Blake Lemoine, the Google engineer who publicly claimed the company’s LaMDA conversational artificial intelligence is sensitive, has been fired, according to the Big Technology newsletter, which spoke to Lemoine. In June, Google placed Lemoine on paid administrative leave for breach of its confidentiality agreement after he contacted members of the government about his concerns and … Read more
Digital human created by Baidu AI Cloud and modeled after Chinese celebrity Simon Gong. “Rising demand is driving the rise of digital people,” said Shiyan Li, head of the digital human and robotics business at Baidu, which created digital model actor Gong. “In China alone, there are more than 400 million ACGN (animation, comics, games … Read more
The popular video calling and messaging app JusTalk claims to be both secure and encrypted. But a security flaw has proven that the app is not safe or encrypted after a huge cache of unencrypted private messages from users was found online. The messaging app is widely used in Asia and has a growing international … Read more
On Thursday, Activision Blizzard developers from employee collective ABK Workers Alliance (and at least one dog) gathered outside the gates of Blizzard Entertainment’s campus in Irvine, California. Many raised a fist as a token of solidarity among the workers; others grabbed signs saying ‘end gender inequality’, ‘human rights are not a game’, and even more … Read more
Associated Press: California approves new rules to let state and local office candidates accept cryptocurrency donations if they convert them into US dollars immediately— Candidates for state and local offices in California will soon be able to accept donations for cryptocurrency campaigns.
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s full coverage of Apple’s annual developer conference. What is going on Apple’s WatchOS 9 update will bring new athletic performance metrics to the Apple Watch, among other significant improvements to health and fitness tracking. Why it matters The update could set the stage for the rumored ruggedized … Read more
Sony released a 10-minute trailer for The Last of Us Part 1 on Thursday, in which the game’s directors talk about some of the improvements in the PlayStation 5 remake of Naughty Dog’s iconic game. The trailer offers plenty of opportunities to show off the improved graphics (which look just as nice as in the … Read more
Online porn is banned in China, so people there have to get creative to access it. Steam is one of the few popular global platforms still available in the country, and its community features, international high-speed servers, and an increasingly hands-off approach when it comes to sexual content have made it an inevitable choice. created. … Read more
Tesla suppliers traveling from Nuevo León, Mexico, to Texas now have their own dedicated border patrol lane. Elon Musk’s electric car company, which recently relocated its headquarters from Fremont, California, to Austin, has struck a deal with the “pro-business” Mexican state to grant Tesla and its suppliers express access to the Colombia Solidarity checkpoint. Bloomberg … Read more
Google Pixel phones have become synonymous with excellent cameras – it’s in their DNA. Pixels have also long been one of the best devices for consistent software updates, from version upgrades and Pixel Drops that add new features to monthly security updates that keep the phones safe. So it’s disappointing when these pillars start to … Read more