Month: October 2023
Samsung just made getting your Galaxy devices repaired super-easy
Samsung has updated its partnership with US repair outfit Batteries Plus to now cover the repair of Galaxy devices under warranty. Previously, the Batteries Plus served as an Independent Service Provider for the Galaxy repair program from 2018 onward but would only really tackle repairs on Galaxy devices that were…
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Amazon has renewed Gen V for a sophomore season
As invested as Amazon has been in its adaptation of The Boys, it always seemed like a given that the series’ new spinoff, Gen V, would be coming back for a second season following its debut last month. But just in case there was any doubt, Amazon’s just made Gen…
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Universal Music sues AI company Anthropic for distributing song lyrics
Major record label Universal Music Group and other music publishers have sued artificial intelligence company Anthropic for distributing copyrighted lyrics with its AI model Claude 2. The music publishers’ complaint, filed in Tennessee, claims that Claude 2 can be prompted to distribute almost identical lyrics to songs like Katy Perry’s…
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FCC greenlights superfast Wi-Fi tethering for AR and VR headsets
The FCC has unanimously approved plans by several tech companies to use the 6GHz band for wireless devices. FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel proposed the new rules, which would authorize very low power (VLP) operations — meaning their signals won’t be able to go very far — in about 850MHz of…
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Halo Infinite season 5 introduces the best Forge update yet
Halo Infinite has seen a large boost in players following the release of Season Five: Reckoning and the highly anticipated Forge update. As reported by IGN, 343 Industries’ first-person shooter has seen a rise in players on Steam recently thanks to the launch of Season Five on October 17. According…
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Google just took a major step up in keeping you safe from dodgy Android apps
Google has announced a new security tool to help strike back at hackers who have adopted new techniques to infect and compromise Android endpoints. In a blog post, the company revealed significant improvements to how its Android Play Protect security feature operates. As per the announcement, Google Play Protect will…
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