Author: Zach_Wilson
NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Wednesday, December 11 (game #549)
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands…
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Valve is now selling refurbished Steam Deck OLEDs starting at $439
The Steam Deck OLED, the best version of Valve’s gaming handheld with additional battery life, a slight increase to performance, and an eye-popping screen, can now be purchased refurbished for $110 less than it costs brand-new. Valve has just begun selling certified refurbished Steam Deck OLED models starting at $439…
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YouTube’s AI-powered dubbing is now available to many more creators
YouTube says it has expanded its AI-powered auto-dubbing to “hundreds of thousands of channels” in the YouTube Partner Program that are “focused on knowledge and information.” YouTube says it will bring the feature to “other types of content soon.” What the dubs consist of depends on the language used in…
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General Motors Cuts Funding to Cruise, Nixing Its Robotaxi Plan
The automaker has sunk billions into making a self-driving car service work. Now it says it will focus on “personal” autonomous vehicles instead. Source
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Claude AI and other systems could be vulnerable to worrying command prompt injection attacks
Security researchers tricked Anthropic’s Claude Computer Use to download and run malware They say that other AI tools could be tricked with prompt injection, too GenAI can be tricked to write, compile, and run malware, as well In mid-October 2024, Anthropic released Claude Computer Use, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model…
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YouTube Kids is getting a redesign to make it look more like YouTube
The YouTube Kids mobile app is getting a redesign that both makes it look and behave more like the standard YouTube app and lets kids browse through videos in portrait mode for the first time. It’s rolling out over the next few weeks on iOS and Android, while the web…
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