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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov today defended recent changes to his platform, amid concerns his arrest in France has made the messaging app more compliant with legal requests to share user data with the authorities. Durov attempted to minimize the significance of changes made to the app since he was arrested in August and charged with … Read more

Scams are getting more complex as artificial intelligence gets more advanced. That in mind, Meta launched a new Fraud Intelligence Reciprocal Exchange (FIRE) tool in Australia in an effort to cut down on the massive financial losses suffered by victims in the country. Australia saw a rise in celebrity deepfakes pushing investment scams amid the … Read more

OpenAI just closed a historic funding round, taking in a $6.6 billion investment at a $157 billion valuation, to continue pursuing its mission to build artificial-general intelligence according to a company blog post. The funding round was led by Thrive Capital, which committed $1 billion, according to the Financial Times. It was also reported that Thrive … Read more

Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has left a lot of customers uneasy (and with rising bills). For the longest time, VMware was the de facto standard for enterprise virtualization. Now, a lot of businesses are looking for alternatives, and with that, the OpenStack project for managing cloud infrastructure (and one of the world’s largest open source … Read more

Between the upcoming release of the Meta Quest 3S and that recent price drop on the Quest 3, many folks are wondering if they should buy a VR headset now or wait for the Prime Day deals to go live on October 8th. The choice is yours, but I created this guide so you know … Read more

TL;DR Amazon is launching a new lineup of Fire HD 8 tablets. The new tablets offer 50% more RAM than before. The company is also rolling out three new AI features for compatible Fire tablets. Amazon’s Fire tablets may not be in the same class as Samsung’s Galaxy Tab or Apple’s iPad, but they are … Read more

Financial Times has more details on the new fundraise closed by OpenAI. From the report: OpenAI has asked investors to avoid backing rival start-ups such as Anthropic and Elon Musk’s xAI, as it secures $6.6bn in new funding and seeks to shut out challengers to its early lead in generative artificial intelligence. […] During the … Read more

“My point was that although it is not easy, cheap, or quick to migrate off VMware, Defendants’ high fees will incentivize us to migrate to another solution,” the affidavit reads. Johnson also claimed that AT&T started exploring options for getting off VMware in December but thought that it had time to make decisions, since it … Read more

We’re getting closer to Prime Day on October 8, and in the lead-up to the shopping event Amazon has introduced a few discounts on some of Apple’s newest accessories. This includes M4 iPad Pro Magic Keyboards, the new MagSafe Chargers, and Apple Pencil Pro. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. … Read more

A tablet can make a nice addition to one’s device ecosystem, and shopping the best tablet deals is a great way to take a tablet home with some savings. And whether you prefer a new tablet for reading books, browsing the web, or watching your favorite movies, the Amazon Fire Tablet lineup is full of … Read more