Android Users’ Favorite App of 2023 Will Annoy Google

As tradition calls, the annualGoogle Play Best of App Awardshave been announced for 2023. ChatGPT is Androids users choice app. The buzz around itmade everyone want to try outthe thing that would be replacing us all. Photo: Google you’ve got the option to nowinteract with itthrough Google Search and other parts of the Google empire. Compare that toApples list of top-selling books of the year, which are much more mainstream....

November 29, 2023 · 1 min · 198 words · Tyler Watson

Be Careful What You Tell OpenAI’s GPTs

Theyre just regular people, they probably trust OpenAI, and that their data will be safe. But there are issues with that and people should be aware. Sam Altman wants everyone to build GPTs. Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) However, OpenAIs customizable chatbots appear to have some vulnerabilities that could make people weary about building GPTs altogether. Prompt leaking presents issues on multiple fronts according to Polyakov, who was one of the first tojailbreak ChatGPT....

November 29, 2023 · 2 min · 322 words · Michael Fischer

Blumhouse’s Killer Pool Movie Gets a Genuinely Terrifying New Trailer

Thefirst trailer for the newJames Wan/Blumhouse production, Night Swim, already creeped us out. Two teens playing Marco Polo in the darkand a demon joins in?Freaky. What hides beneath the surface is far, far more terrifying. The pool is the villain in Night Swim.Screenshot: Universal A pool they fix up with horrible, violent results. Check out the new trailer. Anytime you put your hand in that thing, it feels like its going to get sucked up....

November 29, 2023 · 1 min · 127 words · Elizabeth Hester

David Zaslav Says Universally Unpopular Movie Scrapping Was Brave, Actually

Running a movie studio has proven to be challenging for reality television mogul turnedWarner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. And its one that he seems aware that he needs to answer for. Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images) He continued, If we were going to start today, what content do we need? What content is going to help us? How many people do we need? What should HBO look like?...

November 29, 2023 · 1 min · 187 words · Miguel Silva

Do You Use Okta? Hackers Probably Have Your Name and Email Now

Seriously, go check right now. Its painfully ironic news at a company where security and verifying peoples identities is the entire business model. Okta says it rolled out new security features and made recommendations for the next steps to its customers. Photo: Poetra.RH / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock) Names and emails can also be paired with login credentials leaked in other breaches and used in password-stuffing attacks. In addition, we will also notify individuals that have had their information downloaded....

November 29, 2023 · 1 min · 134 words · Alan Ross

Elon Musk to Boycotting Advertisers: ‘Go Fuck Yourself’

MUSK: I hope they stop. SORKIN: You what? MUSK: Dont advertise. Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images) SORKIN: You dont want them to advertise? SORKIN: But MUSK: Go…fuck…yourself. Instead, he wants to stick to his gunseven if it tanks X as a result. News from the future, delivered to your present.

November 29, 2023 · 1 min · 51 words · Christopher Nunez

Google Caves, Agrees to Pay News Companies for Content in Canada

Google and Meta previously threatened toblock links to news contentin Canada altogether in response to the law. The deal is the first sign of compromise between Canada and Silicon Valley. If it works out, it could set a precedent for similar laws across the globe. Google’s office in Kitchener, Ontario.Photo: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock) The last news from Google was that negotiations with Canada had fallen apart. In June, Walker wrote thatGoogle would rather shut off links to news contentthan pay publishers....

November 29, 2023 · 1 min · 196 words · Colin Evans

I’m Already Cringing at the Websites Using Google’s New .meme Domain Name

While these are often funny, these brands are commoditizing memes and internet culture. Googles .meme feels like the next step in that progression. I tried to create my personal website with Googles new top-level domain, maxzeff.meme. Photo: LOIC VENANCE/AFP (Getty Images) However, you might miss out on the most epic domain names. I didnt cough up the $12k, so feel free to own me and purchase maxzeff.meme. The entire concept of Googles ....

November 29, 2023 · 1 min · 132 words · Joshua Harris

Meta Pauses Sales of Quest 3 Elite Strap With Battery Over Charging Issues

Meta confirmed with Road To VR that the issue was firmware-related. So, if you plan on buying the accessory, exercise caution and perhaps wait until the restock. News from the future, delivered to your present. Screenshot: Meta Two banks say Amazon has paused negotiations on some international data centers. Pacific Rims TV Show Drifts to Prime Video Good news for giant robot fans.

November 29, 2023 · 1 min · 63 words · Terry Taylor

NASA’s Dragonfly Mission to Titan Faces Further Delays Amid Budget Uncertainties

This decision, driven by budget uncertainties, comes despite the mission successfully passing key design reviews. Worryingly, the space agency is delaying formal confirmation of the mission until a budget review in mid-2024. Given the delay, Dragonfly wont land on Titan any earlier than 2035. Artistic conception of Dragonfly.Image: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben The delay of the mission is due to uncertain and changing funding for NASAs planetary science division. Asreportedin Space Policy Online, she highlighted the difficulty of confirming missions without a clear budget outlook....

November 29, 2023 · 2 min · 225 words · Jared Conner

No One Knows What’s Happening in the NextDoctor WhoSpecial, and They’re Going Insane

And yet, Wild Blue Yonder, the middle chapter, is being kept awfully under wraps. Youd expect this kind of secrecy for the final episode of the trio, but the middle chapter? We have almost nothing. Screenshot: BBC So what are they doing? Expecting perhaps anything and everything to happen on Saturday night. 60 years of#DoctorWho, a lifetime of memories… how many can you squeeze into 60 seconds? If you think about it long enough, it kind of starts making sense....

November 29, 2023 · 1 min · 106 words · Marcus Parrish

Researchers Made an IQ Test for AI, Found They’re All Pretty Stupid

The questions asked by researchers required the LLM to take a number of steps to ascertain information for answer. The LLMs didnt do very well. In the meantime, the average success rate for human respondents is 92%. Yann LeCun, Vice President and Chief AI Scientist for Meta Platforms, testifies before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee at the Hart Senate Office Building on September 19, 2023 in Washington, DCPhoto: Kevin Dietsch (Getty Images)...

November 29, 2023 · 1 min · 106 words · Anna Berg

Returning SpaceX Rockets Are Creating Bright Glowing ‘Holes’ in the Sky

But now, some astronomers are saying the events are becoming more frequent. When rockets are launched, they can punch holes in the atmosphere, leaving a red glow. But SpaceX aurorae are caused as the rockets second stages burn to come back to the surface. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch in May 2022.Photo: Red Huber (Getty Images) The once-rare glowing phenomena are becoming more common as rocket launches become more frequent....

November 29, 2023 · 1 min · 124 words · Joshua Cox