Author(s): Sandiip AI Researcher Originally published on Towards AI. This member-only story is on us. Upgrade to access all of Medium.Audience: Student, Technical, Business & other Industry LeadersWelcome back! In Part 1 of our series Generative AI Tutorial for Beginners, we provided a detailed and comprehensive introduction to Artificial Intelligence.If you havent had a chance to read it yet, heres the link to the first blog post:Generative AI Tutorial for Beginners Part 01: Introduction to AIHere is a visual representation of Machine Learning generated by artistNow we will deep dive into second part 02 Generative AI Tutorial for Beginners Part 02: Understanding Machine Learning.Definition: What is Machine Learning? History of Machine LearningMachine Learning EcosystemTypes of Machine LearningMachine Learning AlgorithmMachine Learning (ML) is a branch of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that enables systems to learn and improve from experience without needing explicit programming. Rather than being given step-by-step instructions, ML systems: Analyze data, Identify patterns, and Make predictions or decisions based on that data.At its core, machine learning teaches computers to make accurate predictions or smart decisions using data. Here are some real-world examples of what ML can do: Predict house prices based on location, size, and number of bedrooms. Recognize objects in images Read the full blog for free on Medium.Join thousands of data leaders on the AI newsletter. Join over 80,000 subscribers and keep up to date with the latest developments in AI. From research to projects and ideas. If you are building an AI startup, an AI-related product, or a service, we invite you to consider becoming asponsor. Published via Towards AI

Skip to main content9to5Mac Overtime9to5Mac Overtime 038: Hands-on with iOS 18.3 Jeff Benjamin|Jan 27 2025 - 7:27 pm PTJeff and Fernando talk Even Realities G1 Smart Glasses, iOS 18.3 release, the TikTok situation, Samsung S25 hands-on, and iPhone 17 Air possibilities.9to5Mac Overtimeis a weekly video-first podcast exploring fun and interesting observations in the Apple ecosystem, featuring 9to5Macs Fernando Silva & Jeff Benjamin.Subscribe to Overtime via Apple Podcasts and our YouTube channelfor more.Show linksHostsSubscribeAdd 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel Featuredfrom 9to5Mac9to5Mac Logo Manage push notificationsAllPost

Apples new M4 Mac mini looks pretty damn cool for a desktop computer. Still, these special edition retro beige and jet black versions with the classic Apple logo look awesome.ColorWare just released its latest masterpiece: the special edition M4 Mac mini Retro. In addition to the two color options, it features the six color Apple logo and CNC milled aluminum ridges inspired by classic Macintosh hardware.On the back-facing side, a retro font spells out Retro as a special edition touch. Priced from $899, the base model has a $300 premium for this eye-catching throwback design. Higher end models are also available.Which color would you pick? For me, retro beige is the best representation of classic Macintosh, but that matte jet black paint does look fierce with the retro Apple logo. Learn more from ColorWare here. Best Mac mini accessoriesAdd 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel

Jan 28, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Endpoint SecurityApple has released software updates to address several security flaws across its portfolio, including a zero-day vulnerability that it said has been exploited in the wild.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24085, has been described as a use-after-free bug in the Core Media component that could permit a malicious application already installed on a device to elevate privileges."Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 17.2," the company said in a terse advisory.The issue has been addressed with improved memory management in the following devices and operating system versions -iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 - iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and latermacOS Sequoia 15.3 - Macs running macOS SequoiatvOS 18.3 - Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)visionOS 2.3 - Apple Vision ProwatchOS 11.3 - Apple Watch Series 6 and laterAs is typically the case, there are currently no details on how the vulnerability may have been exploited in real-world attacks, by whom, and who may have been targeted. Apple has yet to attribute the discovery of the shortcoming to a security researcher.The updates also address five security flaws in AirPlay, all reported by Oligo Security researcher Uri Katz, that could be exploited by an attacker to cause unexpected system termination, denial-of-service (DoS), or arbitrary code execution under certain conditions.Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has been credited with discovering and reporting three vulnerabilities in the CoreAudio component (CVE-2025-24160, CVE-2025-24161, and CVE-2025-24163) that may lead to an unexpected app termination when parsing a specially crafted file.With CVE-2025-24085 tagged as actively exploited, users of Apple devices are recommended to apply the patches to safeguard against potential threats.Found this article interesting? Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to read more exclusive content we post.SHARE

2025 is starting off with a bang for skygazers, with a planet parade now visible in the night sky. A planet parade is when several of our solar system's planets are visible in the night sky at the same time. There will be six planets visible this time around, including Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus.The six planets are visible now, and will remain so until late February. Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye. You'll need a high-powered viewing device like a telescope to spot Neptune and Uranus.The best time to view the planets from the Northern Hemisphere will be just after sunset at around 8:30 p.m. local time. You still might be able to catch Venus, Saturn and Neptune on the horizon after that, but all three planets will be under the horizon by 11:30 p.m. to midnight depending on your location. After that, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus will remain visible for a few more hours with Mars finally setting just before sunrise.Unlikeprior parades, this one is set to last quite a while since the planets are in advantageous spots in the sky. You should be able to see all six planets nightly until the last week or so of February.After that, the seven-planet parade will begin as Mercury will briefly join the others in the sky for a couple of days, turning this into a planetary parade of all seven planets in our solar system other than Earth. It will be difficult to see them all since Saturn, Mercury and Neptune will be quite close to the sun right at sunset, but they will be there.By the time March gets underway, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune will have drifted too close to the sun to be readily visible with Venus not far behind, leaving Jupiter, Mars and Uranus to populate the night sky until the next parade begins. Mars, Jupiter, and Uranus will be in the southeastern sky while Neptune, Venus, and Saturn will occupy the southwestern sky at approximately 9:30 p.m. local time. StellariumWill my region see the planet parade? Upgrade your inbox Get cnet insider From talking fridges to iPhones, our experts are here to help make the world a little less complicated. Most, if not all, locations in the US, Canada and Mexico should be able to see the planetary parade this time around thanks to its long length and limited planetary movement. We checked observatories in California, Texas, Ohio and New York in the US, along with Calgary in Canada and Mexico City, Mexico. We were able to find all six planets at each location, so it doesn't matter how far north, east, west or south you go, you'll be able to see it.In general, the best time to view the planet parade will be after Jan. 21, and before Feb. 21. The best time will be the week of Jan. 29 during the new moon. (As we explain in this story, a new moon is a shadowed moon, which makes it seem like the moon has disappeared.) The shadowed moon will reduce light pollution in the sky and make Neptune, Uranus and Saturn easier to spot.Read more: Full Moons Explained, From Blue Moons to Supermoons to Lunar PhasesYou won't have to wait long for all six planets to be in the sky. They'll be there as soon as the sun sets. Once it's dark, you'll only have a couple of hours to view them before Venus, Saturn and Neptune dip below the horizon for the evening. This applies regardless of location, so no matter where you are, everything's happening at around the same time.During the last few days of February, Mercury will make its appearance and the parade will increase to seven planets. This will be best viewed right at sunset and will be more difficult to see while the sun is still on the horizon.Will I need any special equipment to view the parade?Technically yes. You'll be able to spot Venus, Mars, Jupiter and potentially Saturn with the naked eye in opportune conditions. However, Neptune and Uranus are simply too far away to spot. Astronomers note that you'll likely need a telescope with at least an 8-inch aperture at 50 times magnification to see Uranus and its rings, and 150 times magnification to see Neptune and its rings. If you're so equipped, give that telescope a point at Saturn. At 25 times magnification, you'll be able to see the crown jewel of our solar system in all its glory.Standard space viewing rules also apply here. You'll want to get away from the city, where light pollution can obfuscate your view. Even the suburbs may not be far enough away for many folks. If you're planning a long drive out of the city and its surroundings, you'll want to make sure it's a clear night with as little cloud cover as possible.If you're headed out to see all seven planets at the end of February, you'll have a particularly difficult task ahead of you as a few of the planets will be fairly close to the sun. You may want to invest in UV protection for your eyes and be particularly careful about where you point your telescope.How can I find the planets in the sky?Given that Neptune and Uranus are particularly hard to find paired with the fact that Saturn and Venus will be right next to each other, there may be some difficulty in finding all six planets in the sky. For this, there are a few good tools available. Check out Stellarium's website, along with Time and Date's Night Sky Map. Those should give you a good idea of where each planet is in relation to the others. Star Walk 2 is an excellent app on Android and iOS. Stellarium has its own Android and iOS apps as well.What is a planetary parade?A planetary parade is a colloquial term that applies when four or more planets line up in the night sky at once. It's not an official astronomy term so you'll rarely hear astronomers use it. However, NASA has been known to refer to the phenomenon as a "parade of planets."The official term is planetary alignment, although that term tends to seed a little bit of confusion. Some interpretations of the phrase include the planets lining up on the same side of the sun all right next to each other. The planets can never fully line up exactly like you see in pictures, but they can all be on the same side of the sun and relatively close to lining up. In day-to-day use, though, planetary parades and alignments are the same thing and simply describe when there are several planets visible in the night sky at the same time. These planets may be nowhere near each other in their solar orbits but are visible from the perspective of Earth.

Including "data tampering, real money trading and other behaviors".Pokmon Trading Card Game Pocket got off to a strong start when it arrived on mobile devices last year, but it's also had to deal with a few things along the way. With this in mind, the developer has now issued a new notice about how it's "taking action in response to inappropriate conduct".Apparently, some trainers are up to no good, and so team has issued a warning that action will be taken against anyone who violates the game's Terms of Use. Here's the latest notice in full:Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Image: NintendoAlongside the Switch 2 reveal earlier this month, Nintendo announced a "series of hands-on events" would be taking place around the world. Now that registrations have been live for a few weeks, it seems Nintendo is now sending out emails to let them know if they've been selected.As previously mentioned, this is effectively a ticket raffle, where users are selected at random to attend their nearest events. Here's the email you can expect (or at least something similar) if you do end up getting an invite from Nintendo:"Nintendo Event Ticket - Your entry was select: Nintendo Switch 2 Experience"Image: Nintendo Life / NintendoThese experiences will be taking between April and June across multiple locations across the globe including places like London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Paris, and Toronto. Nintendo has also announced a Switch 2 Direct broadcast will be airing on 2nd April 2025.You can see a full list of locations for the 'Nintendo Switch 2 Experience' in our previous post here on Nintendo Life: Update: Registration has begun in select citiesFollowed by a hands-on tourA complete guide to Switch 2 - official details, rumours, leak historySo, did you get an invite? Did you even register? Let us know in the comments.Related GamesSee AlsoShare:110 Liam is a news writer and reviewer for Nintendo Life and Pure Xbox. He's been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of Mario and Master Chief. Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...Related ArticlesSteam Deck Sales Business As Usual For Valve During Week Of Switch 2 RevealUpdate: Sales chart "updated" by ValveRandom: Donkey Kong Country's Artist Reacts To Nintendo's Redesign"Everything changes!"Xbox Is "Really Looking Forward" To Supporting Switch 2Phil Spencer: "We love the work that we do with Nintendo"Opinion: My Daughter Made Me Realise That Mario Wonder's Difficulty Options Need WorkYoshi or Nabbit, make your choiceNintendo Joins 'Fuji TV' Commercial Boycott Following Sex ScandalOne of many companies pulling ads

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Christopher Walken, 81, says he doesn't own a phone and has never emailed.He even watches "Severance" an AppleTV+ show he stars in on DVDs that the production team provides.He isn't the only celebrity who has spoken about his technological preferences."Severance" actor Christopher Walken isn't much of a tech user.In a Wall Street Journal interview published Monday, Walken said his relationship with technology is almost nonexistent."I don't have technology. I only have a satellite dish on my house. So I've seen 'Severance' on DVDs that they're good enough to send me. I don't have a cellphone. I've never emailed or, what do you call it, Twittered," Walken told the Journal.Despite that, he doesn't feel left out in a world where people are addicted to their devices."I've never had a watch either. But if I need the time, I just ask somebody. Likewise, once in a while when I need to use a phone, I just ask if I can borrow one," Walken said.He also remembers how "phones rang in the theater" in 2010, disrupting a play he was performing in."If not that, they're taking a video of your performance. I thought, that's it, it's over. I can't do it anymore," Walken said, recalling the incident.This isn't the first time the "Dune: Part Two" actor has spoken about not using phones or computers.During a 2020 appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," Walken clarified that he wasn't "opposed" to modern technology, just that he "got to it too late.""I think I'm right at a certain age where it just passed me by, and I never got involved in it because it would be strange to have. Any 10-year-old would be much better at it than I am," Walken told Colbert.Walken also isn't the only celebrity who has spoken about their technological preferences.In 2023, Christopher Nolan said he doesn't own a smartphone and writes his scripts on a computer without internet access so he doesn't get distracted."I think technology and what it can provide is amazing. My personal choice is about how involved I get," Nolan told The Hollywood Reporter. "If I'm generating my material and writing my own scripts, being on a smartphone all day wouldn't be very useful for me."During a 2024 appearance on the "Therapuss with Jake Shane" podcast, Ed Sheeran told host Jake Shane that he "hasn't had a phone since 2015.""I just was losing real-life interaction, so I got rid of it; I got an iPad, I moved everything onto email, which I reply to once a week," Sheeran said.In recent years, there's been a lot of discussion around screen time and smartphone use, particularly among kids and teens. Even tech execs like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs raised their kids with limited access to tech devices like smartphones.However, research has shown that excessive screen time also negatively affects adult brains, leading to symptoms such as impaired concentration and memory.A 2019 study has found that excessive smartphone use may also increase the risk of cognitive, behavioral, and emotional disorders in adolescents and young adults.A representative for Walken did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular hours.

The US tried to limit China's AI advancements through export limits on semiconductors.The limitations may have inadvertently fueled the innovation behind DeepSeek instead.China's DeepSeek disrupted the AI industry with more efficient computing at scale.The US government has for years actively tried to curb China's access to semiconductor chips, a key component in generative AI models. Instead, those export limits may have fueled the innovation that led to DeepSeek's R1 a large language model that's disrupting the domestic AI industry and the booming economy built around it.Brian Colello, a tech analyst for Morningstar, said the quote "constraints lead to creativity" came to mind."These Chinese models were processor-constrained, so it led to some creative techniques in training, and the DeepSeek model has come out with better-than-expected performance given the processors that it's been trained on," he told Business Insider.DeepSeek disruptionDeepSeek, a China-based AI startup, dropped the app version of its R1 modelOpenAI, and Google but at a much lower cost.DeepSeek said it spent nearly $6 million in computing power to train its new system, a fraction of what US tech companies have spent on their models.DeepSeek said its models were trained with fewer and less powerful semiconductor chips than their competitors typically use.Since 2022, US sanctions have made it illegal for manufacturing leader Nvidia to sell some of its chips to China, including its most advanced chips. The sanctions aimed to limit China's advancements in AI and military technology."Sanctions forced DeepSeek to use H800s, which were less powerful than H100s," Patrick Moorhead, the CEO of Moor Insights and Strategy, told BI of the Nvidia chips DeepSeek has used."In a roundabout way, sanctions initiated in the Biden administration motivated DeepSeek to be more creative in how it trained and ran models," he added. "No one should be surprised, as 'necessity is the mother of invention.'"Murky training and computing costsSome experts and analysts who spoke to BI expressed skepticism over DeepSeek's claims about the cost of the models and the number and type of chips they were built on. However, it remains unclear exactly what semiconductors were used to train and deploy DeepSeek.Still, someDeutsche Bank analysts Adrian Cox and Galina Pozdnyakova wrote of DeepSeek in a research note published Monday: "They've had to squeeze more value out of their software and methods such as chain-of-thought reasoning and using several models at once, instead of just throwing more computing power at the problem."Chris Miller, author of the 2022 book "Chip War," told BI the DeepSeek models are impressive but that costs in AI have come down dramatically since 2023, so he did not find the company's latest paper especially surprising.He also said the idea that DeepSeek was working on a "shoestring budget" was not true, saying the company used a "very narrow definition of training costs." Miller said it's "pretty clear that the training cost is an order of magnitude higher" than DeepSeek suggested.Ineffective chip restrictionsAlexandr Wang, the CEO of Scale AI, said during a January 23 CNBC interview that DeepSeek had 50,000 H800s, which Miller said would be a "substantial number. " While that number is still much less than what US firms have, Miller said, it's likely a lot more than US export officials would've wanted a single Chinese firm to accumulate.Zongyuan Zoe Liu, a senior fellow for China studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, told BI that the developments at DeepSeek suggest AI development in China "seems to be at least on par with the US."However, she said, "we're still at the beginning of the race" for AI dominance."It certainly serves as a good reminder for American policymakers that technology restriction may not work, depending upon what the end goal is," Liu said.Several experts said they thought the latest developments with DeepSeek could lead to even more semiconductor sanctions on China but would not necessarily stop further innovation."The US could put sanctions on China all day long," Colello said, "but there's always the threat: What if China comes up with some breakthrough anyway?"