TikTok Flooded With Racist AI Videos, Likely Made With Google's Veo 3

From PC Mag: TikTok is seeing an influx of AI-generated videos showing racist stereotypes. They all appear to be generated by Google’s recently launched Veo 3 tool, which can produce detailed AI videos.

Spotted by nonprofit watchdog Media Matters, a new report shares examples of the racist clips...

Could Anthropic Power Siri Instead of OpenAI? Apple Is Considering Both

From ExtremeTech: Apple is exploring the possibility of using AI from Anthropic instead of OpenAI (which they currently use) for the future of Siri. Apple has had conversations with both companies about adding their LLMs to Siri. The company has asked these firms to train versions of their models...

AT&T Tackles SIM-Swapping Scams With 'Account Lock' Feature

From PC Mag: AT&T is adding an extra layer of protection to prevent unauthorized changes to your wireless account. The feature, called Wireless Account Lock, stops things like device upgrades, SIM or eSIM swaps, porting of mobile numbers, adding new lines, updating billing information, changing your...

HP is making a ‘Carfax’ for used PCs

From PC World: If you’ve ever tried to buy a used car in America, you know about Carfax. It’s a service that gives you a breakdown of a specific vehicle’s history, including important stuff like confirmed mileage, services, and any accidents. HP wants to make something similar for used computers. It...

Microsoft will lay off 9,000 employees, or less than 4% of the company

From TechCrunch: Microsoft is planning to lay off 9,000 employees, impacting less than 4% of its global workforce, according to a report by CNBC.

Microsoft continues to beat expectations in its quarterly earnings; in its most recent report, the company grew its net income by 18% year over year...

ICE-tracking app tops App Store

From The Verge: ICEBlock, an app that lets users anonymously report sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, has soared up App Store charts after receiving criticism from Donald Trump’s administration. On Monday, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem responded to CNN’s...

Anker Recalls More Power Banks for Fire, Explosion Risk

From CNET: Electronics company Anker expanded an official global recall of some of its Power Bank products, adding five more models to a recall of the Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks with the model number A1263 announced earlier in June. The recall was initiated following 19 reports of the...

Threads now has DMs

From The Verge: Threads has officially launched direct messaging for everyone. You can now privately message other users on the Meta-owned X rival, though Threads will only allow DMs between your followers or mutual followers on Instagram to start.

You can send a DM on Threads by selecting the...

Nothing launches its most expensive flagship yet, Phone (3)

From TechCrunch: Nothing on Tuesday launched its newest flagship phone after a two-year gap. At an event in London, the company unveiled the Phone (3), which starts at $799 and aims to take on bigwigs like Samsung and Apple with its differentiated design and features targeting tech enthusiasts....

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