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Microsoft introduces new ‘pay-as-you-go’ AI agents

Microsoft introduces new ‘pay-as-you-go’ AI agents
Microsoft will offer access to AI agents to enterprise users through Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat.
The program includes features such as chatbot, Copilot Pages, file uploads, image and code generation, and more.
AI agents are seen as the 'next big thing' in generative AI, providing lightweight and efficient performance for repetitive office tasks.

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AMD has just quietly launched its cheapest CPU

AMD has quietly launched the Ryzen 5 7400F, the slowest CPU in the Ryzen 7000 lineup.
The CPU comes with six cores, 12 threads, and a boost clock of up to 4.7GHz.
It is listed with 'global' availability, indicating it will be sold as a regular AMD CPU.
If priced below $150, the Ryzen 5 7400F could be a good option for budget PC builds.

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The ever popular Dell XPS 13 has a massive $700 discount today

The Dell XPS 13 is currently available at Dell for a $700 discount.
The laptop offers an ultramodern appearance, excellent build quality, and fast performance.
It features an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H CPU, 64GB of memory, and 1TB of SSD storage.
Additionally, the Dell XPS 13 has a touchscreen, backlit keyboard with fingerprint reader, and up to 13 hours of battery life.

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This phenomenal Acer gaming laptop is $450 off at Best Buy

The Acer Predator Helios 18 gaming laptop is currently on sale for $2,550 at Best Buy, discounted by $450.
It features a 14th-generation Intel Core i9-14900HX processor, 32GB of RAM, 1TB of SSD storage, and a GeForce RTX 4090 GPU.
The laptop also boasts an 18-inch mini-LED display with a 250Hz refresh rate and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut.
Additionally, Incogni, a security software that removes personal data from the internet, is currently 55% off, costing $90 for a year's subscription.

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Dew Drop – January 15, 2025 (#4342)

Introducing the New .NET MAUI Bottom Sheet Control
THAT Conference 2025
Introducing MSBuild.Sdk.SqlProj 3.0 – create, build, validate, analyze, pack and deploy SQL database projects with .NET 9
.NET and .NET Framework January 2025 servicing releases updates

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Apply now for your chance to join the finals of our big Pitch Competition at this year’s EU-Startups Summit

The EU-Startups Summit is set to take place on April 24-25 in Malta.
The event will see about 2,500 founders, start-up enthusiasts, investors, and corporates come together to explore and discuss everything related to European innovation.
The event holds an exciting Pitch Competition which will be welcoming 15 of Europe’s most promising start-ups on the main stage.
The stakes are high, with a prize worth over €750,000 packed with funding opportunities and credits for great tools and services to supercharge start-up growth.
The Pitch Competition is open to start-ups in pre-seed or seed stage, less than 3 years old, with no or less than €750K venture capital raised, and based in Europe (EU, or UK, Norway, Switzerland, etc.).
The jury will include experienced investors Angelo Burgarello, Managing Partner at Look AI Ventures, Charlotte Bruce, General Manager EMEA & APAC / Head of Operations at Techstars, and Thijs Povel, General Partner at Ventures.eu / CEO at Dealflow.eu.
Applications are now open until January 31, 2022.
The top finalists will join the event in Malta, and pitch for 3 minutes in front of the jury.
Headline sponsor for this event is Malta Enterprise, who actively cultivates a vibrant start-up ecosystem, playing a pivotal role in fostering a conducive environment for startups and offering tailored support and incentives to empower emerging businesses.
Scytale, Airwallex and The M. Demajo Group are other prominent sponsors who are supporting this event.

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Codefinger ransomware gang uses compromised AWS keys to encrypt S3 bucket

The ransomware group Codefinger is using compromised AWS keys to encrypt S3 bucket data using SSE-C, Halcyon researchers warn.
Codefinger utilizes AWS's Server-Side Encryption with Customer Provided Keys (SSE-C) for encryption and demands ransom for data recovery.
The ransomware campaign does not exploit any AWS vulnerabilities, but relies on publicly disclosed or compromised AWS keys.
Halcyon researchers recommend hardening AWS environments and collaborating with AWS support to mitigate the risks.

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Microsoft turns up the heat on Window 10 diehards, hinting that free upgrade to Windows 11 could be ditched later this year

Microsoft hints that the free upgrade to Windows 11 might expire at the same time support ends for Windows 10 in October 2025.
The blog post title states 'Free Upgrade to Windows 11 (For a Limited Time Only)', suggesting a time limit on the offer.
There is no explicit mention of the time limit in the article, but it seems like a hint being dropped by Microsoft.
The free offer for Windows 11 might be discontinued, but loopholes could still allow for free upgrades, as seen with Windows 10.

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Labour’s AI plan could be good for Britain – except the creatives it will throw under the bus | Ed Newton-Rex

The UK government’s AI opportunities action plan has been welcomed by some but has not pleased the country’s artists, who are concerned that creators are not being properly protected.
The plan, which champions artificial intelligence and aims to put the UK at the forefront of the field, suggests making it easier for British AI companies to access “compute” and updating visa regulations. It has been put together by Matt Clifford, a venture capital investor, and could provide a welcome boost to the country's economy.
But some recommendations have gone down badly with creatives who are worried about copyright reform proposals that encourage artists to allow their work to be used by AI companies to train models that may ultimately compete with them.
Under the scheme, British copyright holders would need to opt out of offering their work to AI companies for free, or risk having their work used. Critics say this risks driving creatives out of business, as AI-generated output begins to replace human artistic input.
The crux of the problem is that opt-outs are often unfair and impractical. It is difficult for creators to control the use of their work after it has been published.
In contrast, the US offers a fair use option, which offers guidelines on what is permitted and what is not. In such cases, the competitive effect use has on the original piece of work is taken into account.
Implementing Matt Clifford's proposals would put the UK in a strong position to become a global leader in AI, without having to radically alter existing copyright law. AlphaFold's recent Nobel Prize win is a case in point - the work was based on a database of protein structures, meaning creators' rights were not impacted by the project.
The government's immediate pledge to implement 49 of the 50 recommendations from the action plan has caused disquiet. The consultation on AI and copyright designed to gain stakeholders' views is still underway.
Ed Newton-Rex, founder of Fairly Trained and a visiting scholar at Stanford University, has argued that the government should weigh up the views of artists, writers and creatives against those of investors and corporations before rushing to implement reform.
Implementing all of Clifford's recommendations would ensure that both the UK's AI industry and creative industries can equally ensure their prosperity.

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A Simple Guide to AWS Monitoring Tools

AWS provides native monitoring tools that track metrics, logs and events from resources and applications to ensure proper observability and monitoring.
Amazon CloudWatch serves as the central monitoring hub for AWS, using powerful features like metrics, logs, events, alarms and dashboards to provide performance insights.
AWS CloudTrail offers audit, compliance and governance support, continuously logging all API calls and user activities to AWS accounts.
VPC Flow Logs capture information associated with network traffic streaming through IP interfaces in a VPC for effective network management, security analysis and analytics.
AWS X-Ray is an application performance monitoring tool that tracks requests and detects bottlenecks, helping in debugging, troubleshooting and performance management.
AWS Config provides constant monitoring and compliance assessment of AWS resources to ensure configuration compliance with established rules.
Effective use of AWS monitoring tools allows you to identify and anticipate issues, troubleshoot and maintain robust resource and application performance on AWS.
AWS monitoring tools are versatile and valuable additions to organizations leveraging AWS, optimizing applications and resources to ensure peak performance, security and compliance.
Proactive monitoring and management of AWS resources and applications is essential for effective cloud management, particularly in today's fast-paced business environment.
AWS Monitoring tools like CloudWatch, CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, AWS X-Ray and AWS Config help provide real-time visibility and insights into your AWS infrastructure and application performance, enabling fast issue identification and response, improved performance and compliance.

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Tech Republic

Hiring Kit: System Integration Specialist

Hiring a system integration specialist requires finding individuals with technical expertise and communication skills.
Recruiters should consider future development potential and promote from within the ranks.
Candidates should possess effective communication skills and the ability to anticipate IT issues.
A customizable hiring kit, including salary details, job description, interview questions, and job advert, is available for download.

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Keir Starmer is right to gamble on an AI revolution, but it might not pay out in time | Rafael Behr

Keir Starmer is celebrating an AI Emirates revolution
Rachel Reeves will continue to run the Treasury
Starmer has a commitment that Britain must be propelled headlong into a state-sponsored AI revolution.
This is important because of the economic constraint imposed on the Treasury that puts analog tax-and-spend measures out-of-reach.
It will channel the will of the prime minister into a specific industrial policy, from which concrete spending priorities will flow.
It describes a theory of progress that isn’t measured in traditional social democratic terms by the size of departmental budgets for good causes.
There are massive unanswered questions about ownership of data, copyright protection, accountability energy usage and how to mitigate its impact on the climate.
Money allocated for wiring Britain up for supercomputers and jumbo datacentres has to come from someone else’s budget. The dividend from that investment won’t immediately compensate the losers.
In the first phase of the revolution, exciting new plans for digitising the state will look suspiciously like the miserable old routine of shrinking it.
It is important, interesting stuff. But it has been overburdened with political heavy-lifting because Reeves and Starmer are stuck in a fiscal trap they laid for themselves in the past.

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ChatGPT Tasks can start taking over your calendar and remind you to finish your to-do list

ChatGPT has introduced a new Tasks feature for scheduling reminders and alerts.
Tasks is currently in beta testing and available to ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Pro subscribers.
The AI can suggest reminders based on conversations but requires user approval.
The Tasks feature is a step towards a more proactive AI assistant.

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Decentralized AI in Edge Computing: Expanding Possibilities

Decentralized AI is revolutionizing edge computing by eliminating the limitations of cloud-centric systems and enhancing scalability and security.
Edge computing moves data processing from centralized data centers to closer to the point of data generation, reducing latency and speeding up decision-making.
Federated learning enables decentralized training of AI models directly across multiple edge devices, eliminating the need to transfer raw data to a central server.
Localized data processing empowers edge devices to conduct real-time analytics, facilitating faster decision-making and minimizing reliance on central frameworks.
Blockchain technology is pivotal in decentralized AI for edge computing by providing a secure, immutable ledger for data sharing and task execution across edge nodes.
Decentralized AI improves privacy protocols by empowering the processing of sensitive information locally on the device rather than sending it to external servers.
The decentralized architecture of AI systems supports effortless scalability by allowing new edge devices to integrate seamlessly into the network.
Decentralized AI significantly reduces operational expenses by reducing reliance on large, energy-intensive data centers.
DcentAI can address unique challenges by ensuring consistent real-time data updates across numerous edge devices, providing highly modular, API-driven solutions, and mesh networks.
DcentAI contributions include vehicular AI systems, scalable urban solutions, secure sharing of patient data, and energy-efficient monitoring and maintenance processes across factories and supply chains.

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Apple joins Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium to help develop next-gen AI data center tech

The Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium (UALink) has announced the election of Alibaba Cloud Computing, Apple, and Synopsys to its Board of Directors.
The new members will contribute to the development and adoption of UALink, a high-speed interconnect for AI cluster performance.
The UALink Consortium aims to define interconnect protocols specifically designed for AI accelerators and improve AI infrastructure.
The anticipated release of UALink 1.0 Specification is scheduled for the first quarter of 2025.

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