Opinion

Accio Lawyers! Microsoft manager trained AI on pirated Potter books

A 2024 blog post, now remoted, pointed to a pirated collection of all seven Harry Potter novels and showed users how to use it to make a generative AI system.

Yes, you can vibe-code. Here’s how to get started.

Creating your own programs might seem daunting. It’s a lot easier than you think.
Commercial Appeal

IRS Direct File is gone. See other free, low-cost tax filing programs

The IRS Direct File program, a free tax filing option, has been discontinued for the 2026 tax season. The program was ended by the Trump Administration after a two-year pilot due to low participation ...
ExtremeTech

Windows 11 File Explorer Will Finally Use Less RAM

Microsoft is rolling out an update to Windows 11 File Explorer that reduces RAM usage during file searches. The company announced improvements in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7523, which is ...
WESH

Florida man arrested of using AI to create child pornography, deputies say

COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS OF OFFICER JEWELL. A MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN MARION COUNTY AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY CREATED AI GENERATED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE BELIEVES HE WAS USING PHOTOS. HE GOT ...
BGR

You Can Use ChatGPT To Create A PowerPoint Presentation - Here's How

Let's be real, building PowerPoint presentations isn't exactly an enjoyable task. Between formatting slides, cutting down text, and finding a flow of slides that makes sense, the process can feel ...
9to5google

Files by Google M3 Expressive redesign adds animated carousel, nav rail on phones

Files by Google is the latest first-party app to get M3 Expressive redesign. The general layout is mostly unchanged with this update focused on updating components. The redesign starts with an ...
Android Authority

5 file management apps you should use instead of Files by Google

Every Android smartphone needs a file explorer, and for Pixel smartphones and many others, the default option is Files by Google. This free, lightweight app offers essential file management features, ...
GeekWire

Concrete goes green: UW and Microsoft use seaweed to create novel carbon-trapping cement

Sustainability: News about the rapidly growing climate tech sector and other areas of innovation to protect our planet. SEE MORE by Lisa Stiffler on Jul 8, 2025 at 8:00 am July 8, 2025 at 3:36 pm Meng ...
The New York Times

Here’s Another Use for Ice: Creating Secret Codes

Scientists have devised a way of writing and storing messages by creating patterns of air bubbles in sheets of ice. By Alexander Nazaryan A new study by Chinese, Korean and Czech scientists points to ...
Inc

New Research Finds That AI Is Creating More Jobs and Higher Pay

Opinions on how artificial intelligence will affect employment differ considerably—often radically. The most recent demonstration of the divide arose last week, when Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned ...