TechSpot

GitHub Copilot will use your data for AI training by default, but you can opt out

A hot potato: GitHub has announced that starting April 24, the company will begin using interaction data from Copilot Free, Pro, and Pro+ users to train and improve its AI models unless they opt out.
Hackaday

3D Print Becomes Cast Iron Wrench Via Microwave

Consumer-grade 3D printing is good for prototyping and making relatively soft plastic stuff. If you wanna make tough things, though, it’s really hard to beat the strength of metal. [Shake the Future] ...
Wall Street Journal

Nvidia-Backed AI Startup to Spend Billions on Korea Data Center to Combat China

WASHINGTON—A U.S. startup backed by Nvidia NVDA2.86%increase; green up pointing triangle is investing billions of dollars to build artificial-intelligence models with a South Korean partner, ...
TechCrunch

Nvidia’s DLSS 5 uses generative AI to boost photorealism in video games, with ambitions beyond gaming

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang used the company’s keynote at Nvidia GTC on Monday to introduce DLSS 5, a new version of the chipmaker’s AI graphics tech designed to make video games more realistic while ...
Education Week

Real-Time Data Shows Exactly How Students Use AI on School Technology

Roughly one in five student interactions with generative artificial intelligence on school technology involved cheating, self-harm, bullying, and other problematic behaviors, according to data ...
Game Rant

How to Get and Use 3D Printer in Pokopia

Jessica hails from Northern Ireland, and has written thousands of guides across sites such as Eurogamer, PCGamer, IGN, and PCGamesN. She also ventures into the lands of reviews, news, interviews, and ...
CNET

Microsoft Researchers Figure Out How to Store Data Inside Glass Using Lasers

Most of the world's information is stored digitally right now. Every year, we generate more data than we did the year before. Now, with AI in the picture, a technology that relies on a whole lot of ...
Reuters

Microsoft exploring using advanced power lines to make data centers more energy-efficient

Feb 10 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab is exploring using superconducting power lines in its data centers, which could potentially accelerate its massive U.S. build-out of the server ...
AZ Central

We estimated data centers' water and power use. Here's how

Data center operators and utilities often do not disclose facility-specific energy and water usage data. The Republic built a database to estimate data centers' energy capacity by analyzing air ...
SlashGear

There's A Good Reason Why US Aircraft Carriers Are Now Using 3D-Printed Parts

When you hear the words "3D printing," what first comes to mind is most likely some sort of simple and hobbyist consumer item. These cool 3D printer possibilities can include action figures and model ...
The Verge

You can now use Nintendo’s wireless N64 controller with the Analogue 3D

A new software update for Analogue’s modern recreation of the N64 makes authentic retro gaming more convenient. A new software update for Analogue’s modern recreation of the N64 makes authentic ...