A different take on AI safety: A research agenda from the Columbia Convening on AI openness and safety
On Nov. 19, 2024, Mozilla and Columbia University’s Institute of Global Politics held the Columbia Convening on AI Openness and Safety in San Francisco. The Convening, which is an official event on the road to the AI Action Summit to be held in Franc...
2024-12-19 22:48
NetBSD 10.1 released
NetBSD 10.1 has been released. As the version number indicates, this isn’t supposed to be a major, groundbreaking release, but it still contains a ton of changes, fixes, and improvements. It’s got the usual set of new and improved drivers, kernel i...
2024-12-19 22:47
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Here are all the airlines that support the new AirTags feature in iOS 18.2
With iOS 18.2, Apple supercharged AirTags with a new feature called “Share Item Location.” This feature lets you share the location of a lost AirTag or Find My network accessory with a trusted third party. As part of the launch of Share Item Locati...
2024-12-19 22:39
The European Commission’s proposed interoperability measures place Apple under a form of guardianship
What’s the European Commission to do when one of the largest corporations in the world has not only been breaking its laws continually, but also absolutely refuses to comply, uses poison pills in its malicious compliance, badmouths you in the press t...
2024-12-19 22:36
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Ubisoft's Rocksmith 2014 Edition makes a surprise return to sale, currently just $3 on Steam
A year after the game's removal from sale, Ubisoft has suddenly decided to return the Steam version of Rocksmith 2014. The base version's songs are gone though. Read more...
2024-12-19 22:20
Building trust through transparency: A deep dive into the Anonym Transparency Portal
Continuing our series on Anonym’s technology, this post focuses on the Transparency Portal, a critical tool designed to give our partners comprehensive visibility into the processes and algorithms that handle their data. As a reminder, Mozilla acqui...
2024-12-19 22:13
Rumor Replay: Apple’s foldable iPad and iPhone are coming, AirTag 2 and more
This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: Apple’s foldable iPad and iPhone are coming, plus a fresh Magic Mouse approach, and AirTag 2. Here...
2024-12-19 21:09
Onkyo 8K 7.2 Smart AVR with Dolby Atmos/Vision, THX back at Black Friday & CyberMonday price
Onkyo's powerful 7.2 or 5.2.2 TX-NR6100 AV receiver is back to its Cyber Monday price-level making it a great deal to consider. Read more...
2024-12-19 21:08
Nvidia GeForce NOW gets support for NieR: Automata, Replicant, and more this week
Nvidia's GeForceNOW subscription service for cloud gaming has added two games from the hit NieR action series, and more this week. Read more...
2024-12-19 20:52
Capcom has revealed new framerate and resolution improvements coming to Monster Hunter Wilds's launch, along with weapon gameplay changes and more
Capcom has a hosted Community Update video on gameplay and graphical improvements coming to Monster Hunter Wilds at launch day.
2024-12-19 20:14
PlayStation 5 Pro specifications thoroughly explained, 'FLOPflation' debunked by PS5 system architect Mark Cerny
Mark Cerny has given a deep dive on PlayStation 5 Pro's hardware and corrected some leakers' claims.
2024-12-19 19:45
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Meta scores 73% market share but Apple Vision Pro is the trendsetter in VR/MR space
A new report crowns Meta as the VR/MR industry leader, with a 73% market share in 2024. However, Apple Vision Pro has become the trendsetter with its premium display technology and more applications. Read more...
2024-12-19 19:42
Steam Winter Sale 2024 goes live with thousands of discounts across the store
Valve is finishing 2024 with a final major Steam sale, discounting thousands of titles for PC gamers. The Steam Awards of 2024 is back with a final voting session too. Read more...
2024-12-19 19:26
Thousands Download Malicious npm Libraries Impersonating Legitimate Tools
Threat actors have been observed uploading malicious typosquats of legitimate npm packages such as typescript-eslint and @types/node that have racked up thousands of downloads on the package registry. The counterfeit versions, named @typescript_eslinte...
2024-12-19 19:26
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Foldable iPads, Apple Intelligence blowback, new Apple Music Radio stations
From now through December 31, save 20% on all 9to5Mac Daily Plus, 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus, and 9to5Mac Pro annual subscriptions with promo code HOLIDAY! Visit 9to5mac.com/join to sign up. Benjamin and Chance react to the recent controversy around AI...
2024-12-19 19:08
Juniper Warns of Mirai Botnet Targeting SSR Devices with Default Passwords
Juniper Networks is warning that Session Smart Router (SSR) products with default passwords are being targeted as part of a malicious campaign that deploys the Mirai botnet malware. The company said it's issuing the advisory after "several customers" r...
2024-12-19 19:07
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Apple Watch Ultra 3: Three new features are coming next year
Apple Watch Ultra, outside of a very nice new titanium black, hasn’t been meaningfully upgraded since 2023. But next year that’s going to change when the Apple Watch Ultra 3 arrives. Here are three new features coming to the Apple Watch Ultra 3 in ...
2024-12-19 18:47
Intel terminates x86S initiative — unilateral quest to de-bloat x86 instruction set comes to an end
Intel has confirmed to Tom's Hardware that it is no longer working on the x86S specification.
2024-12-19 18:42
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No more Windows 11 preview builds this year
Microsoft is taking a holiday break, which means there will be no new Windows 11 preview builds and regular Windows updates until 2025. Read more...
2024-12-19 18:34