Month: November 2023
PSA: Update Chrome browser now to avoid an exploit already in the wild
A critical security update is now available for some Chrome users on Mac, Linux, and Windows that patches a zero-day vulnerability that could make systems susceptible to data theft and other cyber attacks. On Tuesday, Google confirmed in a Chrome stable channel update that it “is aware that an exploit…
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The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6 could both get major screen upgrades
While many of the leaks around the Samsung Galaxy S24 line have been disappointing, things are sounding potentially more positive for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, particularly when it comes to their cover screens. According to Ross Young (a leaker with a…
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Voicemod will now let you create and share your own AI voices
Thanks to AI voice cloning, anyone can sound like Joe Rogan, Oprah, or even Darth Vader. But a newly launched set of features from Voicemod should make it easy for users to create and share their own bespoke AI voices from scratch. Users can now create and tweak unique synthetic…
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Interview: Sam Altman on being fired and rehired by OpenAI
When OpenAI’s board asked Sam Altman to return a day after they fired him, he initially felt defiant, hurt and angry. “It took me a few minutes to snap out of it and get over the ego and emotions to then be like, ‘Yeah, of course I want to do…
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Activision Blizzard had a plan — or ploy — to launch its own Android game store
Until today, we’d never heard of “Project Boston”. It was Activision Blizzard King’s big plan to earn more money from its mobile games by changing its relationship with Google. And if things had gone differently, it would have given Activision Blizzard its own app store on Android. In late 2019,…
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Microsoft joins OpenAI’s board with Sam Altman officially back as CEO
I am returning to OpenAI as CEO. Mira will return to her role as CTO. The new initial board will consist of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo. I have never been more excited about the future. I am extremely grateful for everyone’s hard work in an unclear…
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