OpenAI said on Thursday night that it has “paused” deepfakes of Martin Luther King Jr. on its social app Sora after users created “disrespectful” AI-generated videos of the late civil rights leader. It said representatives or estates of other historical figures will now be able to opt out of their likeness being used on the […]
WhatsApp is testing a way to limit number of messages someone can sending in a month without getting a response to limit spam
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Apple and Formula 1 announced a five-year partnership today that will bring the races exclusively to Apple TV in the US, starting in 2026, when it will replace the series’ current deal with ESPN. Apple: Apple TV will deliver comprehensive coverage of Formula 1, with all practice, qualifying, Sprint sessions, and Grands Prix available to […]
All practice, qualifying, Sprint sessions, and Grands Prix will be available to Apple TV subscribers.
Austin Russell was replaced in May following an ethics inquiry, but now he wants to use his new AI lab to buy Luminar.
CNN has announced a new subscription service called All Access that will launch in the US on October 28th, 2025. It will cost $6.99 per month, or $69.99 annually, with a special introductory price of $41.99 for the first year for those who sign up by January 5th, 2026. Plans for the new subscription were […]
Redmagic’s latest gaming phone has arrived in China with a neat trick up its sleeve: liquid cooling. It’s an active liquid cooling system, as opposed to the passive vapor chamber systems that have become pretty common in high-end Android phones over the last few years, with a ceramic micro-pump to push liquid through the phone. […]
Large language models are currently everyone’s solution to everything. The technology’s versatility is part of its appeal: the use cases for generative AI seem both huge and endless. But then you use the stuff, and not enough of it works very well. And you wonder what we’re really accomplishing here. On this episode of The […]