Scientists accidentally capture metals ‘healing’ themselves::Materials scientists witnessed metals—in this case copper and platinum—undergoing the process of ‘intrinsic self-healing.’
One developer asked ChatGPT to finish George R.R. Martin's long-stalled book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, upon which the Game of Thrones TV show is based. And the AI did...well, not too bad. But don't expect it to replace Martin anytime soon, either.
Program to attract tech workers from the U.S. hits capacity one day after opening::A government program meant to attract highly skilled tech workers from the U.S. closed for applications the day after it launched when it hit its maximum number of applicants.
Virtual pet website Neopets plans $4m comeback::Neopets is promising a “new era”, with $4m of funding to remake the site and bring back 50 classic games.
Apple, Amazon hit with $218 million antitrust fine in Spain::Apple’s consolidation of its third party iPhone, Mac, and iPad resellers to Amazon has induced Spain’s antitrust agency to levy a $218 million fine in total on the pair.
Intel announced it agreed to a term sheet with ASUS to manufacture, sell and support the Next Unit of Compute (NUC) 10th to 13th generations systems product lines. The agreement will also see the development of future product lines.
Most Tinder users are already in a relationship, new survey finds::Nearly two-thirds of Tinder users reported they were already in a relationship, with some being married while on the app.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s defeat as it sought to block Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of videogame maker Activision Blizzard is yet another setback for an increasingly toothless regulator that needs to pick better battles with Big Tech.
Hackers are using open source software that’s popular with video game cheaters to allow their Windows-based malware to bypass restrictions Microsoft put in place to prevent such infections from occurring....