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FBI: Akira ransomware raked in $42 million from 250+ victims

According to a joint advisory from the FBI, CISA, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), and the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL), the Akira ransomware operation has breached the networks of over 250 organizations and raked in roughly $42 million in ransom payments. […]

Meta makes Quest 2 even more accessible with permanent price drop

Meta today announced a permanent price reduction for its popular Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headset. The entry-level 128GB model will now retail for a compelling $199, further lowering the barrier to entry into the VR market. The move signals Meta’s commitment to making virtual reality experiences accessible to a broader consumer base. The self-contained […]

Introducing the Edge 2024 web platform top developer needs dashboard

Today, the Edge team is happy to introduce the Edge 2024 web platform top developer needs dashboard. This dashboard represents our view of progress across the ecosystem towards resolving top developer pain points and closing interoperability gaps, and we invite developers to give feedback to ensure their needs are well represented. Why another feature dashboard? […]

Meta AI now has a dedicated website for chats: meta.ai, expands to 12 other countries

Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) announced today the expansion of its AI assistant, Meta AI, to over a dozen new countries outside the US. This update makes Meta AI available in English in countries like Australia, Canada, South Africa, and Singapore. Here is the full list of the countries where Meta AI is being released:  Meta AI has been improved with […]

Xbox Mastercard now available for everyone in the US, Alaska and Hawaii

Last year, Microsoft first announced the Xbox Mastercard under early access program. Today, Microsoft announced that Xbox Mastercard is now available for everyone in the US, Alaska and Hawaii. Xbox Mastercard offers rewards redeemable for digital games, add-ons, and other Xbox ecosystem purchases. Also, this card carries no annual fee. Benefits of Xbox Mastercard: Also, […]

Meta releases Llama 3, the most powerful open LLM model

Meta today announced the release of its next-generation large language model (LLM), Llama 3. According to standard benchmarks, LLama 3’s 8B and 70B parameter models are the most powerful model of its size which is available in the open for free. Meta claims that Llama 3 performs better than Claude Sonnet, Mistral Medium, and GPT-3.5. […]