On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 16 American technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, asking for past communications with the Biden administration that might suggest the former president “coerced or colluded” with companies to “censor lawful speech” in AI products. The Trump administration’s top technology advisors previously signaled they would pick … Read more
In the wake of Huawei’s Mate XT launch, a lesser-known brand called Infinix also unveiled a tri-fold phone. Although it’s not available to buy (yet), it is meant to be a “visionary glimpse” of what the company has in store for the future. Unlike Huawei’s large tri-fold phone, which looks like a Galaxy Z Fold … Read more
Joe Hindy / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung Pass is getting phased out. The company is now sending out reminders to migrate your data to its Wallet app while you still can. Once you switch, the app icon for Pass will disappear. Samsung Pass was initially just a password manager at the beginning, but it eventually … Read more
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Something very strange is happening inside Super Nintendo (SNES) consoles as they age: a component you’ve probably never heard of is running ever so slightly faster as we get further and further away from the time the consoles first hit the market in the early ’90s. … Read more
In a new paper published Thursday titled “Auditing language models for hidden objectives,” Anthropic researchers described how models trained to deliberately conceal certain motives from evaluators could still inadvertently reveal secrets, thanks to their ability to adopt different contextual roles or “personas.” The researchers were initially astonished by how effectively some of their interpretability methods … Read more
Apple’s “Focus” feature is a powerful tool for cutting down on distractions and interruptions on a per-task basis, but setting up different Focus options takes some time investment and tinkering because there are a lot of features available. We’ve rounded up a handful of suggestions that may help you get more out of Focus. Managing … Read more
For the last few years, Amazon’s low-cost 4K LEDs have offered buyers a cost-effective means of achieving good picture quality and a ton of apps for less than the rest. And, as luck would have it, we came across an excellent promo on an Amazon set while vetting through Amazon deals: Right now when you … Read more
CRTs have been out of the mainstream for over two decades, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t modern games that get something a little special from being displayed by a high-voltage electron gun instead of twisty liquid crystals. From properly modern 3D games to modern retro-style indie titles, here are ten modern games that hit … Read more
Attending an IEEE conference is an opportunity to learn about the latest advances in technology, meet some of the world’s leading researchers, and network with thought leaders and industry practitioners. Last year IEEE held nearly 2,300 conferences in 109 countries. The research from these cutting-edge events comprises more than 72 percent of the IEEE Xplore … Read more
Apple’s encrypted data case against the UK government has begun in secret at the Royal Courts of Justice. The Home Office has demanded the right to access data from Apple users that have turned on Advanced Data Protection (ADP), a tool that prevents anyone other than the user – including the tech giant – from … Read more