Month: August 2024
OpenAI has an AI text detector but doesn’t want to release it
OpenAI has developed some new tools to detect content generated by ChatGPT and its AI models, but it isn’t going to deploy them just yet. The company has come up with a way to overlay AI-produced text with a kind of watermark. This embedded indicator might achieve the goal of…
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Safari’s new ‘Distraction Control’ feature lets you hide annoying cookie pop-ups
Apple is adding a new feature to Safari called “Distraction Control” that lets you remove distracting things like cookie preference pop-ups while you’re browsing, MacRumors reports. The new feature is available with the fifth iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia developer betas that launched on Monday. You can get…
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US v. Google: all the news from the search antitrust showdown
It’s Internet Explorer day in US v. Google! We’re a bit over an hour into Sundar Pichai’s testimony in US v. Google, and we’ve spent a surprising amount of the morning in a time machine back to 2005. That’s when Microsoft released Internet Explorer 7 (the browser a Pichai-led team…
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Judge rules that Google ‘is a monopolist’ in US antitrust case
A federal judge ruled that Google violated US antitrust law by maintaining a monopoly in the search and advertising markets. “After having carefully considered and weighed the witness testimony and evidence, the court reaches the following conclusion: Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its…
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The RingConn Gen 2 is smashing Kickstarter records ahead of its big Galaxy Ring rivalry
Samsung’s Galaxy Ring launch has started to get more people paying attention to this area of wearables tech, with one possible effect being a new smart ring Kickstarter that’s smashing funding records – though there are other, better reasons to pay attention to this campaign. The RingConn Gen 2, which…
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Google TV Streamer price leak reveals a big price hike over Chromecast, but it still undercuts the Apple TV 4K
Google‘s answer to the Apple TV 4K, named the Google TV Streamer, is set to be cheaper than its Apple rival, according to a pricing report from Dealabs. The outlet, based in France, suggests the Google TV Streamer will launch for 119 euros in Europe, roughly $130 /£102 / AU$202…
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