Month: September 2023
MGM ‘cybersecurity issue’ shuts down slot machines and ATMs in Las Vegas casinos
A “cybersecurity issue” at MGM Resorts has forced the famous hotel and casino company to shut down many of its systems, according to a statement the company posted just before noon ET on X (formerly Twitter). MGM replaced its homepage with a message apologizing for the site’s outage and providing…
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Another group of writers is suing OpenAI over copyright claims
A group of writers is suing OpenAI over claims the company illegally used their works to train its AI ChatGPT chatbot, as reported earlier by Reuters. In a lawsuit filed on Friday, Michael Chabon, David Henry Hwang, Rachel Louise Snyder, and Ayelet Waldman allege OpenAI benefits and profits from the…
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Hey Presto! Nvidia pulls software hack out of AI hat and doubles performance of H100 GPU for free
Nvidia is banding together with a list of tech partners on a game-changing piece of software that’s set to double the performance of its flagship H100 Tensor Core GPUs. The open source TensorRT-LLM update, which is set for release in the coming weeks, sees an up-to-date system outperform the A100…
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LG Display’s Gaming OLEDs help reduce blue light exposure while maintaining vivid color
Computers are a dominant part of many people’s lives these days. We socialize online, play games for entertainment, and many of us even work on the internet from our homes. Constant screen use has led to concern about excessive exposure to high-energy visible (HEV) light, more commonly known as blue…
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TikTok accidentally blocked Hollywood writers strike videos while casting a QAnon net
TikTok videos about the Hollywood writers strike were temporarily blocked as the platform attempted to moderate QAnon conspiracy theories. Media Matters for America, a nonprofit media research group, reported today that TikTok users were unable to search for content related to the Writers Guild of America strike. “WGA” and “WGA…
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The Surface Duo gets the worst birthday present, as Microsoft drops support
Three years after the Surface Duo launched on September 10, 2020, Microsoft announced that it would drop official software support for the device. However, this should come as no surprise to those who read the Surface Duo support page, as Microsoft clearly outlined on it that the device would only…
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