In accordance with local regulations, Google has stated its intention to release additional kinds of real-money games (RMG) on the Play Store this year. Google has announced that in June, the program will launch in Mexico, India, and Brazil with expanded support for real-money gambling. Additional countries are expected to …
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Hyundai Motor India has resolved a software flaw that made consumers’ personal information vulnerable
Hyundai’s Indian affiliate has successfully resolved a software flaw that inadvertently made its customers’ personal data vulnerable in the South Asian market. We examined a segment of the disclosed data, which included the names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers of Hyundai Motor India customers who have had their cars …
Read More »According to the contents of the Meta conference, before the end of the year, you will be able to follow Mastodon users using Threads
Threads has unveiled its roadmap for integrating with the Fediverse, a network of decentralized apps that includes Mastodon and other alternatives to Twitter. In a recent blog post, Tom Coates, the co-founder of the decentralized app Planetary, shares the insights from a meeting held at Meta’s offices in December. During …
Read More »As Disney focuses on improving its streaming business, Pixar is expected to experience layoffs in 2024
Disney-owned animation studio Pixar is expected to experience staff reductions this year, according to sources familiar with the matter and confirmed by the company. According to insiders, the company is planning to make substantial layoffs, potentially affecting up to 20% of Pixar’s workforce. This would result in a decrease from …
Read More »Could 2024 be the year when autonomous vehicles become a reality?
It has been twenty years since the creation of the first driverless motorcycle, the Ghostrider, as a result of the DARPA Grand Challenge. This event is widely recognized as the beginning of autonomous vehicles. In 2004, an interesting event occurred. Then, in 2008, a modified Prius successfully delivered pizza in …
Read More »Release of next-gen AI products for merchants via Google Cloud
This is Google’s plan: to bring some creative AI into the retail sector. (Or at least to give it a go.). New-generation artificial intelligence tools were launched today by Google Cloud in conjunction with the National Retailer Association’s annual conference in New York City. These technologies will assist retailers in …
Read More »Expanding EU data localization efforts to include system logs is Microsoft’s latest move
In the European Union, Microsoft has completed the second stage of launching its data localization service. The most recent rollout of the “EU Data Boundary for the Microsoft Cloud” (the infrastructure’s official name) began in early 2017. Following its earlier announcement, Microsoft is on track to finish the second phase …
Read More »With the departure of Fitbit’s creators, Google has laid off hundreds of workers from its voice assistance and hardware departments
In the late hours of Wednesday, Google let go of hundreds of workers across a variety of departments, including engineering and services. As part of their reorganization, the knowledge and information product team—which includes voice-activated Google Assistant—and the Devices and Services PA (DSPA) team—which oversees Fitbit, Pixel, and Nest hardware—are …
Read More »An examination of the Rownd desktop CNC lathe
I couldn’t wait to see the Rownd tabletop CNC lathe at this week’s CES in Las Vegas. I’ve been following its Kickstarter campaign for the last year, and it didn’t disappoint. At a time when personal manufacturing and DIY culture are on the rise, Rownd Lathe is a promising new …
Read More »A new marketplace for bespoke AI-powered chatbots has been launched by OpenAI
Following last week’s hinting to developers, OpenAI has now opened a marketplace for GPTs, which are bespoke chatbot applications driven by its AI models that can generate text and images (e.g., DALL-E 3 and GPT-4). Located in a new tab inside the web-based ChatGPT client, the so-called GPT Store showcases …
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