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Report: Apple, Meta refuse to join EU's AI Pact despite OpenAI, Microsoft and others
Meta and Apple have declined to sign the EU's AI Pact to self-regulate AI, potentially limiting new features in their services. Read more...
2024-09-27 03:08
For a third time, Blizzard Entertainment is trying to make this famous game into a shooter. Will it succeed this time?
Blizzard Entertainment is reportedly working on a StarCraft shooter again, according to reporter Jason Schreier, who discussed the topic alongside his upcoming book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment.
2024-09-27 02:26
Meta introduces Llama Stack distributions for building LLM apps
Looking to ease the development of generative AI applications, Meta is sharing its first official Llama Stack distributions, to simplify how developers work with Llama large language models (LLMs) in different environments. Unveiled September 25, Llam...
2024-09-26 22:30
NVIDIA RTX 5080 and 5090 specs seemingly leak, revealing massive power requirements
The specs for the unrevealed RTX 5080 and 5090 appear to have leaked, revealing strong cards with massive power requirements.
2024-09-26 22:22
Ubuntu Patches ‘Severe’ Security Flaw in CUPS
If you’ve cast a half-glazed eye over Linux social media feeds at some point in the past few days you may have caught wind that a huge Linux security flaw was about to be disclosed. And today it was: a remote code execution flaw affecting the CUP...
2024-09-26 22:17
Enhance your prompts with Vertex AI Prompt Optimizer
Vertex AI Prompt Optimizer, a new managed automated prompt engineering service, can help save time and effort in prompt engineering while ensuring performing prompts ready for your generative AI applications.
2024-09-26 22:00
Apple releases another security update for iTunes on Windows
Apple’s iTunes was discontinued a long time ago, but the software still survives on Windows. For users who still rely on iTunes, the company recently released an important security update for the software. more…
2024-09-26 21:57
CUPS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Fix Available
Four CVE IDs have been assigned that together form an high-impact exploit chain surrounding CUPS: CVE-2024-47076, CVE-2024-47175, CVE-2024-47176 and CVE-2024-47177. Canonical’s security team has released updates for the cups-browsed, cups-filters, li...
2024-09-26 21:51
Take control of your browsing with Firefox’s privacy and security features
Most browsers know way too much about you – your latest obsession, your shopping cart, even your weekend plans. Firefox? It’s built to power your browsing, nothing more. Here’s a breakdown of the Firefox features that keep you private and secure ...
2024-09-26 21:43
Hackers Could Have Remotely Controlled Kia Cars Using Only License Plates
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a set of now patched vulnerabilities in Kia vehicles that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed remote control over key functions simply by using only a license plate. "These attacks could be executed r...
2024-09-26 21:32
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SteelSeries is launching a new line of gaming earbuds dubbed the 'Arctis Gamebuds' for Xbox and PC
SteelSeries, the company famous for producing high-quality gaming peripherals and accessories, has announced a new gaming earbud product called the Arctis Gamebuds and they will be compatible with home consoles and PC.
2024-09-26 21:23
9to5Mac Daily: September 26, 2024 – New AirPods features, more
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by ...
2024-09-26 21:20
Fleet expands its GitOps-focused device management technology to iPhones and iPads
Fleet, the open-source device management platform, has announced new support for iOS devices. This update brings its GitOps-focused approach to mobile devices for the first time. This means organizations can manage their entire fleet of devices, includ...
2024-09-26 21:00
Surface Laptop 7 is now $200 off on Amazon
Here is your chance to buy one of the best modern Windows laptops at a big discount. The Surface Laptop 7 is now $200 off. Read more...
2024-09-26 20:22
BusyBox 1.37 Adds "getfattr" Along With Other Improvements
BusyBox 1.37 has been released as the first feature release in one and a half years for this "Swiss Army Knife of embedded Linux" systems. With BusyBox 1.37 comes some new options, many fixes, and other enhancements...
2024-09-26 20:14
Eliminating memory safety vulnerabilities at the source
The push towards memory safe programming languages is strong, and for good reason. However, especially for bigger projects with a lot of code that potentially needs to be rewritten or replaced, you might question if all the effort is even worth it, par...
2024-09-26 20:10
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Apple won’t backtrack on climate pledge due to AI, despite others hedging
AI seems to be changing everything. In some cases, that includes the climate ambitions tech companies had before AI arrived. Recent comments from Google’s CEO is evidence of that. Apple, meanwhile, is holding firm to its 2030 goals and has reiterated...
2024-09-26 20:08
Hands on with iPhone 16 Pro, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4
Benjamin and Chance share their hands-on reviews with Apple’s latest products, from the impressive noise cancellation in AirPods 4 to the useful — if fiddly — Camera Control on the iPhone 16 Pro, and the redesigned Apple Watch Series 10. The la...
2024-09-26 20:05