Defense Bill Orders Military to Take New Action on Brain Injury
Mandates in the annual appropriations act, passed on Wednesday, call for the Pentagon to track and mitigate risks to troops’…
Day: December 18, 2024
Senate Clears Defense Bill Denying Transgender Care to Minors
The annual defense bill directing $895 billion toward the Pentagon and other military programs would deny transgender health coverage to…
GitHub launches a free version of its Copilot
Microsoft-owned GitHub announced on Wednesday a free version of its popular Copilot code completion/AI pair programming tool, which will also…
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OpenAI brings ChatGPT to your landline
ChatGPT is coming to phones. No, not smartphones — landlines. Call 1-800-242-8478 (1-800-CHATGPT), and OpenAI’s AI-powered assistant will respond as…
Microsoft bought nearly 500,000 Nvidia Hopper chips this year
Microsoft bought more than twice as many Nvidia Hopper chips this year than any of its biggest rivals. The tech…
Wing and DoorDash launch drone deliveries in Dallas-Fort Worth
Alphabet’s Wing announced on Wednesday that it’s expanding its partnership with DoorDash to bring drone delivery to customers in the…
App downloads decline 2.3% in 2024, but consumer spending grows to $127B
The global app economy continued to recover in 2024, after an earlier slowdown in 2022 — at least in terms…
Russia says Uzbek man confesses to assassination of general
Russian authorities have detained an Uzbek suspect in the killing of Lt. Gen Igor Kirillov in a bombing in Moscow.
Mexico’s Sergio Perez leaves Red Bull F1 team but no replacement named
Perez departs the team after a poor season in 2024 where he failed to help Red Bull win the Constructors’…