Tag: software

I’ve tried the new deliberately anti-social AI-only social media app and I’ve never been more glad to be a little bit of a loser

I’ve tried the new…

Though there are some pretty interesting uses of AI out in the world, one of the absolute worst (outside…
‘Please halt this activity’: Not-so-open OpenAI seems to have gone full mob boss, sending threatening emails to anyone who asks its latest AI models probing questions

‘Please halt this activity’:…

In a seeming rendition of the classic pre-execution “you ask too much” trope, OpenAI has revealed itself as being—shocker—not…
Five new Steam games you probably missed (September 16, 2024)

Five new Steam games…

Best of the best (Image credit: Larian Studios) 2024 games: Upcoming releases Best PC games: All-time favorites Free PC…
Look out, OpenAI’s latest chatbot hallucinates less and might even count to three

Look out, OpenAI’s latest…

OpenAI has unleashed yet another new chatbot on we poor, unsuspecting humans. We give you o1, a chatbot designed…
If you get kicked out of your Steam Family, the slot is locked for a year, so you’d better get along—here’s how Steam’s new family sharing system works

If you get kicked…

Steam's old Family Sharing feature, which allowed members of the same household to play each other's Steam games, has…
Five new Steam games you probably missed (September 9, 2024)

Five new Steam games…

Best of the best (Image credit: Larian Studios) 2024 games: Upcoming releases Best PC games: All-time favorites Free PC…
Fraudster charged with $12 million in stolen royalties used 1,000 bots to stream hundreds of thousands of AI tracks billions of times

Fraudster charged with $12…

They say crime doesn't pay. But North Carolina musician Michael Smith allegedly managed to con music streaming services out…
‘People can type misinformation into a word processor’: Bill Gates hand-waves the problem of AI fakery and focuses on the positives

‘People can type misinformation…

As we venture forth boldly and perhaps blindly into what Jen-Hsun Huang calls “a new industrial revolution” of AI…
Kill the algorithm in your head: Let’s set up RSS readers and get news we actually want in 2026

Kill the algorithm in…

Time was, entire social castes would be dedicated to divining the intentions of the gods. Chicken entrails, the flight…
US Department of Justice gets serious with Nvidia as it issues subpoenas in anti-competitive AI practices probe

US Department of Justice…

The US Department of Justice is investigating whether Nvidia is playing fair with its AI chips. Subpoenas have reportedly…