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GitHub Copilot Is Moving To Usage-Based Billing

Today at 20:00 PM, via Slashdot

GitHub said in a blog post today that it is moving Copilot to usage-based billing starting June 1. Base subscription prices will remain the same but premium requests will be replaced with monthly AI Credits that are consumed based on token usage. “Instead of counting premium requests, every Copilot plan will include a monthly allotment of GitHub AI Credits, with the option for paid plans to...

SIGNS, SIGNS, EVERYWHERE THERE’S SIGNS: “Troutman” Signs Saturate Orange County as Independent Congressional Candidate Eric J. Troutman Focuses on Assuring Name Recognition Ahead of Critical June 2, 2026 Primary

Today at 19:58 PM, via Tech Financials

Irvine, CA  – Motorists travelling within central Orange County communities such as Irvine and Lake Forest will find it hard to miss the thousands of “Troutman” signs currently lining the roadways. This is by design. “Let me start by saying–all of these signs will be picked up after the election.” Congressional Candidate Eric J. Troutman […]

CT3 Secure Storage Reports Second-Month Operating Results with 5.29 PB Uploaded and 10 Enterprise Contracts

Today at 19:48 PM, via Tech Financials

London, UK (PinionNewswire) — CT3 today released second-month operating results for CT3 Secure Storage, confirming continued growth in both private and enterprise usage, alongside improving infrastructure performance and rising user engagement. During March 2026, CT3 recorded 64,574 private uploads from 27,471 unique users, while enterprise activity expanded to 10 total contracts, including 5...

Microsoft To Stop Sharing Revenue With OpenAI

Today at 19:00 PM, via Slashdot

Bloomberg reports that Microsoft is ending revenue-sharing payments to OpenAI (paywalled; alternative source) and making the partnership non-exclusive. “The rapid pace of innovation requires us to continue to evolve our partnership to benefit our customers and both companies,” Microsoft said Monday in a blog post. Bloomberg reports: The revised deal is meant to simplify a complicated...

California’s Billionaire Tax Has the Signatures to Make the Ballot

Today at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

California’s proposed billionaire tax appears headed for the November ballot after backers said they gathered more than 1.5 million signatures, well above the threshold needed to qualify. SF Standard reports: Backers of the initiative announced this weekend that more than 1.5 million people signed a petition to bring the one-time, 5% wealth tax to a statewide vote come November. That’s well...

MicroBT Announces Strategic Investment into Blockware, Strengthening a Key Industry Alliance

Today at 17:09 PM, via Tech Financials

HOUSTON, TX  Blockware, a vertically integrated infrastructure platform spanning AI/HPC compute infrastructure, Bitcoin Mining, data center hosting, and marketplace liquidity, today announced a strategic partnership with MicroBT, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of Bitcoin mining hardware. The partnership pairs a large strategic investment in Blockware with a long-term procurement...

DeepSeek V4 Arrives With Near State-of-the-Art Intelligence At 1/6th the Cost

Today at 17:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from VentureBeat: The whale has resurfaced. DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup offshoot of High-Flyer Capital Management quantitative analysis firm, became a near-overnight sensation globally in January 2025 with the release of its open source R1 model that matched proprietary U.S. giants. It’s been an epoch in AI since then, and while DeepSeek has released...

Altman, Musk and the A.I. Spectacle Come to Oakland

Today at 16:11 PM, via New York Times

Oakland, Calif., where Elon Musk’s trial against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, starts on Monday, is not exactly known as a hub of the tech industry.

Microsoft and OpenAI Loosen Their Partnership

Today at 15:53 PM, via New York Times

Microsoft, OpenAI’s biggest financial partner, will to continue to license the start-up’s technology but will no longer be its exclusive licensee.

UK spring sunshine prompts warnings over unsafe fake designer sunglasses

Today at 14:34 PM, via The Guardian

Experts say counterfeits lack UV filters, increasing the risk of eye damage, and urge shoppers to check for safety marks

While many will be enjoying the spring sunshine, experts have cautioned against wearing fake designer sunglasses, warning they could do more harm than good.

As the College of Optometrists notes, sunglasses not only protect the eyes against glare on sunny days, but can also...

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