Luckily, there’s an easy solution to this. A reliable VPN can help you torrent safely in the US by encrypting your internet traffic and data. This helps to protect your data from getting into the hands of malicious third parties. My team and I tested over 150 VPNs, and I’d personally recommend ExpressVPN for its military-grade security features and consistently fast torrenting speeds. To minimize your risk of infecting your device with malware from infected torrents, you should only download torrents from trusted sources and/or get an antivirus software (I’ll provide more tips below)....

On Friday, the Italian Data Protection Authority released a statement imposing an immediate temporary limitation on the processing of Italian users’ data by OpenAI. Also: ChatGPT’s intelligence is zero, but it’s a revolution in usefulness, says AI expert The two major concerns the ban is trying to address are unauthorized user data collection and the lack of age verification, which exposes children to responses that are “absolutely inappropriate to their age and awareness,” according to the release....

It’s natural to wonder, then, what kind of environmental impact all these smartphones are having on the world. How much is the device in your pocket contributing to global emissions? What about the damage it may do to the environment before or after it’s in your possession? Also: How to make tech more sustainable All these smartphones generate 146 million tons of CO2 or equivalent emissions (CO2e), Deloitte’s Technology, Media, and Telecommunications division estimated in its comprehensive TMT Predictions 2022 report....

But in a world where there are countless options, which one is the right one for you? Here I’m going to look at two of the most popular options – LastPass and 1Password – and examine the pros and cons of each. But before I go on, what is a password manager? A password manager is an app, or a combination of online services and apps that safely and securely store your passwords – it also securely distributes them to all of your devices....

Cook started the archive along with Apple’s former chief designer Jony Ive and Jobs’ widow Laurene Powell Jobs. They announced the project at the annual Code Conference with journalist Kara Swisher, where they discussed the late tech luminary’s legacy. “With respect for the past and excitement for the future, the Steve Jobs Archive offers people the tools and opportunities to make their own contribution,” the Archive website says. “We are building programs, fellowships, collections, and partnerships that reflect Steve’s values and carry his sense of possibility forward....

All that said, demand for Azure administrators is growing, and now is a great time to learn this service. With the 2022 Microsoft Azure Architect & Administrator Exam Certification Prep Bundle, you can do so. Three Azure experts teach this nine-course bundle: Scott Duffy (4.5/5 instructor rating), Vijay Saini (4.3/5 rating), and Ben Stretcha. The courses primarily prepare you for Microsoft Azure certification exams, beginning with the basic AZ-104 Azure Administrator Exam....

In just 25 minutes of content covering NFTs, crypto, and minting, you will learn how to own your own art as you register it on an open marketplace. The eight lectures will teach you what an NFT is and why you need one. You will also get a good look at one. You will learn what NFT task or project you can do, as well as how to create one....

The new lineup comprises a tower-sized model (P350 TWR), a slimmed-down desktop (P350 SFF), and what Lenovo calls “[t]he industry’s smallest workstation " (P350 Tiny) , all starting for less than $1,000. The big/little/littler approach to form factor attempts to cover the myriad roles workstations play in today’s business environment, from a traditional full-sized desktop for power users to systems that can fit anywhere they’re needed. Despite the wild variance in size, the ThinkStation P350 series shares a few things in common, such as Intel’s 11th-generation Core processors inside (up to Core i9 desktop chips along with Xeon W-1390 CPU options for the P350 TWR and SFF) and PCIe Gen 4 interfaces or faster storage and graphics support....

The new offering combines all of Lenovo’s previously existing as-a-service options under one umbrella. The TruScale brand previously covered Lenovo’s pay-for-what-you-use data center offering. The new option also wraps in Lenovo’s existing Device-as-a-Service solution (Lenovo DaaS). The new consumption-based offering is designed to accommodate new models of hybrid work that require more flexibility in terms of IT infrastructure and services. “We hear from CIOs every day that their organization’s technology needs are evolving every 12-18 months,” Ken Wong, president of Lenovo’s Solutions & Services Group, said in a statement....

Back in the day, when I went to COMDEX in Vegas with my company, most of the company executives would bet bonkers bucks at all the various tables. Me, I allowed myself to spend up to five dollars (in total, for the entire show) on the slots. Needless to say, I always came home five dollars lighter. My bosses couldn’t understand why I was so risk-averse when they reveled in the ups and downs of the cards....

The Rust programming language entering the Linux kernel has been coming for some time. At the 2020 Linux Plumbers Conference, developers started considering using the Rust language for new Linux inline code. Google, which supports Rust for developing Android – itself a Linux distro – began pushing for Rust in the Linux kernel in April 2021. As Wedson Almeida Filho of Google’s Android Team said at the time, “We feel that Rust is now ready to join C as a practical language for implementing the kernel....

No one raises this question more than American gymnast Simone Biles — the G.O.A.T., $imoney — the 24-year phenom with more than 30 Olympic and World medals to her name. The world will be watching to see if she and the American Women’s Team can continue stockpiling gold in a sport that’s become synonymous with her name. We won’t have to wait much longer: The Men’s and Women’s Teams start qualifications this Saturday July 24 at 9 p....

This article will be one of those “Do as I say, not as I do” kinds of things. I do not necessarily fit the profile of a traditional consumer, and I take a lot more risks with our technology than other people do. Indeed, I do not recommend that anyone use beta software to run line-of-business functions or that you install beta code on personal devices unless you are prepared to deal with the consequences and side effects of when this software goes haywire....

The fact that reporting on return on investment is a good way to get attention does not seem to be lost on Chip Huyen. Huyen is a writer and computer scientist who works on infrastructure for real-time machine learning. She is the one who wrote the above introduction to her findings on real-time machine learning in order to crystallize the growing experience she and her colleagues are accumulating. Huyen has worked with the likes of Netflix, Nvidia, Primer and Snorkel AI before founding her own (stealth) startup....

European countries have responded to the invasion with economic sanctions, causing the Russian stock market to suffer and the value of the Russian rouble to plummet. Closer to home, carriers, too, are making their sentiments known. A number of major telecommunication companies are removing charges for customers who need to stay in contact with friends and family in Ukraine, and some are also making efforts on the ground – such as Orange, which is handing out prepaid SIM kits at border crossings....

Autowritepro’s strength lies in its multitude of tools and features. Its automated copywriting tools include an article generator and a rewriter tool powered by artificial intelligence. This program lets you generate over 800 words and rewrite content for different websites with a single click. Convert blog posts to podcasts using more than 400 voices with the text-to-speech converter. The platform includes research tools so that you can check for keyword density, plagiarism, broken links, backlinks and more....

As many as 64% of manufacturers globally already rely on AI to assist with day-to-day operations, the survey found. Additionally, 66% of manufacturers who use AI in their day-to-day operations report that their reliance on AI is increasing. The survey, conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of Google Cloud, polled 1,154 seniormanufacturing executives across seven countries in late October. The Covid-19 pandemic has been a large motivating factor for manufacturers adopting more digital technologies, the survey found: as many as 76% of respondents said they’ve turned to technologies like data and analytics, cloud and AI to respond to the crisis....

Screenshots are one of the easiest ways to capture the information we want to save. Finding them again, on the other hand, can often be time-consuming. Sometimes, we may not even remember all the reasons we wanted to save the information. Imagine how much more productive it would be personally, professionally, and educationally if we could organize screenshots and make notes on them. That’s exactly what you can do with the Markup Hero, and new users can get a two-year Superhero Pro Plan right now for only $39....

Today, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella runs a much different company that has cloud services as the heart of the enterprise. Microsoft made $44 billion dollars in revenue in 2006. That will more than quadruple to over $198 billion in 2022. Also: Office Corporate VP Joe Belfiore to leave Microsoft after 32 years Reporting on all of Microsoft’s product changes, business changes, executive changes, and company culture changes during these years, Foley has arguably been the most reliable, the most consistent, and the most valuable source of information on Microsoft in the world....

As it turns out, Meta collects a ton of private data that it doesn’t really need. Additionally, the Meta Quest 2 has two main security risks: Cameras generate raw image data from hand tracking and eye tracking that can be used for advertising purposes, and even to identify users personally. Audio from voice dictation is stored for a certain amount of time and can reveal a lot of personal information....