Economy
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Stability AI releases Stable Diffusion XL, its next-gen image synthesis model
Enlarge / Several examples of images generated using Stable Diffusion XL 1.0. (credit: Stable Diffusion) On Wednesday, Stability AI released…
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US senator blasts Microsoft for “negligent cybersecurity practices”
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A US senator is calling on the Justice Department to hold Microsoft responsible for “negligent cybersecurity…
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OpenAI discontinues its AI writing detector due to “low rate of accuracy”
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a slot machine in a desert. (credit: Midjourney) On Thursday, OpenAI quietly pulled its…
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Windows, hardware, Xbox sales are dim spots in a solid Microsoft earnings report
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) It has been a tough year for PC companies and companies that make PC components. Companies…
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Twitter commandeers @X username from man who had it since 2007
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Chris Delmas) Elon Musk’s decision to rebrand Twitter as “X” wouldn’t be complete without a…
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Pocket assistant: ChatGPT comes to Android
Enlarge (credit: OpenAI) On Tuesday, OpenAI released an official ChatGPT app for Android, now available in the Google Play Store…
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Major AI companies form group to research, keep control of AI
Enlarge / The four companies say they launched the Frontier Model Forum to ensure “the safe and responsible development of…
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How we host Ars Technica in the cloud, part two: The software
Enlarge / Welcome aboard the orbital HQ, readers! (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Welcome back to our series on…
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Encryption-breaking, password-leaking bug in many AMD CPUs could take months to fix
Enlarge (credit: AMD) A recently disclosed bug in many of AMD’s recent consumer, workstation, and server processors can cause the…
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Researchers find deliberate backdoor in police radio encryption algorithm
Enlarge (credit: Evgen_Prozhyrko via Getty) For more than 25 years, a technology used for critical data and voice radio communications…
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