Month: September 2024
MI6 and CIA are combatting tech-savvy criminals with generative AI
Representatives from MI6 and the CIA have revealed the agencies have adopted generative AI in the fight to improve intelligence activities. In a joint opinion piece, the agencies pointed to the ‘sea of data’ they need to comb through in order to identify and tackle security threats. The intelligence chiefs…
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Google’s new AI gaming engine can recreate DOOM and basically all your other favorite games too
DOOM, the 1993 cult classic, has turned into somewhat of an internet meme. Playable on nearly everything, from microwaves to electric toothbrushes, it’s more of a question of what can’t play DOOM rather than what can. Now, thanks to Google’s AI GameNGen, AI can even generate a playable version of…
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Apple AirPods 4 don’t come with a cable to charge them
The new AirPods that Apple just announced at its iPhone 16 event come with cases that have USB-C ports, but they will not ship with USB-C charging cables in the box. As 9to5Mac has noticed, the new devices’ official page states that USB-C charge cables are sold separately for both…
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Google and DOJ’s ad tech fight is all about control
Google and the US Justice Department each believe the other wants too much of one thing: control. “Control is the defining characteristic of a monopolist,” DOJ counsel Julia Tarver Wood said during opening statements in the federal government’s second antitrust trial against the search giant, which kicked off Monday in…
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iPhone 16 Pro hands-on: How does a faux camera control button feel so real?
Apple's latest attempt to slightly differentiate the iPhone 16 series is… a faux button it's calling Camera Control. But unlike last year's new button, this one doesn't actually physically depress, and uses a mix of sensors and haptic feedback to simulate the sensation of movement. And in my brief hands-on…
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Where Is CarPlay 2?
The next generation of Apple’s car dashboard software is supposed to debut this year. But another Apple product event has come and gone without any CarPlay news. Source
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