Victor Awogbemila
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Microsoft's new GPT-5-powered Smart mode, which OpenAI describes as the "best model to date", is automatically rolling out for free to Copilot users. We've tested it here at HotHardware and observed that you don't even need to update your...
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The iOS 26 public beta is out, and some early indicators claim it's a game-changer. Perhaps the most profound update is a new transparent user interface, which allows users to see the background colors and elements behind the page they're...
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Last month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed in a tweet that GPT-5 will launch in early August. Yesterday, OpenAI made good on that promise by launching the new model, which the company describes as "a significant leap in intelligence" over...
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After over two months in the beta phase, Google's Jules AI coding agent is now publicly available. Jules' official X account announced this yesterday and acknowledged that the milestone was made possible by Jules' "incredible community of...
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Apple has committed to investing an additional $100 billion in the US, a move attributed to the company's response to the Trump administration's use of tariffs to push for domestic manufacturing.
This new pledge adds to the initial...
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If you're using a Dell PC, you need to update your firmware immediately. The Cisco Talos research team found five flaws affecting over 100 different Dell models. These vulnerabilities are severe and attackers can exploit them to access a...
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After five months of trying to reestablish contact with the lost NASA Lunar Trailblazer, the agency has released a sad update: the mission is over. NASA launched the Lunar Trailblazer in February 2025 to orbit the moon and investigate its...
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OpenAI is adding some features designed to cater to mental and emotional well-being. The new features come after widespread complaints about emotionally unintelligent and unhelpful responses, OpenAI has now acknowledged its AI models'...
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If any AI company were to face allegations of using deceptive web crawling tactics to access website content, few would have expected Perplexity. With its $150 million annual recurring revenue, one would expect that it has the financial...
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NASA's acting administrator, Sean Duffy, made his first major policy move to fast-track plans to place a nuclear reactor on the moon. NASA has been on this for quite some time now, with the original plan to launch a 40-kilowatt reactor on...
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Within the last month, the Cloudflare Email Security team has observed and tracked some sophisticated cyberattacks in which malicious actors mask phishing links by exploiting link wrapping features on email services.
Before we delve...
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A new study by Microsoft Research (MSR) has analyzed 200,000 conversations between users from various walks of life and Microsoft Bing Copilot, which revealed some interesting findings. This study claims that some occupations are unlikely...
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NGC 6072 is a massive ball of dust and gas that was ejected by a dying binary star system about 3,300 light years away, in the southern constellation of Scorpius. A recent snapshot by the James Webb Space Telescope has helped NASA...
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Yesterday, Apple released iOS 18.6, which includes several security patches that will only benefit users who actually update their iPhones, iPads, and iPods. One vital issue fixed in this update is an accessibility flaw that could allow a...
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Opera filed a complaint against Microsoft, accusing it of unfairly promoting its browser to the detriment of others. In Opera’s complaint with Brazil's anti-trust authority (CADE), the software company accused Microsoft of influencing...
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In 1967, the U.S. donated the Sparta rocket to Australia, and it succeeded in launching Australia's first orbital satellite. Its second was launched in 1971 using the British Black Arrow rocket. Since then, no rocket has successfully...
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In a rare celestial treat, two meteor showers, Alpha Capricornids and Southern Delta Aquariids, will peak from Tuesday, July 29, night to Wednesday, July 30 morning. The moon will be 27% full on this night, providing just the right amount...
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Allianz Life, an insurance company based in the U.S. has disclosed that a large-scale attack on its security infrastructure has resulted in a data breach that impacted about 1.4 million customers.
The company stated that malicious...
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed recently that GPT-5 will launch in early August. Early reports indicate that GPT-5 will come in three versions: Nano, main, and mini, and that users should be able to access the main and mini versions via...
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Starlink users across the globe experienced an outage yesterday, forcing an apology from SpaceX's CEO, Elon Musk. Starlink has proven to be a reliable network provider that offers relatively low-latency, high-speed broadband services via...
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Both Google Photos and YouTube Shorts are now integrating new AI video-generation tools powered by Veo 2. If you are a YouTuber or Google Photos user, here's what this means for you.
On Google Photos, you can now transform images into...
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Have your Google Home, Nest smart speakers, or hubs been impacted by strange glitches, where they struggle to comprehend commands? Well, it's not just you. Google has officially acknowledged an array of issues affecting these products...
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