How social media is inducing a fog of war surpassing previous clashes between Israel and Hamas, shaping the views of panicked citizens and a global public
The barrage of false images, memes, videos and posts — mostly generated from within the region itself — is making it difficult to assess what is real.
GPT-4V, the new mode of GPT-4 that lets users upload images as part of conversations, allows for prompt injection attacks by following instructions in images
GPT4-V is the new mode of GPT-4 that allows you to upload images as part of your conversations. It's absolutely brilliant.
The HTTP/2 Rapid Reset flaw, which was exploited to launch record-setting DDoS attacks, requires patching every web server before the problem can be eradicated
Dubbed “HTTP/2 Rapid Reset,” the flaw requires making patches available for virtually every web server around the world before the problem can be eradicated.
A look at Apple's recent executive promotions; sources: a cheaper Vision Pro may not have EyeSight and M3-based MacBook Pros could come in early or spring 2024
Still, it's losing a top hardware executive. Also: There are fresh details on efforts to lower the price of the Vision Pro …
The Microsoft-Activision deal closure shows that tech giants can still grow by getting “vertical mergers” through courts and regulators relatively unscathed
With the completion of the blockbuster acquisition, the notion that tech giants can grow through “vertical transactions” remains intact.
A look at Microsoft's deal with Ubisoft, which now gets the cloud gaming rights for Call of Duty and current Activision games outside of the EU for 15 years
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Some AI image detectors are labeling real photographs from the Israel-Hamas war as fake, creating what an expert calls a “second level of disinformation”
Content warning: This story contains graphic images of violence. — A free AI image detector that's been covered …
How Brad Smith, who became Microsoft's top legal officer in 2002, used a legal, policy, and influence machine costing $1B+ a year to close the Activision deal
Company's top legal officer has honed diplomatic skills to recast the US tech giant's reputation Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to Mastodon: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life@mas.to : Brad Smith gets his tim...
The US FTC says it remains focused on its appeal opposing Microsoft's acquisition of Activision and will “assess” the company's cloud gaming deal with Ubisoft
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Researchers find that a modest amount of fine-tuning can undo safety efforts that aim to prevent LLMs such as OpenAI's GPT-3.5 Turbo from spewing toxic content
OpenAI GPT-3.5 Turbo chatbot defenses dissolve with ‘20 cents’ of API tickling — The “guardrails” created to prevent large language models …
Disney+ Hotstar reclaims the global streaming record for most live concurrent views with 35M watching the October 14 India-Pakistan ICC Cricket World Cup match
In India, few events garner as much attention as a cricket game. A high-profile match between neighbors India and Pakistan delivered …
A look at Obsidian, an indie, Electron-based note-taking app that has developed a cult following on Discord and Reddit; Obsidian estimates that it has ~1M users
The indie darling rejects everything you know about modern software. And its strategy is working. Mastodon: @Bodling@deacon.social . X: @kepano , @chrisalbon , @kepano , @vivanvatsa , @spikedoanz , @...
DappRadar: blockchain gaming projects raised $600M in Q3 2023, down 38% YoY, and $2.3B so far in 2023, which is only 30% of what was raised for all of 2022
While the gaming industry continues to be plagued by mass layoffs, crypto gaming is still seeing many millions invested each quarter. Source: DappRadar .
How Dustin Moskovitz's Open Philanthropy is pushing policymakers to focus on AI's long-term risks by funding salaries of staff in Congress and federal agencies
How a billionaire-backed network of AI advisers took over Washington - POLITICO … Kim Perales / @KimPerales@toad.social : Corrupt, self-serving, & dangerous #AI tech titans are influencing MOC. Horiz...
Nvidia plans to raise the price of its GeForce Now cloud gaming service in Canada and some European countries in November, citing “increased operational costs”
Q: Why is GFN pricing changing in Canada and Europe? John Callaham / Neowin : NVIDIA GeForce Now will raise subscription prices in Canada and Europe starting Nov. 1 Aaron Klotz / Tom's Hardware : Nvid...
How influencers played a key role in boosting the popularity of Riot Game's Valorant among Gen Z gamers; Riot says 70% of Valorant players are Generation Z
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Hands-on with Wi-Charge's wireless charging system that delivers power of up to 2 or 3 watts but requires a line of sight between transmitter and receiver
Nikola Tesla once dreamed of transferring electrical energy through the air. Now, a company called Wi-Charge is beta-testing a prototype technology …
As China-linked Bitcoin mines open across the US, officials raise national security concerns, like about a Wyoming mine that is close to a nuclear missile base
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Filing: the US NLRB alleges that X illegally fired an employee in November 2022 in retaliation for her posts challenging the company's RTO policy
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A look at the efforts by companies and governments to build their own satellite networks that can deliver internet connectivity anywhere on Earth
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal :
A student wins a contest to read the text inside a carbonized Roman scroll, which had been unreadable since a volcanic eruption in AD 79, using an ML algorithm
How will they possibly discern what matters? … Craig Bennett : Just a little story from the science journal Nature, for those of you that think about the #RomanEmpire on a regular basis... https://ln...
A California judge allows a group of lawsuits against Meta and others alleging social media is addictive for children to proceed based on a negligence claim
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A look at TSMC's Open Innovation Platform, which debuted in 2008 and now involves tens of companies that help TSMC's clients build better chips more efficiently
Anton Shilov / AnandTech : X: @anandtech X: @anandtech : Last week TSMC held their European forum for their Open Innovation Platform. Outlining their future in several different areas, TSMC is reflec...
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