Tech Rookies Staff

Bitdefender now has identity protection for Gmail and Outlook

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Bitdefender has upgraded its Digital Identity Protection feature, as it now integrates with Gmail and Outlook. The antivirus vendor’s identity theft protection service monitors the dark web to see if a user’s personal information has been stolen and leaked by hackers. Now, Digital Identity Protection connects with Google’s Gmail and Microsoft Outlook. Bitdefender claims that … Read more

No, Troy Baker isn’t playing Grand Theft Auto 6’s male protagonist: “I want that guy, whoever it is, to get credit for his work”

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Voice actor Troy Baker has set the record straight on Grand Theft Auto 6 casting, confirming that he will not be playing the male protagonist. In a recent interview with The Movie Dweeb (via IGN), the actor – known for his roles in The Last of Us, Far Cry 4, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, … Read more

Microsoft AI gets a new London hub fronted by former Inflection and Deepmind scientist Jordan Hoffmann

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Microsoft has announced a new London hub for its recently unveiled consumer AI division. It will be fronted by Jordan Hoffmann, an AI scientist and engineer Microsoft recently picked up from high-profile AI startup Inflection AI, which Microsoft invested in last year. The news comes some three weeks after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled a new … Read more

Mahbod Moghadam, who rose to fame as the co-founder of Genius, has died

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Mahbod Moghadam, the controversial, never-boring co-founder of Genius and Everipedia, as well as an angel investor, passed away last month at age 41 owing to “complications from a recurring brain tumor,” according to a post attributed to his family and published on Genius. The startup world appears to have caught wind of his passing just … Read more