1+ hour, 4+ min ago (183+ words) This day has been celebrated since 11/30/1988, the date when the world first faced a large'scale digital threat. The reason was the so-called Morris worm, one of the first network viruses, which in a matter of hours disabled a significant part of the current Internet network at that time. Hundreds of major universities, research centers, and government networks in the United States have stopped. The incident has changed attitudes towards cyber threats ' it has become clear that even a single piece of software code can paralyze critical infrastructure. Since then, the digital environment has changed radically, but the main conclusion of that incident remains relevant. The sustainability of systems does not start with technology, but with responsibility and a culture of safety. Today, information security is no longer an abstract set of rules, but a daily practice that works only when…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago (467+ words) As AI systems like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Copilot continue to reshape how users find information, brands must adapt to a world where visibility depends on being included in AI-generated answers, not just traditional search results. AI engines give single, definitive responses " meaning only a handful of brands appear at the top of every query. To stay competitive, businesses rely on AI ranking analyzer tools. These platforms evaluate how often your brand appears inside answers generated by leading AI models, identify the phrases associated with your business, and highlight gaps where competitors perform better. Below are three powerful AI ranking analyzer tools " starting with the most complete solution on the market. AI Rank Checker stands out as the most comprehensive tool for analyzing, measuring, and optimizing your visibility inside AI search engines. While most tools focus on either tracking or…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago (233+ words) The Gemini for Home voice assistant started rolling out at the end of October, with Early Access availability currently quite limited. A trick today does not enable the new LLM-powered assistant, but does give you access to the new Gemini voices. This trick shared on Reddit by u/Siciliano777 involves entering a URL into your web browser on Android or iOS. It opens the Google Home app and triggers the Gemini for Home voice assistant set-up process. If you're using Chrome, select the second option (as depicted below) because the first just performs a Google Search. If you see a "Continue to Home?" prompt, tap "Continue." This will open the Google Home app and trigger the set-up workflow. Google's example prompts cover: Then there's the "Upgrade" screen that explains how this permanently replaces Google Assistant, while you have to "Acknowledge" several…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago (331+ words) Welcome to the new old internet. The indie web began a few years after the end of GeoCities, which Yahoo shut down in 2009 (at least, in the US " GeoCities Japan managed to hang on until 2019). GeoCities was a free web hosting service that launched in 1994 and once hosted millions of personal HTML websites, from pop culture shrines to teachers" pages for their students (and truly everything in between). Neocities is the heart of the indie web, but Nekoweb has also picked up a following over the past year since it launched in 2024. The two hosting platforms form the main hub of the movement. The indie web is about reclaiming space on the internet for human-created content. It"s not about creating the best website, the most optimized one, or the most popular one. It"s about creating whatever you want…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago (973+ words) At Ignite, Microsoft said software is 'evolving from being made for people to being made by people.' Attendees I spoke with were intrigued, but a little confused about how to make that work. "There's been no wave of technology ever in the history of the world that has ever been adopted faster than AI, but on balance, the success rates of AI projects are not where we'd like them to be," Judson Althoff Began, CEO of Microsoft's commercial business, acknowledged in his keynote. He listed four reasons for that'a lack of alignment between business and IT professionals; a lot of data quality issues; government requirements, including regulatory and compliance rules; and an overemphasis on experimentation or "random acts of innovation" rather than a focus on real business scenarios." The difficulty in getting value from AI is something I've been hearing…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago (207+ words) [ChatGPT for Teachers: Sam Altman-Run OpenAI Introduces Free Version of ChatGPT for Verified US K-12 Educators; Check Details]OpenAI has introduced a free ChatGPT version for verified US K-12 educators till June 2027. ChatGPT for Teachers provides a 'secure workspace' to adapt classroom content, plan lessons, collaborate, and explore AI. School leaders can manage staff under one account with education-grade privacy and FERPA compliance. It offers unlimited messages with GPT-5.1 Auto, search, file uploads, connectors, and image generation. OpenAI has introduced a free version of ChatGPT made for teachers It is free for verified US K-12 educators through June 2027 ChatGPT for Teachers is for educators and school leaders It offers teachers a "secure workspace" where they can adapt classroom materials, improve lesson planning, collaborate with colleagues, and explore AI at their "own terms" School and district leaders can manage their staff under a single…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago (272+ words) This story is part of a series marking ChatGPT's third anniversary. Read Ian Bogost on how ChatGPT broke reality, or browse more AI coverage from The Atlantic. And people sure did use it'more than 1 million of them in the first five days. ChatGPT grew faster than any other consumer app in history. Today, it has 800 million weekly users. Numbers matter, but what is undeniable is that ChatGPT's success has quickly rewired parts of our society and economy. Now we are living in a world that ChatGPT helped build. [Read: Welcome to the slopverse] [From the December 2025 issue: The age of anti-social media is here] [Read: AI is a mass-delusion event] This list barely begins to capture the past three years'the enthusiasm for these machines, as well as the loathing and anxiety they inspire. Depending on a person's view, one might…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago (272+ words) This story is part of a series marking ChatGPT's third anniversary. Read Ian Bogost on how ChatGPT broke reality, or browse more AI coverage from The Atlantic. And people sure did use it'more than 1 million of them in the first five days. ChatGPT grew faster than any other consumer app in history. Today, it has 800 million weekly users. Numbers matter, but what is undeniable is that ChatGPT's success has quickly rewired parts of our society and economy. Now we are living in a world that ChatGPT helped build. [Read: Welcome to the slopverse] [From the December 2025 issue: The age of anti-social media is here] [Read: AI is a mass-delusion event] This list barely begins to capture the past three years'the enthusiasm for these machines, as well as the loathing and anxiety they inspire. Depending on a person's view, one might…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago (492+ words) New data reveals what people actually do with ChatGPT " and it's not just generating text ChatGPT turns three years old on Sunday 30 November, and to celebrate, OpenAI has decided to share some statistics it's been holding close to its chest about how people use the world's favourite AI tool. ChatGPT launched as a fairly unknown "research preview" back in 2022, and today it's the most popular chatbot on the planet, answering around 29,000 messages per second. According to OpenAI, 800 million people a week use it for everything from planning their next road trip to picking out the ripest produce in a grocery store. But how do we use ChatGPT? According to OpenAI, three-quarters of conversations focus on practical guidance, seeking information, and writing. For work, writing is the main use case, with the majority of requests asking ChatGPT to modify text. Specifically,…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago (727+ words) Amazon has rolled out a significant upgrade to its premium Alexa+ service, dramatically improving how the voice assistant delivers live sports information to users. The update, which began appearing on devices this week, focuses primarily on real-time game coverage for major North American sports leagues including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football and [] The post Amazon Quietly Unveils Major Alexa+ Upgrade appeared first on Cord Cutters News. Amazon Quietly Unveils Major Alexa+ Upgrade Amazon has rolled out a significant upgrade to its premium Alexa+ service, dramatically improving how the voice assistant delivers live sports information to users. The update, which began appearing on devices this week, focuses primarily on real-time game coverage for major North American sports leagues including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football and basketball. Note this update could be in testing and only…...