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Monday June 16, 2025. 08:34 PM
A report by The New York Times has spotlighted troubling cases in which conversations with ChatGPT and similar AI chatbots appear to have distorted users’ perceptions of reality. In some cases, it has led to life-altering or tragic consequences. According to the Times...
Microsoft has disabled Windows Hello's ability to authenticate users in low-light environments through a recent security update that now requires both infrared sensors and color cameras to verify faces. The change forces the system to see a visible face through the webcam...
You may have noticed things have been a little quieter than usual here at BetaNews. We wanted to take a moment to share why, and, more importantly, what’s coming next. We're excited to announce that Betanews is growing! Over the past few weeks, we’ve been going through a ...
You may have noticed things have been a little quieter than usual here at BetaNews. We wanted to take a moment to share why, and, more importantly, what’s coming next. We're excited to announce that Betanews is growing! Over the past few weeks, we’ve been going through a ...
Barbie-maker Mattel has officially joined forces with OpenAI to create a new generation of AI-powered toys and games. The collaboration, announced last Thursday, aims to combine Mattel’s decades of experience in children’s entertainment with OpenAI’s cutting-edge AI...
An anonymous reader shares a report: Japan is the latest nation hoping to tempt disgruntled US researchers alarmed by the Trump administration's hostile attitude to academia to relocate to the Land of the Rising Sun. The Japanese government aims to create an elite research...
AI just reached a new milestone — or low, depending on your perspective. During game three of the NBA Finals last Wednesday, Kalshi, a prediction and exchange company that lets users gamble on anything from politics to sports, aired a dopamine-inducing commercial created...
Researchers have built a breakthrough random number generator that solves a critical problem: for the first time, every step of creating random numbers can be independently verified and audited, with quantum physics guaranteeing the numbers were truly unpredictable. Random...
For researchers yearning to earn some yen and escape Trump 2.0 Japan is the latest nation hoping to tempt disgruntled US researchers alarmed by the Trump administration's hostile attitude to academia to relocate to the Land of the Rising Sun.…
Flights still flying - just don't count on the app or website working smoothly updated Canadian airline WestJet is warning of 'intermittent interruptions or errors' on its app and website as it investigates a cybersecurity incident.…
Next version to drop Windows 7 through 8.1, and 32-bit Windows support is on the way out, too The LibreOffice project is preparing to cut some Windows support – and encourages users to switch to Linux.…
The Trump Organization on Monday unveiled a mobile phone plan and a $499 smartphone that is set to launch in September. CNBC: The new service, Trump Mobile, will offer a $47.45-per-month plan that includes 'unlimited' talk, text and data, as well as roadside assistance and a ...
Adobe Flash was accessible to beginners and turned the web into an indie game publishing venue, but had severe performance and security problems and did not survive the 2010s. Flashpoint Archive is an online repository of the staggering number of games and animations that...
Microsoft reminded users this month that Windows 10 support officially ends on October 14, 2025, but here’s what’s new: for the first time, regular users will have to pay to keep getting security updates after that. The company confirmed it will offer Extended Security...
Microsoft reminded users this month that Windows 10 support officially ends on October 14, 2025, but here’s what’s new: for the first time, regular users will have to pay to keep getting security updates after that. The company confirmed it will offer Extended Security...
Evaluation of latest repairs to Russian segment ongoing NASA has pushed back the launch of Axiom Mission 4 to the International Space Station (ISS), citing concerns over persistent leaks aboard the aging orbital outpost. A new No Earlier Than (NET) date is set for June 19.…
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 preview builds contain a bug that replaces the operating system's startup sound with Windows Vista's iconic boot chime from 2006. Microsoft acknowledged the bug in its release notes -- describing it as a 'delightful blast from the past' -- and...
Meta’s AI chatbot app is under fire after users discovered that their private prompts, including medical details, legal questions, and even personal confessions, are surfacing in a public “Discover” feed. Privacy experts call the leaks “incredibly concerning,” as...
TL;DR: Get a lifetime subscription of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 with just one payment of $29.97 (reg. $229.00). If it feels like everyone is using AI for everything, it's because they are — even things they shouldn't be, like therapy. — Read the rest The...
Canyonmid.com provides the visitor with a late-year Tandy PC—one so late it has VGA and a Soundblaster—that's ready to do what Windows 3 was good for: playing George Stone's 'Trip Through the Grand Canyon,' better known as the midi file by the name canyon.mid. — Read the...
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