- August 11, 2024
Outdated AMD chips reportedly won’t get a patch for the ‘Sinkclose’ security flaw
AMD has begun releasing updates to patch some — but not all — chips affected by the recently discovered “Sinkclose” security flaw. The vulnerability spotted
FCC proposes new rules for AI-generated robocalls and robotexts
The Federal Communications Commission has new rules governing the use of AI-generated phone calls and texts. Part of the proposal centers on create a clear
Google ‘is a monopolist’ in search, US judge rules in antitrust case
Google is in deep trouble after a federal judge ruled that the company illegally abused a monopoly over the search industry. The ruling follows a
Google will no longer air an Olympics ad that showed a child using AI to write a fan letter
Google is phasing out an Olympics ad after for its AI-powered chatbot, Gemini, after receiving widespread criticism of showing a father use AI to help
OpenAI rolls out advanced Voice Mode and no, it won’t sound like ScarJo
OpenAI has started rolling out its advanced Voice Mode feature. Starting today, a small number of paying ChatGPT users will be able to have a
DOJ says TikTok collected users’ views on issues like abortion, gun control and religion
The Department of Justice on Friday night asked a federal court to reject TikTok’s bid to have the law that could ban it overturned, citing
The US Senate unanimously passes a bill to empower victims of intimate deepfakes
The US Senate unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday designed to hold accountable those who make or share deepfake porn. The Disrupt Explicit Forged Images
Boeing and NASA engineers have wrapped up ground tests on the Starliner thruster
Engineers from Boeing and NASA have spent much of the last month running ground tests on a Starliner Reaction Control System (RCS) thruster to get
Romulus looks tense, bloody and awesome
The last couple of Alien movies have been good for the most part but it feels like they’ve been missing the raw, skin-shredding tension of
Elon Musk confirms the Tesla Robotaxi event has been delayed to October
Elon Musk confirmed on Monday that Tesla’s robotaxi event scheduled for August has been delayed to October. The CEO replied on X (the former Twitter,