Victims have a ten-year statute of limitations to pursue their case. It doesnt allow for criminal prosecution, but hopefully, its a first step towards more federal oversight. The initial iteration of the bill was blocked back in June. © Photo: Adobe Stock However, it was amended to include a findings section and narrowed the definition of the term digital forgery. The bill also included other clarifications, such as updating the available damages so victims get proper compensation....

The emergency SOS services oniOS 18are about to get a serious upgrade. 911 dispatchers will soon be able to video call you during an emergency. This was announced atWWDCbut may have gone unnoticed among the plethora of new features coming to iOS 18. Image:RapidSOS It is a much-needed development that made me wonder why it didnt exist until now. Of course, you will require a stable internet connection for this to work....

The company says 80% of Southwest customers and 86% of potential customers want assigned seating. As a loyal Southwest customer, I hate this. the whole reason I fly southwest is bc its cheap & I can pick my seat!!! A Southwest Airlines employee assists a passenger during their check-in at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on April 18, 2023 in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell/Getty Images If you dont like it, fly on a different airline, one X user wrote onThursday....

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesis set to begin streaming on Paramount+ August 9. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. © Paramount IsAvatarReady to Be a Modern Blockbuster Franchise? Seven Havensand the upcoming movie trilogy have a challenge ahead of them in bringingAvatarto the modern age of IP. Updates FromSuperman, and More Plus, get a sneaky look at theFive Nights at Freddy’smovie sequel.

If this article was comprehensive it would never end. The convention center floor at any San Diego Comic-Con is justpure geeky blissas far as the eye can see. And we do mean that literally. A few of the very cool things we saw on the floor at Comic-Con 2024.io9/Germain Lussier With the naked eye, itsimpossible to seefrom one end of the convention center to the other. Massive and filled with so much cool stuff its impossible to narrow it down....

Update 07/26/24 at 8:04 a.m. ET: This post was updated to include a statement from NutriBullet on the Fliips blender safeguards. Suppose youre like me and have no shame. The NutriBullet Flip is a 20 oz insulated cup that contains a 11.1V blender motor in the lid.Image: NutriBullet The devices lid contains an 11.1 V motor to power the blender, plus a 3-cell lithium-ion battery. NutriBullet promises you should just over a dozen 30-second blasts of your blender on a full charge....

According to the declassified information, the U.S. had 3,748 nukes in the stockpile as of September 2023. It also said that it had dismantled 69 of the world-ending weapons. Nuclear tensions are on the rise across the world. A nuclear disarmament protest in Berlin in 2021.© JOHN MACDOUGALL / Contributor In 1985 there were 61,662 nuclear weapons in the world. Most of them belonged to the U.S. and Russia. A complex series of treaties between Russia and the U....

Feast your eyes below: How early, you ask? Megatron and Optimus are still essentially teenagersnot to mention best friends. So, what causes their falling out? Two-Shot of Optimus Prime and Megatron© Paramount Pictures Transformers Onehits theaters September 20. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. Theres Already Plans For aTransformers OneSequel Yet another adaptation ofHouse on the Haunted Hillis on the way.

Theres alsoundiscovered archaeologyto consider. On Wednesday, a UNESCO committee voted against adding Stonehenge to the organizations List of World Heritage in Danger. UNESCO also allocates financial assistance to preserve locations on the list. Advocates say a planned highway project poses a threat to the structural integrity of Stonehenge.© Ko Hon Chiu Vincent via UNESCO We should not forget that this scheme failed the planning test. It was recommended for refusal because of the permanent and irreversible harm it would do....

came to a close without a deal. A year laterin September 2023, SAG-AFTRA members voted for strike authorization with a 98.32% approval. The video game industry generates billions of dollars in profit annually. © Jay L. Clendenin (Getty Images) use of their faces, voices, and bodies. Were not going to consent to a contract that allows companies to abuse A.I. to the detriment of our members. Enough is enough, SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher added in a statement....

Have you been seeing a lot of memes this week aboutJD Vancemaking passionate love to couches? But where did this rumor get started? And why is it so funny? Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) holds a campaign rally at Radford University on July 22, 2024 in Radford, Virginia.© Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images To be clear from the outset, theres no evidence Vance has fucked a couch....

What kinds of AI are susceptible to model collapse? Model collapse shows up when an artificial intelligence model is excessively trained on AI-generated data. LLMs generally are built to both comprehend and produce text, making them useful as chatbots and AI assistants. The MareNostrum 5 supercomputer in Barcelona.© Photo by Adria Puig/Anadolu via Getty Images In the late stage of model collapse, [the] model breaks down fully. In case youre unaware, a moderately large modelproduces twice the CO2 emissionsof an average Americans lifetime....

The $800Asus ROG Ally Xis one of the most expensive gaming handhelds you’re free to buy. Its a good thing that its also the most versatile gaming handheld Ive used. Its a mid-cycle refresh of theROG Ally, but make no mistake, this is the one you want. There’s more than just a black coat of paint that makes the Ally X so appealing. Photo: Artem Golub / GizmodoPhoto: Artem Golub / Gizmodo...