Day: June 26, 2025

Federal judge sides with Meta in lawsuit over training AI models on copyrighted books, close on Federal judge ruling for Anthropic

Posted on by Robin Edgar

A federal judge sided with Meta on Wednesday in a lawsuit brought against the company by 13 book authors, including Sarah Silverman, that alleged the company had illegally trained its AI models on their copyrighted works. Federal Judge Vince Chhabria issued a summary judgment — meaning the judge was able to decide on the case Read more about Federal judge sides with Meta in lawsuit over training AI models on copyrighted books, close on Federal judge ruling for Anthropic[…]

Vitamin C flips your skin’s “youth genes,” reversing age-related skin thinning

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[…] “VC seems to influence the structure and function of epidermis, especially by controlling the growth of epidermal cells. In this study, we investigated whether it promotes cell proliferation and differentiation via epigenetic changes,” explains Dr. Ishigami, while talking about this study. To investigate how VC affects skin regeneration, the team used human epidermal equivalents, Read more about Vitamin C flips your skin’s “youth genes,” reversing age-related skin thinning[…]

Brain reboot: Gene therapy reverses Alzheimer’s memory loss in mice

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Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a gene therapy for Alzheimer’s disease that could help protect the brain from damage and preserve cognitive function. Unlike existing treatments for Alzheimer’s that target unhealthy protein deposits in the brain, the new approach could help address the root cause of Alzheimer’s disease Read more about Brain reboot: Gene therapy reverses Alzheimer’s memory loss in mice[…]

PNG is updated! After 20 years, Exif data and animations are possible

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PNG is back to its former glory after its progress stalled for over two decades. Did you know the U.S. Library of Congress, Library and Archives Canada, and the National Archives of Australia recommend PNG? It is important that we keep PNG current and competitive. After 20 years of stagnation, PNG is back with renewed Read more about PNG is updated! After 20 years, Exif data and animations are possible[…]

Cisco fixes two critical make-me-root bugs

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Cisco has dropped patches for a pair of critical vulnerabilities that could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute code on vulnerable systems. Tracked as CVE-2025-20281 and CVE-2025-20282, Cisco assigned them both maximum 10/10 severity ratings, although the former was reduced to 9.8 by the National Vulnerability Database. Both bugs affect Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) Read more about Cisco fixes two critical make-me-root bugs[…]

Swarms of tiny nose robots could clear infected sinuses and more, researchers say

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Swarms of tiny robots, each no larger than a speck of dust, could be deployed to cure stubborn infected sinuses before being blown out through the nose into a tissue, researchers have claimed. The micro-robots are a fraction of the width of a human hair and have been inserted successfully into animal sinuses in pre-clinical Read more about Swarms of tiny nose robots could clear infected sinuses and more, researchers say[…]

HDMI 2.2 is here with new ‘Ultra96’ Cables — up to 16K resolution, higher maximum 96 Gbps bandwidth than DisplayPort, backwards compatibility & more

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The HDMI Forum has officially finalized HDMI 2.2, the next generation of the video standard, rolling out to devices throughout the rest of this year. We already saw a bunch of key announcements at CES in January, but now that the full spec is here, it’s confirmed that HDMI 2.2 will eclipse DisplayPort in maximum Read more about HDMI 2.2 is here with new ‘Ultra96’ Cables — up to 16K resolution, higher maximum 96 Gbps bandwidth than DisplayPort, backwards compatibility & more[…]

Google to Gemini Users: We’re Going to Look at Your Texts Whether You Like It or Not

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[…]As highlighted in a Reddit post, Google recently sent out an email to some Android users informing them that Gemini will now be able to “help you use Phone, Messages, WhatsApp, and Utilities on your phone whether your Gemini Apps Activity is on or off.” That change, according to the email, will take place on Read more about Google to Gemini Users: We’re Going to Look at Your Texts Whether You Like It or Not[…]

UK doesn’t learn lesson, buys more lemon F-35s to Go Nuclear With – is the US blackmailing it?

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After years of speculation, the United Kingdom has finally announced it will buy conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35A stealth fighters to operate alongside the short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B models it already uses. The F-35A offers a number of advantages over the F-35B, but the U.K. Ministry of Defense specifically highlights its Read more about UK doesn’t learn lesson, buys more lemon F-35s to Go Nuclear With – is the US blackmailing it?[…]