How Elon Musk’s xAI is quietly taking over X
Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge When Elon Musk launched his own AI startup, xAI, he touted a key advantage over his competitors: access to the vast trove of data from his newly acquired social media platform Twitter. By implementing new API fees on the network he quickly renamed
Read morePowerSchool data breach leaks info of students and staff at schools across the US
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Schools across the US and Canada are warning parents that a data breach may have leaked information for students and employees. The K-12 operations platform PowerSchool, which supports over 60 million students and has over 18,000 customers worldwide, suffered a breach that
Read more“Data is the key”: Twilio’s Head of R&D on the need for good data
In this episode, Ben and Ryan sit down with Inbal Shani, Chief Product Officer and Head of R&D at Twilio. They talk about how Twilio is incorporating AI into its offerings, the enormous importance of data quality in achieving high-quality responses from AI, the challenges of integrating cutting-edge AI technology
Read moreControl Statements in C: A Comprehensive Guide
Learn what control statements in C are and how they control the flow in C programming. Explore the types of control statements—including decision-making, selection, and iteration statements—with examples. Continue reading Control Statements in C: A Comprehensive Guide on SitePoint.
Read moreHow Game Developers Detect and Prevent Modding and Scripting
Read How Game Developers Detect and Prevent Modding and Scripting and learn Gaming with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more. Continue reading How Game Developers Detect and Prevent Modding and Scripting on SitePoint.
Read moreHow to Conduct Accessibility Testing with Screen Readers
Read How to Conduct Accessibility Testing with Screen Readers and learn Web with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more. Continue reading How to Conduct Accessibility Testing with Screen Readers on SitePoint.
Read moreX launches Grok’s iPhone app in the US
Image: The Verge xAI has released an iOS app in the US for its Grok chatbot, as spotted earlier by TechCrunch. The standalone app version of the chatbot, which xAI calls a beta, can perform the same functions as the one built into X, as it can field real-time information,
Read moreRSA security in light of news
A recent article reported on the successful factoring of a 512-bit RSA key. The process took $8 worth of rented computing power. What does that say about the security of RSA encryption? The following Python function estimates the computation steps required to factor a number b bits long using the
Read moreHow Amazon Q is emerging as no-code serverless Gen AI virtual assistant
Learn how Amazon Q revolutionizes enterprise workflows with its no-code AI capabilities, featuring step-by-step guides for both Business and Developer implementations. Continue reading How Amazon Q is emerging as no-code serverless Gen AI virtual assistant on SitePoint.
Read moreApple says Siri isn’t sending your conversations to advertisers
Illustration: The Verge Apple is refuting rumors that it ever let advertisers target users based on Siri recordings in a statement published Wednesday evening describing how Siri works and what it does with data. The section specifically responding to the rumors reads: Apple has never used Siri data to build
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