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Microsoft outage impacts Bing, Copilot, ChatGPT internet search and other sites
23 May

Microsoft outage impacts Bing, Copilot, ChatGPT internet search and other sites

John RoutledgeLatest News
Multiple Microsoft services including Bing and Copilot, along with ChatGPT internet search and DuckDuckGo are down in Europe, Bleeping Computer reported. Bing.com and Copilot return blank pages and 429 errors, while DuckDuckGo simply states: "There was an error displaying the search results. Please try again."On its @MSFT365Status X page, Microsoft stated that "We're investigating an issue where users may be…
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The Morning After: Starliner’s launch pushed back again
23 May

The Morning After: Starliner’s launch pushed back again

John RoutledgeLatest News
Starliner, the Boeing-made vehicle intended to carry the next generation of astronauts, has had its launch scrubbed once again. NASA called off the maiden crewed launch after a number of key engineering faults were discovered, and has declined to announce a new test date. Until then, the two personnel expected to soar into the heavens will just have to standby…
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How to make the most of your Instant Pot
23 May

How to make the most of your Instant Pot

John RoutledgeLatest News
Instant Pots had a huge moment a few years ago. Promising to be an all-in-one multi-cooker that can replace gadgets like a rice cooker, slow cooker, yogurt maker and more, the Instant Pot rose to fame in part thanks to its versatility and also the fact that it’s a good electric pressure cooker. The latter is one of its biggest…
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OpenAI didn’t intend to copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice, ‘The Washington Post’ reports
23 May

OpenAI didn’t intend to copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice, ‘The Washington Post’ reports

John RoutledgeLatest News
OpenAI cast the actor of Sky's voice months before Sam Altman contacted Scarlett Johansson, and it had no intention of finding someone who sounded like her, according to The Washington Post. The publication said the flier OpenAI issued last year looked for actors that had "warm, engaging [and] charismatic" voices. They needed to be between 25 and 45 years old…
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New research places the sun’s magnetic field close to the surface, upending decades of theories
22 May

New research places the sun’s magnetic field close to the surface, upending decades of theories

John RoutledgeLatest News
New research indicates the sun’s magnetic field originates close to the surface and not deep within the star, according to findings published in the journal Nature. This upends decades of prevailing scientific thought that placed the field more than 130,000 miles below the surface of the sun. It also brings us closer to understanding the nature of the sun’s magnetic…
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