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Un brillant fer-de-lance mâle, à Chiriqui Highlands (Panama), en juillet 2019. IGNACIO YUFERA/BIOSPHOTO La sortie des eaux, ou plutôt les sorties de l’eau. Dans l’imaginaire collectif, les pionniers à quatre pattes qui se sont aventurés sur l’inconnu terrestre, à l’ère des poissons rois, ont dû compter sur une innovation de taille : les poumons. On oublie souvent cette autre invention de l’évolution, peut-être parce qu’elle se dissimule dans la bouche : la langue. Il fallait pouvoir respirer hors de l’eau, certes, mais il fallait aussi s’y nourrir – dans l’eau, les poissons n’ont pas besoin de langue pour avaler. Un fameux défi, l’air de rien. Il y a 365 millions d’années, au dévonien, les premiers tétrapodes vivaient encore dans leurs cocons aquatiques. Leurs quatre pattes, en...

We still don’t know the whole story around the conflict between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and the company’s board, but more and more is leaking out. A new report, from The New Yorker, alleges that OpenAI’s old board deliberately excluded Microsoft after initially voting to expel Sam Altman as CEO, and they actually believed the company would back them. In the sprawling story, New Yorker reported Microsoft executives were blindsided by the decision to oust Sam Altman, possibly to prevent Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella from warning Altman what was about to happen.  Altman has a reputation for being a shrewd business person, and part of the decision not to inform Microsoft was to ensure that he would be surprised. When OpenAI announced Altman’s ouster, it seemed the firing revolved around ...

Vie des labos. Il n’y a pas que les médias, les étudiants ou les artistes qui se passionnent pour ChatGPT, l’agent conversationnel de l’entreprise américaine OpenAI, qui a réveillé l’intérêt pour l’intelligence artificielle. Les scientifiques eux-mêmes se sont penchés sur le nouveau venu, pour l’étudier sous toutes les coutures. Près de 1 400 prépublications (preprints) ont été déposées sur le principal site, Arxiv.org, depuis le 30 novembre 2022 et la mise en ligne de ChatGPT. La première dès le 12 décembre (sur l’analyse des premiers tweets sur le sujet)… Selon Scopus, l’une des principales bases de données, 927 articles ont déjà été publiés. L’un des plus cités porte sur les réponses du programme à des tests pour étudiant en médecine (ChatGPT passerait en quatrième année). Une revue...

Apple said last year it will bring USB-C to the iPhone, and now alleged pictures of the iPhone 15’s USB-C port hint at light blue and green colors for Apple’s new non-Pro phones, according to leaker Majin Bu (via AppleInsider). The images, which were shared on X (formerly Twitter) this morning, show three naked USB-C modules in the two colors, as well as a dark, black shade. In addition, Majin Bu shared pictures of somewhat crude mock-ups of the phone, including one with an apparently off-center hole for the USB-C port. Majin Bu later clarified that the existence of a green USB-C port doesn’t mean there will actually be a green iPhone at launch, guessing Apple will release it in the spring, something the company’s done with lighter colors for a few years now. Apple usually announc...

The first season of Invasion was a prelude to war with an alien species, and now, the battle is really breaking out. At least, that’s sure how it looks in the new season 2 trailer for the Apple TV Plus series. While the show initially detailed the early days of an alien invasion, showcasing how events unfolded from multiple perspectives across the globe, the second season takes place 121 days after the strange, creepy creatures set down on Earth. The trailer hints at an organized counterattack from humanity, while also teasing an Arrival-style situation focused on figuring out how to communicate with the alien force.

Threads, the Twitter competitor created by Meta, has finally arrived after months of rumors, leaks, and a billionaire cage fight challenge between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. Now you can access the new platform from its desktop site at Threads.net or by downloading the app for iOS and Android. (If you’re not seeing it on iOS or get an error, try force quitting the App Store and going back in.) On Threads, you can create text-based posts with up to 500 characters, as well as share photos and videos up to five minutes long. The app looks relatively similar to Twitter, featuring a minimal interface with the options to like, comment, repost, and share threads. Since Threads is closely tied to Instagram, you can log in with your Instagram username and easily follow all the same people ...

Microsoft is starting to sell replacement components for its Surface devices. The software giant now supplies replacement parts in the Microsoft Store, allowing Surface owners to replace their displays, batteries, SSDs, and more. “We are excited to offer replacement components to technically inclined consumers for out-of-warranty, self repair,” says Tim McGuiggan, VP of devices services and product engineering at Microsoft. “When purchasing a replacement component, you will receive the part and relevant collateral components (such as screws if applicable).” Tools to help you repair a Microsoft Surface device are sold separately by iFixit, which Microsoft partnered with in 2021 to sell official Surface repair tools. iFixit supplies tools like battery covers to protect against punctu...

A cybercriminal threat group from North Korea is using a malicious Chrome extension to steal Gmail emails, according to a report released by Bleeping Computer. Let’s dive into how they’re doing this and the steps you should take right now to protect yourself.  The group, which uses the name Kimsuky, has been known to use spear phishing for cyber-espionage in attacks targeting people with high-profile jobs, such as diplomats, journalists, government agencies, politicians and university professors. According to the Director of National Intelligence, “spear phishing is a type of phishing campaign that targets a specific person or group and will often include information known to be of interest to the target, such as current events or financial documents.”  CLICK TO...

L’astronaute français Jean-Jacques Favier le 20 juin 1996 au Centre spatial Kennedy, en Floride. ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP L’astronaute Jean-Jacques Favier, sixième Français à être allé dans l’espace, lors d’un vol à bord de la navette américaine Columbia, est mort à l’âge de 73 ans, a annoncé, vendredi 24 mars 2023, le Centre national d’études spatiales (CNES). Né le 13 avril 1949 à Kehl, en Allemagne, Jean-Jacques Favier intègre l’Ecole nationale supérieure d’électrochimie et d’électrométallurgie de Grenoble en 1971. Il obtient un doctorat en ingénierie de l’Ecole des mines de Paris ainsi qu’un doctorat en physique et métallurgie de l’université Joseph-Fourier-Grenoble 1 en 1977. Il est sélectionné en 1985 comme « astronaute expérimentateur » par l’agence spatiale française, alors...

ChatGPT has kept growing more and more in popularity since OpenAI released it back in November. Now, the chatbot has Chrome extensions that you can add to your browser to make accessing the feature that much easier. CLICK TO GET KURT’S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, SECURITY ALERTS AND EASY HOW-TO’S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER What is ChatGPT? By now, you may have heard of ChatGPT. It is a computer program developed by the artificial intelligence laboratory OpenAI that simulates human conversation and provides helpful and informative responses. VIRGINIA GOV. YOUNGKIN SAYS MORE SCHOOLS SHOULD BAN CHATGPT ChatGPT is an AI that functions like a search engine with the ability respond conversationally. (CyberGuy.com) When using a regular search engine like Google, you sea...