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Friday February 28, 2025. 10:00 AM
Employees in a large financial organization began developing AI tools to automate time-consuming tasks such as weekly report generation. They didn’t think about what could go wrong. Within a few months, unauthorized applications skyrocketed from just a couple to 65. The...
Turns out you can be too careful checking that backups worked On Call Welcome once again to On Call, The Register's Friday column that celebrates your escapes from dangerous tech support requests.…
TL;DR: Get 10TB of cloud storage for a one-time payment of $279.99 with Internxt—use code STORAGE20 at checkout to save 20% (reg. $349.99). Your phone’s full. Your laptop’s maxed out. And the last thing you want to do is commit to a subscription service like Dropbox to ...
Here's another thing AI can do: Cause conflict around whether it's compatible with the very idea of open source The Open Source Initiative's (OSI) 2025 Board of Directors election is again mired in controversy.…
Blue Origin on Thursday announced the crew for its next mission. 'The crew most notably includes popstar Katy Perry and broadcast journalist Gayle King. They will be joined by two scientists -- Aisha Bowe and Amanda Nguyen -- as well as Jeff Bezos' fiancee, TV personality...
Earlier this week, multiple iOS users reported that the Apple dictation feature incorrectly transcribed the word “racist” as “Trump,” before displaying the correct word. The substitution was publicly documented via videos on TikTok and other platforms, prompting...
OpenAI has launched GPT‑4.5, its most sophisticated chatbot model yet. The AI is now available in research preview for ChatGPT Pro users and developers. Unlike its predecessors, GPT-4.5 was trained through “supervised learning” to improve pattern recognition, draw...
Crew helped lowlifes generate X-rated celeb deepfakes using Redmond's OpenAI-powered cloud – claim Microsoft has named four of the ten people it is suing for allegedly snatching Azure cloud credentials and developing tools to bypass safety guardrails in its generative AI...
Akihabara News — Saudi Arabia is preparing to introduce “Dream of the Desert,” a luxury train service that will connect Riyadh to Al Qurayyat, near the Jordanian border. Scheduled to start in late 2026, this venture is a collaboration between Saudi Arabia Railways and...
Longtime Slashdot reader mspohr shares a report from IFLScience: A video that has gone viral in the last few days shows two artificial intelligence (AI) agents having a conversation before switching to another mode of communication when they realize no human is part of the...
Elon Musk is making the most of his vague but powerful role in Trump's administration, but conservatives are upset that his cronies and hatchetmen—the 'Department of Government Efficiency'—are being publicly named. Such is the price of being a public official responsible ...
Researchers at George Mason University discovered a vulnerability in Apple's Find My network that allows hackers to silently track any Bluetooth device as if it were an AirTag, without the owner's knowledge. 9to5Mac reports: Although AirTag was designed to change its...
Apple announced a new feature allowing parents to share a child's age with app developers without exposing sensitive information, as lawmakers debate age-verification laws for social media and apps. Reuters reports: States, such as Utah and South Carolina, are currently...
TL;DR: Plug this mini charger directly into your device for convenient on-the-go charging, now priced at just $64.99 for a three-pack. Cordless charging while you're still on the move? Get it with the Snap-N-Charge 3000mAh 10W Universal Magnetic Power Bank that plugs...
Microsoft has released a native Copilot app for macOS, offering AI-powered text and image generation, dark mode, and a Command + Space shortcut. The Verge reports: Microsoft is launching this new Copilot Mac app in the US, UK, and Canada today, and the iPad version is also...
I didn't think there could be a job title better than 'Evil Hypnotist,' but the 'Manipulative Gardener' of Suffolk, England, has taken the title—with a title given to him by a magistrate in Ipswich punishing him for swindling some $45,000 out of his clients. — Read the...
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” our hosts talk about three big stories from February.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the company was forced to stagger the rollout of its newest model, GPT-4.5, because OpenAI is 'out of GPUs.' In a post on X, Altman said that GPT-4.5, which he described as 'giant' and...
EA has released the source code for several classic Command & Conquer games, including Tiberian Dawn, Red Alert, Renegade, and Generals & Zero Hour. 'They're being released under the GPL license, meaning folks can mix, match, and redistribute them to their hearts' content...
The subway in NYC has received a huge upgrade, but it’s probably not at all what you’d expect. No, it is not coming in the form of new trains or renovations to stations (even though that would be great). Actually, the MTA is testing a system that effectively transforms...
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