Google’s new $700 Pixel 8 lets you use artificial intelligence to add or remove elements from your images. It’s not clear we really need this.
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New A.I. Tool Diagnoses Brain Tumors on the Operating Table
A new study describes a method for faster and more precise diagnoses, which can help surgeons decide how aggressively to operate.
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Adobe launches new symbol to tag AI-generated content—but will anyone use it?
Enlarge / The Content Credentials “CR” logo presented in front of an AI-generated image provided by Adobe. (credit: Adobe) On Tuesday, Adobe announced a new symbol designed to indicate when content has been generated or altered using AI tools, reports The Verge, as well as verifying the provenance of non-AI media. The symbol, created in...
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CD-indexing cue files are the core of a serious Linux remote code exploit
Enlarge / Cue files used to be much better-known, back when we all used CD-Rs to make legal backup copies of material that we owned outright. (credit: Getty Images) It has been a very long time since the average computer user thought about .cue files, or cue sheets, the metadata bits that describe the tracks...
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Hamas Seeds Violent Videos of Israel Attack on X and Telegram
The strategy mirrors efforts by extremist groups like the Islamic State and Al Qaeda in years past.
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Caroline Ellison Testifies Against Sam Bankman-Fried, Blaming Him for Crimes
Ms. Ellison is the government’s star witness in the criminal fraud trial of the founder of the FTX crypto exchange. She also delved into her romantic relationship with Mr. Bankman-Fried.
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The Places That Sam Bankman-Fried Left Behind
Before his FTX crypto exchange imploded and he went on trial for fraud, Mr. Bankman-Fried ran a global business empire spanning Berkeley, Calif., Hong Kong and the Bahamas.
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Unity Chief Resigns After Pricing Backlash
John Riccitiello angered video game developers who use Unity’s software when he announced a new fee structure that could have significantly increased their costs.
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Social Media Changed How Brands Talk to Us, but Are the Jokes Wearing Thin?
For a decade, marketers have found success on social media by roasting customers, and even flirting with them. But with Gen Z, and platforms like TikTok on the rise, the jokes may be wearing thin.
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Adobe’s AI image generators get beefy updates, including vector graphics
Enlarge / An AI-generated vector graphic of a barbarian and a landscape generated with Adobe Illustrator. (credit: Benj Edwards / Adobe) On Tuesday, Adobe announced major updates to AI image synthesis features across several products, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe Express. The updates include three new generative AI models—Firefly 2, Firefly Design Model, and Firefly...