Author: Zach_Wilson
AI just made a mockery of CAPTCHA and that’s bad news for real people
Filling out CAPTCHA puzzles is tedious, but using them as (imperfect) shields against malicious bots made sense, at least until now. Artificial intelligence can now defeat those puzzles every time, according to new research from ETH Zurich. CAPTCHA, an acronym for “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and…
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The ChatGPT Advanced Voice mode rollout is starting, and you might be one of the lucky ones
A new leak on X.com seems to confirm that a select group of ChatGPT Plus users will be getting access to Advanced Voice mode today, Tuesday, September 24, 2024. Advanced Voice mode, which OpenAI demoed back in May this year, allows you to talk to ChatGPT on your smartphone and…
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An official OpenAI X account was taken over to peddle a crypto scam
An official OpenAI account on X was taken over to peddle a cryptocurrency scam on Monday evening. On Monday at 6:24PM ET, the @OpenAINewsroom account, which shares news from OpenAI and has nearly 54,000 followers, made a now-deleted post advertising an “$OPENAI” token. “We’re very happy to announce $OPEANAI: the…
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It’s not a Switch 2, but a Nintendo device just passed through this US regulatory agency
While we’re all awaiting an eventual unveiling of the Nintendo Switch 2, the company seems to be working on yet another device. A new wireless device made by Nintendo has been spotted making its way through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States. And no, it’s not the…
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Proposed Ban Would Be a ‘Death Sentence’ for Chinese EVs in the US
The US wants to ban any Chinese or Russian software installed in cars, purportedly over security concerns. If the proposed rule is finalized, don’t expect to see a China-made EV stateside any time soon. Source
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An iPhone 16 Pro Max failed this drop test, but that doesn’t have to be you
Glass is smooth, shiny, and beautiful, the perfect surface to transfer your touch and intention to your iPhone 16 Pro Max’s brilliant mind. However, it’s also not indestructible and sometimes does glassy things like shatter into countless pieces when dropped. That’s the finding of a recent AllState drop test with…
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