Month: November 2024
FTC changes its telemarketing rules to cover growing ‘tech support scam’ calls
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), making it easier to protect consumers who are tricked into paying scam tech support companies. The FTC could already go after these fraudster companies if they initiated calls to people — now, they can do the…
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This color manipulation attack reveals significant flaws in AI image handling
AI can be manipulated by differences in the alpha channel of images, experts warn This can pose risks to medical diagnoses and autonomous driving Image recognition needs to adapt for the possibility of this attack While AI has the ability to analyze images, new research has revealed a significant oversight…
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Microsoft is being investigated by the FTC over antitrust concerns
Microsoft is being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission in a wide-ranging antitrust probe, making it the fifth Big Tech company to fall under such scrutiny in several years. The agency is looking into Microsoft’s cloud and software licensing business, cybersecurity services, and AI offerings. Bloomberg first reported the news…
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Google Chat’s new huddles make it even more like Teams and Slack
Google Chat is launching huddles, a Google Meet-powered addition that lets you start a quick call with your coworkers. Google said it would add huddles to Google Chat in customer preview over a year ago, but we haven’t heard about it since then. The company says the feature has started…
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16 Best Gifts for Men, Manly Men, and Menly Man Men (2024)
When you need something that’s as unnecessarily masculinized as you can get for the Man™ in your life, we have you covered. Source
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Baldur’s Gate 3 has yet another big patch on the way
Larian Studios isn’t done with big updates for Baldur’s Gate 3 just yet. The studio is planning yet another quality-of-life update for the game with Patch 8. “Arriving next year, this update will introduce some of the most eagerly awaited features to BG3: cross-play, and photo mode, along with 12 new subclasses,” Larian…
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