Microsoft Confirms SQL Zero-Day Security Vulnerability—Here’s The Fix

Microsoft has confirmed that a hacker who successfully exploits a zero-day SQL vulnerability could gain system administrator privileges. Here’s how to fix it.
InfoQ

Google BigQuery Previews Cross-Region SQL Queries for Distributed Data

Google Cloud has recently announced the preview of a global queries feature for BigQuery. The new option lets developers run ...
TechCrunch

Sam Altman would like to remind you that humans use a lot of energy, too

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addressed concerns about AI’s environmental impact this week while speaking at an event hosted by The Indian Express. For one thing, Altman — who was in India for a major AI ...
NPR

A college student's perspective on using AI in class

[Maximilian Milovidov is a freshman at Columbia University and a member of TikTok's Youth Council. He used a large language model to edit this essay for length and a human to edit for content. This ...
Wired

You Can Now Install—and Update—Microsoft Store Apps Using the Command Line

I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...
CNBC

Sam Altman defends AI resource usage: Water concerns 'fake,' and 'humans use energy too'

Altman dismissed claims that ChatGPT used gallons of water per query. He acknowledged that total AI energy use was rising and urged cleaner power. However, Altman argued that humans also consume ...
CNET

Is OpenClaw Really the Next ChatGPT? Why Nvidia's CEO Called This Hot New AI Assistant the Future

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...
Marketing

Email Opens Are Not Dead: What's Changed and What Hasn't

Email opens have never been an incredibly accurate metric. Tracking pixel-based opens is deflated by image caching, image blocking, and email clients that don't render images, such as voice assistants ...
CNET

7 Things an Engineer Would Never Leave Plugged In

Corin Cesaric-Epple is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before joining CNET, she covered crime at People Magazine and ...
NPR

A huge study finds a link between cannabis use in teens and psychosis later

As marijuana use among teens has grown in the past decade, researchers have been trying to better understand the health risks of the drug. Now, a new longitudinal study finds that cannabis use among ...
The Motley Fool

Which States Produce the Most Renewable Energy?

The economy needs energy across sectors to run smoothly, making these companies potential buys. Countries around the world are increasing renewable energy production to mitigate climate change. In the ...