THURSDAY, 24 APRIL 2025, 23:55
South Korea’s data protection authority said on Thursday that Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek transferred user information and prompts without permission when the service was still available for download in the country’s app market. From a report: The Personal Information Protection Commission said in a statement that Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co Ltd did not...
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, our hosts explain how to prepare for travel to and from the United States—and how to stay safe.
Adding words to our chatbot can apparently cost tens of millions of dollars. But some fear the cost of not saying please or thank you could be higher.
An anonymous reader shares a report: Apple will remove its secret robotics unit from the command of its artificial intelligence chief, the latest shake-up in response to the company’s AI struggles. Apple plans to relocate the robotics team from John Giannandrea’s AI organization to the hardware division later this month, according to people with knowledge of the move. That will place it under...
Google’s parent company, which is battling the government to stay intact after losing two antitrust cases, also said quarterly profit rose 46 percent.
India’s capital New Delhi plans to limit gasoline and diesel-powered cars a family can buy as well as ban sales of fuel-guzzling motorbikes and scooters, according to a draft policy aimed at cleaning up one of the world’s most polluted cities. From a report: The measures represent one of the most drastic steps the city has lined up to tackle pollution, which often forces local authorities to...
The incident has resulted in “unauthorised access to personal information of some MTN customers in certain markets”.
Grand Theft Auto V topped Twitch viewership charts in 2024 with a staggering 1.4 billion hours watched, according to data released by the streaming platform. The 11-year-old game outperformed all competitors, including League of Legends, which also surpassed the billion-hour mark. Competitive shooters filled the remaining top spots, with Valorant recording 804 million hours, Fortnite exceeding...
The Abyss, Deadpool & Wolverine, and Inside Out 2 are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Disney+ this month.
Google’s search AI is confidently generating explanations for nonexistent idioms, once again revealing fundamental flaws in large language models. Users discovered that entering any made-up phrase plus “meaning” triggers AI Overviews that present fabricated etymologies with unwarranted authority. When queried about phrases like “a loose dog won’t surf,” Google’s system produces detailed,...
Male college enrollment in Lake County, Ohio plummeted by more than 15% over the last decade — the steepest decline among any large U.S. county. Nationwide, men now constitute virtually the entirety of the 1.2 million student drop in college attendance between 2011 and 2022. Financial concerns dominate decision-making, with even public in-state education costing approximately $25,000 annually....
Donald Trump will attend a dinner with the largest holders of his own-brand crypto coin, sending its price through the roof. But the real profits have already been made just out of view.
The acting head of the General Services Administration says it has no DOGE team. It merely lists at least a half-dozen DOGE affiliates on payroll and has a section of its building for DOGE use only.
US government agencies and Fortune 500 companies are turning to AI to modernize mission-critical systems built on COBOL, a programming language dating back to the late 1950s. The US Social Security Administration plans a three-year, $1 billion AI-assisted upgrade of its legacy COBOL codebase [alternative source], according to Bloomberg. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has repeatedly stressed...
42-year-old Frederik Zietsman has been charged with steering Takealot through a period of intensified competition from global giants like Amazon.
A new study forecasts more than 850,000 measles cases over the next 25 years if US vaccination rates stay the same. Millions of infections are possible if rates drop.
Sassa is introducing mandatory biometrics for social grant beneficiaries without an ID or passport from next month.
The software-as-a-service industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation, abandoning the decades-old “per seat” licensing model in favor of usage-based pricing structures. This shift, Business Insider reports, is primarily driven by the astronomical compute costs associated with new “reasoning” AI models that power modern enterprise software. Unlike traditional generative AI, these...
Motorola phones may seem old-school, but their reasonable prices, colorful designs, and simple software make them good, wallet-friendly Android smartphones.
A Government Accountability Office report released this week reveals generative AI systems consume staggering amounts of water, with 250 million daily queries requiring over 1.1 million gallons — all while companies provide minimal transparency about resource usage. The 47-page analysis [PDF] found cooling data centers — which demand between 100-1000 megawatts of power — constitutes 40% of...
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