5 reasons I use local AI on my desktop - instead of ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude

When most people use AI, they tend to use the likes of ChatGPT, Mistral, Copilot, Gemini, or Claude. Those services are cloud-hosted and certainly have their benefits. Others (like myself) always opt ...

Python developers targeted with new password-stealing phishing attacks - here's how to stay safe

“If you have already clicked on the link and provided your credentials, we recommend changing your password on PyPI immediately,” Larson warned. “Inspect your account's Security History for anything ...
The Conversation

A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived

Jayde N. Hirniak has received funding from the Hyde Family Foundation, Institute of Human Origins, Geological Society of America, Society for Archaeological Sciences, and the Cave Research Foundation ...
PC World

I use public Wi-Fi despite the risks. Here’s how I keep safe

We’ve all heard about the risks of public Wi-Fi networks, which might make anyone want to avoid it altogether. In theory, that’s what I should do, but in practice, I still end up logging in ...
Tom's Hardware on MSN

How to Bypass Windows 11's TPM, CPU and RAM Requirements

TL;DR How to Bypass Windows 11's TPM, CPU and RAM RequirementsBypassing Windows 11's hardware requirements is trivial, there is even an official means, but that requires TMP 1.2.Install Windows 11 ...
Wall Street Journal

The Less You Know About AI, the More You Are Likely to Use It

When it comes to most new technologies, early adopters tend to be the people who know and understand the tools the best. With artificial intelligence, the opposite seems to be true.
UPI

Few people using salt substitutes, despite blood pressure benefits

Most people with high blood pressure aren't skipping the salt shaker in favor of a salt substitute, according to a new study. Incredibly few Americans use salt substitutes, essentially waving aside a ...
Scientific American

The New Frontier of AI Hacking—Could Online Images Hijack Your Computer?

A website announces, “Free celebrity wallpaper!” You browse the images. There’s Selena Gomez, Rihanna and Timothée Chalamet—but you settle on Taylor Swift. Her hair is doing that wind-machine thing ...
The Atlantic

The Job Market Is Hell

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Harris started looking for his first real job months before his graduation from UC Davis this spring. He had a solid résumé, he thought: a paid internship at a ...
Futurism

Scientists Just Found Something Dark About People With AI Girlfriends and Boyfriends

Over the past few years, there have been more and more stories — some sad, all strange — about people falling in love (and lust) with so-called AI-companions. As AI tools grow more sophisticated and ...
Newsweek

RFK Jr. Mandates HHS to Start Using ChatGPT

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) instructed all employees to use ChatGPT in a Tuesday email titled "AI Deployment," according to recent reports from FedScoop and 404 Media. ChatGPT ...