Portman among 47 GOP senators to sign letter to Iran WASHINGTON — In a move Democrats denounced as trying to sabotage the Obama administration’s foreign policy, Sen. Rob Portman and 46 other Senate Republicans yesterday warned Iran’s leadership that any agreement to limit Tehran’s apparent efforts to build a nuclear bomb would need Senate approval to stay in effect beyond 2016. More
'Fifty Shades of Grey' whips up stunning $81.7 million "Fifty Shades of Grey" raked in the Valentine's Day dollars, earning an estimated $81.7 million from 3,646 theaters in its first three days, distributor Universal Studios said on Sunday. The chart-topping erotic drama could be on track to earn over $90 million during the four-day holiday weekend. More
Philippines mulls pullout of Syria peacekeepers The Philippine foreign secretary says he is recommending to President Benigno Aquino III to pull out all Filipino U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights following the abduction of four by Syrian rebels. More
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.