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28 Jun

Please don’t get your news from AI chatbots

stp2y0 CommentsNewsai, gear, hallunications, news, nieman lab, openai, sam altman

This is your periodic reminder that AI-powered chatbots still make up things and lie with all the confidence of a GPS system telling you that the shortest way home is to drive through the lake.My reminder comes courtesy of Nieman Lab, which to see if ChatGPT would provide correct links to articles from news publications it pays millions of dollars to. It turns out that ChatGPT does not. Instead, it confidently makes up entire URLs, a phenomenon that the AI industry calls “hallucinating,” a term that seems more apt for a real person high on their own bullshit.Nieman Lab’s Andrew…

27 Jun

iPhone users won’t lose True Tone, other features after third-party repairs

stp2y0 CommentsNewsapple, gear, iphone, news

Apple is finally loosening some restrictions on third-party repairs. The tech giant said in its latest white paper, , that it will extend software support to third-party replacement batteries and displays installed into iPhones later this year. This means that it won’t deactivate True Tone and battery health data for iPhone users who receive those third-party repairs.In case you don’t know what True Tone is, it’s a feature that adjusts the iPhone display’s white balance to match your environment. Currently, Apple disables that feature if the iOS detects that you installed a third-party replacement screen. You won’t suffer that loss…

27 Jun

Paramount’s strategy of purposeful digital rot doesn’t even make sense

stp2y0 CommentsNewsentertainment, mtv, news, paramount+, streaming, television, tv

Sometimes as we navigate our way through the daily doom scroll that is our current news cycle, it’s nice to go back and remember how things used to be. Those times sucked too but a distraction is still a distraction. One of my favorite ways to look at the past was by going through old clips of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report on Comedy Central’s website.Paramount went on a content teardown this week and pulled old clips and episodes of its signature satire shows from the Comedy Central website, as well as content from cable…

27 Jun

Early Prime Day deals include the Ring Video Doorbell for only $50

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Amazon Prime members can take half off the second-generation Ring Video Doorbell. Its 1080p camera includes motion detection and night vision, and the device supports two-way audio, so you can communicate with anyone approaching your home. Usually, it costs $100, but Prime subscribers can get it right now for only $50.RingThis Ring model is battery-powered, so you won’t need to worry about a complicated wired setup. All you have to do is mount it and connect it to your Wi-Fi network through the Ring app. (You can still hardwire it to your existing doorbell system if you don’t want to…

27 Jun

The nation’s oldest nonprofit newsroom is suing OpenAI and Microsoft

stp2y0 CommentsNewscopyright, gear, generative ai, microsoft, Mother Jones, news, openai, Reveal, sam altman, TIME

The Center for Investigative Reporting, the nation’s oldest nonprofit newsroom that produces Mother Jones and Reveal sued OpenAI and Microsoft in federal court on Thursday for allegedly using its content to train AI models without consent or compensation. This is the latest in a long line of lawsuits filed by publishers and creators accusing generative AI companies of violating copyright.“OpenAI and Microsoft started vacuuming up our stories to make their product more powerful, but they never asked for permission or offered compensation, unlike other organizations that license our material,” said Monika Bauerlein, CEO of the Center for Investigative Reporting, in…

27 Jun

Flutter Version Management A Guide to Effortless Project Switching in Flutter News 2024 #25 ʚїɞ

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Hey Flutter enthusiasts! Ever worry about missing key Flutter updates? Well, worry no more!Starting 2024, I'm here to keep you informed with a weekly Monday report. Let's stay ahead in the world of Flutter! Table of Contents Mayor Flutter updates New Flutter Videos New Flutter Packages New Dev Posts New Medium Posts Mayor Flutter updates: There are no mayor flutter updates this week! -> Currently Flutter Version Google I/O 3.22 New Flutter Videos: The Flutter YouTube Channel did post new Videos: New Flutter-Packages dropdown_flutter (Version 1.0.1) A Flutter package designed to enhance your app with customizable dropdowns, featuring list data…

27 Jun

Amazon is giving away 15 free video games ahead of Prime Day 2024, including Star Wars: KotOR 2

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Amazon Prime Day 2024 will be here next month, but the company has already pushed out its latest batch of free(ish) games that Prime members can snag right now (there are also a number of regular early Prime Day deals live today, too). In the run up to Prime Day on July 16 and 17, Prime members can grab 15 PC games at no extra cost, and there are actually some pretty groovy titles in the mix.On July 11, you can scoop up Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 — The Sith Lords for the Amazon Games App. This…

27 Jun

YouTube Premium’s new features include picture-in-picture for YouTube Shorts

stp2y0 CommentsNewsentertainment, news, youtube, YouTube Premium

YouTube has recently launched a bunch of new features for Premium subscribers, including a quick way to skip the more boring parts of a video. When users double tap on a video, it will now skip ahead to what YouTube has marked as the more interesting portions of it based on a combination of AI and viewership data. The capability is now live in the US for Android users, though it's rolling out to iOS users in the coming weeks, as well. On Android, Premium subscribers can now also watch Shorts while checking their emails, browsing social media or doing…

27 Jun

YouTube reportedly wants to pay record labels to use their songs for AI training

stp2y0 CommentsNewsai, copyright, gear, news, Sony, universal music group, youtube

Much of the conversation about AI has revolved around the use of copyrighted materials to train models. YouTube is allegedly taking steps to avoid this issue, offering major musical labels payment to license their songs for AI training, the Financial Times reports.Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Records are all reportedly involved in talks with the Google-owned platform. However, it's unlikely the companies will get the last word as it would reportedly be up to each artist whether they participate.Many musicians are far from thrilled about allowing AI anywhere near their work. In April 2023, over 200 artists…

27 Jun

An ID verification service that works with TikTok and X left its credentials wide open for a year

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An ID verification company that works on behalf of TikTok, X and Uber, among others, has left a set of administrative credentials exposed for more than a year, . The Israel-based AU10TIX verifies the identity of users by using pictures of their faces and drivers’ licenses, potentially opening up both to hackers.“My personal reading of this situation is that an ID Verification service provider was entrusted with people's identities and it failed to implement simple measures to protect people's identities and sensitive ID documents,” Mossab Hussein, the chief security officer at cybersecurity firm spiderSilk who originally noticed the exposed credentials,…