Illustration: The Verge A Microsoft engineer is bringing safety concerns about the company’s AI image generator to the Federal Trade Commission, according to a report from CNBC. Shane Jones, who has worked for Microsoft for six years, wrote a letter to the FTC, stating that Microsoft “refused” to take down Copilot Designer despite repeated warnings
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Epic’s plans to release its own third-party app store on iOS in the EU could be in trouble after Apple terminated the developer account it planned to use. In a blog post published today, the company shared a letter sent by Apple’s lawyers, which called Epic “verifiably untrustworthy”
Read MoreThe kalimba, or thumb piano, is an easy way to make some music even if you have next to no idea what you’re doing. The only real downside is that they are limited to the twinkly sounds of metal tines being plucked by thumbs. [Jeremy Cook] broke the sonic possibilities wide open by converting a
Read MoreSpain has moved to block Sam Altman’s cryptocurrency project Worldcoin, the latest blow to a venture that has raised controversy in multiple countries by collecting customers’ personal data using an eyeball-scanning “orb.” From a report: The AEPD, Spain’s data protection regulator, has demanded that Worldcoin immediately ceases collecting personal information in the country via the
Read MoreMichal Szymczak of Zartis said that the latest budget announced today only pays ‘lip service’ to artificial intelligence and does not provide enough specifics. Read more: What does the UK Spring Budget mean for the AI sector?
Read MoreThe SanDisk Ultra features on our list of the best microSD cards as the best option for your smartphone. The largest storage variant of the microSD card is an expansive 1.5TB, and that model just hit its lowest price ever on Amazon. While the deal is available, you can pick up the Sandisk Ultra for
Read MoreA coalition of 41 state attorneys general says Meta is failing to assist Facebook and Instagram users whose accounts have been hacked—and they want the company to take “immediate action.”
Read MoreMarking five years of its Entrepreneur Camp development program, Apple has highlighted three creators who are working to solve real-world problems through the App Store. L-R: Jenny Xu of Run Legends, Edna Martinson of Boddle Learning, and Jo Aggarwal of Wysa The 2023 Entrepreneur Camp was split into two parts with one week for under
Read MoreYvonne Chapman as Avatar Kyoshi. | Netflix The season 1 finale of Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender made it fairly clear that more episodes were probably on the way, and now the streamer’s making it official. Netflix announced today that it has greenlit Albert Kim’s take on Avatar: The Last Airbender for another two
Read MoreCentripetal’s David Silke tells Vish Gain how challenges faced by cybersecurity companies in Galway are offset by the strength – and variety – of its tech ecosystem. Read more: Why setting up in Galway is setting up for success in cybersecurity
Read MoreCoastal land is dropping, known as subsidence. That could expose hundreds of thousands of additional Americans to inundation by 2050.
Read MoreLake Borgne on August 23, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Louisiana’s combination of rising waters and sinking land give it one of the highest rates of relative sea level rise on the planet. | Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images America’s coastal cities are sinking, putting more
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use
Read MoreImage: Remedy Remedy is lowering the official minimum system requirements for Alan Wake 2 on PC. The sequel launched in October without full support for Nvidia’s GTX 10-series of GPUs because Remedy opted for mesh shading that’s part of DirectX 12 Ultimate and not supported by GPUs like Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1070 or AMD’s RX
Read MoreThough AI companies said they put some guardrails in place, researchers were able to easily create images related to claims of election fraud.
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shares a report: On a late night in December, Shane Jones, an AI engineer at Microsoft, felt sickened by the images popping up on his computer. Jones was noodling with Copilot Designer, the AI image generator that Microsoft debuted in March 2023, powered by OpenAI’s technology. Like with OpenAI’s DALL-E, users enter
Read MoreOver nine years, researchers with the Irish National Parks and Wildlife Service will work on making a single platform for biodiversity data. Read more: New €34m project sees data as seed of hope for Irish biodiversity
Read MoreIllustration by Adrián Astorgano From security cameras to temperature sensors, pet feeders to smart sprinklers, here’s the pet tech I use to look after my critters. Continue reading…
Read MoreThe energy demands of bitcoin mining have sparked controversy in a state that once welcomed those companies with open arms.
Read MoreSenior software engineer Oleksiy Ryabchuk discusses his career journey, his day to day at Integral Ad Science and his main tips for improving productivity at work. Read more: Why lifelong learning is vital in software engineering
Read MoreYou use your home Wi-Fi almost constantly, and you’re paying enough to your service provider, so why wouldn’t you want to optimize your speed and coverage? Google fans have never had a better opportunity to upgrade their router system than today’s Amazon deal, with the two-pack of the Google Nest Wifi Mesh Routers on sale
Read MoreIllustration by Adrián Astorgano When The Verge’s smart home reporter got the chance to design her kitchen, she went all in on smart connected appliances. Continue reading…
Read MoreCan the Rivian R2 save the day? | Image: Rivian The company’s promise — and its future — rests with its next product, the more affordable R2 vehicle. Continue reading…
Read MoreOpen source tools allow anyone to make AI art. They have also been used to produce nonconsensual deepfake porn.
Read MoreThe Starlink receivers need positioning and precise timing information to function, and currently the best way to get that information is to use a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) such as GPS. Unfortunately, the antenna used for this secondary satellite connection leaves something to be desired. Of course, when it comes to solving Starlink problems,
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