Bluesky has ‘no intention’ to train generative AI on user content
As users defect from X, rapidly growing social media platform Bluesky pledges to not scrape user data for training AI ......»»
AI company trolls San Francisco with billboards saying “stop hiring humans”
Company boasts "AI workers" that never complain about work-life balance. Since the dawn of the generative AI era a few years ago, the march of technology—toward what tech compan.....»»
Predicting atomic structures proves useful in energy and sustainability
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a new approach that combines generative artificial intelligence (AI) and first-principles simulations to predict three-dimensional atomic structures of highly complex materia.....»»
The Talos Principle: Reawakened adds new engine, looks, and content to a classic
The game that was asking lots of questions about AI ethics 10 years ago is back. Are humans just squishy machines? Can an artificially intelligent robot create a true moral compas.....»»
Instagram’s new ‘trial reels’ feature lets creators test content with non-followers
Meta is introducing a new way for creators to test content performance before sharing with followers. The new Instagram feature called trial reels allows creators to share videos with non-followers as a way to gauge reactions. This will allow creator.....»»
Horizon3.ai NodeZero Insights enables executives to visualize changes in their security posture
Horizon3.ai launched NodeZero Insights, a platform designed for security leaders, CIOs, CISOs and practitioners. This new solution delivers real-time dashboards to measure, track and strengthen an organization’s security posture over time. NodeZero.....»»
Half of Apple developers have doubts about making Apple Vision Pro apps
In its latest annual developer survey, Setapp reports that almost 50% of developers are uncertain about whether to support the Apple Vision Pro, but 60% are adding AI features.Apple's visionOS menu system — image credit: AppleIn its 2023 survey, Se.....»»
The death of a robot designed for autistic children proves Apple"s on-device AI is the right path
The Moxie robot that used cloud processing for a large language model was designed to be a companion and education tool for autistic children, and it's being unceremoniously shut down by the owners. This absolutely insensitive and destructive move pr.....»»
Apple Vision Pro named innovation of the year, beating transparent TVs and AI cheese
Popular Science has crowned Apple's Apple Vision Pro as 2024's greatest innovation, in a report that also honors everything from a transparent TV to AI-formulated vegan cheese.Apple Vision ProIt's expensive to buy — and to build, too — and Apple.....»»
Box users gain Adobe Express AI image editing features with new partnership
Adobe and Box have partnered to simplify business workflows for users by providing Firefly AI image editing within the Box content management environment.Adobe teams up with BoxUsers already had the option to access Box files from Adobe Creative Clou.....»»
Chatbots urged teen to self-harm, suggested murdering parents, lawsuit says
Parents suing want Character.AI to delete its models trained on kids' data. After a troubling October lawsuit accused Character.AI (C.AI) of recklessly releasing dangerous chatbot.....»»
AI"s power demands driving toxic air pollution, study finds
Computer processing demands for artificial intelligence, or AI, are spurring increasing levels of deadly air pollution from power plants and backup diesel generators that continuously supply electricity to the fast-growing number of computer processi.....»»
Meta signs major AI deal to train Llama on Oracle Cloud
Oracle Cloud is the chosen cloud computing service for Meta as it looks to train and deploy its Llama AI models......»»
SecureAuth protects sensitive information with biometric continuous identity assurance
SecureAuth is releasing biometric continuous identity assurance (BCIA). This ability is designed to safeguard a company’s sensitive information for the duration of a user’s session — providing additional protection from emerging threats.....»»
21 years since its inception, GNU Shepherd 1.0.0 is released
GNU Shepherd is a service manager designed to oversee the system’s daemons. It functions both as an “init” system (PID 1) and as a tool for unprivileged users to manage per-user daemons. GNU Shepherd GNU Shepherd supports various da.....»»
Strengthening security posture with comprehensive cybersecurity assessments
In this Help Net Security interview, Phani Dasari, CISO at HGS, discusses key aspects of cybersecurity assessments, including effective tools and methodologies, the role of AI and automation, and strategies for aligning assessments with organizationa.....»»
These are the best budget-friendly fitness accessories for iPhone and Apple Watch
Looking for stocking stuffers or getting a head start on goals for 2025? If you’re an iPhone and Apple Watch user, these budget-friendly fitness accessories are sure to enhance anyone’s experience without breaking the bank. more….....»»
7 surprising things you didn’t know you could do with AI
Generative AI can do so much more than the features chatbots tout. Here are six novel uses for our AI assistants......»»
Itch.io platform briefly goes down due to “AI-driven” anti-phishing report
Domain registrar failed to respond after offending content was taken down. Popular indie game platform itch.io says its domain was briefly taken down for a few hours Monday mornin.....»»
Ten months after first tease, OpenAI launches Sora video generation publicly
It's a big launch, but AI video-synthesis competition has heated up over the past 10 months. On Monday, OpenAI released Sora Turbo, a new version of its text-to-video generation m.....»»
Reddit debuts AI-powered discussion search—but will users like it?
"Reddit Answers" will answer questions with AI-generated summaries of user content. On Monday, Reddit announced it would test an AI-powered search feature called "Reddit Answers".....»»