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It took him months to figure out a file format that could accommodate such large amounts of data. The first candidate was TIFF, widely used in scientific applications and the VFX industry, but the format maxes out at 4 gigabytes and can’t have any values, including length or width, over 2 to the 32nd power….

There are many reasons to be panicked about AI text generators like ChatGPT. The AI might allow students to cheat their way through AP exams. It might give you bad information about how compound interest works, like when CNET used AI to write SEO-friendly explainers on personal finance. It might try to seduce you and…

Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s consumer chief marketing officer, speaks during an event at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on Feb. 7, 2023. Chona Kasinger | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft on Thursday said keyboards on upcoming Windows PCs will feature a Copilot key for having text conversations with the software maker’s virtual assistant. It’s one…

Jan. 10, 2024 11:40 pm ET Google laid off hundreds of employees in several areas of the business on Wednesday, a sign of further cost reductions at the search giant as it continues to reverse a pandemic hiring spree. The cuts affected employees in divisions including those working on Google’s Assistant program, hardware and internal…

Researchers at University College London are using virtual reality (VR) to help with the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. BBC Click’s Lara Lewington takes a turn with the VR headset to try out the navigation-themed test devised to help identify the early signs of the disease.

The question of how you solve a problem like Elon Musk has crossed the line from an amusing little parlor game to an issue with serious implications for anyone doing business with him, including major corporations and the U.S. government. Little that Musk says or does escapes popular notice, but a tweet he posted Wednesday…