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If physical wars are fought with troops, digital wars are won by infected botnet devices. The more devices enslaved within a botnet, the more powerful the attacks can be. A recent attack has taken the record of the most powerful DDoS attack in history, generating 5.6Tbps of data in a single session.

One thing the Wordle craze has taught us is that a light brainteaser—and a pinch of dissociation—can be a welcome reprieve from the daily monotony. Now, a chatbot service known as Character. AI has combined our fixation on word games with a healthy dose of AI-powered competition.

Spotify has evolved in recent years, from a pure music streaming service to one filled with all sorts of audio (and some video) entertainment. And in addition to podcasts and audiobooks (which now come with video clips), Spotify is now adding educational courses to the mix.

Tools to check AI writing are notoriously bad. They regularly flag human-written pieces for reasons like grammar, word choice, and style, leading to huge issues for students and others who rely on the written word.

ChatGPT tasks allows you to set one-off or recurring prompts, using the AI chatbot to manage your life and boost your productivity. However, at the time of writing, you only have ten tasks available, so it's important not to waste them on prompts you could complete in other apps.