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Passwords disappear for millions of Windows users thanks to Google

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As a seasoned tech user who has weathered numerous storms in the digital world, I can’t help but feel a sense of deja vu as I read about the recent tech mishaps that have left businesses reeling and millions of individuals grappling with unexpected inconveniences. It all started with the CrowdStrike bug that brought many to a standstill, leaving some still recovering from postponed flights and surgeries. I remember the frustration and helplessness I felt during similar instances in the past.

The First Descendant’s next major content update is now coming even earlier, and we got our first look at the new Descendants

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Nexon has yet to attempt preventing “The Thirst Descendant” from being adopted as the new name for The First Descendant, given the recent unveiling of Ultimate Valby and one of Luna’s premium costumes in this widely popular free-to-play MMORPG looter shooter. Players, who have been anxiously anticipating the first major content update after a series of quick patch releases, now have even less time to wait.

Microsoft wants to make future CrowdStrike outages impossible, and it could mean big changes for security software

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Approximately 8.5 million computers experienced crashes due to the recent CrowdStrike downtime, impacting countless individuals and potentially resulting in substantial financial losses for businesses. This incident has been labeled as a “digital pandemic” by some, prompting reactions from CrowdStrike, Microsoft, and cybersecurity professionals. The root cause was identified as a bug within CrowdStrike’s system, with Microsoft exploring potential solutions to prevent such occurrences in the future.

New Windows 11 feature lets you wirelessly browse your phone’s filesystem directly within File Explorer

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Microsoft has unveiled a new capability for Windows 11, allowing you to access the file system of your Android device wirelessly in the File Explorer without needing physical connection. This innovation is currently accessible through the Windows Insider Program and is scheduled for release to the general public within the upcoming weeks.

Elon Musk calls Grok ‘the most powerful AI by every metric’ but ‘secretly’ trains the new model with your X data by default

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As a researcher, I recently came across an exciting development in the world of artificial intelligence. Billionaire Elon Musk, through his company xAI, made an announcement on X (previously known as Twitter) that they had initiated the training process for their Grok Large Language Model using what is claimed to be “the most powerful AI training cluster in existence.” Musk expressed his confidence that by December of this year, the Grok LLM would surpass all other AI models and become the “most powerful AI by every metric.”