ChatGPT has an evil twin — and it wants to take your money. WormGPT was created by a hacker and is designed for phishing attacks on a larger scale than ever before. Cybersecurity firm SlashNext confirmed that the “sophisticated AI model” was developed purely with malevolent intent. “This tool presents itself as a blackhat alternative to GPT models, designed specifically …
Read More »AI bartenders that recognize regulars could be the future of dining: expert
Artificial intelligence may one day take customers’ orders at bars and even recognize regulars as the food and hospitality sectors “slowly” move to embrace integrating AI into day-to-day tasks, according to an expert. Glenn Tait, the product director of UK-based hospitality tech firm Zonal, outlined six ways artificial intelligence will shape the food and hospitality industry as the technology both grows …
Read More »Apple tests AI tools, including ‘Apple GPT,’ to rival ChatGPT: report
Apple is working on artificial intelligence offerings similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, sending its shares up as much as 2% to a record high. The iPhone maker has built its own framework, known as “Ajax,” to create large language models (LLMs) and is also testing a chatbot that some engineers call “Apple GPT,” the report said,citing people with knowledge …
Read More »Microsoft, Activision extend $75B deal deadline to secure UK approval
Activision Blizzard and Microsoft on Wednesday extended the deadline for the close of their $75 billion deal by three months to Oct. 18 as the American companies work to secure UK approval for the biggest gaming deal in history. US regulatory efforts to block the takeover and Britain’s push to restructure it forced the companies to miss their original cutoff date of July 18. The extension will “provide …
Read More »G/O Media publishing AI-generated stories despite employee outcry
A media company that runs several sites including Jezebel, the Onion and Gizmodo is publishing mistake-ridden stories written by AI bots despite an outcry from staff over what they slammed as “computer-generated garbage.” G/O Media heads are doubling down on the eyebrow-raising practice and plan to publish additional AI-written articles soon, according to an internal memo obtained by Vox. The …
Read More »First-gen iPhone sells at auction for $190K — almost 380 times its original price
A first-generation iPhone sold at auction Sunday for $190,373, almost 380 times its original price of $499 when the groundbreaking device went for sale in 2007. LCG Auctions, which hosted the sale, said the 4GB iPhone model was 20 times rarer than the 8GB model released at the same time for $599. That’s largely because the 4GB model was discontinued two …
Read More »Tesla directors to return $735M to settle suit over excess compensation
Current and former directors of electric-vehicle maker Tesla have agreed to return more than $735 million to the company to settle a shareholder lawsuit alleging that they unjustly enriched themselves with excessive compensation. The proposed settlement was outlined in documents filed late Friday in the Delaware Court of Chancery and is subject to court approval. The settlement does not include …
Read More »Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg training to get his pilot’s license
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has learned to surf, taken up jiu-jitsu, and is now reportedly in the process of adding a new hobby — flying. The Facebook co-founder and tech baron who has a net worth valued by Bloomberg Billionaires Index at around $113 billion has obtained a student pilot certificate, according to the tech-centric news site The Information. Zuckerberg …
Read More »House Republicans urge Lina Khan’s FTC to drop fight against Microsoft-Activision deal
Twenty-two Republican lawmakers urged the Federal Trade Commission to drop its fight against Microsoft’s deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard, calling it “an example of the FTC’s rejection of sound antitrust policy.” The lawmakers, all members of the Republican-controlled House, in a letter sent on Monday to FTC Chair Lina Khan and two commissioners and publicly released on Tuesday, said the …
Read More »I’m a tech expert and these are 3 things I’m asked all the time
You don’t need to spend money on new gadgets to get access to some great features. Sometimes all you need is a little help learning something new. Have an iPhone? Tap back is one of the most useful features, and most people have never even heard of it. Now you have. Keep going on your tech know-how journey with my answers to three …
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