Month: February 2024
Microsoft and OpenAI say hackers are using ChatGPT to improve cyberattacks
Microsoft and OpenAI are revealing today that hackers are already using large language models like ChatGPT to refine and improve their existing cyberattacks. In newly published research, Microsoft and OpenAI have detected attempts by Russian, North Korean, Iranian, and Chinese-backed groups using tools like ChatGPT for research into targets, to…
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The Morning After: United Airlines grounded its new Airbus fleet over ‘no smoking’ signs
United Airlines had to ground its new Airbus A321neo planes, not due to a major safety issue, but because the light-up “no smoking” signs are automated. A 1990 ruling mandates that the signs on aircraft must be manually operated by the crew. Airbus A321neo features software that automatically displays the…
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Upcoming Baldur’s Gate 3 patch will finally make it easier to abandon your companions
A new patch for the sprawling role-playing game (RPG) Baldur’s Gate 3 is on the way, and developer Larian Studios has been teasing some of the changes that are in store. In addition to enhanced kissing animations (which the studio says will provide “improved smooches” across the board), the update…
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Sony misses PS5 sales target as console enters ‘latter stage of its life cycle’
Sony now expects to sell 4 million fewer PS5 consoles in its 2023 fiscal year ending March 31st compared to previous projections, Bloomberg reports. The revision came as part of today’s third-quarter earnings release which saw Sony lower the PS5 sales forecast from the 25 million consoles it expected to…
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Samsung could take on Huawei with its own tri-foldable Galaxy phone this year
A recent rumor suggests Samsung will soon launch the world’s first triple-fold smartphone, aiming to beat Chinese rival Huawei to the punch. To offer a bit of backstory, this past November notable industry insider Ross Young on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) claimed Huawei was working on a…
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After trying the Vision Pro, Mark Zuckerberg says Quest 3 ‘is the better product, period’
Entering the chat is Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who has more at stake than perhaps anyone on earth if Apple does to headsets what the iPhone did to smartphones. In a video posted to his Instagram account on Tuesday, Zuckerberg gives his official verdict on the Vision Pro versus his…
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