No fewer than 11 individuals have grouped together to lodge a class action complaint against HP, claiming that consumers are being locked into using the manufacturer’s own ink or face having a non-functioning printer. The case relates to a firmware
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A US-Sanctioned Oligarch Ran Pro-Kremlin Ads on Facebook—Again
Last February, when researchers at London-based nonprofit Reset found that Meta was allowing Ilan Shor, a Moldovan oligarch with links to the Kremlin, to run an ad campaign on Facebook, the company promised to stop him. But Shor, whom the
Amazon announces an AirPlay alternative that’ll be open to everyone with a Fire TV
At CES 2024 Amazon has announced that its TVs and smart screens are getting support for a Google Chromecast and Apple AirPlay rival called Matter open casting, and it could finally simplify the confusing world of exclusive video casting standards.
UK businesses are actually leading the way when it comes to AI usage
New research commissioned by IBM reveals that more than one in three (37%) UK businesses with over 1,000 employees are now actively using artificial intelligence. The study found that enterprises are jumping on the AI bandwagon to reap quick and
Get Ready for the Great AI Disappointment
In the decades to come, 2023 may be remembered as the year of generative AI hype, where ChatGPT became arguably the fastest-spreading new technology in human history and expectations of AI-powered riches became commonplace. The year 2024 will be the
Air Pollution Is Ruining Your Skin
In June last year, a series of devastating wildfires tore through the Canadian province of Quebec, sending huge plumes of acrid smoke drifting across North America. Three hundred miles away in Boston, dermatologist Shadi Kourosh noticed something strange. “We had
‘Monolith’ trailer sees disgraced journalist uncovering creepy sci-fi conspiracy
Big budget sci-fi is all well and good, but sometimes you just need one actor and one location to create a creepy atmosphere. This is certainly the case in the trailer for Matt Vesely and Lucy Campbell’s Monolith, a claustrophobic-looking
YouTube will now direct you to the right first-aid videos during an emergency
/ Searching YouTube for advice on CPR, heart attacks, or other critical health emergencies will now highlight authoritative sources telling you what to do to provide help right away. By Amrita Khalid, one of the authors of audio industry newsletter
Valve opens the door to more Steam games developed with AI
/ Under new rules, developers will have to disclose their use of the technology. Valve says the change means it should be able to release ”the vast majority” of games that use AI. By Jon Porter, a reporter with five
Valve softens its stance on AI-generated content, opening the floodgates to ‘the vast majority of games that use it’ on Steam
Valve, the developer behind the popular digital game storefront Steam, has published some new guidelines about AI content on the platform. In a Steamworks Development blog post released earlier today (January 10, 2024), the company reaffirmed its goal of “shipping