Google is working on Android-based "Aluminium OS" to replace ChromeOS on laptops

techspot - Google mentioned the new OS in a job listing (since deleted) for a senior product manager for Android laptops and tablets. The listing states that the candidate will work on an Android-based operating system called Aluminium, "built with artificial intell…

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OpenAI can't use the term 'Cameo' in Sora following temporary injunction

Igor Bonifacic / engadget - Cameo, the app that allows people to buy short videos from celebrities, has won an important victory in its legal battle against OpenAI. On Monday, a federal judge granted the company a temporary restraining order against OpenAI, CNBC reports. Until Decem…

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Years-old bugs in open source tool left every major cloud open to disruption

Jessica Lyons / theregister - Fluent Bit has 15B+ deployments … and 5 newly assigned CVEs A series of "trivial-to-exploit" vulnerabilities in Fluent Bit, an open source log collection tool that runs in every major cloud and AI lab, was left open for years, giving attackers an exploit …

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Microsoft is speeding up and decluttering File Explorer in Windows 11

Tom Warren / theverge - Microsoft is making some changes to the File Explorer in Windows 11 that will make it less cluttered and launch faster. The latest Dev preview builds of Windows 11 include File Explorer preloading “to help improve File Explorer launch performance,” and ch…

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Momentic raises $15M to automate software testing

Russell Brandom / techcrunch - AI testing startup Momentic has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Standard Capital, with participation from Dropbox Ventures. Existing investors at Y Combinator, FCVC, Transpose Platform and Karman Ventures also participated.

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Shai-Hulud worm returns, belches secrets to 25K GitHub repos

Connor Jones / theregister - Trojanized npm packages spread new variant that executes in pre-install phase, hitting thousands within days A self-propagating malware targeting node package managers (npm) is back for a second round, according to Wiz researchers who say that more than 2…

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Apple prepares a system-wide code cleanup in iOS 27 to pave the way for AI

Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - Apple is reportedly planning a strategic shift for its next major operating system update, iOS 27, prioritizing system stability and performance refinement over the introduction of flashy new features. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his Power On …

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iOS 27 will reportedly focus on performance improvements and AI upgrades

Cheyenne MacDonald / engadget - After years of introducing major changes with its annual iOS releases, Apple may be altering its approach next time around, instead focusing on refinement over a bevy of flashy new features. According to Mark Gurman in this week's Power On newsletter, for…

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Windows 11 File Explorer: Microsoft Tests ‘Preloading’ to Fix Lagging Behavior

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft has introduced a controversial "preloading" feature in Windows 11 Build 26220 to reduce File Explorer launch latency by keeping the process permanently resident in RAM.The post Windows 11 File Explorer: Microsoft Tests ‘Preloading’ to Fix Laggin…

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Read Epsteins emails as if you hacked into his Gmail account

mashable - Jmail is the best way to read and search through Jeffrey Epstein's emails.

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You can now try the Xbox Full Screen Experience on any PC, laptop, or tablet

Jay Peters / theverge - Microsoft is bringing the Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE), which adds a console-like UI while navigating through your game library on a PC with a controller, to laptops, desktops, and tablets. FSE launched with the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X, and it has …

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OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Group Chat Functionality Globally

bgr - OpenAI has expanded its group chat mode to several other regions across the world, allowing multiple people to converse with ChatGPT at the same time.

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Google’s Chromebooks Now Get Free GeForce NOW Fast Pass

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Google Chromebook buyers will soon get a new gaming perk. Google and NVIDIA are have announced GeForce NOW Fast Pass, a new version of NVIDIA’s cloud-gaming service made only for Chromebook users. The pass lets people stream more than 2,000 PC games direc…

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Xbox Full Screen Experience is Coming to All Windows Handhelds Tomorrow

Laurent Giret / thurrott - The Xbox Full Screen Experience that debuted on the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X will become available on all Windows handhelds starting tomorrow.The post Xbox Full Screen Experience is Coming to All Windows Handhelds Tomorrow appeared first on Thurrott.…

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OpenAI is launching group chats in ChatGPT

Emma Roth / theverge - OpenAI is widely rolling out group chats inside ChatGPT, allowing you to invite up to 20 other people to your conversation with the AI chatbot. The feature is now available globally to all logged-in users, following a short pilot earlier this month. OpenA…

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Will Apple Kill Google's Surprise Android to iPhone AirDrop Interoperability?

Juli Clover / macrumors - Earlier today, Google made a surprise announcement that the Quick Share file transfer feature on Pixel 10 smartphones was able to work with AirDrop, enabling first-party file sharing between Android devices and Apple devices.Typically, Apple and Google wo…

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Microsoft Open Sources Zork Trilogy Code, Preserving Gaming History

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft and Activision have released the source code for Zork I, II, and III under the MIT License, officially preserving the text adventure classics.The post Microsoft Open Sources Zork Trilogy Code, Preserving Gaming History appeared first on WinBuzze…

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Perplexity's Comet AI browser is now on Android

engadget - Perplexity is continuing the rollout of its AI browser to more users. Comet is now available to download for Android mobile devices from the Google Play Store. Comet initially debuted this summer only to Perplexity's high-rolling subscribers on the $200-a…

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