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Microsoft is reportedly shifting Windows 11 app development back toward fully native apps. A new team is being formed to work on Windows apps, with no prior experience with the platform required. This move is aimed at improving the performance and user experience of Windows 11 apps.
Consultants at Boston Consulting Group have coined the term "AI brain fry" to describe a state of mental exhaustion experienced by some individuals who heavily rely on artificial intelligence. This phenomenon is attributed to the overwhelming amount of code to analyze, the need to wrangle multiple AI assistants, and lengthy prompts to draft.
A US judge has allowed claims against Meta to proceed, alleging that the company facilitated copyright infringement by "seeding" pirated books on BitTorrent. The claims stem from Meta's use of BitTorrent to download books from shadow libraries for its large language model training. Despite lawyers' attempts to dismiss the claims, the judge has ruled that they can move forward.
Meta is being sued for allegedly using pirated material to train its AI models. The company has not denied using copyrighted works, but has stated it would rely on a fair use defense. The lawsuit seeks Meta's torrent client logs and seeding data.
Meta has claimed in a court filing that torrenting pirated books is not necessarily illegal without proof of seeding. The company made this statement after admitting to torrenting a dataset of pirated books for AI training purposes.
Microsoft Copilot is reportedly injecting promotional "tips" into GitHub pull requests, with over 1.5 million PRs affected by messages advertising integrations like Raycast, Slack, Teams, and various IDEs. The feature is part of Microsoft's Copilot AI tool, which is designed to assist developers with code suggestions and other tasks.
Sony has temporarily halted production of most of its CFexpress and SD memory card lines due to a global shortage of semiconductors and other factors. The company has stopped accepting new orders for these products, citing an anticipated inability to meet demand. This move affects Sony's memory card business, which is a significant part of its overall operations.
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