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Google has renamed NotebookLM, the AI research assistant that lets users create virtual "notebooks" from their own documents, PDFs, and web links, then use AI to get summaries, answer questions, and create infographics, videos, and even podcast-like presentations. Now called Gemini Notebook, the platform's actual user
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Hugging Face’s incident response team first turned to frontier AI models to analyze a breach of the company’s production infrastructure, and the models refused to help. Commercial safety guardrails built to stop attackers blocked every forensic query because they treated the IR team’s real exploit data the
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Most AI chips are general-purpose. You load a model onto them, and they run it. Google is reportedly trying something stranger: a chip that is the model, with Gemini’s blueprint etched into the hardware itself. The project, informally called “Frozen v2,” was reported by The Information and picked up
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* Abbott Laboratories was hit by two separate cyberattacks * ShinyHunters claims to have exfiltrated 22 million doctor‑patient notes, among other things * No data has yet been leaked US healthcare and medical technology giant Abbott Laboratories has been struck by what appears to be two separate cyberattacks, just days apart -
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AI infrastructure company Infinity announced a $15 million raise at a $100 million valuation on Monday from investors including Touring Capital, Principal VC, and researchers from companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic. The startup is building software to make it easier for AI chips to run AI models. One big
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When it comes to taking photos, few specialties require more patience than astrophotography and wildlife photography. You’ll also need relatively expensive equipment if you want usable images. But in recent years, a new generation of compact smart telescopes has begun lowering the barrier to entry for these hobbies. I
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Malware hides commands in appointments set for 2050 and uses Redmond's own cloud to phone home Microsoft 365 calendars have become the latest hiding place for espionage malware, with attackers stashing commands and stolen files inside appointments dated 24 years into the future. Researchers at Group-IB say they&
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American-Israeli cybersecurity startup Neo emerged from stealth mode on Monday with $100 million in funding for a platform that enables enterprises to control and secure AI software. Neo received the investment across seed and Series A funding rounds from Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, and Merlin Ventures. The
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While the tech world is gearing up for the debut of Samsung’s new foldables at Unpacked next week — with the company teasing some major changes to its lineup — here in the UK we’re finally able to get our hands on the Samsung Galaxy XR headset. It's
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Digital commerce has historically focused on optimizing the customer experience through interface design, structured navigation, and carefully engineered conversion processes. Over time, merchants have improved these experiences to reduce friction and support decision-making at every step of the purchasing lifecycle. While AI historically played a limited role, restricted to basic
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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * I use Netplan to customize DNS on Ubuntu-based distros. * This CLI method may be daunting, but you'll see its power. * This method can be used on desktops and servers alike. Every once in
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* Ecopetrol confirms ransomware attempt in which attackers stole data from 3,300 user accounts but failed to deploy the encryptor due to security controls * Stolen files were pseudonymous, with no user identities or credentials compromised; transactional systems and partner networks remained unaffected * The company ousted the attackers, launched an investigation,
