Microsoft 365 Personal is Now Free For US College Students For a Year Microsoft is giving away Microsoft 365 Personal subscriptions to all US college students. From a report: This subscription gives students free access to Microsoft's Office apps and the Copilot AI assistant integration for a year, after which the students are eligible for a 50 percent discount to continue the subscription. While most students have access to education versions of Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, Microsoft's offer is for student's own personal Microsoft accounts, and is availabl… Google Deletes Net-Zero Pledge From Sustainability Website An anonymous reader shares a report: Google's CEO Sundar Pichai stood smiling in a leafy-green California garden in September 2020 and declared that the tech behemoth was entering the "most ambitious decade yet" in its climate action. "Today, I'm proud to announce that we intend to be the first major company to operate carbon free -- 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year," he said, in a video announcement at the time. Pichai added that he knew the "road ahead would not be easy," bu… Apple Hebbal opens this Tuesday, September 2, in Bengaluru Apple today previewed its newest store in India, Apple Hebbal, located in the technology capital of Bengaluru. Designing For TV: Principles, Patterns And Practical Guidance (Part 2) After covering in detail the underlying interaction paradigms of TV experiences in [Part 1](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/08/designing-tv-evergreen-pattern-shapes-tv-experiences/), it’s time to get practical. In the second part of the series, you’ll explore the building blocks of the “10-foot experience” and how to best utilise them in your designs. Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement Anthropic will pay at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated. The company downloaded unauthorized copies of books in early efforts to gather training data for its AI tools. The Doomers Who Insist AI Will Kill Us All Eliezer Yudkowsky, AI’s prince of doom, explains why computers will kill us and provides an unrealistic plan to stop it. Tesla’s ad spend on X has shrunk to almost nothing Tesla spent a fraction on X in early 2025 compared to 2024. It also paid $300,000 to Kimbal Musk's drone company. Meet your descendants – and your future self. A trip to Venice film festival’s extended reality island A flourishing lineup of immersive storytelling experiments are taking visitors into novels, nightclubs and outer space In the largest cinema at the Venice film festival, guests gather for the premiere of Frankenstein , Guillermo del Toro’s lavish account of a man who dared to play God and created a monster. When the young scientist reanimates a dead body for his colleagues, some see it as a trick… Anthropic to pay authors $3K per book in landmark settlement over pirated material Anthropic agrees to pay authors $3,000 per book in landmark settlement over pirated chatbot training material Exclusive: Rebellions unveils powerful new AI chip, targets global expansion in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan South Korean startup Rebellions has unveiled a new AI accelerator at the Hot Chips 2025 symposium in California, positioning itself as a rising challenger in the hyperscale computing market. IT Leadership Is More Change Management Than Technical Management Few truck drivers could ever hope to become a Fortune 1000 CIO. Werner Enterprises EVP and CIO Daragh Mahon did, and his secret is finding and fixing problems. Warner Bros. Discovery sues AI firm for Batman, Superman copyright infringement Warner Bros. Discovery joined Disney and Universal Pictures in its legal battle against Midjourney. Warner accused the AI firm of "blatantly and purposefully infringing [our] copyrighted works." |
Databricks adds Data Science Agent to automate analytics tasks Databricks has added a new agent, the Data Science Agent, to the Databricks Assistant, in an effort to help data practitioners automate analytics tasks. The agent, which is available now in preview and is expected to be rolled out soon to enterprise customers, can be toggled from inside the Assistant window in Notebooks and the SQL Editor, and builds on the Assistant’s functionality to accelerate… Microsoft tests two new AI features for Windows Copilot+ PCs One of the strengths of local AI is its ability to filter out unwanted noise, and a couple of new Windows features Microsoft is testing take advantage of that. One of them will be rolled out to Copilot+ PCs that use Intel processors first, breaking Microsoft’s streak of tying new features to Windows on Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. Microsoft’s Windows 11 Build 26120.5790 for the Beta Channel ad… DuckDuckGo’s paid plan now includes advanced AI models like GPT-5 DuckDuckGo is now expanding its paid subscription with access to several of the most advanced AI models on the market. Subscribers can now access OpenAI’s GPT-4o and GPT-5, Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4, and Meta’s Llama Maverick via the Duck.ai service. To protect privacy, Duck.ai hides the user’s IP address from the AI model providers, and chat logs are saved locally and aren’t used to train the … Notorious people search site returns after massive breach The notorious people-search site National Public Data relaunches despite a previous breach affecting 3 billion individuals, raising fresh privacy concerns. Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors The settlement is the largest payout in the history of U.S. copyright cases and could lead to more A.I. companies paying rights holders for use of their works. 5 Of The Worst Aircraft Carriers In Military History From to fragile propellers and floating fire hazards, to stacks belching out plumes of thick, black smoke. These aircraft carriers failed to prove their worth. This Chevy Truck Is The Most Dependable Large Pickup You Can Buy (According To JD Power) Chevy's pickups ranked third behind Ford and Toyota in a SlashGear survey, but J.D. Power's owner satisfaction polls reveal which Chevy truck is most reliable. Intel: Latest news and insights Intel is hoping for a turnaround under its new CEO, Lip-BuTan. Intel’s Q1 2025 revenue was $12.7 billion, flat year-over-year. While its Client Computing Group (CCG) revenue dropped 8%, the Data Center and AI (DCAI) segment showed an 8% increase, driven by Xeon volume. Intel is pushing its Gaudi 3 AI accelerators and report that it’s on track for volume production of its Intel 18A process technol… 10 questions for AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam prep Technical IT professionals could benefit from an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification on their resume. These 10 questions can help gauge your exam readiness. Showrunner wants to use generative AI to recreate lost footage from an Orson Welles classic Showrunner — the startup that wants to “revolutionize” the entertainment industry by charging people to prompt up AI-generated videos featuring copyrighted IP — is working on a new project to restore an Orson Welles classic. On Friday, Showrunner announced that it has designed a new generative AI model that is meant to help recreate lost […] The best Nintendo Switch controllers to buy right now The Nintendo Switch 2 is here, but we’re not going to forget about the original Switch. We’ve still got love for the console and its many millions of owners, so we’ll keep recommending the best controllers for the Switch right here. If you’re considering getting a Switch 2 in the future, all of the controllers […] |
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