Month: March 2024
OpenAI’s Sora will one day add audio, editing, and may allow nudity in content
OpenAI’s Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati recently sat down with The Wall Street Journal to reveal interesting details about their upcoming text-to-video generator Sora. The interview covers a wide array of topics from the type of content the AI engine will produce to the security measures being put into place.…
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TikTok’s fate now lies with the Senate
The fate of TikTok in the US now lies with the Senate after House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill that would ban the app unless Chinese parent company ByteDance sells it. President Joe Biden has already said he would sign the bill, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary…
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Millions of secrets and auth keys were leaked on GitHub last year
Millions of secrets and authentication keys were leaked on GitHub in 2023, with the majority of developers not caring to revoke them even after being notified of the mishap, new research has claimed. A report from GitGuardian, a project that helps developers secure their software development with automated secrets detection…
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Want to see what an Exaflop supercomputer looks like (and how it is cooled)? Check out this video of Aurora, the world’s second most powerful HPC ever
Few people will ever get to see inside a supercomputer for real, but it is possible to take a virtual tour. Nvidia previously opened the doors to Eos, one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, and now Department of Energy’s Argon National Laboratory has prepared a short 5-minute video guiding viewers…
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Tor has a new HTTPS-esque feature to help beat censorship
The Tor Project has released a new bridge called WebTunnel, aimed at those trying to access the internet in regions with heavy censorship. In its blog post, the organization says, “the development of different types of bridges are crucial for making Tor more resilient against censorship and stay ahead of…
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PS Plus’ latest free games include Resident Evil 3, Midnight Suns and NBA 2K24
On Wednesday, Sony unveiled the latest catalog of games for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers. The latest batch of titles includes the Resident Evil 3 remake, Marvel’s Midnight Suns and NBA 2K24 (among others). You can play the games for free starting on Tuesday, March 19. Capcom’s Resident Evil…
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