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The TikTok US sale is finally happening

TikTok has finalized the deal to sell its US business, according to reports from Axios, The Hollywood Reporter, and CNBC. They report that a memo from TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to employees on Thursday said the deal will close on January 22nd, with Oracle, Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi’s MGX owning 45 percent of […]

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OpenAI and Anthropic will start predicting when users are underage

OpenAI and Anthropic are making tweaks to their chatbots that they say will make them safer for teens. As OpenAI has updated its guidelines on how ChatGPT should interact with users between the ages of 13 and 17, Anthropic is working on a new way to identify if someone might be underage. On Thursday, OpenAI […]

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LG forced a Copilot web app onto its TVs but will let you delete it

LG says it will let users delete the Microsoft Copilot shortcut it installed on newer TVs after several reports highlighted the unremovable icon. In a statement to The Verge, LG spokesperson Chris De Maria says the company “respects consumer choice and will take steps to allow users to delete the shortcut icon if they wish.” […]

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Google’s Gemini app can check videos to see if they were made with Google AI

Google expanded Gemini’s AI verification feature to videos made or edited with the company’s own AI models. Users can now ask Gemini to determine if an uploaded video is AI-generated by asking, “Was this generated using Google AI?” Gemini will scan the video’s visuals and audio for Google’s proprietary watermark called SynthID. The response will […]

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Riot Games found a motherboard security flaw that helps PC cheaters

Riot Games says a security flaw in many recent motherboards could be exploited by cheaters undetected, and now companies including Asrock, Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI have released BIOS updates to address the issue. According to Riot, “had this issue gone unnoticed, it would have completely nullified all existing DMA detection and prevention tech currently on […]

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Netflix’s growing live TV ambitions now have a host

Netflix is bringing ESPN host Elle Duncan onboard to become the voice of its growing roster of live events. Duncan, who has appeared on SportsCenter, College GameDay, and WNBA Countdown, will make her debut on Netflix with next year’s Skyscraper Live broadcast. During the livestream, free solo climber Alex Honnold will attempt to ascend the […]

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Kia and Hyundai will spend millions fixing old cars to stop ‘Kia Boyz’ thefts

Kia and Hyundai will offer free repairs for millions of cars that lack anti-theft technology as part of a settlement with dozens of US states. The automakers agreed to outfit the roughly 9 million eligible cars sold between 2011 and 2022 with a zinc sleeve installed around the ignition cylinder to prevent the viral “Kia […]

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