Monthly Archives: February 2024

Microsoft will bring four Xbox games to other companies’ consoles

Microsoft said Thursday that it will release four of its video games on competing consoles, signaling a shift in strategy.

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After ChatGPT’s viral success, OpenAI is now getting into video

OpenAI announced Thursday it has expanded beyond text and images to offer video-generation AI for the first time.

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Lawmakers revise Kids Online Safety Act to address LGBTQ advocates’ concerns

The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is getting closer to becoming a law, which would make social platforms significantly more responsible for protecting children who use their products. With 62 Senators backing the bill, KOSA seems poised to clear the … Continue reading

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Spyware startup Variston is losing staff, some say it’s closing

In July 2021, someone sent Google a batch of malicious code that could be used to hack Chrome, Firefox, and PCs running Windows Defender. That code was part of an exploitation framework called Heliconia. And at the time, the exploits … Continue reading

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Nvidia holdings disclosure pumps up shares of small AI companies

A filing from Nvidia late Wednesday shows the chipmaker has stakes in a handful of public companies.

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OpenAI’s newest model Sora can generate videos — and they look decent

OpenAI, following in the footsteps of startups like Runway and tech giants like Google and Meta, is getting into video generation. OpenAI today unveiled Sora, a GenAI model that creates video from text. Given a brief — or detailed — … Continue reading

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Apple confirms it’s breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on purpose

Well, it turns out it’s not a bug that broke iPhone web apps, also known as Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), in the EU. Following developer complaints and press reports about how PWAs were no longer functional in the EU after … Continue reading

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Cybercriminals are stealing Face ID scans to break into mobile banking accounts

The latest wave of cybercriminals are targeting iOS users in Thailand with Face ID thefts that allow them to steal money from victims. iPhone owners in Thailand fall prey to cybercriminals stealing Face ID scans that are then used to … Continue reading

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Here are the highest paying e-sports games of all time

A recent study has revealed which games are the highest paying when it comes to e-sports. Thanks to CSGO gambling site CSGOLuck, data from across the top 500 individual esports tournaments with the largest prize pools of all time has … Continue reading

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Tiny robot’s successful first surgery could have huge implications for space travel

A tiny robot has completed its first surgery in zero gravity on the International Space Station, operated by surgeons approximately 250 miles away. February 10 saw the first surgery demo on simulated tissue in the lab that’s currently circulating in … Continue reading

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