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iMessage had an outage, but now it’s back

iMessage had an outage, but now it’s back

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OnThursdayevening,manyiPhoneowners(includingsomehereatTheVerge)sawthe“notdelivered”flagwhentryingtosendtextsviaiMessage.Peoplereportedtheproblemacrossmultiplewirelesscarriers(Verizon,AT&T,andT-Mobile),countries,andevencontinents. TheAppleservicesstatuspagedidn’tshowanyindicationoftroublewhiletheproblemsweregoingon,butnowithasbeenupdatedafterthe...

Sony Music Moves to Stop Unauthorized AI Training That Uses Its Artists' Work - CNET

Sony Music Moves to Stop Unauthorized AI Training That Uses Its Artists' Work - CNET

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Oneofthelargestmusiccompaniesintheworldwantstoprotecttheworkofitsartistsfrombeingusedtotrainthird-partyAIsystems.InastatementonThursday,SonyMusicGroupanditsaffiliates,SonyMusicPublishingandSonyMusicEntertainment,statesthatcompaniesaren'tallowedtousetrainingdataculledfromtheirrecordingartiststobuildtheirsystemswithoutpermission. "Wesupportartistsand...

OpenAI's New Reddit Deal Means Real-Time Data for You ChatGPT Users - CNET

OpenAI's New Reddit Deal Means Real-Time Data for You ChatGPT Users - CNET

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AIstartupOpenAIhasanewdatasource:socialmediaplatformReddit. InapartnershipannouncedThursday,Redditsaidit'sopeningitsdoorstoOpenAIsotoolslikeChatGPTandunspecified"newproducts"canbetterunderstandRedditcontent,aswellastoashelpnewandexistingredditorsengagewithits100,000-pluscommunities,orsubreddits,theplatformwroteinablogpost. It'sgoodnewsforChatGPTuse...

Microsoft Rewards expands to all 7 continents with new streak restore and protection capabilities — Oh, you can learn a new language for free for using Bing on Edge, too

Microsoft Rewards expands to all 7 continents with new streak restore and protection capabilities — Oh, you can learn a new language for free for using Bing on Edge, too

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The Stars of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Promise Things Will Actually Happen This Season

The Stars of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Promise Things Will Actually Happen This Season

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Screenshot:Amazon ThedebutseasonofLordoftheRings:TheRingsofPower—forthosethatactuallyendedupmakingitthroughalleightepisodes—oftenstruggledtoreallyreallyfeeltherewasnarrativemomentoutsideofthatonehellacoolmomentwhenamountainblewup.Byitsclimax,itfeltlikethingshadbarelyjuststarted,inspiteofusalreadybeingattheendoftheseason.That,atleast,seemstobechangi...

Watch 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 9 From Anywhere - CNET
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SpinoffshowRuPaul'sDragRace:AllStarsisbackforitsninthfabulouswalkdowntherunway,witheightfamiliarqueensgettingasecondchanceatwinningthecrown. MakingupthelineupareAngeriaParisVanMichaels(Season14),Gottmik(Season13),Jorgeous(Season14),NinaWest(Season11),PlastiqueTiara(Season11),RoxxxyAndrew(Season5,AllStars2),Shannel(Season1,AllStars1)andVanessaVanjie...
Google’s Gemini AI plan for schools promises extra data protection and privacy
Bobby Jefferson
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GooglewillsoonofferschoolsaccesstoGeminiAI—specificallyforeducatorsandstudentsovertheageof18—andpromisesnottousetheirdataforAImodeltrainingorshareitwithanyone. GooglewillincludetheextraGeminidataprivacyprotectionsonWorkspaceforEducationaccountsatnoadditionalcharge.However,itdoesmeanrelyingontheolderGemini1.0Promodelinsteadofnewer,moreupdatedmodelsl...
Newspaper conglomerate Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of its articles
Bobby Jefferson
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Gannett,themediacompanythatownshundredsofnewspapersintheUS,islaunchinganewprogramthataddsAI-generatedbulletpointsatthetopofjournalists’stories,accordingtoaninternalmemoseenbyTheVerge. TheAIfeature,labeled“keypoints”onstories,usesautomatedtechnologytocreatesummariesthatappearbelowaheadline.Thebottomofarticlesincludesadisclaimer,reading,“TheKeyPoints...
This Is the Coolest, Most Unique Obi-Wan Kenobi Figure Ever
Bobby Jefferson
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ToysandCollectibles Published16minutesago Wemayearnacommissionfromlinksonthispage. Image:HotToys WheneveranewsetofStarWarstoysisannounced,fanshavecometoexpecttoseecharactersinsomesortofarmor.BeitMandalorianarmor,stormtrooperarmor,orCloneTrooperarmor,toycompaniesloveitbecausealltheyhavetodoismakeanewheadandreuseanoldbody.It’sacheaton99%ofoccasions.B...
PSA: Beware, this infamous, hilarious Fallout 4 bug can kill you instantly for no reason at all
Bobby Jefferson
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OpenAI strikes Reddit deal to train its AI on your posts
Bobby Jefferson
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OpenAIhassignedadealforaccesstoreal-timecontentfromReddit’sdataAPI,whichmeansitcansurfacediscussionsfromthesitewithinChatGPTandothernewproducts.It’sanagreementsimilartotheoneRedditsignedwithGoogleearlierthisyearthatwasreportedlyworth$60million. Thedealwillalso“enableReddittobringnewAI-poweredfeaturestoRedditorsandmods”anduseOpenAI’slargelanguagemod...
Google to Adjust Vibrations on Pixel Phones Based on Surroundings - CNET
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We'veallhadthosemomentswhenwemissedanimportanttextorphonecallbecauseourphonewasonvibrateandwejustdidn'tfeelit.Googlemayhaveasolution:anadaptivevibrationsettingthat'sdesignedtoadjustthestrengthofaphone'sbuzzingdependingontheenvironment. ThenewfeaturereportedlyappearedunannouncedinGoogle'smostrecentAndroid15betaforitslatestPixelsmartphones,anditusest...
Finally, a Heat Pump That Isn't Ugly - CNET
Bobby Jefferson
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WeloveheatpumpsatCNET.That'sbecausetheyaremoreefficientthanotherHVACtechnologyandareacriticalpartofthecleanenergytransition.Butthey'veneverbeentheprettiestappliancestolookat. Asheatpumpadoptionspreadsandmoreoptionsbecomeavailable,somecompaniesarenowconsideringaestheticswithoutsacrificingfunction.AnewheatpumpsystemfromQuilt,aCalifornia-basedclimatec...
Windows Quick Assist Anchors Black Basta Ransomware Gambit
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ThisarticleoriginallyappearedonDarkReading. Followinga recentlydocumented BlackBastaransomwarevishingcampaign,MicrosoftThreatIntelligenceacknowledgedMay15thatafinanciallymotivatedthreatactortrackedasStorm-1811sincemid-Aprilhasbeenfollowingtheplaybook. Related:BestPracticesforSurvivingaCyberBreach Thethreatgroupisusingasociallyengineeredcampaigntotr...
20 Memorial Day Mattress Deals: Save Hundreds on Your Next Bed - CNET
Bobby Jefferson
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WithMemorialDayrightaroundthecorner,thetopmattressbrandsarerunningbigsavingsonpopularbeds.Youcanevencashinongenerousbundlesthatincludepillows,sheetsetsandmattressprotectorswithmattresspurchases.Orsimplyscoresavingsonsleepaccessoriesontheirown.  IroundedupthetopMemorialDaymattressdealsoutthere.I’vebeentestingandwritingaboutmattressesforyears,soyouca...

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