Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and Elon Musk’s xAI have agreed to allow the US government to review new AI models before they’re released to the public. In an announcement on Tuesday, the Commerce Department’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) says it will work with the AI companies to perform “pre-deployment evaluations and targeted research…
Still fresh off its recent $375 million jury verdict against Meta, New Mexico attorney general Raul Torrez’s office began arguing for even greater asks in the second phase of a landmark trial. On Monday, an attorney for the state, David Ackerman, pressed the court for a $3.7 billion abatement plan that would require Meta to…
The cars rolling off production lines right now are filled with old ideas. From beginning to end, the creation of a new vehicle can take five years or longer — which is plenty of time for a lot of tastes, politics, and gas prices to change. That’s one reason car manufacturers are so enthusiastic about…
The gaming industry and market have always been dynamic, now more volatile than ever. As the industry searches for its footing, Remedy will double down on what makes the studio unique: our creative identity, memorable IPs, and commitment to delivering exceptional quality and originality. We are more focused than ever on moving forward with franchise…
Ford isn’t sending the clearest signals regarding its EV future. We got a glimpse of its Universal EV (UEV) Project last February, but then it pulled the plug on the F-150 Lightning, which is regarded as one of the more successful electric pickup trucks to date. The climate surrounding electric vehicles hasn’t helped, either, between…
More than 119,000 Vimeo users’s email addresses were extracted in a breach traced to a third-party analytics vendor, according to Have I Been Pwned. The incident first surfaced in April when the ShinyHunters crew added Vimeo to its growing “pay or leak” hit list, claiming it had pulled hundreds of gigabytes of data and threatening…
Last Thursday, in a staged home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, I sat on a couch that was a bit too low and a tad too deep in front of a small, beige-colored smart speaker sitting on the middle of a trio of arched midcentury storage cabinets. On either side of the smart…
Romance fraudsters scammed Britons out of £102 million ($138 million) last year, according to the latest police figures. That works out to roughly £280,000 ($379,000) a day, the City of London Police said Tuesday. The average victim loses around £9,500 ($12,866) per scam, though individual cases have reached £1 million ($1.35 million). Conman and wannabe…
Facebook and Instagram have a new way to detect and remove users under 13: AI bone structure analysis. In a blog post on Tuesday, Meta — Facebook and Instagram’s parent company — says its AI system will scan photos and videos posted to its platforms for “general themes and visual cues,” including height and bone…
Bork!Bork!Bork! Things must be tough for UK grocery retailer Sainsbury’s, judging by the state of Windows Activation on one of its self-service kiosks. “Unexpected item in the bagging area” are words to strike fear into any shopper. After all, the flashing red light atop the kiosk is not always enough to attract the attention of…