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Elon Musk’s xAI has raised $6 billion in its latest funding round, pushing its total capital raised to $12 billion at a valuation of $50 billion, reportsTechCrunch. The round, which involved 97 investors, followed a doubling of xAI’s valuation within six months and solidified the company’s position as a growing competitor in the AI sector. Major investors in this funding round include Nvidia, AMD, Andreessen Horowitz, Blackrock, Fidelity, Kingdom Holdings, and Sequoia Capital, among others....
Reddit user ElectricalEmployer22 justpostedon r/pcmasterrace a photograph of two AMDRyzen 9000-seriesprocessors, which will compete with thebest CPUs, in official retail packaging with the caption, “Just got them in store!!” A couple more boxes of similar shape and size are in the background, plus another box that looks like a motherboard or GPU, suggesting that the image was taken inside a stock room. The caption and the image make it easy for the casual viewer to assume that the Reddit user bought AMD’s latest processors....
If you’re looking to upgrade the storage in your gaming handheld, this small 2230 form-factor SSD from Crucial is now at its lowest-ever price. As one of thebest SSDs for the Steam Deckand other Windows gaming handhelds, this small form factor SSD comes in the 2230 size for plugging into the M.2 port of your favorite device. With a large 2TB of capacity, the Crucial P310 can generously expand the extent of your games library, with room for even the biggest games....
The FBI in Dallas has seized millions of dollars' worth of Bitcoin from a member of the recently assembled Chaos ransomware group. According toFBI Dallas on X, the Bitcoin funds were allegedly owned by Chaos member “Hors,” who has allegedly been responsible for multiple ransomware attacks against victims in the Northern District of Texas, as well as in other locations. The full amount of Bitcoin the FBI seized was 20.2891382 coins, amounting to almost $2....
If you are conscious about your health or have been working out lately, you might have used Apple’s fitness app. The good thing about such fitness app is that it monitors your physical activity and acts as a trainer for your daily health routine. However, if you run into problems like your fitness app not working, you won’t be able to work out properly and monitor your daily activity. Fortunately, you may solve this issue with the help of your Apple Watch and iPhone....
A major update to GIMP (the GNU Image Manipulation Program) has arrived today. GIMP 3.0 has been finalized andreleasedto relieve GIMP 2.10 from its duty as the premier free and open source image editing software for multiple platforms. We only recently crowned GIMPthe standard for free image editorsin a comprehensive comparison article. Now with version 3.0 hitting mainstream, it might become unassailable. The GIMP Team’s original focus with the introduction of the long-awaited version 3....
Renaming files one by one might not take much time if there are only a few files. However, if you need to rename multiple miles, you definitely want to batch or bulk rename the files. So we have created this article to help provide you with different methods to rename your files in bulk. They provide different options, so we advise you to go through all of them and pick one according to your preference....
Whether you want to install Windows updates automatically, run an application, send mail, or even display a message on schedule, you can create a scheduled task. This allows the operating system to run specific programs automatically without the need of the user. Through Task Scheduler, you can also create a reboot task that automatically starts once the system meets certain criteria. Using Task Scheduler The Task Scheduler is a built-in application in Windows that lets you create scheduled tasks....
If a dark spot hides a significant part of your TV screen, it can severely affect your viewing experience. While there are many reasons why the dark spots appear, they are generally developed over time due to dust and debris collected in the internal components of the TV. Mainly, the display components like a diffusion layer and reflector sheet are affected. Luckily, there are a few things you’re able to look after before moving towards a replacement....
Reformatting a computer is a must if you are selling or giving it away. You don’t want anyone to access or dig up your personal information and files. It is also better to reformat your PC if you want to throw it away to avoid any potential risk. Reformatting a PC is not a difficult task, and you only need about half an hour. In this article, we have mentioned the ways to reformat a computer for your particular OS....
Auto Login on Windows is a handy feature that allows you to log into your account without having to select an account and type in a password every single time. Enabling auto login is quite simple that only requires a few clicks. However, setting up auto login in your system might lead to some security risks as anyone can easily access your system. So, I recommend enabling auto login only on a local user account and not on an administrative account....
Microsoft has always insisted on using a Microsoft account while setting up Windows. Until Windows 8, users could skip signing in with a Microsoft account and set up their Windows using a local user account. Even In earlier versions of Windows 10, there was a way toskip signing inwith a Microsoft account. But with the recent updates of Windows 10 and all-new Windows 11, Microsoft has completely removed the skip option....
