Comcast is notifying Xfinity customers of a “data security incident” that allegedly resulted in the theft of customer information, including usernames, passwords, contact information, partial Social Security numbers and more. In a statement Monday, Xfinity said there was “unauthorized access” to its systems from Oct. 16 to Oct. 19, 2023. BleepingComputer linked to this breach … [Read more…]
A California regulator has settled its Blockbuster lawsuit over alleged sexual harassment at Activision Blizzard. According to a press release from the California Civil Rights Department (CRD), the gaming company, now owned by Microsoft, will pay approximately $54 million as part of the settlement. The CRD (formerly known as the Department of Fair Employment and … [Read more…]
According to a report by Bloomberg, Elon Musk plans to open a university in Austin, Texas. A tax return for Musk’s charity The Foundation reveals that the billionaire wants to donate $100 million to build STEM-focused elementary and secondary schools before opening a university “dedicated to education at the highest levels.” . The foundation submitted … [Read more…]
Meta is introducing end-to-end encryption for individual chats and calls in Messenger, finally fulfilling a promise that has been in the works for a long time. When end-to-end encryption is enabled, only you and the person you send a message to on Messenger can see its contents, the company claims. Encrypted chats were first introduced … [Read more…]
When OpenAI’s board asked Sam Altman to return the day after he was fired, he initially felt defiant, hurt and angry. “It took me a few minutes to get out of the situation, get over my ego and my feelings, and then think, ‘Yeah, of course I want to do this,’” he told me by … [Read more…]
AWS has added new languages to its Amazon Transcribe product, offering generative AI-based transcription for 100 languages and a number of new AI features for customers. During the AWS re: Invent event, it was announced that Amazon Transcribe can now recognize more spoken languages and start call transcription. AWS customers use Transcribe to add speech-to-text … [Read more…]
The OpenAI board is in talks with Sam Altman about returning to CEO, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. One of them said Altman, who was fired suddenly and without notice by the board on Friday, was “ambivalent” about returning and wanted significant changes in the company’s leadership. Altman, who held talks with … [Read more…]