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OpenAI just gave ChatGPT Plus a massive boost with generous new usage limits
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OpenAI just gave ChatGPT Plus a massive boost with generous new usage limits

New usage limits up the amount of messages per week for o3 and o4-mini You get 100 messages a week for o3 and...

Pakistan grants first VPN licenses in a bid to regulate VPN usage in the country
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Pakistan grants first VPN licenses in a bid to regulate VPN usage in the country

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has granted the first licenses to three companies to provide VPN services The new framework comes as Pakistanis...

Soaring demand for AI chips fuels power usage: Report
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Soaring demand for AI chips fuels power usage: Report

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Growing demand for the semiconductor chips that power artificial intelligence is driving soaring electricity use, particularly in countries that...

Turkey’s social media ban has been lifted, but VPN usage is still high
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Turkey’s social media ban has been lifted, but VPN usage is still high

Access to social media platforms in Turkey has been restored after 42 hours of shutdown Proton VPN has recorded a spike of +1100%...

Criminals are using CSS to get around filters and track email usage
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Criminals are using CSS to get around filters and track email usage

Cisco Talos says hackers are abusing CSS in emails The stylesheet language is used to hide content, track people’s behavior, and more Researchers...

Microsoft is fixing Windows 11 Task Manager’s quirky reporting of CPU usage, and a much-wanted change for the lock screen is coming, too
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Microsoft is fixing Windows 11 Task Manager’s quirky reporting of CPU usage, and a much-wanted change for the lock screen is coming, too

Windows 11 is getting a change to avoid confusion around different reports of CPU usage levels in Task Manager This is just in...

AMD RX 9070 GPU spec and benchmark rumors cast fresh doubt on power usage and performance – but I wouldn’t worry about the latter
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AMD RX 9070 GPU spec and benchmark rumors cast fresh doubt on power usage and performance – but I wouldn’t worry about the latter

AMD’s RX 9070 GPUs have witnessed spillage around their specs and possible performance levels Power-wise the RX 9070 XT looks a bit hungrier...

Canal+ wants to block VPN usage – and VPN providers are fuming
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Canal+ wants to block VPN usage – and VPN providers are fuming

Major French streaming provider Canal+ is looking to block VPN access in a major escalation of anti-piracy measures in the country. After a...

Shut it all down? Microsoft research suggests AI usage is making us feel dumber – but you don’t need to panic yet
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Shut it all down? Microsoft research suggests AI usage is making us feel dumber – but you don’t need to panic yet

Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University published research that says AI is causing “the deterioration of cognitive faculties” The study involved 319 people who...