Data Quality is All You Need: Why Synthetic Data Is Not A Replacement For High-Quality Data

As a follow-up to “Hashing, Synthetic Data, Enterprise Data Leakage, and the Reality of Privacy Risks,” it’s important to address the limitations of synthetic data beyond just privacy concerns. Synthetic data is not a replacement for high-quality original data, especially because of the risk of model collapse. This issue was highlighted in a conversation with Jack … Read more

How to Bulk Remove Hacked Pages from Google and Clean up Your Website

Cleaning up Google after your website has been hacked is not just about removing malicious content — it’s about restoring trust and credibility with both visitors and search engines. The importance of this process cannot be overstated, as lingering hacked pages or spammy links can harm your rankings and deter potential visitors. One effective tool to aid … Read more

Valve bans Razer and Wooting’s new keyboard features in Counter-Strike 2

Image: Valve Valve is banning Counter-Strike 2 players from using keyboard features to automate perfect counter-strafes. Razer was the first keyboard maker to add a Simultaneous Opposing Cardinal Directions (SOCD) feature to its range of Huntsman V3 Pro keyboards last month, followed shortly by Wooting. Using Snap Tap as Razer calls it or Wooting’s Snappy … Read more

US tech giants fight Indian telcos’ bid to regulate internet services, pay for network usage

Global technology giants are pushing back against attempts by India’s telecom networks to bring internet services under stricter regulation, rejecting arguments that such measures are necessary to create a “level playing field” and address national security concerns. The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), a powerful industry body that represents Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix and … Read more