According to reports from various local and national news outlets, at least 18 police officers have either been arrested, fired, or placed under investigation for allegedly abusing data from Flock AI cameras to stalk their ex-partners. Investigators told 404 Media they believe the cases represent only the tip of the......
Android engineer leaves Google amid concerns over defense partnerships
René Mayrhofer, a principal software engineer for Android Security and self-described pacifist and privacy advocate, has resigned from Google. The engineer had worked at Mountain View since 2017 but said he had become increasingly dissatisfied with what he sees as the company's departure from its previously stated – and repeatedly......
Chris Seedor once spent 1,500 Bitcoin on a GPU. Now he insures crypto fortunes
His journey began in 2011, when a friend handed him what would later turn out to be a small fortune in digital assets. At the time, Seedor was a mechanical engineering student at a university in Germany and saw little use for bitcoin. Read Entire Article
Microsoft is now letting Nvidia GPUs run local AI features that were locked to Copilot+ PCs
When Copilot+ PCs launched on June 18, 2024, the messaging was clear: dedicated AI hardware was essential. These machines were defined in part by their neural processing units, along with baseline specs such as 16GB of RAM and solid-state storage. The NPU requirement, in particular, was positioned as the key......
Ubisoft to cut 380 jobs and shut down studios in Canada and Serbia, report claims
According to Insider Gaming, Ubisoft has informed employees via an internal communications post that a new restructuring plan will affect approximately 380 staff across its studios in the United States, Canada, Spain, and Serbia. Read Entire Article
Anthropic launches powerful Fable 5 model publicly, while keeping Mythos restricted over cybersecurity concerns
Mythos has already shown what it can do when it is not heavily restricted. Since April, when an earlier preview was sent to about 150 organizations under the banner of Project Glasswing, users have reported more than 10,000 critical security flaws in their own systems. Those same capabilities could also......
Microsoft’s June Patch Tuesday fixes a record 200 vulnerabilities, including five being actively exploited
Microsoft recently released its latest batch of monthly security fixes for vulnerabilities found in Windows, Office, and other products sold by the company. This month's Patch Tuesday stands out for a record number of CVE-tracked flaws, with 200 individual bugs and 33 "critical" vulnerabilities that could have serious consequences for...
Display Driver Uninstaller completely wipes your GPU drivers for a fresh start
Display Driver Uninstaller is a trusted utility for fully removing AMD, Nvidia, and Intel graphics drivers when a regular uninstall is not enough. It's especially useful when swapping GPUs, fixing driver conflicts, or troubleshooting crashes or odd performance issues. Read Entire Article
AMD claims next-gen Zen 6 server CPU will deliver 330% of Nvidia Vera’s performance per rack
AMD recently published performance projections claiming its upcoming server CPU platform will dramatically outpace Nvidia's latest showing. AMD's estimates directly reference earlier results from controlled benchmarks that had favored Nvidia's processor. Read Entire Article
Windows Ready Print is Microsoft’s biggest overhaul of Windows printing in years
Microsoft recently introduced Windows Ready Print, a new printing model designed to "evolve" the company's previous Modern Print Platform. The core idea behind the model is to align printing devices and the Windows ecosystem with up-to-date communication standards, including Internet Printing Protocol (IPP), eSCL scanning, and Universal Print. Read Entire...