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Windows 11 users are getting the Paint app bolstered with a really smart addition on the AI front. This is the introduction of Dall-E 3 support to Paint, or as it’s known in the app, Cocreator. If you’ve seen the feature in Bing AI, it’s a top-notch image creation feature. Basically, you can tell Cocreator what you want and it’ll make an image based on your description (and specified art style). As we’ve already seen with Bing AI, it’s easy to use and provides powerful results, so much so that when first rolled out with Bing Chat (now renamed as Copilot), there was a massive rush to use the image generation capability – and a whole lot of buzz around how good it is. (With a few wobbles along the way, mind, but that’s par for the course for AI in many respects). Windows Latest reports that Cocreator in Paint is now rolling out to all Windows 11 users, so it has left the testing phase (where it was first spotted back in September, before making it to the Release Preview build at the end of October). There’s a short tutorial to introduce the feature to help beginners understand what it’s all about, too. Analysis: Not got Cocreator yet? You will have it soon Not everyone will see the Cocreator feature right now, as the rollout will take a little time. Also, you need to ensure that you’re running the latest version of Paint (so update the app), and if Microsoft asks you to sign up to the waiting list for the feature (in the app), make sure that you do this. Paint has been fleshed out considerably this year, not just with the addition of this AI-based feature, but also with a transparency effect, and moreover, layers, a much-requested piece of functionality that was added recently. Not to mention background removal which does what it says on the tin, quickly and with no fuss (the Photos app also got this recently, as well as a background blur option to boot). The improvements for Microsoft’s core Windows 11 apps keep coming, as well as the ditching of some of the chaff in this department too, which is equally welcome.

A 14-core model of Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake-H CPU has been spotted by chip sleuth @harukaze5719, from a customs and shipping database. The CPU, which is presumably for higher-end laptops, also contains an integrated GPU that's presumably based on Arc Alchemist, just like in Meteor Lake. Arrow Lake's CPU tile will be fabbed on Intel's 20A process, which is expected to provide a 15% boost in efficiency thanks to its PowerVia technology and RibbonFET transistors. Plus, Arrow Lake uses brand-new Lion Cove P-cores and Skymont E-cores, and the highest-end configuration is expected to have a total of eight P-cores and 16 E-cores. This leaked Arrow Lake chip however likely uses the lowest end CPU tile, which is rumored to have six P-cores and eight E-cores. Although the listing doesn't mention them, it likely also has the two E-core blocks on the SoC tile. Meteor Lake listings in the same database don't mention those SoC cores, even though they are a standard feature on Intel's recent (12th gen and later) processors. There's also the integrated graphics, which is presumably similar to the one destined for Meteor Lake. Meteor Lake's integrated graphics are pretty fast and Arrow Lake's graphics may even add the XMX-accelerated version of XeSS, so Arc Alchemist on Arrow Lake-H could be a pretty potent gaming GPU on its own. However, it's possible that Intel (like AMD) may pair its gaming-focused Arrow Lake-H silicon with a weaker integrated GPU to save money on production. That's about all this latest leak can really tell us, other than that Intel is making progress on Arrow Lake's development. The chip is an engineering sample, so we're definitely not on the verge of seeing its launch, but we do know that Arrow Lake is due in 2024 and may even come in the first half of 2024. We'll have to wait and see how fast Intel can go from engineering samples to retail chips.

Musician Name:Natalia Vladimirovna Poryvay Birthday / Location: 31 May 1973 (age 50) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union Main instrument: Pop Musician Picture: Musician Awards & Nominations:- Best Performance:- Other Information: Natalia Vladimirovna Poryvay (Russian: Ната́лия Влади́мировна Порыва́й; Ukrainian: Наталія Володимирівна Порива́й) (born 31 May 1973), well known as Natasha Korolyova (Russian: Наташа Королёва), is a Russiansinger of po[CENSORED]r music. She was named Meritorious Artist of Russia (2004).[citation needed] Korolyova was born in Ukrainian capital Kyiv.[citation needed] She gave her first public performance in 1976, at the age of three, singing The Cruiser Aurora at the annual congress of the Komsomol.[citation needed] In 1985, at the age of 12, Korolyova recorded several songs including "World Without Miracles" and "Where Went the Circus", achieving po[CENSORED]r success in Ukraine. In 1987, Korolyova won the Golden Kamerton music prize. From 1988 to 1991 she studied vocal performance at the Kyiv-pop circus school.[citation needed] Korolyova made her first international appearances, in the United States, in 1989. Shortly thereafter she moved to Moscow.[citation needed] She participated in many competitions and television broadcasts, among them Christmas Meeting and Morning Mail. In 1990 she recorded the song Yellow Tulips, which launched her success both within the USSR and internationally.[citation needed] The song reached the finals of the Pesnya goda festival.[citation needed] In 1992, Korolyova embarked on her first concert tour of Russia, concluding with major shows at the Olympic Stadium. She toured Israel in 1993, Germany in 1994, and performed in New York City in 1997.[citation needed] Natasha Korolyova has a sister, Russya, a successful Ukrainian singer. Her first husband was the well-known Russian pop singer-songwriter Igor Nikolayev. She is currently married to Sergei Glushko, who performs as a male stripper under the name 'Tarzan'. She has a son named Arkhip. Between 1990 and 1997, Koreleva made twelve music videos for television: Yellow Tulips (directed by Mogilevskaya, 1990), First Kiss (directed by Pesotsky), Under the Summer Rain (director Vladimirov), Why the Love Dies (director Pesotsky), Kyiv Boy (director Pesotsky, 1993), Sunflowers (Fix, 1995), Is It Me? (Fix), Small Country (Gusev), The Man With Bellows (Fix, 1996), Do Not Die (Gavrilov), Summer Castanets (Nikolayev, 1997) and Diamonds of Tears (Bazhenov). After her divorce from Igor Nikolayev, she released the albums Fragments of the Past, Heart, Believe It or Not and Paradise Where Are You. She was a host and moderator of various television programs and concerts, and participated in the TV shows Dancing with the Stars (in Russia and Ukraine) and Two Stars. Her second husband, Sergey Glushko (better known as the male stripper Tarzan) was her partner on these projects. Korolyova appeared in several film roles, including Recipe Witch and The Cheerful Family 2, the latter for Ukrainian television. She has also undertaken jewelry design, releasing a collection entitled Daughters-Mothers in 2008. In 2009, she published the novel Male Striptease. In 2018 Korolyova was banned from entering Ukraine for three years because of "committing illegal acts related to encroachment on the territorial integrity of Ukraine. Using the media, she supports the actions of the Russian Federation on the annexation of Crimea". Crimea is currently under dispute by Russia and Ukraine. Korolyova lost a 2018 appeal at the Supreme Court of Ukraine; its verdict referred to Korolyova as "a foreigner."

Nick movie:Avatar: The Last Airbender | Official Teaser | Netflix Time:2023 Netflix / Amazon / HBO:Netflix Duration of the movie:1:52 Trailer:

Music title:The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid (Official Music Video) Signer:The Offspring ♪ Release date:January 18, 2017 Official YouTube link: Informations about the signer:- Your opinion about the track (music video):-

Name of the game:Back 4 Blood Price:8.99 Link Store:https://store.steampowered.com/app/924970/Back_4_Blood/ Offer ends up after X hours: November 29 Requirements: MINIMUM: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 64-bit Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-6600 (3.3 GHz) OR AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (3.4 GHz) Memory: 8GB RAM Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OR AMD Radeon RX 570 DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband internet connection Storage: 40 GB of available space Other Notes: 1080p / 60fps / Low Quality Settings RECOMMENDED: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 64-bit Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 (2.8 GHz) OR AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (3.6 GHz) Memory: 12GB RAM Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 OR AMD Radeon RX 590 DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband internet connection Storage: 40 GB of available space Other Notes: 1080p / 60fps / High Quality Settings

Infinix Smart 8 HD will launch in India soon. The phone will succeed the Infinix Smart 7 HD, which was introduced in the country in April this year. The older model is powered by an octa-core Unisoc SC9863A1 SoC and packs a 5,000mAh battery that claims to offer up to 39 hours of calling time on a single charge. The company has now unveiled the design of the upcoming Infinix Smart 8 HD and revealed some key details of the handset. It has also confirmed the launch date of the Infinix Smart 8 HD in India. In a press statement, Infinix announced that the Infinix Smart 8 HD will launch in India on December 8. The company claims that the handset will arrive with significant upgrades over the preceding model. It is also said to be a budget model but its price has not yet been revealed. However, the Smart 8 HD is confirmed to be available in four colour options - Crystal Green, Galaxy White, Shiny Gold, and Timber Black. The design shows the Infinix Smart 8 HD with dual rear cameras and an LED flash. The three separate circular units are placed in the top left corner of the back panel on a rectangular camera module. The company says that the handset will come with a textured rear panel to ensure a comfortable grip. The front camera will be housed in a centre-aligned hole-punch cutout at the top of the display, according to the press note. Infinix also confirmed that the Smart 8 HD will sport a 6.6-inch HD+ Sunlight Readable display with a refresh rate of 90Hz and a peak brightness level of 500 nits. The phone will support USB Type-C connectivity and come with UFS 2.2 inbuilt storage. The company adds that the phone will be the first in its segment to be equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. Notably, the Infinix Smart 7 HD is priced in India at Rs. 5,999 for the sole 2GB + 64GB variant. It is offered in Ink Black, Jade White, and Silk Black colour options. Apart from the specifications discussed previously, the Smart 7 HD features a 6.6-inch 60Hz full-HD+ (720 x 1,612 pixels) IPS display. It also has an 8-megapixel primary sensor at the back with dual LED flash, while the front camera carries a 5-megapixel sensor.

Windows 10 should get Microsoft’s Copilot AI – a feature that was previously exclusive to Windows 11 – in the near future, and some users might benefit from the desktop-based assistant quicker than you think. As you may have noticed, Copilot came to Windows 10 last week, but only in testing for consumers (Windows 10 Home, and non-business Pro editions). And we’ve just had a clarification about how Copilot will be deployed to Windows 10 users. As Windows Latest spotted, in a blog post penned earlier this week, Microsoft tells us: “Copilot will begin rolling out to devices running Home and unmanaged [consumer] Pro editions of Windows 10, version 22H2 in the near term. We will roll out this experience in phases using Controlled Feature Rollout (CFR) technology over several months.” Notice that the full rollout will begin in the ‘near term’ so that certainly suggests we’ll be seeing Copilot in Windows 10 soon enough. However, it won’t be for everyone. As noted, Copilot will be pushed out in stages, so only some users will get it, and then its reach will gradually be expanded. In short, a lucky few – presuming you want Copilot, mind – could be getting the AI assistant quite soon indeed. The deployment of Copilot in Windows 10 will mirror that of Windows 11, we’re also told, meaning that it’ll only come to the US and North America first, as well as parts of Asia and South America. Other regions will be covered down the line. Analysis: Driving adoption of Copilot It makes sense that Microsoft would want to get Copilot live in Windows 10 as soon as possible. After all, witness the remarkable turnaround from the previous announcement that Windows 10 would get no major new features, to suddenly adding the biggest new feature of all from Windows 11. This is presumably the result of Microsoft wanting to drive up the numbers of those using its AI – and Windows 10 users are a billion strong, of course. That’s a very big number indeed. If this is true, and Microsoft is looking to tap into the Windows 10 user base to this end, then the company will likely want to move sooner rather than later. More broadly, it seems that Microsoft wants to jam Copilot into pretty much everything it can. As an example, Windows Latest also flagged up the addition of Copilot to the command line in Windows 11 (and presumably Windows 10 eventually). The theory is that Copilot in Windows 10 will be pretty much equivalent to the Windows 11 version, but as we stand at the beginning of the porting process to the older OS, that isn’t yet true, and the initial incarnation is more limited. Mind you, it’s still a barebones affair in Windows 11, truth be told, and Microsoft has a lot of work to do to fulfill its vision of an AI that can mani[CENSORED]te all manner of settings at the user’s request.

Who would have thought that the best CPUs could rival the best SSDs? Apparently, it's possible to run a RAM disk on AMD's Ryzen 3D V-Cache processors and achieve sequential read and write speeds that blow even the fastest PCIe 5.0 SSDs out of the water. The enigma started with an intriguing screenshot shared by our cooling expert Albert Thomas, where a RAM disk delivered sequential read and write speeds around 178 GB/s and 163 GB/s, respectively, in CrystalDiskMark. What stood out was that the results were reportedly from a RAM disk running on AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor. At first, there was some skepticism to the claim because you would need to expose the L3 as a block storage device to run the CrystalDiskMark benchmark. The supposed volume (508MB) is larger than the 3D V-Cache on the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, which has 96MB of L3 cache. However, there appears to be a legitimate method to leverage the 3D V-Cache for a RAM disk. Nemez, a user on X (formerly Twitter), discovered the method. The enthusiast shared the steps to make it work in February, but it had passed under the radar. The results were even more remarkable than those from Thomas, with the RAM disk hitting sequential read and write speeds around 182 GB/s and 175 GB/s, respectively, on the last-generation Ryzen 7 5800X3D. The method is based on OSFMount, free software that allows you to create RAM disks and mount the image files in different formats. Creating a RAM disk with FAT32 formatting doesn't sound like anything out of this world. However, you need to use precise settings on CrystalDiskMark to make it work. According to Nemez, you must configure the test values to SEQ 256KB, queue depth to 1, and threads to 16. You also have to set the data fill to zeros instead of random. Due to the nature of the system load, the method may not work on the first try, so you might have to run the benchmark a few times. Seeing enthusiasts find new usage for AMD's 3D V-Cache is fascinating. While the performance figures look extraordinary, they're still far from fulfilling 3D V-Cache's potential. For instance, the first-generation 3D V-Cache has a peak throughput of 2 TB/s. AMD subsequently bumped the bandwidth up to 2.5 TB/s on the second-generation variant. The experiment is cool but not practical in real-world usage because there's no consistent way to tap the 3D V-Cache. The method isn't infallible and sometimes requires trial and error work. Besides, the 3D V-Cache on consumer Ryzen chips is way too small to be helpful. For instance, the flagship Ryzen 9 7950X3D only has 128MB of L3 cache. On the other hand, AMD's EPYC processors, such as Genoa-X, which has 1.3GB of L3 cache, could be an interesting use case. Nonetheless, we think there's potential with a 3D V-Cache and a RAM disk. It's a clever way of making old-school and new technologies gel together. SSDs have made RAM disks obsolete, but maybe massive slabs of 3D V-Cache can revive them. Just think of the possibilities if AMD embraced the idea and put out a fail-safe implementation where consumers can turn the 3D V-Cache into a RAM disk with a flip of a switch.

Nick movie:Sweet Home 2 | Official Teaser | Netflix Time:2023 Netflix / Amazon / HBO:Netflix Duration of the movie:1:49 Trailer:

Music title:MYTH & ROID「VORACITY」(TVアニメ「オーバーロードⅢ」OPテーマ) MV full Signer:KADOKAWAanime Release date:July 11, 2019 Official YouTube link: Informations about the signer:- Your opinion about the track (music video):-

Samsung Galaxy A35 5G is expected to launch in the market soon. The phone is likely to succeed the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G, which was unveiled this year in March with an IP67 rating. The launch timeline of the succeeding smartphone has not been tipped yet. The company has also not given out any details on the Galaxy A35. However, ahead of any official announcements, design renders of the Galaxy A35 and some of its key specifications have surfaced online. A MySmartPrice report has shared leaked renders and a 360-degree video showing the design of the purported Samsung Galaxy A35 5G model. The phone is seen with rounded corners, a flat display with slim side and top bezels, and a relatively thick chin. There is a centre-aligned hole-punch slot at the top of the panel for the front camera. The screen is said to be 6.6-inch in size. The back panel of the Galaxy A35 5G appears to have a triple rear camera unit placed in a similar vertical alignment as seen on the preceding Galaxy A34 model and many other 2023 Samsung models. The three camera units are placed in vertically arranged separate circular slots in the top left corner. The brand name is engraved towards the base. Further, the right edge of the Galaxy A35 5G is seen with a slight bump where the volume rocker and power button are placed. The report adds that the handset is likely to measure 161.6mm x 77.9mm x 8.2mm in size. If the frame bump is taken into account, the handset is said to measure 78.5mm in width. No other specifications about the smartphone were hinted at in the report. More details can be expected closer to the launch of the handset. Samsung's Galaxy A34 5G was launched in India in Black, Light Green, Light Violet, and Silver colour options. The 6GB + 128GB of the phone is listed at Rs. 26,999, while the 8GB + 128GB and 8GB + 256GB variants are priced at Rs. 28,999 and Rs. 30,999, respectively.

It now seems entirely possible that ChatGPT parent company OpenAI has solved the 'superintelligence' problem, and is now grappling with the implications for humanity. In the aftermath of OpenAI's firing and rehiring of its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman, revelations about what sparked the move keep coming. A new report in The Information pins at least the internal disruption on a significant Generative AI breakthrough that could lead to the development of something called 'superintelligence' within this decade or sooner. Superintelligence is, as you might have guessed, intelligence that outstrips humanity, and the development of AI that's capable of such intelligence without proper safeguards is, naturally, a major red flag. According to The Information, the breakthrough was spearheaded by OpenAI Chief Scientist (and full-of-regrets board member) Ilya Sutskever. It allows AI to use cleaner and computer-generated data to solve problems the AI has never seen before. This means the AI is trained not on many different versions of the same problem, but on information not directly related to the problem. Solving problems in this way – usually math or science problems – requires reasoning. Right, something we do, not AIs. OpenAI's primary consumer-facing product, ChatGPT (powered by the GPT large language model [LLM]) may seem so smart that it must to be using reason to craft its responses. Spend enough time with ChatGPT, however, and you soon realize it's just regurgitating what it's learned from the vast swaths of data it's been fed, and making mostly accurate guesses about how to craft sentences that make sense and which apply to your query. There is no reasoning involved here. The Information claims, though, that this breakthrough – which Altman may have alluded to in a recent conference appearance, saying, "on a personal note, just in the last couple of weeks, I have gotten to be in the room, when we sort of like push the sort of the veil of ignorance back and the frontier of discovery forward," – sent shockwaves throughout OpenAI. Managing the threat While there's no sign of superintelligence in ChatGPT right now, OpenAI is surely working to integrate some of this power into, at least, some of its premium products, like GPT-4 Turbo and those GPTs chatbot agents (and future 'intelligent agents'). Connecting superintelligence to the board's recent actions, which Sutskever initially supported, might be a stretch. The breakthrough reportedly came months ago, and prompted Sutskever and another OpenAI scientist, Jan Leike, to form a new OpenAI research group called Superaligment with the goal of developing superintelligence safeguards. Yes, you heard that right. The company working on developing superintelligence is simultaneously building tools to protect us from superintelligence. Imagine Doctor Frankenstein equipping the villagers with flamethrowers, and you get the idea. What's not clear from the report is how internal concerns about the rapid development of superintelligence possibly triggered the Altman firing. Perhaps it doesn't matter. At this writing, Altman is on his way back to OpenAI, the board is refashioned, and the work to build superintelligence – and to protect us from it – will continue. If all of this is confusing, I suggest you ask ChatGPT to explain it to you.

German startup Cerabyte is working on a new storage tech that etches QR codes with lasters onto a new storage medium made out of ceramic nanolayers a mere 50-100 atoms thick coated onto a glass sheet, a new technique that could revolutionize the long-term storage industry and provide unheard of storage densities with CeraMemory cartridges (2025-30) storing between 10 PB and 100 PB, and the CeraTape (2030-35) holding up to 1 Exabyte of capacity per tape. The company also claims the new storage can hold data for 5,000 years at temperatures up to 570 degrees Fahrenheit. Now, the company has debuted a new demo system that shows the tech in action. Cerabyte's new storage tech is claimed to be completely resistant to fires, floods, electrical surges, drastic drops in temperature, and other environmental threats, which could make it the ideal long-term storage solution in the future. The storage solution is made with a ceramic-based technology that utilizes inorganic nanoceramic glass layers that are 50 to 100 atoms thick. Data is stored in QR code-like det are etched into the glass layers with laser pulses. The laser pokes holes into each layer, with the holes representing binary zeros, while the rest of the glass that has not been mani[CENSORED]ted represents ones. The storage-focused startup showed a working prototype of its ceramic storage system built with off-the-shelf parts. The video shows the system working as previously envisioned, with a set of library racks accompanied by a single read-write rack for storage accessibility. During the accessibility phase, a cartridge is brought out of the library rack via robots and transferred to a platform or stage in the read-write rack. Once there, the stage moves forward or backward in front of a laser that reads and writes data to the ceramic layers on the cartridge. Forward motions are for writing, while forward and backward movements can be used to read data off the cartridge. Cerabyte envisions a storage system where several ceramic layers are stored inside a single data cartridge (similar to hard drives). Each data cartridge would be housed in a storage rack for long-term storage, requiring robots to hoist each data cartridge out to a write-read rack for storage access. The design is very similar to tape libraries that big corporations generally use today for long-term storage, but in this case, the tape drives would be replaced by ceramic-coated glass cartridges. The beauty of Cerabyte's new storage architecture is its claimed endurance and reliability. Cerabyte says its glass carriers can effectively last for 5000 years or greater and live through fires, water, radiation, EMPs, and any other environmental effects that can damage tapes, HDDs, or SSDs. They also don't need to be re-silvered like tape drives do, further enhancing their long-term usefulness. These capabilities are very incentivizing in a system designed for long-term storage. If Cerabyte can successfully get its ceramic storage solution off the ground, it could very quickly attract big corporations looking for a more reliable long-term storage solution beyond tape drives — provided that it can produce the systems at economical price points.

Nick movie:My Life With the Walter Boys | Official Trailer | Netflix Time:2023 Netflix / Amazon / HBO:Netflix Duration of the movie:2:10 Trailer:

Music title:Lost Sky - Where We Started (feat. Jex) [Music Video] Signer:Future Music Release date:4 December 2019 Official YouTube link: Informations about the signer:- Your opinion about the track (music video):-

Realme V50 and Realme V50s could launch soon as the handsets have now been spotted on the China Telecom listing with renders, key specifications, and pricing details. The upcoming V-series smartphones are listed in two colour options and three RAM and storage configurations. They are likely to run on the MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ SoC. The listing suggests 13-megapixel dual rear camera units on the Realme V50 and Realme V50s. Realme V50, Realme V50s price (leaked) The Realme V50 and Realme V50s appeared on the China Telecom website with model numbers RMX3783 and RMX3781, respectively. As per the listing, both models will be priced at CNY 1,199 (roughly Rs. 14,000) for the 4GB RAM + 128GB storage model. The 6GB RAM + 128GB model is listed for CNY 1,399 (roughly Rs. 16,000), while the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant is listed at CNY 1,799 (roughly Rs. 21,000). The listing indicates midnight black and purple dawn (translated from Chinese) colour options for the phones. Realme V50, Realme V50s specifications (leaked) As per the listing, the new Realme handsets will run on Android 13 and feature 6.72-inch full-HD+ (1,080x2,400 pixels) displays. The screen is shown with a hole-punch design. The processor in the listing is codenamed MT6835V, hinting at the presence of the MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ SoC. The handsets might offer up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage. According to the China Telecom listing, Realme V50 and Realme V50s will have dual rear camera units, comprising a 13-megapixel primary camera and a 2-megapixel secondary shooter. The rear cameras are seen arranged on a circular shaped island situated at the top right corner. For selfies, they might include an 8-megapixel shooter on the front. Further, the listing suggests USB Type-C connectivity, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a fingerprint sensor on the handsets. The listing doesn't include battery and charging specifications. Since Realme hasn't made an official announcement yet, these details should be considered with a pinch of salt.

Stability AI, the developer behind the Stable Diffusion, is previewing a new generative AI that can create short-form videos with a text prompt. Aptly called Stable Video Diffusion, it consists of two AI models (known as SVD and SVD-XT) and is capable of creating clips at a 576 x 1,024 pixel resolution. Users will be able to customize the frame rate speed to run between three and 30 FPS. The length of the videos depends on which of the twin models is chosen. If you select SVD, the content will play for 14 frames while SVD-XT extends that a bit to 25 frames. The length doesn’t matter too much as rendered clips will only play for about four seconds before ending, according to the official listing on Hugging Face. The company posted a video on its YouTube channel showing off what Stable Video Diffusion is capable of and the content is surprisingly high quality. They're certainly not the nightmare fuel you see on other AI like Meta’s Make-A-Video. The most impressive, in our opinion, has to be the Ice Dragon demo. You can see a high amount of detail in the dragon’s scales plus the mountains in the back look like something out of a painting. Animation, as you can imagine, is rather limited as the subject can only slowly bob its head. The same can be seen in other demos. It’s either a stiff walking cycle or a slow panning shot. In the early stages Limitations don’t stop there. Stable Video Diffusion reportedly cannot “achieve perfect photorealism”, it can’t generate “legible text”, plus it has a tough time with faces. Another demonstration on Stability AI’s website does show its model is able to render a man’s face without any weird flaws so it could be on a case-by-case basis. Keep in mind that this project is still in the early stages. It’s obvious the model is not ready for a wide release nor are there any plans to do so. Stability AI emphasizes that Stable Video Diffusion is not meant “for real-world or commercial applications” at this time. In fact, it is currently “intended for research purposes only.” We’re not surprised the developer is being very cautious with its tech. There was an incident last year where Stability Diffusion’s model leaked online, leading to bad actors using it to create deep fake images. Availability If you’re interested in trying out Stable Video Diffusion, you can enter a waitlist by filling out a form on the company website. It’s unknown when people will be allowed in, but the preview will include a Text-To-Video interface. In the meantime, you can check out the AI’s white paper and read up on all the nitty gritty behind the project. One thing we found interesting after digging through the document is it mentions using “publicly accessible video datasets” as some of the training material. Again, it's not surprising to hear this considering that Getty Images sued Stability AI over data scraping allegations earlier this year. It looks like the team is striving to be more careful so it doesn't make any more enemies. No word on when Stable Video Diffusion will launch. Luckily, there are other options. Be sure to check out TechRadar's list of the best AI video makers for 2023.

A worm originally made for espionage against Ukraine has now been identified as a nuisance worldwide as it branching out globally, collecting and transmitting user's data without their knowledge. The worm, called 'LitterDrifter', was made by Russian hackers known under multiple names (one of which is Gamaredon), whose cyber attacks typically use malware and have gained a reputation for it. In 2014, Ukraine's security service claimed this was done by Russia's Federal Security Service, the Kremlin. Despite this identification, the threat wasn't contained on time and has since been found to be infecting systems globally. It's been found to have collected information from users in the United States, Chile, Poland, Germany, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, as well as in Ukraine. Unlike viruses, worms typically spread through systems on their own. Because of this, it was only a matter of time before LitterDrifter started operating outside its intended target — whether this was intentional or not, we'll never truly know. This malicious code has been tracked by Check Point Research, which did extensive research on its method and its indicators. The research group says this worm affects computers through USB drives. The code is written using Visual Basic scripting language, which permanently infects systems connected through infected USB drives and sends data to Gamaredon's servers. Specifically, this type of malware affects the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) framework. Typically the infected USB drives will create an LNK shortcut and insert a copy of the 'trash.dll' file to the system. It may sound like a simple delivery method, but it's effective enough to infect both intended and unintended targets. It's been nine years since it was created, so it's had plenty of time to spread worldwide and is likely not limited to the countries mentioned above. By no means are these worms made for small-scale data mining. Since its method of delivery is via a USB connection, it needs to be simple enough for infected USB drives to propagate through connected systems. Worms used by other states As concerning as LitterDrifter is, it's not the only worm causing problems. Stuxnet, which was allegedly created through a U.S. collaboration with Israel to spy on Iran, has also been found on systems worldwide. Sadly, this is a very common occurrence with this type of delivery method, where such worms operate beyond their targeted locations for many years. Active servers that receive this data are usually a telltale sign that groups are still gathering data. It's unlikely we'll see such a method of delivery banned by international laws, as many countries feel the need to have such data harvesting methods available. And even if bans are placed globally, such restrictions will likely be ignored as reinforcement is difficult (especially against dominant players). The best way to fight this problem is with malware protection applications that can clean both the system and its carriers (a USB drive, in this case).