Congress’s Lone Surgeon Wants States to Regulate AI
A new battle is brewing between states and the federal government. This time the fight isn’t over taxes or immigration but rather the limits of regulating advanced artificial intelligence systems.…
Hollywood Writers Reached an AI Deal That Will Rewrite History
The deal is not without its quandaries. Enforcement is an overriding one, says Daniel Gervais, a professor of intellectual property and AI law at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Figuring…
The Future Supercontinent Will Be Way Too Hot for Mammals to Survive, Study Says
Mammals are halfway through their era on this planet. We’ve existed about 250 million years since mammals evolved on earth and we only have another 250 million left before most…
Disney’s Jennifer Lee on World of Frozen and Co-Creating a New Heroine in Wish
It all starts with a classic “wish upon a star” in Disney’s centennial animated release Wish. Spoilers of the Week | June 3rd Off English io9 recently sat down with…
Meta’s Mixed Reality Quest 3 Has Arrived, Starting at $500
Meta’s been questing around for a new vision for its VR, and it’s finally arrived. At Meta’s 2023 Connect conference, the company introduced the Meta Quest 3, a mixed-reality VR…
Meta’s Quest 3 VR Headset and Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Now Serve Up a Bigger Dose of Reality
Ben Bajarin, chief executive and principal analyst at Creative Strategies, said that in a recent survey he conducted, most respondents said they were willing to spend between $250 and $499…
JPMorgan’s Chase UK bans crypto transactions amid surge in scams
JPMorgan’s digital bank Chase will restrict all cryptocurrency-related transactions for its customers in the UK, as lenders step up measures to tackle fraud on their networks. Starting 16 October, customers…
EU tells Apple to ‘open gates’ to competitors
After lobbying against it for years, Apple was recently forced to make a change it didn’t want to make. To comply with the EU’s new rules on standardising mobile chargers,…
Openfire messaging software targeted by hackers to hijack servers
If your organization is running an Openfire messaging server, make sure to install the latest patches immediately, as hackers have been observed abusing a vulnerability to take over infected endpoints.…
Mobile privacy: over 7 out of 10 apps collect more data than needed
Up to 74% of the most popular mobile apps collect more data than they should in order to function properly, new research reveals. This is just one of several disturbing…