Ross Ulbricht: Trump schenkt dem Silk-Road-Gründer die Freiheit

Die Begnadigung ist zwar einen Tag später als versprochen gekommen, doch Trump hat letztendlich sein Wort gehalten. Nach 12 Jahren Haft ist Ross Ulbricht ein freier Mann. (Darknet, Server)

Die Begnadigung ist zwar einen Tag später als versprochen gekommen, doch Trump hat letztendlich sein Wort gehalten. Nach 12 Jahren Haft ist Ross Ulbricht ein freier Mann. (Darknet, Server)

Project Stargate: USA investieren 500 Milliarden US-Dollar in KI

Im Weißen Haus ist mit The Stargate Project eine KI-Initiative von OpenAI und Softbank, Oracle und MGX angekündigt worden, die 500 Milliarden US-Dollar schwer ist. (KI, Larry Ellison)

Im Weißen Haus ist mit The Stargate Project eine KI-Initiative von OpenAI und Softbank, Oracle und MGX angekündigt worden, die 500 Milliarden US-Dollar schwer ist. (KI, Larry Ellison)

Anzeige: Einstieg in die Bildverarbeitung mit neuronalen Netzen

Neuronale Netze sind die Grundlage moderner Bilderkennungs- und Klassifikationstechnologien. Dieser Intensivworkshop vermittelt deren Training mit Keras und Python für industrielle Anwendungen. (Golem Karrierewelt, Python)

Neuronale Netze sind die Grundlage moderner Bilderkennungs- und Klassifikationstechnologien. Dieser Intensivworkshop vermittelt deren Training mit Keras und Python für industrielle Anwendungen. (Golem Karrierewelt, Python)

Bambu Lab pushes a “control system” for 3D printers, and boy, did it not go well

Security measure? Boxing out third-party tools? Or something more complex?

Bambu Lab, a major maker of 3D printers for home users and commercial "farms," is pushing an update to its devices that it claims will improve security while still offering third-party tools "authorized" access. Some in the user community—and 3D printing advocates broadly—are pushing back, suggesting the firm has other, more controlling motives.

As is perhaps appropriate for 3D printing, this matter has many layers, some long-standing arguments about freedom and rights baked in, and a good deal of heat.

Bambu Lab's image marketing Bambu Handy, its cloud service that allows you to "Control your printer anytime anywhere, also we support SD card and local network to print the projects." Credit: Bambu Lab

Printing more, tweaking less

Bambu Lab, launched in 2022, has stood out in the burgeoning consumer 3D printing market because of its printers' capacity for printing at high speeds without excessive tinkering or maintenance. The product page for the X1 series, the printer first targeted for new security, starts with the credo, "We hated 3D printing as much as we loved it." Bambu's faster, less fussy multicolor printers garnered attention—including an ongoing patent lawsuit from established commercial printer Stratasys.

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New year, same streaming headaches: Netflix raises prices by up to 16 percent

The cheapest ad-free plan increases from $15.49 to $17.99.

Today Netflix, the biggest streaming service based on subscriber count, announced that it will increase subscription prices by up to $2.50 per month.

In a letter to investors [PDF], Netflix announced price changes starting today in the US, Canada, Argentina, and Portugal.

People who subscribe to Netflix's cheapest ad-free plan (Standard) will see the biggest increase in monthly costs. The subscription will go from $15.49/month to $17.99/month, representing a 16.14 percent bump. The subscription tier allows commercial-free streaming for up to two devices and maxes out at 1080p resolution. It's Netflix's most popular subscription in the US, Bloomberg noted.

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RIP EA’s Origin launcher: We knew ye all too well, unfortunately

End of 32-bit Windows support put the nail in the coffin.

After 14 years, EA will retire its controversial Origin game distribution app for Windows, the company announced. Origin will stop working on April 17, 2025. Folks still using it will be directed to install the newer EA app, which launched in 2022.

The launch of Origin in 2011 was a flashpoint of controversy among gamers, as EA—already not a beloved company by this point—began pulling titles like Crysis 2 from the popular Steam platform to drive players to its own launcher.

Frankly, it all made sense from EA's point of view. For a publisher that size, Valve had relatively little to offer in terms of services or tools, yet it was taking a big chunk of games' revenue. Why wouldn't EA want to get that money back?

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iOS 18.3, macOS 15.3 updates switch to enabling Apple Intelligence by default

Opting out is still possible in Settings, but only after setup is complete.

Apple has sent out release candidate builds of the upcoming iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS 15.3 updates to developers today. But they come with one tweak that hasn't been reported on, per MacRumors: They enable all of the AI-powered Apple Intelligence features by default during setup. When Apple Intelligence was initially released in iOS 18.1, the features were off by default, unless users chose to opt-in and enable them.

Those who still wish to opt out of Apple Intelligence features will now have to do it after their devices are set up by navigating to the Apple Intelligence & Siri section in the Settings app.

Apple Intelligence will only be enabled by default for hardware that supports it. For the iPhone, that's just the iPhone 15 Pro series, iPhone 16 series, and iPhone 16 Pro series. It goes further back on the iPad and Mac—Apple Intelligence works on any model with an M1 processor or newer.

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