Aleksander Hougen

1 week ago | cloudwards.net | Jackie Leavitt |Aleksander Hougen

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2 weeks ago | cloudwards.net | Aleksander Hougen |Jackie Leavitt

A recent paper published last month by researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) found that AI-generated code has a significant tendency to hallucinate package libraries that do not exist. Analyzing over 500,000 code samples generated by 16 different AI models, the study concludes that at least 5.2% of package dependencies in code generated by commercial AI models are complete hallucinations — meaning they don’t exist. This number shoots up to 21.7% for open-source models.

2 weeks ago | cloudwards.net | Aleksander Hougen |Jackie Leavitt

Daily VPN Speed TestsEvery VPN claims to be the fastest. Cloudwards reveals the truth with daily speed data on top VPNs, covering download, upload, and latency in the U.S. and abroad.VPN Speed TestsCloud Storage Performance Report 2024Discover the latest findings from Cloudwards’ annual cloud storage performance analysis.Download PDFFastest Online Backup ServicesDetailed speed comparison of all major online backup providers.See ResultsThe Fastest Cloud Storage ServicesSee Results

3 weeks ago | cloudwards.net | Jackie Leavitt |Aleksander Hougen

At first, the “geoguess this” game seems fun, with many people online testing it and finding it performs very well to geolocate image locations within cities, by landmarks or even businesses or restaurants, using only subtle visual clues, even with image metadata stripped out. However, this ability can raise significant privacy issues, especially with cyberstalking or doxxing. As an example, a Japanese influencer was stabbed to death on March 11, 2025, while livestreaming in Tokyo.

3 weeks ago | cloudwards.net | Jackie Leavitt |Aleksander Hougen

NewsGoogle Loses Ad Tech Monopoly Trial, Plans to Appeal The court found that Google intentionally engaged in anti-competitive monopolistic behavior — forcing customers to use its publisher ad server (DFP) and its ad exchange (AdX) — which restricted fair advertising competition.