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Elon Musk’s Grok AI tells users he is fitter than LeBron James and smarter than Leonardo da Vinci

Users noted that in a raft of now-deleted posts, the chatbot would frequently rank Musk top in any given fieldElon Musk’s AI, Grok, has been telling users the world’s richest person is smarter and more fit than anyone in the world, in a raft of recently deleted posts that have called into question the bot’s objectivity.Users on X using the artificial intelligence chatbot in the past week have noted that whatever the comparison – from questions of athleticism to intelligence and even divinity – Musk would frequently come out on top. Continue reading...

Press a button and this SSD will self-destruct with all your data

Get rid of sensitive or confidential data in an instant. | Image: TeamGroup TeamGroup has announced a new portable SSD drive called the T-Create Expert P35S that could give you some peace of mind if you’re worried about your data falling into the wrong hands. Instead of using encryption to lock everything behind a password or biometric security, the P35S has a single button that initiates a self-destruct. There’s no visible smoke or explosions like in a Mission Impossible movie, but the company says its “patented one-click data destruction circuit” uses “chip destruction” mechanisms to “achieve a truly irreversible data wipe.” The company hasn’t announced pricing details or when the P35S will be available for purchase, but it will be offered in four different capacities from 256GB up to 2TB. Including an easy-access button on the outside that starts the self-destruction process and turns the entire drive into e-waste feels risky, but there are safeguards that prevent the drive from accidentally getting blanked while it’s bouncing around in your pocket. The P35S needs to be connected to a computer with a USB-C cable, and that button functions as a two-stage sliding switch. Sliding it to the first stage, partially revealing a red warning sign, requires a bit of force. While pushing it to the second stage, which starts the self-destruction, requires even more force. Once the self-destruction is started it will continue until the drive is blanked and dead, even if it’s disconnected from a computer. The process ensures there’s “zero data residue” to “prevent any form of recovery,” according to TeamGroup. That’s why the company warns the P35S is “not intended for general consumers, personal data backup, or everyday storage purposes” and is instead targeted at users who handle and transport confidential or classified data. In addition to its self-nuking capabilities, the P35S features a single USB-C port 3.2 Gen 2 port with up to 1,000MB/s read and write speeds. The entire drive is just over 3.5-inches long and weighs 42 grams.

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The A.I. Boom Has Found Another Gear. Why Can’t People Shake Their Worries?

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US revives Ukraine-Russia peace push with Zelenskyy on the defensive

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