Asus Apologizes for Heavily Criticized Warranty and Return Service

From PC Mag: Asus this week apologized for terrible user experiences with its product warranty and return service, but it may not be enough to restore its reputation.

The company issued the apology days after hardware review outlet Gamers Nexus published a video titled "Asus Scammed Us," which...

OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever is leaving

From ComputerWorld: Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI, is leaving.

He will be replaced by former director of research Jakub Pachocki.

Sutskever announced his departure from the San Francisco-based creator of ChatGPT in a posting on social network X.

“After almost a decade...

iPhone owners say the latest iOS update is resurfacing deleted nudes

From The Verge: Apple appears to have a bug that’s dredging up data that iPhone owners thought was gone. Some iPhone owners are reporting that, after updating their phones to iOS 17.5, their deleted photos — some quite old — are popping up again, according to a Reddit thread that MacRumors spotted...

Nvidia Blackwell 'Superchips' Will Cost Around $70,000 Each: Analyst

From ExtremeTech: When Nvidia pulled the wraps off its next-generation Blackwell architecture in March, the company didn't discuss pricing and focused mainly on performance. However, its existing GPUs have been in high demand for some time now, with individual units selling for up to $40,000 on eBay...

Amazon Web Services CEO to step down

From The Verge: AWS CEO Adam Selipsky is stepping down, effective June 3rd, according to a leaked email from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy viewed by The Verge. Matt Garman, the SVP of AWS sales, marketing, and global services at Amazon, will replace Selipsky as CEO. Amazon confirmed The Verge’s reporting in...

Apple makes a deal to open iPhone to Generation GenAI

From ComputerWorld: Apple may have agreed to a deal to offer Chat GPT support within Siri on iPhones, according to the New York Times and Bloomberg. The deal might also eventually extend to other generative AI (GenAI) services, including Google Gemini, though no additional agreements are yet in...

Meta is shutting down Workplace, its enterprise communications business

From TechCrunch: Facebook once had big ambitions to be a major player in enterprise communication and productivity, but today the social network’s parent company Meta will be closing a very significant chapter in that story. TechCrunch has learned that Meta is shuttering Workplace, a version of...

iPhones, Android Phones Can Now Detect More Rogue Bluetooth Trackers

From PC Mag: Apple is extending unwanted tracking alerts beyond AirTags to other Bluetooth trackers with today's iOS 17.5 update.

"If a user gets such an alert on their iOS device, it means that someone else’s AirTag, Find My accessory, or other industry specification-compatible Bluetooth tracker...

Microsoft’s latest Outlook update makes it easier to squash spam

From PC World: Microsoft just unveiled a series of Outlook updates designed to combat spam emails. There are a number of new features for the web, desktop, and mobile versions of Outlook, which should ensure that spam mail ends up in the right place, and help you avoid phishing attempts.

To make...

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