Technology News for Thursday 13th February 2025

1. Adobe launches AI video tool to compete with OpenAI

Adobe on Wednesday released the first public version of an artificial intelligence tool that can generate video clips and revealed how much it will charge, but said it will not set pricing for major users such as studios until later this year.

2. Here's How Remote Relationships Can Be Even Stronger Than In-Person Ones, According to a Communications Expert

Remote workers across the United States are facing return-to-the-office orders. Their employers want to strengthen the workplace relationships among employees, and between employees and their managers. But do you really need in-person contact to have a ...

3. The AI relationship revolution is already here

People are using large language models to seek validation, mediate marital arguments, and help navigate interactions with their community. They're using it for support in parenting, for self-care, and even to fall in love. In the coming decades, many more ...

4. Upgrade to Windows 11

As technology continues to evolve, it is essential for us in IT to ensure that our campus systems remain up-to-date. Microsoft has recently announced that support for Windows 10 will end in Fall 2025. Consequently, we will be transitioning all Windows ...

5. Musk will withdraw OpenAI bid if ChatGPT maker stays nonprofit, lawyers say

Musk and a consortium of investors previously launched a bid to acquire OpenAI's non-profit arm for $97.4 billion. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has rebuffed the offer, telling CNBC that the move is just an effort by Musk to "slow down a competitor.

6. Details about Musk's hostile OpenAI bid emerge

Want to send thoughts or suggestions to Data Sheet? Drop a line here. Musk sets May 10 deadline for cash OpenAI bid.

7. Breaking Down ISC 2025: Key Takeaways From Experts in Stroke Neurology

Stroke neurologists Lauren Sansing, MD, MS, FAHA, FANA, and Bijoy Menon, MD, MSc, FRCPC, provided a post-conference perspective on the emerging data and research presented at the 2025 International Stroke Conference.

8. Musk will pull OpenAI bid if ChatGPT maker remains a non-profit, lawyers say

Feb 13 (Reuters) - Elon Musk will withdraw his $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI's non-profit arm if the ChatGPT maker drops its plans to become a for-profit entity, the billionaire's lawyers said in a court filing on Wednesday. "If (the) OpenAI board is ...

9. Avowed review: Frantically fun gameplay meets a dull world

There's one rule to stick to when playing Avowed: Don't constantly compare it to Skyrim. Obsidian's games are in a tough position, constantly being compared to Bethesda's most beloved titles, so it's important to see the game on its own merit -- plus, ...

10. Bioinspired design of a tissue-engineered ray with machine learning

In biomimetic design, researchers recreate existing biological structures to form functional devices. For biohybrid robotic swimmers assembled with tissue engineering, this is problematic because most devices operate at different length scales than ...

11. Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin targeting late spring for 2nd launch of powerful New Glenn rocket

A secondary objective didn't go so well; New Glenn's first-stage booster failed to stick its landing on a ship at sea. (This was the expected outcome, the company had stressed; a successful touchdown on the debut flight would have been a pleasant surprise.) ...

12. Docker Security in 2025: Best Practices to Protect Your Containers From Cyberthreats

Docker has established itself as an essential pillar of software development. In 2024, more than 15 billion container images were downloaded on Docker Hub, in addition to 13 million developers using Docker all over the globe.