Plex Asks GitHub to Take Down ‘Reshare’ Repository Over Piracy Fears
Plex is a multi-functional streaming platform that allows users to watch, organize, and curate their favorite media entertainment. Sharing Plex libraries is also an option; one that comes with piracy concerns. In an effort to "avoid the growth of pir.....»»
Project Q leak confirmed all my fears about the PS5 handheld
Project Q leak confirmed all my fears about the PS5 handheld.....»»
GitHub announces public beta of Copilot Chat IDE integration
According to GitHub, developers can effortlessly tackle complex coding tasks through simple prompts using Copilot Chat. According to GitHub, developers can effortlessly tackle complex coding tasks through simple prompts using Copilot Chat.Read Mo.....»»
69% of Russian gamers are pirating after Ukraine invasion pushback
Russian game development jobs also dry up after Russia's actions. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Russian gamers were not introduced to piracy by the backlash to their country's invasion of Ukraine—far f.....»»
North Korean hackers targeted tech companies through JumpCloud and GitHub
North Korean state-sponsored hackers have been linked to two recent cyberattack campaigns: one involving a spear-phishing attack on JumpCloud and the other targeting tech employees on GitHub through a social engineering campaign. The JumpCloud intrus.....»»
Judge scolds Apple"s lawyers over appeals arguments
A US judge has chided Apple's legal arguments as the company asks for time to appeal an App Store antitrust case, but has granted the delay.Apple won the lawsuit brought against it by "Fortnite" developer Epic Games, but it didn't win outright. There.....»»
Report: OpenAI holding back GPT-4 image features on fears of privacy issues
GPT-4's image capabilities can recognize certain individuals, according to NYT. Enlarge (credit: Witthaya Prasongsin (Getty Images)) OpenAI has been testing its multimodal version of GPT-4 with image-recognition support.....»»
Chasing defamatory hallucinations, FTC opens investigation into OpenAI
FTC sends 20-page info request over fears of "false, misleading, or disparaging" generations. Enlarge / OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies about AI rules before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law o.....»»
X Corp. asks court to terminate Twitter’s privacy settlement with FTC
X Corp. motion claims FTC is "tainted by bias," says Musk shouldn't be deposed. Enlarge / Elon Musk arrives for the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022, in New York. (credit: Getty Images | Angela Weis.....»»
Twitter asks federal court to terminate 2022 FTC privacy settlement
Twitter has asked a federal court to terminate a 2022 privacy settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that is the subject of an ongoing FTC investigation, alleging that the probe has "spiraled out of control and become tainted by bias.".....»»
Evernote layoffs announced after sale of company; relocates to Europe
Evernote layoffs are the latest victim of the tech downturn, which has seen significant numbers of jobs lost over the course of the past year. Other tech companies to have made layoffs include Clubhouse, Meta, Plex, and Sonos, with even 3-trillion-d.....»»
Denuvo wants to convince you its DRM isn’t “evil”
COO says coming benchmarks will show anti-piracy tech has no performance impact. Enlarge / You have nothing to lose but your chains. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Simply mentioning the name "Denuvo" among some g.....»»
Film companies demand names of Reddit users who discussed piracy in 2011
Reddit urges US court to protect anonymity of six users who mentioned piracy. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | natatravel) Reddit is fighting another attempt by film companies to unmask anonymous Reddit users who discusse.....»»
Study asks if eponymous business owners are more reticent about the transparent disclosure of company finances
It is not uncommon for business owners to bestow their own names upon a firm. There are many well-known examples—in the U.K., there's Dyson; in the U.S., there's Ben & Jerry's; while, in Europe, one might think of Bosch or Porsche......»»
Apple chip production unaffected by Chinese sanctions, but things could get much worse
TSMC‘s Apple chip production is not expected to be affected by China’s decision to restrict exports of two key materials, but there are fears that this could change dramatically if the relationship between China and the US continues to deteriora.....»»
Apple asks US Supreme Court to reconsider latest ruling in Epic Games case
After a prolonged court battle between Epic Games and Apple following Fortnite’s removal from the App Store, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple could no longer prohibit iOS developers from selling content in their apps using third-party.....»»
Australian lizard species rediscovered following extinction fears
A rare lizard has been rediscovered 50 years after it was last seen......»»
The huge power and potential danger of AI-generated code
Programming can be faster with algorithms, but AI can make bugs more common. Enlarge (credit: Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty) In June 2021, GitHub announced Copilot, a kind of auto-complete for computer code po.....»»
Plex hit with layoffs as ad-supported streaming service fails to deliver profits for media server company
It’s been a tough week at Plex where the company has decided to let go of 20% of its workforce. Plex CEO Keith Valory blamed an unpredictable advertising market for the need to downsize. more… The post Plex hit with layoffs as ad-supported stre.....»»
Fears grow of deepfake ID scams following Progress hack
Hackers might seek to do more than extort companies. Enlarge / The number of deepfakes used in scams in just the first three months of 2023 outstripped all of 2022. (credit: FT Montage/Getty Images) When Progress Corp, t.....»»
Volvic on front line of France"s new water fears
The public fountains in Volvic, the home of one of the world's most famous mineral waters, have been turned off......»»