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The AI prison of the future is just an Outer Limits episode
28 Jun

The AI prison of the future is just an Outer Limits episode

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According to the Prison Policy Institute, the US has a higher incarceration rate per 100,000 people in its population than any other NATO country and it’s even higher than the next five member states combined (the UK, Portugal, Canada, France and Belgium).So what’s the solution? Hashem Al-Ghaili, a molecular biologist and science communicator from Yemen, claims he’s got it in an interview with Wired: build a virtual prison instead. He’s not talking about stapling a bunch of Meta Quest 3’s to prisoners' heads for years at a time, but it’s also not far off from that concept.Al-Ghaili is proposing a…
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FCC chair asks telecoms companies to prove they’re actually trying to stop political AI robocalls
28 Jun

FCC chair asks telecoms companies to prove they’re actually trying to stop political AI robocalls

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FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to nine major telecom companies, including AT&T and Comcast, to ask if they’re actually doing anything about AI political robocalls. AI-generated voices are getting pretty good at mimicking humans and we’ve already seen this technology in action, when an audio deepfake urged voters to .“We know that AI technologies will make it cheap and easy to flood our networks with deepfakes used to mislead and betray trust. It is especially chilling to see AI voice cloning used to impersonate candidates during elections. As AI tools become more accessible to bad actors and scammers, we need to…
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Life is Strange spiritual successor delayed to avoid Life is Strange sequel
28 Jun

Life is Strange spiritual successor delayed to avoid Life is Strange sequel

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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is a brand-new game from the creators of . It's been described as a spiritual successor to that series and was previously scheduled to arrive in late 2024. However, publisher Don't Nod has opted to delay Lost Records: Bloom & Rage and release it in early 2025 instead.In fact, the delay is in large part due to a new Life is Strange from another studio. marks the return of the original game's protagonist Max Caulfield. The sequel, from Square Enix and developer Deck Nine Games, is set to hit , and in October, with a…
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Prime Day 2024 early deals you can shop ahead of the Amazon sale on July 16-17
28 Jun

Prime Day 2024 early deals you can shop ahead of the Amazon sale on July 16-17

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Amazon Prime Day 2024 will arrive shortly, bringing a deluge of discounts and deals on everything from household essentials to clothing to tech. Even though the shopping event is limited to 48 hours, Amazon typically has early Prime Day deals rolling out for weeks ahead of time. This year is no different: we’re already starting to see early Prime Day deals trickle in that members can take advantage of. Plus, there are also a number of solid tech deals available on Amazon that aren’t explicitly tied to July Prime Day, but are likely to get lumped in with the rest…
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Lego made bricks out of meteorite dust and they’re on display at select stores
28 Jun

Lego made bricks out of meteorite dust and they’re on display at select stores

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There are plenty of Lego sets that feature astronauts, but now there are Lego bricks made out of the stuff that astronauts find out there in the void. The Danish brickmaker (ESA) to make Lego pieces from actual meteorite dust. Pretty cool, right? They are on display at until September 20, including the big 5th Avenue branch in Manhattan.This project isn’t just for giggles, though it is pretty fun. It’s a proof of concept to show how astronauts could use moondust to build lunar structures. Consider the sheer amount of energy and money required to haul up building materials from…
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Amazon investigating Perplexity AI after accusations it scrapes websites without consent
28 Jun

Amazon investigating Perplexity AI after accusations it scrapes websites without consent

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Amazon Web Services has started an investigation to determine whether Perplexity AI is breaking its rules, according to Wired. To, be precise, the company's cloud division is looking into allegations that the service is using a crawler, which is hosted on its servers, that ignores the Robots Exclusion Protocol. This protocol is a web standard, wherein developers put a robots.txt file on a domain containing instructions on whether bots can or can't access a particular page. Complying with those instructions is voluntary, but crawlers from reputable companies have generally been respecting them since web developers started implementing the standard in…
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EU competition chief jabs at Apple from both sides over AI delay
28 Jun

EU competition chief jabs at Apple from both sides over AI delay

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It's safe to say and the European Commission aren't exactly bosom buddies. The two sides have been at loggerheads over Apple's compliance — or alleged lack thereof — with the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), a law designed to rein in the power of major tech companies.Apple it would delay the rollout of certain features in the European Union, including AI tools, over concerns "that the interoperability requirements of the DMA could force us to compromise the integrity of our products in ways that risk user privacy and data security." As it turns out, the EU is not exactly…
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China is plowing $11 billion into a solar, wind and coal energy project
28 Jun

China is plowing $11 billion into a solar, wind and coal energy project

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A state-owned power company is splashing out 80 billion yuan ($11 billion) on an energy base that will generate electricity from , and sources. China Three Gorges Renewables Group, a subsidiary of the country’s largest hydropower company, plans to build a plant with a 16-gigawatt capacity and a five-gigawatt storage facility, reports.This is part of China’s aim to build 455 gigawatts worth of renewable energy projects in the desert by 2030. This plant is being constructed in Inner Mongolia, which will get 135 gigawatts of the total planned output.The China Three Gorges Corporation is looking to diversify its energy sources…
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The Steam Summer Sale is here to empty your bank accounts
28 Jun

The Steam Summer Sale is here to empty your bank accounts

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It’s that time of year again. The Steam Summer Sale is officially live, offering deep discounts on thousands of games and even the Steam Deck. The sale goes until July 11, so you have a bit of time to browse and fill up that wishlist.The venerable Steam Deck is on sale, with some caveats. The deals only apply to the LCD model, and not the newer OLED version. Also, the 256GB LCD is not on sale. That leaves the 64GB at $300 instead of $350 and the 512GB model at $382 instead of $450. Incidentally, that puts the 64GB model…
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Valve reveals the most-played games on Steam Deck
28 Jun

Valve reveals the most-played games on Steam Deck

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Valve has added a new chart to its roster of publicly-available data: a list of the . The information can be sorted by the past week, month, or year, and will be updated daily.These charts can play a big part in game discovery on the platform, so it's worth noting that making the list isn't only about the sheer number of players. Lawrence Yang from Valve told more about the process. "The metric we’re using to determine top-played is a combination of unique users and interest," Yang said. "Hades 2 has only been out for a month, but so many…
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