Topic: consumer hardware
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Microsoft's Move Deepens OpenAI's AGI Crisis
Microsoft has restructured its partnership with OpenAI, gaining independent rights to pursue AGI development and extending its intellectual property access through 2032, even allowing competition against OpenAI. An independent expert panel is now required to verify any AGI declaration, addressing...
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Tech & AI in 2025: The Year in Review
AI matured from a novelty to a core operational tool, driving productivity and reshaping business processes as it became widely integrated into daily workflows. Global regulatory frameworks, led by the EU's AI Act, came into full force, establishing strict rules and ending the era of unregulated ...
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Google's Surprising Turnaround: From Worst to Best Year
Google successfully navigated major legal and antitrust challenges in 2025, avoiding a catastrophic breakup of its core businesses like Chrome and its ad tech empire, despite initial rulings against it. The company aggressively invested in and achieved competitive victories in artificial intellig...
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Can OpenAI Turn $13 Billion into $1 Trillion in 5 Years?
OpenAI generates $13 billion in annual revenue, primarily from consumer subscriptions to its AI tools, with only 5% of its 800 million users opting for the premium version. The company plans to invest over $1 trillion in the next decade, focusing on computing infrastructure, which will far exceed...
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OpenAI's For-Profit Shift and New Microsoft Deal
OpenAI has transitioned to a for-profit structure, forming the OpenAI Group PBC, with the original nonprofit becoming the OpenAI Foundation, which holds a significant equity stake and directs a $25 billion fund toward healthcare, disease research, and AI resilience. The restructuring resolves leg...
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Crack Weak Admin Passwords in 12 Hours with Mandiant's New Tool
Mandiant has released a free, public database that can crack passwords protected by the outdated NTLMv1 hash algorithm in under 12 hours using consumer hardware, dramatically lowering the barrier for attackers. The tool is a precomputed rainbow table hosted on Google Cloud, enabling the quick rev...
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PayPal Payments Coming to ChatGPT Next Year
PayPal will be integrated as a payment option in ChatGPT starting in 2026, enabling users to complete transactions directly through the AI platform using their PayPal wallet. This collaboration utilizes OpenAI's Agentic Commerce Protocol to streamline purchasing and automatically includes product...
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