During today’s Xbox Partner Preview, a showcase for Microsoft’s upcoming third-party games, we got a new look at Sega’s next Yakuza adventure. No, not Gaiden, the other one: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Instead of showing off dual protagonists Ichiban Kasuga and Kiryu Kazuma kicking all kinds of street punk ass…
Source: Kotaku – Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Has An Animal Crossing Game Mode
I can tell you already what you can expect for Black Friday—when you see a good early deal for something on your list, you should jump on it, as items will sell out. Best Buy is one of the few major retailers who have already put out their plans, which includes this TCL 65″ Q5 4K QLED Smart TV with a $200 discount,…
Source: LifeHacker – This 65-inch TLC 4K TV Is 0 Right Now
Google offers a few new ways to figure out where the hell that photo of Pope Francis in Balenciaga actually came from. The company’s latest updates to Android, Search, and Play Store have a common theme. They’re all designed to give users more options to discover a deepfake’s sordid history and report it.
Source: Gizmodo – Google’s Latest Updates Helps Root Out AI Deepfakes
New research will provide plenty of fuel to the eternal cats versus dogs debate. The study surveyed pet owners across three European countries and found that dog owners generally seemed to care more about their dogs than cat owners did about their cats. However, the differences in pet attachment varied greatly between…
Source: Gizmodo – Pet Owners Care More About Their Dogs Than Cats, Study Finds
The spectacle of Mike Flanagan’s The Fall of the House of Usher is undeniable. It’s lush and richly produced, a reinterpretation of Poe’s works that may not offer much that’s different in regards to the plotlines of the integrated stories, but nevertheless offers an incredibly satisfying viewing experience. But Usher…
Source: Gizmodo – October TV Is Owned by Mike Flanagan
On March 14, just around a month after Russian troops stormed across Ukraine’s western to begin a year’s long bloody battle, Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky appeared on a Ukrainian television station and announced his unconditional surrender. The president, wearing his now iconic military green long-sleeve shirt…
Source: Gizmodo – Wartime Deepfakes Really Are Blurring Reality, First Major Study Finds
The Biden Administration is reportedly set to unveil a broad executive order on artificial intelligence next week. According to The Washington Post, the White House’s “sweeping order” would use the federal government’s purchasing power to enforce requirements on AI models before government agencies can use them. The order is reportedly scheduled for Monday, October 30, two days before an international AI Safety Summit in the UK.
The order will allegedly require advanced AI models to undergo a series of assessments before federal agencies can adopt them. In addition, it would ease immigration for highly skilled workers, which was heavily restricted during the Trump administration. Federal agencies, including the Defense Department, Energy Department and intelligence branches, would also have to assess how they might incorporate AI into their work. The report notes that the analyses would emphasize strengthening the nation’s cyber defenses.
On Tuesday evening, the White House reportedly sent invitations for a “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence” event for Monday, October 30, hosted by President Biden. The Washington Post indicates that the executive order isn’t finalized, and details could still change.
Meanwhile, European officials are working on AI regulations across the Atlantic, aiming for a finalized package by the end of the year. The US Congress is also in the earlier stages of drafting AI regulations. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) hosted AI leaders on Tuesday at the second AI Insights Forum.
AI regulation is currently one of the most buzzed-about topics in the tech world. Generative AI has rapidly advanced in the last two years as image generators like Midjourney and DALL-E 3 emerged, producing convincing photos that could be disseminated for disinformation and propaganda (as some political campaigns have already done). Meanwhile, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, Google’s Bard and other advanced large language model (LLM) chatbots have arguably sparked even more concern, allowing anyone to compose fairly convincing text passages while answering questions that may or may not be truthful. There are even AI models for cloning celebrities’ voices.
In addition to misinformation and its potential impact on elections, generative AI also sparks worries about the job market, especially for artists, graphic designers, developers and writers. Several high-profile media outlets, most infamously CNET, have been caught using AI to compose entire error-ridden articles with only the thinnest of disclosures.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-white-house-will-reportedly-reveal-a-sweeping-ai-executive-order-on-october-30-200558649.html?src=rss
Source: Engadget – The White House will reportedly reveal a ‘sweeping’ AI executive order on October 30
NASA is demonstrating laser communications on multiple missions — showcasing the benefits infrared light can have for science and exploration missions transmitting terabytes of important data. NASA: The International Space Station is getting a “flashy” technology demonstration this November. The ILLUMA-T (Integrated Laser Communications Relay Demonstration Low Earth Orbit User Modem and Amplifier Terminal) payload is launching to the International Space Station to demonstrate how missions in low Earth orbit can benefit from laser communications. Laser communications uses invisible infrared light to send and receive information at higher data rates, providing spacecraft with the capability to send more data back to Earth in a single transmission and expediting discoveries for researchers.
Managed by NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program, ILLUMA-T is completing NASA’s first bi-directional, end-to-end laser communications relay by working with the agency’s LCRD (Laser Communications Relay Demonstration). LCRD launched in December 2021 and is currently demonstrating the benefits of laser communications from geosynchronous orbit by transmitting data between two ground stations on Earth in a series of experiments. Some of LCRD’s experiments include studying atmospheric impact on laser signals, confirming LCRD’s ability to work with multiple users, testing network capabilities like delay/disruption tolerant networking (DTN) over laser links, and investigating improved navigation capabilities.
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Source: Slashdot – NASA’s First Two-Way End-to-End Laser Communications System
Vines climbing the side of a house can look totally charming; something about them implies there is a roaring fire inside that house and a plentiful supply of tea and biscuits. They’re also a way of merging with the natural world around you, even if your house is located in a suburban subdivision. And climbing vines…
Source: LifeHacker – Think Twice About Letting Vines Envelop Your House
Artificial Intelligence is bleeding into every facet of technology, especially those that have to do with mundane life tasks and grunt work. One such example of this Google demonstrated five years ago when the company showed AI booking hair appointments and dinner reservations, with humans on the other end of the line. Most recently, though,
Source: Hot Hardware – The US FCC Is Gearing-Up With AI To Fight Relentless Junk Robocalls And Texts
Fedora 39 failed to make its “early” release target date, it didn’t meet its otherwise targeted release date one week later, and is now facing another possible setback still. These release delays have been due to outstanding blocker bugs all related to the Raspberry Pi…
Source: Phoronix – The Fedora 39 Release Has Been Held Up By Raspberry Pi Bugs
When the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake was revealed back in May, all we got were some shots of a swamp and Naked Snake coming out of the water. A new trailer that debuted today during the latest Xbox mini-showcase finally gives us a look at the game in action, if only briefly. And you know what? It looks really good.
Source: Kotaku – Metal Gear Solid 3 Gets Unreal Glow-Up In New Remake Trailer
Three astronauts are gearing up to launch to China’s space station in low Earth orbit, where they will spend six months carrying out a variety of experiments.
Source: Gizmodo – China Gears Up to Launch Its Sixth Space Station Crew
Hot corners allow you to access various functions and features quickly, just by moving your mouse to a specific corner of the screen. This can be a game-changer for productivity and ease of use. Let’s dive in and learn how to set up hot corners in Linux Mint.
Source: LXer – How to Create and Use Hot Corners in Linux Mint
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Apple is releasing a slew of updates for its latest operating systems today, including iOS and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, watchOS 10.1, and others. The company is also releasing security updates for a few previous-generation operating systems, so that people who aren’t ready to upgrade (and older devices that can’t upgrade) will still be protected from new exploits.
Those updates include iOS and iPadOS 16.7.2 and 15.8, macOS Ventura 13.6.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, and the Safari 17.1 update for both of those macOS versions. At least for now, the iOS and iPadOS 16 updates cover older iPhones and iPads that can’t run iOS 17 and newer devices whose owners simply don’t want to install iOS 17 yet. Apple will eventually stop supporting newer hardware with iOS 16 security updates, but for now, the grace period is still in effect.
This is the first security update that Apple has delivered for iOS 15 since mid-September, suggesting that the company plans to keep supporting 2021’s iOS release with continued security updates for at least a while longer. The iOS 15.8 update will only run on phones and tablets that can’t install iOS 16 or 17, including the iPhone 6S, the iPhone 7, the original iPhone SE, the iPad Air 2, and the last iPod Touch.
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Source: Ars Technica – Apple releases iOS 16.7.2 and iOS 15.8 security updates to patch old hardware
You’ll need to join the wait list if you want to get your mitts on NECA’s new Halloween III: Season of the Witch action figure of Dr. Dan Challis: it’s already sold out, and we can see why. The attention to detail lavished upon everyone’s favorite booze-soaked doctor turned crusader against a black magic-powered mask…
Source: Gizmodo – NECA’s Tom Atkins Halloween III: Season of the Witch Figure Is Boozy Perfection
Payday 3 devs have extended their apology tour that began back in September, when Starbreeze Studios CEO had to apologize for the state in which the co-op heist game launched. The always-online bank robbery simulator suffered from major server and matchmaking issues that were fixed a little over a week after launch,…
Source: Kotaku – Payday 3 Devs Apologize Again For Missing Major Update
After much speculation, Apple revealed it’s hosting a new event this Monday, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). The only thing the company has told us about this presentation is its name, “Scary Fast,” in addition to including the Finder face in the announcement above, suggesting this event will be about the Mac.
Source: LifeHacker – What to Expect From Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ October Event
It’s been an unusually busy week in spaceflight, with the chatter restricted to rockets still on the ground. In a particularly festive update, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is gearing up for the launch of its Vulcan Centaur rocket on Christmas Eve.
Source: Gizmodo – SpaceX Fuels Starship as ULA’s Vulcan Readies for Christmas Launch—Plus More Rocket News
