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You can now visit the gravestone of Microsoft’s virtual assistant app Cortana in the growing mortuary of failed products. The company ended support for the Bing search-based voice control engine on Windows to help make room for its continuing AI-ization of Bing and its bevy of other digital products and services.

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Tom Siebel, CEO of the artificial intelligence firm C3.ai.
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The White House has announced a contest incentivizing the development of new artificial intelligence systems designed to hunt for software vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure. The “AI Cyber Challenge” will be a two-year government-sponsored competition designed to spur the creation of new automated security…

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There’s something about an elevator that touches on the very nature of the .GIF format. There’s a repetition to its design, a cyclical nature of destination and return, a permanent transience. It loops, constantly, permanently.

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Bill Gates said he tracks his sleep now to maintain brain health.
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Security breaches rose by a shocking 156% globally from the first quarter of 2023 to quarter two, according to a report published by VPN service SurfShark on Tuesday.

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People looking at a cruise ship.
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Microsoft and Discord want your friends to tear apart your gaming skills, now from the comfort of your home. Soon, Xbox players will be able to stream their gameplay from the Xbox Series X/S as well as the Xbox One to friends on Discord with a simple button press on the Discord app.

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