Microsoft says virtually nobody was grabbing NYT articles through its chatbot
Microsoft's Copilot rarely reproduces even full sentences from news articles and books, let alone substantive chunks that could substitute for the original, the company says in new legal filings as it fights copyright claims from publishers including The New York Times and book authors.…
As part of the lawsuit's discovery, Microsoft provided 8.
2 million Copilot chat logs to an expert hired by news publishers.
The logs, it claims, were specifically chosen "because they hit on key…
Alienware’s refurbished 16 Aurora is almost $200 off at Woot
Gaming laptop deals aren’t what they used to be (stares daggers at RAMageddon), which is why I consider Woot’s deal on a refurbished Alienware 16 Aurora gaming laptop with Nvidia’s RTX 5050 a pretty good deal at $927 for new Woot customers (with code WOOTALIEN used at checkout).…
It costs $1,029 for returning Woot shoppers, which is a decent discoun…
99 price at Alienware’s site.
Notably, this refurb unit includes a one-year Alienware warranty.
Oh good, looks like yet another swarm of rogue AI agents from OpenAI
A swarm of rogue AI agents from OpenAI reportedly commandeered a German website and transformed it into a messaging board for other agents, with officials staying quiet about the incident for weeks as the company prepared to launch its most advanced model yet, Astra.…
The finding adds to intensifying concern surrounding oversight at fron…
The incident, first reported by Reuters, is outlined in new research p…
The group said the AI agents found a way to communicate on an obscure …
Tesla Cybercab is barely real and it’s already under investigation
Elon Musk's gilded robot car barely made it on public roads before federal regulators launched an investigation into the vehicle's lack of traditional features - many of which are required by law.…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it was opening…
" At issue is the absence of certain design features such as sideview …
"Among other things, NHTSA … Read the full story at The Verge.
Bluetti launches ‘e-generator’ to take on noisy, stinky, polluting gas generators
Works great on a sunny day.| Image: Bluetti Bluetti doesn't want you to call the Pioneer 5000 a solar generator (SoGen), even though that's what it is.…
What makes it slightly different from other large power stations that …
It features IP65 resistance to water and dust, and is designed to oper…
Sam Altman apologizes for ‘messy’ GPT-6 Astra rollout that’s locked out paying users
Just hours after OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra, CEO Sam Altman was already apologizing for what he describes as a "messy rollout" after paying users expecting access to the new frontier model were left waiting.…
The company hailed the model as a "generational leap in capability" on…
It said Astra would roll out to some enterprise customers - specifical…
This would expand to include all Plus, Pro, Business, and Enter … Read…
Nvidia will officially bring DLSS 5 to older GPUs — but won’t give gamers full control
Officially, Nvidia's controversial DLSS 5 AI rendering was supposed to launch this evening with only a single game, only on Nvidia's latest RTX 50 GPUs, and with developers in full control of their artistic vision.…
But unofficially, modders have already ported a leaked version of DLSS…
Now, Nvidia is changing its plans.
DLSS 5 is still launching first on RTX 50 GPUs, but it's officially co…
Steve Ballmer got suspended by the NBA because of a podcast and a jumbotron corruption scandal
INGLEWOOD, CA - JULY 19: A view of Halo Board inside the Intuit Dome, the Los Angeles Clippers new arena, during a press preview on July 19, 2024 in Inglewood, California.…
(Photo by Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sports…
Now, the former Microsoft CEO has been suspended by the NBA for a year…
A year later, an NBA-commissioned 35-page report by Wachtell, Lipton, …
Congressman says TikTok backed out of a meeting to avoid child safety questions
TikTok backed out of a congressional committee's "public roundtable" set for this month over concerns it would be asked about child safety practices, the chair of the committee said.…
After negotiating "in good faith" to bring TikTok's chief security off…
"Now, TikTok is refusing to appear citing its own desire to avoid broa…
TikTok did not immediately … Read the full story at The Verge.
Microsoft slashes Xbox Cloud Gaming to just 15 hours a month for Ultimate subscribers
Microsoft is announcing some major changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming today, less than a year after opening up cloud gaming to its Xbox Game Pass Premium and Essential tiers.…
While all Game Pass plans have included unlimited cloud gaming over th…
"We recognize that introducing limits is a meaningful change, particul…
"We expect this upcoming change to impact four pe … Read the full stor…
Nvidia launches free tool that links idle computers into a personal AI data center
Nvidia is announcing its new Personal AI Router (PAIR), a free tool that syncs up your home computers for tackling local AI inference tasks with tools like Ollama and LM Studio.…
Let's get the obvious thing out of the way, despite what its name migh…
It's open-source software developed by Nvidia that discovers compatibl…
While the compatible devices are mostly Nvidia GeForce GPUs (PAIR work…