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GenAI Boom: Datacenter Spending Forecast Raised Again was written by Timothy Prickett Morgan at The Next Platform.

Dramatic footage of a four-year-old boy describing how he witnessed the brutal murder of a schoolgirl is to be shown in a new TV documentary.

The Linux 6.14 kernel now maps out support for Microsoft's "Copilot" key "so that user-space software can determine the behavior for handling that key's action on the Linux desktop," writes Phoronix's Michael Larabel. From the report: A change made to the atkbd keyboard driver on Linux now maps the F23 key to support the default copilot shortcut action. The patch authored by Lenovo engineer Mark Pearson explains [...]. Now it's up to the Linux desktop environments for determining what to do if the new Copilot key is pressed. The patch was part of the input updates now merged for the Linux 6.14 kernel.

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The campmates always bank an enviable sum to face the gruelling jungle conditions, and the salaries of this year's 12 famous faces have been revealed.

Brave scientists on a 'hurricane hunting' plane that is used to study the world's most lethal tempests are preparing to fly into Storm Eowyn as it roars towards Britain.

Deer in Georgia are at risk of contracting a neurological disease with a 100 percent mortality rate. One deer in southern Georgia was found to have the infectious pathogen in its system.

The wife of a firefighter who died in a blaze at Jenners has spoken of the 'traumatic' moment she had to break the news to their twin sons.

A Captain Cook statue in Sydney has been covered in red paint and damaged as tensions rise ahead of Australia Day.

When entrepreneur Yana Smaglo, was forced to flee her country two years ago following Russia 's invasion, she left with just the clothes on her back, a laptop, and just enough cash to invest.

Hello Operator? Can you give me number nine? Can I see you later? Will you give me back my dime?

OpenAI on Thursday launched a human-directed AI agent called Operator that can use a web browser by itself to accomplish various online tasks, or at least try to do so.…

A Hollywood intimacy coordinator has weighed in on the bombshell video of Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni on The Ends It With Us set - amid their lawsuits.

Ben Shimoni, 31, used his skills to rescue friends when Hamas terrorists stormed the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023.

Aussies were quick to spot the expat's 'rookie' parking mistake on a street near Shoalhaven, on the NSW South Coast.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from SFGATE: The same morning that JetBlue Airways announced that it was the first airline partnering with Venmo to begin accepting payments for booking flights, an account on the popular payment platform was already raking in money. A Venmo user named Owen Miller paid the JetBlue Checkpoint Store for a drink on Wednesday morning, which is a typical transaction between a traveler and airline, except for the fact that JetBlue doesn't operate that account. "At this time, JetBlue does not accept Venmo payment for inflight purchases such as food and beverages," a representative for the airline told SFGATE in an email. "Unfortunately, we have seen accounts falsely representing themselves as JetBlue to deceive and defraud customers." To stay safe from scammers when booking JetBlue flights with Venmo, the airline recommends customers only use verified JetBlue channels, such as their official website or app, and follow their secure payment process using the provided QR code. JetBlue said it plans to fold Venmo payments into its mobile app later this year.

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Spencer Pratt will do what it takes to support his family and right now, that requires a lot of extra work after he and his wife Heidi Montag, 38, lost their home in the LA fires .

But we mean, you've had nearly four years to patch

One of the critical security flaws exploited by China's Salt Typhoon to breach US telecom and government networks has had a patch available for nearly four years - yet despite repeated warnings from law enforcement and private-sector security firms, nearly all public-facing Microsoft Exchange Server instances with this vulnerability remain unpatched.…

Tellingly, the 41-year-old country singer took to her Instagram Story on Thursday and opted to not mention the performance at all in her first social media activity since the appearance.

Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek had a match point but still fell to Madison Keys in a roller-coaster ride at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday night - with fans in disbelief over what she did in the third set.

Former child actress Ellen Marlow, best known for her role as Claire Lyons in The Clique, got real about the trauma she endured while pursuing stardom at a young age.

Cruz Beckham showcased his new longer, voluminous locks on Thursday as he enjoyed a jam session with pals.