Russian authorities have branded World of Tanks-related operations "extremist" and are threatening to confiscate property held by Wargaming executives. The case involves Lesta Games, a Moscow-based studio that Wargaming divested. After Russia invaded Ukraine, Wargaming cut ties with Russia and Belarus, handing over regional operations to Lesta. Read Entire Article
ChatGPT one-ups Google with AI-driven shopping suggestions and zero ads
The shopping upgrade is integrated into OpenAI's latest AI model, GPT-4o, and comes as ChatGPT's search function has exploded in popularity, according to the company. Users conducted more than a billion web searches through ChatGPT in the past week alone, making search one of the platform's most utilized features. Read...
Developer ports compact Llama 2 LLM to DOS in weekend hackathon
Yeo Kheng Meng, a programmer previously known for creating a DOS client for ChatGPT, has recently embarked on a new AI-related project focused on the prompt-based computing environment of the past. His latest endeavor is a fully DOS-based large language model (LLM) that performs inference tasks offline. Read Entire Article
After quitting phones in 2021, LG will soon pull the plug on its update servers
After experiencing six years of falling sales and declining shipments, LG warned in January 2021 that it could exit the phone business. The writing was on the wall in March when Germany's Volkswagen AG and Vietnam's Vingroup JSC, which had been looking at acquiring the smartphone arm, backed away after......
Nothing’s new CMF Phone 2 Pro looks a great deal at just $279, but there’s a major catch
The CMF Phone 2 Pro features a 6.77-inch Full-HD+ (1,080 × 2,392) AMOLED display with a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, 3,000 nits peak brightness, and HDR10+ support. It also includes 2160Hz PWM dimming, a 480Hz touch sampling rate, 387ppi pixel density, and Panda Glass protection. Read Entire Article
Loss of FEMA program spells disaster for hundreds of communities and their projects
For hundreds of communities nationwide, plans to protect against natural disasters and climate change have been upended because of the Trump administration's elimination of a federal grant program
Former Jan. 6 prosecutor warns Trump’s pardons could encourage future political violence
A former supervisor of the team that prosecuted the 1,500 plus people charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol says he fears President Donald Trump's pardons could embolden right-wing extremists and encourage future political violence
When kids are evicted, they often lose both home and school
Schoolchildren threatened with eviction are more likely to end up in another district or transfer to another school
Charge against former Wisconsin warden in inmate deaths is reduced to a misdemeanor
Prosecutors have reduced a felony misconduct charge against a former Wisconsin prison warden implicated in two inmate deaths to a misdemeanor
The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.’s final days suffers a devastating fire
A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand has suffered a devastating fire