soon make sharing files from Android to iPhone much easier
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Techradar - All the latest technology news
    Samsung Galaxy S24 hands on handheld back straight white Comments left on Quick Share code suggest there might be iOS and macOS apps in the pipeline.
  • A 72-year-old VC who started running at 54 does 4 marathons a year. Here's how he fits running into his busy workday.
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    Composite image of Greg Ho at the end of a marathon, and a headshot of Ho in a gray suit. The president of an NYC venture-capital firm wants to run 100 marathons by his 100th birthday. He fits training into his busy schedule.
  • I stayed at a luxury floating hotel for $430 a night. The experience felt like a weird, wonderful cruise to nowhere.
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    Tip of Fingal ship on water We spent a night on Fingal, a ship in Edinburgh that's been converted into a luxury floating hotel with 22 rooms. Our room and meals were great.
  • Meet KolibriOS, the lightweight OS that can even boot from a 1.44MB floppy
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from TechSpot
    Originally forked from the MenuetOS project way back in 2004, KolibriOS has since charted its own path while sticking to its 32-bit x86 roots – unlike its forerunner, which added a proprietary 64-bit version. But for the kind of systems...
  • How to Build Your Own Local o1 AI Reasoning Model
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from BREAKING NEWS: Mobile Technology
    The OpenAI o1 AI reasoning model represents a significant leap forward in artificial intelligence capabilities, offering users the opportunity to harness advanced AI power locally. This model stands out for its ability to outperform...
  • Okta vulnerability allowed accounts with long usernames to log in without a password
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Engadget
    In a new security advisory, Okta has revealed that its system had a vulnerability that allowed people to log into an account without having to provide the correct password. Okta bypassed password authentication if the account had a...
  • What the heck is going on at TSMC?
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from BREAKING NEWS: Mobile Technology
    TSMC got caught up in the U.S. battle with China and it appears to have done nothing wrong.
  • Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has reduced its big stake in Apple by two-thirds in the last year
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    warren buffet Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has been steadily cutting shares in the iPhone maker over the past year.
  • Investing legend Rob Arnott's $147 billion firm says stocks kicked out of the S&P 500 have huge upside — and is betting on these 7 recent dropouts trading at bargain prices
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    Stock chart rally photo Index fund managers are shedding these 7 stocks, but Rob Arnott is buying them at a deep discount — and believes they'll outperform the S&P500.
  • There’s only one reason the incredible OnePlus 13 can’t replace my iPhone - OnePlus can still fix it
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from BREAKING NEWS: Mobile Technology
    We need a smaller OnePlus 13 now more than ever! OnePlus is leaving money on the table.
  • Threads Soars to 275 Million Monthly Users, Says Zuckerberg
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Slashdot
    An anonymous Slashdot reader shared this report from CNBC: Threads now has nearly 275 million monthly users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday. "We continue to be on track towards this becoming our next major social app," Zuckerberg...
  • 5 useful Apple CarPlay features you might have missed
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from BGR
    CarPlay features One key feature drivers look for when buying a new car is whether it features Apple CarPlay integration. We’re still waiting for the upcoming all-new … The post 5 useful Apple CarPlay features you might have missed appeared...
  • Morgan Stanley has a new innovation chief. Expect more OpenAI-like partnerships.
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    A man stands on stage speaking at a podium with a purple backdrop. Data governance, AI, and the future of engineering are top of mind for Morgan Stanley's new innovation leader.
  • Windows 11 reaches 35% market share, but Windows 10 still leads by a wide margin
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from TechSpot
    Microsoft's Windows 11 is finally gaining significant traction in the market, nearly three years after its initial release. According to recent data from Statcounter, Windows 11 reached an all-time high market share of 35.55 percent in...
  • I skip the Hamptons and head to a coastal town in Connecticut instead. It's less crowded and wonderful year-round.
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Silicon Alley Insider
    Brick-lined street in Madison, Connecticut with a parked Vespa on the side Madison, Connecticut, is easy to get to from New York City and has as much beauty and things to do as the Hamptons with less traffic and lower prices.
  • Spider-Man 4: Marvel movie release date, likely cast, and more news and rumors about the MCU Phase 6 film
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Techradar - All the latest technology news
    Spider-Man 4 will swing into theaters in mid-2026 – here's what we know about the co-developed Marvel and Sony movie.
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