Microsoft has decided to deprecate the Virtual Network Injection feature in Azure Data Explorer, citing several operational challenges. Starting February 1, 2025, the feature will no longer be available to new users, while current users will experience a gradual phase-out. Technical Challenges and Maintenance. Originally, Virtual Network Injection enabled integration...

Microsoft Confirms Azure Data Explorer’s Virtual Network Injection to End by 2025

There have been a lot of beneficiaries of the AI boom — phones, cars, people who are too exhausted to read emails — but none as surprising as the world of robotics. With the help of large language models like ChatGPT, companies like Figure are imbuing their bots with personality or supercharging their ability to understand multi-step commands. From Nvidia to Tesla’s Optimus, there’s clearly a robot renaissance happening and chatbots are firmly at the middle of it.

Google Shows Off AI-Powered Robots That Are Ready To Serve

So when Google announced Wednesday that it’s adding two new features to Maps, a tiny part of my brain held out hope that this would be the day it would resolve this conflict. Alas, neither of the features Google announced is the ability to pause navigation mid-trip. The company...

Google Maps announces new features and somehow none of them are ‘pause navigation’

The company first announced the AI Studio last year and started testing it with select creators in June this year. Meta is making the tool available to all creators, who can use their own prompts or suggested templates to build a chatbot. Users can build the bot for caption creation,...

Meta is rolling out its AI Studio in the US for creators to build AI chatbots

Decentralized finance protocol Convergence has confirmed it was hacked via a smart contract exploit on Aug. 1, with a hacker minting and selling $210 million in its native token, as well as stealing $2,000 in unclaimed staking rewards. According to a newly released post-mortem from Wireshark, the pseudonymous founder of...

DeFi protocol removed an important line of code that led to a $212K hack

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

A few minutes before Avi Schiffmann and I get on Google Meet to talk about the new product he’s building, an AI companion called “Friend,” he sends me a screenshot of a message he just received. It’s from “Emily,” and it wishes him luck with our chat. “Good luck with the interview,” Emily writes, “I know you’ll do great. I’m here if you need me after.”

Your new AI Friend is almost ready to meet you

“Our revenues have not grown as expected – and we’ve yet to fully benefit from powerful trends, like AI,” said CEO Pat Gelsinger in a memo to employees. “Our costs are too high, our margins are too low. We need bolder actions to address both – particularly given our financial results and outlook for the second half of 2024, which is tougher than previously expected.”

Intel to lay off 15,000 employees

Addison, IL

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Living in the area of Wood Dale, I am always on the hunt to try somewhere local and support them. I remember trying Elio Pizza several years ago and I was not really impressed with the food. However, my biggest complaint was the atmosphere created by the employees. My first interaction felt very cliquey, with preferential treatment given to people they knew instead of new customers.

This Popular Italian Restaurant in Addison has lost my business for good—no more Chances.

Google is preparing to roll out several new extensions for Gemini, its artificially intelligent assistant. From a recent APK teardown of the latest Google app beta, Android Authority shares that these updates will enhance Gemini's capabilities, making it more versatile in managing your digital life. Normally, the AI is a...

Expect Gemini AI To Be Present In More Google Apps Soon

Have you ever wondered why some apps can open web pages without switching to a browser? Android System WebView is the answer, and it is behind this seamless integration. Most Android users don’t know about the existence of this system app or how it works on their Android phones.

What Is Android System WebView? How to Enable or Disable it?

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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Do your loved ones consult you regularly when they face a crisis? Intelligence is a branch of psychology that lacks a standard definition. Some scientists claim that it is a single ability and others state it comprises aptitudes and skills. Intelligent zodiac signs learn from their experiences and easily recognize and solve problems.

5 Most Intelligent Zodiac Signs

As observed, WhatsApp for Windows does not block Python or PHP script execution on Windows systems. This behavior threatens users as it potentially allows malicious scripts. WhatsApp Lets Script Execution On Windows Devices Go Without Warnings. Meta’s WhatsApp chat platform exhibits a weird feature that raises security concerns. According to...

WhatsApp Allows Python, PHP Script Execution on Windows Without Warnings

The Samsung Internet Browser also received an update, albeit an incremental one. An updated version of Samsung’s Clock app has appeared online ahead of the One UI 7 beta program, bringing a few visual tweaks. The company has also updated its Samsung Internet browser, although a new icon seems...

Samsung is refreshing apps ahead of One UI 7 beta (Update)

When it comes to the personalities of humans, some zodiac signs are known mostly for their resilience. They possess the ability to shoulder their burdens alone. It could be due to their natural strength or determination. There could be many different reasons as to why these signs are so stoic in nature. These signs somehow make it through life's challenges with a steadfast resolve.

3 Zodiac Signs That Bear the Burden Alone

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Egg Roll is a one-year-old, 34lb American Bully who has recently been introduced by Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue located in Massachusetts. This charming, round little dog is looking for his forever home and comes with a delightful personality and some special quirks.

Meet Egg Roll: The Round Little Snuggle Buddy Looking For Love

Scituate, MA

The Scituate Animal Shelter of Massachusetts has announced a heartwarming and adorable event that will both raise money for the local animal shelter while also socializing a few of their tiniest furry friends. The local animal shelter explains, "We need help socializing 12 adorable kittens! Your job would be to hang out with them, play with them and pet them!"

Local Animal Shelter Announces Adorable "Play With Kittens" Event

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The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

On Monday evening, Amazon Web Services sent a notice about issues in the US-EAST-1 region of its server networks, which supports many of the internet’s services. So far, the only problem we’ve seen that appears to be linked to the issues is an outage affecting Amazon-owned Ring, with owners of the security cameras and doorbells reporting that features like history, events, and Neighbors are unavailable.

Ring camera features are back online following AWS problems

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Lightrun launches its AI debugger to help developers fix their production code

In addition, Lightrun also on Wednesday disclosed an $18 million SAFE round it raised last year from GTM Capital, with existing investors Insight Partners and Glilot...

Lightrun launches its AI debugger to help developers fix their production code

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