ClarityCheck, a facial-identification tool for which it’s hard to think of many legitimate uses, reportedly left millions of face photos publicly exposed on the internet in a major privacy breach. It’s likely that the vast majority of victims had no idea their photos had been uploaded to the site, and had never granted consent … […]
There’s something really grating about Copilot’s cheery demeanour. It’s so eager to please, so happy to help, that I simply don’t respect it. However, even I feel sorry for the AI tool after learning that security researchers managed to hoodwink it into revealing details of how to hack itself—all by keeping the AI talking long
Meta continues to get serious about its AI technology. The latest sign? A dedicated Mac app for Meta AI. The new Meta AI desktop app is version 1.0 beta at launch and weighs just 16MB once installed. Based on initial inspection, it runs natively on Apple silicon Macs with macOS 15 or later, using an
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I’ll tell you two facts about me. One, I use Firefox on a daily basis. And two, I’ve been continually impressed by GeForce Now, Nvidia’s PC game streaming service that somehow works a whole lot better than you expect. So it’s a red letter day in my household, as Firefox has been added to the
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Bad Monkey is an excellent Apple TV comedy from creator Bill Lawrence, of Ted Lasso and Shrinking fame—and it returns soon for a new season. Here are the details. Bill Lawrence has become one of the most prolific hitmakers in TV comedy of late. He’s not new to the genre, with prior successes including Scrubs
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Former Arkane Austin studio director Harvey Smith, known for his work on games including Deus Ex, Thief: Deadly Shadows, and Dishonored, has joined with executive producer Ben Horne to launch a new studio called Black Pony Immersive. The new operation features “an elite development team” built around personnel from Arkane, Insomniac, Epic, Avalanche, and Volition,
The AirPods deals are still flying with AirPods Pro 3 down at one of the best prices ever and AirPods Max 2 at $120 off, but today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by a special 1-day-only Apple sale as part of Best Buy’s 60th Anniversary sale event. It is delivering a straight up $400 off
Saudi Arabia’s purchase of Electronic Arts, the biggest leveraged buyout in private equity history, officially closed earlier this month. With that deal done, a new Game Developer report has found that an awful lot of employees are expecting much more stringent control over what kinds of games they are and are not allowed to make.
Apple Watch Series 12 will be unveiled next month, and a reputable leaker just said it will come with a ceramic design option. We’re just a few weeks away from Apple’s big September event, where 10+ new products could launch. Among them is Apple Watch Series 12, the latest Watch model. And per leaker Kosutami
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I’m modding GTA 5 every day in a quest to either transform it into a PC version of GTA 6 or break it entirely. Come back tomorrow to find out what new horrible thing I’ve done to Rockstar’s baby, or check out what I got up to earlier. Grand Theft Auto 6 will, I am
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