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Apple is finalizing a new software tool aimed at enhancing app development with AI, positioning itself as a direct competitor to Microsoft. According to a recent Bloomberg report, the tool, part of the forthcoming major update to Xcode, Apple’s primary programming software, is designed to assist developers by predicting and completing code blocks using AI.
Scheduled for release to third-party...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a final refusal to OpenAI’s request to trademark “GPT,” stating that the term is “merely descriptive” of the technology it represents, as per TechCrunch reporting. This decision marks a significant challenge for OpenAI, the entity behind the widely recognized ChatGPT, as it seeks to secure proprietary rights over the term associated with its...
The creation and distribution of gaming websites that are pre-infected with malware is North Korea’s most recent money-making scheme, according to the National Intelligence Service (NIS) of South Korea. The NIS identified cybercrime organizations as buyers of the sites.
According to the report, the North Korean group behind the initiative is an IT company connected to the secretive Office 39,...
OpenAI has introduced Sora, a new text-to-video model designed to enhance AI’s ability to simulate the physical world through motion. This development aims to support users in addressing real-world interaction challenges by generating videos that adhere closely to specified prompts while maintaining high visual fidelity.
Sora stands out due to its innovative architecture, which differs...
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service has reached a significant milestone, boasting 34 million subscribers, a notable increase of 36% from the previously reported figure of 25 million over two years ago. According to The Verge, this latest update was shared during an official Xbox podcast, which also highlighted the introduction of Xbox exclusives to the PS5 and Nintendo Switch platforms.
The...
Google has released a new version of Gemini, its multimodal large language models, only a week after rolling out its Gemini 1.0 Ultra model. Gemini 1.5 is the tech giant’s next-generation model, which is said to have “dramatically enhanced performance.” According to DeepMind, Alphabet’s AI division, 1.5 Pro can process up to one million tokens of information.
Introducing Gemini 1.5: our next-...
Apple users have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new phone — the iPhone 16, with bated breath, despite the iPhone 15 having just been released in late 2023.
Rumors have already been swirling about a significant AI upgrade for the upcoming phone. Expected to debut in September 2024, the iPhone 16 is said to feature the A18 chip along with the next-generation M4 chip for Mac. This dual-...
The latest wave of cybercriminals are targeting iOS users in Thailand with Face ID thefts that allow them to steal money from victims.
iPhone owners in Thailand fall prey to cybercriminals stealing Face ID scans that are then used to break into their bank accounts in a world first in cybercrime.
A Chinese-speaking cybercrime group, dubbed GoldFactory, started distributing trojanized smartphone...
A recent study has revealed which games are the highest paying when it comes to e-sports.
Thanks to CSGO gambling site CSGOLuck, data from across the top 500 individual esports tournaments with the largest prize pools of all time has created a list of the top ten most lucrative games within the industry. The average amount of potential winnings leaves a clear winner, with almost £150,000,000...
A tiny robot has completed its first surgery in zero gravity on the International Space Station, operated by surgeons approximately 250 miles away.
February 10 saw the first surgery demo on simulated tissue in the lab that’s currently circulating in orbit on the ISS. Surgeons in Lincoln, Nebraska operated the remote-controlled robot, known as space MIRA (Miniaturized In Vivo Robotic Assistant),...