February 10, 2025news Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says DeepSeek’s $6M training cost claim is “exaggerated and a little bit misleading” and a “fraction of the total cost” (Bloomberg) Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says DeepSeek’s $6M training cost claim is “exaggerated and a little bit misleading” and a “fraction of […]
February 10, 2025news Steam creates an ad documentation page highlighting its ban on forcing players to watch ads, saying “developers should not utilize paid ads as a business model” (Liam Dawe/GamingOnLinux) By Liam Dawe / GamingOnLinux. View the full context on Techmeme. Read More »
February 10, 2025news Sources: OpenAI is finalizing its first in Sources: OpenAI is finalizing its first in-house chip design in the next few months, to cut its Nvidia reliance, and plans to […]
February 7, 2025news Paris prosecutors open a probe into X over alleged algorithmic distortions, after an MP’s complaint that X was using biased algorithms (Dominique Vidalon/Reuters) Paris prosecutors open a probe into X over alleged algorithmic distortions, after an MP’s complaint that X was using biased algorithms (Dominique […]
February 7, 2025news WBD lost $300M on gaming in 2024; current and former staffers blame a lack of a strong, cohesive vision during former games chief David Haddad’s tenure (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg) WBD lost $300M on gaming in 2024; current and former staffers blame a lack of a strong, cohesive vision during former games […]
February 7, 2025news Microsoft warns that attackers are injecting malware into ViewState, which manages state in ASP.NET web forms, using static machine keys found online (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) Microsoft warns that attackers are deploying malware in ViewState code injection attacks using static ASP. NET machine keys found online. Read More […]
February 6, 2025news Email: Google is testing a Search “AI Mode” powered by Gemini 2.0 that lets users ask “open-ended / exploratory questions” and get AI Overview-style responses (Abner Li/9to5Google) Google Search is working on a new “AI Mode” that offers a “persistent place” to ask more “open-ended / exploratory questions” and […]
February 6, 2025news Sources: DOGE is processing sensitive data from across the Education Department with AI tools in Microsoft’s Azure to look for potential spending cuts (Washington Post) Read More »
February 6, 2025news Sources: online payments company Paysafe is exploring a sale after receiving takeover interest; it went public in 2020 in a SPAC deal valued at $9B (Bloomberg) Sources: online payments company Paysafe is exploring a sale after receiving takeover interest; it went public in 2020 in a SPAC deal […]
February 6, 2025news GitHub announces updates for Copilot, including Vision for Copilot to generate interfaces, code, and alt text from a screenshot, photo, or a diagram (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch) GitHub has announced a slew of updates for Copilot, while also giving a glimpse into a more agentic future for its AI-powered […]
