Following a report from The Wall Street Journal that claims OpenAI has been sitting on a tool that can spot essays written by ChatGPT with a high degree of accuracy, the company has shared a bit of information about its research into text watermarking …
Continue reading "OpenAI confirms it’s looking into text watermarking for ChatGPT that could expose cheating students"There’s a new hand-drawn platformer coming to PC and consoles, and it looks absolutely breathtaking. The Eternal Life of Goldman, announced on Friday during THQ Nordic’s Digital Showcase, is an upcoming title from Weappy Studio that’s “inspired by anci…
Continue reading "The Eternal Life of Goldman is a gorgeous platformer that looks like a hand-drawn cartoon"Apple’s AirTags are the best item trackers an iPhone user can get, and they’re going for cheap right now in a deal on Amazon. A four pack of AirTags — normally $100 — is 23 percent off, making it just $76. That’s only $1 more than the pack was selling …
Continue reading "A four-pack of Apple AirTags is back on sale for $76"Payments relating to a class action lawsuit filed in 2018 over Apple’s butterfly MacBook keyboards have reportedly begun to arrive. The settlement website now states that payments for approved claims will go out in August — and sure enough, 9to5Mac’s M…
Continue reading "Apple has finally started sending out payments from its butterfly keyboard settlement"New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention.
Toward Eternity by Anton Hur
Toward Eternity does not waste any time in getting to the drama. The novel by Anton Hur begins in the not-so-far-off future, and opens with a moment…
Continue reading "What to read this weekend: Existential sci-fi, a repair manual for the climate crisis, EC Comics resurrected"NVIDIA has discovered “design flaws” in its upcoming series of AI chips that may push their release back at least three months, The Information reports. The company has reportedly started notifying customers of the delay, including Microsoft. Large ord…
Continue reading "NVIDIA’s Blackwell AI chips have reportedly hit a snag and may arrive months late"Simply Elegant Glass has been selling hand-crafted sex toys on Etsy for nearly a decade. In that time, the shop has made over 7,000 sales and racked up more than 1,500 mostly five-star reviews. The Etsy shop — which offers glass dildos, anal plugs and …
Continue reading "Artisanal sex toy businesses might not survive Etsy’s new seller policies"Apple Intelligence isn’t likely to be ready in time for the public releases of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 in September, but you might not have to wait too long for it after that. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to introduce Apple Inte…
Continue reading "Apple Intelligence reportedly may not arrive until October with iOS 18.1"As spotted by The New York Times, Elon Musk shared an altered version of Kamala Harris’ campaign video on Friday night that uses a deepfake voiceover to say things like, “I was selected because I am the ultimate diversity hire,” in the VP’s voice. Nowh…
Continue reading "Elon Musk shared a doctored Harris campaign video on X without labeling it as fake"Apple and the unionized employees at its Towson, Maryland retail store have reached a tentative agreement that could secure them better pay, job protections, scheduling improvements to support a work-life balance and a more transparent disciplinary pro…
Continue reading "Apple has reached a contract agreement with unionized US retail employees for the first time"