Meet the Orb — Sam Altman's Tools for Humanity pays you $42 in crypto to become a verified human before an AGI apocalypse

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28 mai 2025 à 11:15

Sam Altman's World just launched the Tools for Humanity Orb in the U.S., aiming to install 7,500 stations and register up to 50 million people by the end of 2025.

Close-up of biometric scanning Orb at Union Square location in San Francisco, California for World, formerly Worldcoin, a biometric cryptocurrency company founded by Sam Altman using iris scanning to identify humans online.

"I’ve got 30% of my time back": Microsoft Copilot reportedly helps execs quickly catch up on work after vacations

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28 mai 2025 à 10:43

AI tools like Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT are gaining traction in workplaces, taking over repetitive tasks and allowing executives more stress-free vacations.

The updated Copilot app for Android on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 (2024).

"They’re trying to choke us, we should respond in kind." Russian President threatens to "throttle" Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and other US tech in the country

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27 mai 2025 à 20:14

Putin says Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and other US tech should be throttled in Russia as tensions rise between the two countries.

Microsoft Teams app and logo running on a laptop and smartphone.

AI in Windows 11: Bloat, brilliance, or something in between?

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27 mai 2025 à 16:20

Some call it handy, others call it bloat. We’re asking the community: Is AI in Windows 11 useful or just taking up space?

Microsoft's Surface Pro 12-inch 1st Edition (2025) powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus processor.

"I'm going to kidnap you": Google's co-founder claims AI works better when you threaten it with.. physical violence?

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27 mai 2025 à 12:25

Google co-founder Sergey Brin recently indicated that AI models tend to perform better when you threaten them with physical violence.

Sergey Brin attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 02, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

Windows 11's Snipping Tool could soon let you create and share GIFs

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23 mai 2025 à 12:49

Windows 11’s Snipping Tool may soon support GIF recording and export, giving users a fast way to create shareable content.

Windows 11 Snipping Tool with emoji

OpenAI scientists wanted "a doomsday bunker" before AGI surpasses human intelligence and threatens humanity

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23 mai 2025 à 10:23

Former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever reportedly expressed concerns about AGI, proposing "a doomsday bunker" to seek refuge in an unprecedented disaster.

Sam Altman (C), US entrepreneur, investor, programmer, and founder and CEO of artificial intelligence company OpenAI, and the company's co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever (R), speak together at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv on June 5, 2023.

Vibe coding company says Claude 4 reduced syntax errors by 25%

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25 mai 2025 à 23:04

Lovable, which is a Vibe coding company, announced that Claude 4 has reduced its errors by 25% and made it faster by 40%. [...]

Leak suggests xAI is getting ready to ship Grok 3.5

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Mayank Parmar

25 mai 2025 à 21:51

xAI, founded by Elon Musk, is preparing to launch Grok 3.5, the company's next state-of-the-art AI model. [...]

Microsoft finally ships controversial Windows 11 'Recall' feature after year-long delay — now rolling out to all Copilot+ PCs

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25 avril 2025 à 17:01

First announced in May 2024, Microsoft's Recall feature for Windows 11 is now rolling out on Copilot+ PCs, alongside new Click To Do and AI-powered Search features.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X9.

Windows 11 will soon lose the Maps app forever, affecting dozens of users — RIP a Windows Phone relic

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25 avril 2025 à 13:41

Microsoft will remove the Windows Maps app from the Microsoft Store in July 2025, marking the end of a legacy app dating back to Windows Phone.

Windows Maps on Windows Phone

My favorite Windows File Explorer replacement just got better

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24 avril 2025 à 18:35

A new update for the Files app refines its interface and features, making it a stronger and more customizable alternative to File Explorer.

Files app on Windows 11

Windows 3.1 is now available for the Game Boy Color... kind of

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24 avril 2025 à 17:47

This Game Boy cartridge places a replica of Windows 3.1 in the palm of your hand.

GBS WINDOWS for Game Boy

Microsoft Edge may be getting a redesigned New Tab Page powered by Copilot

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24 avril 2025 à 15:52

Hidden flags in the latest Edge Canary builds reveal a New Tab Page experience that has been redesigned with Copilot at the very heart of the experience.

New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge with Copilot

6 first world Windows 11 problems I desperately want Microsoft to fix

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24 avril 2025 à 15:19

Small and unimportant details are just as big a deal as significant game-breaking issues, and Microsoft often makes some small but noticeable design choices that annoy me. Here are six of them in Windows 11.

Semantic Search coming to Windows 11.

Apple Intelligence page no longer reads "Available Now" — I wonder if Apple has lost faith in its AI strategy after so many delays?

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24 avril 2025 à 09:01

Apple reportedly scrapped the "Available Now" from Apple Intelligence's page late last month, suggesting the company anticipated backlash for its delayed AI.

Apple Intelligence running on an iPhone

For OpenAI to win, Google must lose Chrome — making ChatGPT "a better product with a really incredible experience"

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23 avril 2025 à 20:01

OpenAI’s ChatGPT chief Nick Turley indicated that integrating Chrome into ChatGPT would furnish users with a "really incredible experience.”

In this photo illustration, the logo of Chrome is displayed on a smartphone screen with OpenAI logo in the background on April 23, 2025 in Suqian, Jiangsu Province of China.