Voice synthesis PR stunt calls upon the dead to help sell an AI product.
Meta is desperately trying to make the metaverse happen
The star of Tuesday’s Meta Connect, the so-called “state of the union” for the company formerly known as Facebook, was Meta Quest Pro. Meta’s newest virtual-reality headset clocks in at a whopping $1,499.99. That’s a significant price jump from its previous iteration, Meta Quest 2, which could be yours for […]
Financial Stability Board publishes a proposed crypto regulation framework for public consultation until December 15, plans to finalize suggestions by mid-2023 (Huw Jones/Reuters)
Huw Jones / Reuters:Financial Stability Board publishes a proposed crypto regulation framework for public consultation until December 15, plans to finalize suggestions by mid-2023 — Cryptoasset companies should set aside capital like banks when undertaking similar activities, regulators proposed on Tuesday …
Logitech Lift
The Logitech Lift mouse takes the pressure off, literally, with its ergonomic shape. It also puts a bunch of productivity-oriented features at your fingertips.
Who’s going to save us from bad AI?
To receive The Algorithm in your inbox every Monday, sign up here. Welcome to the Algorithm! About damn time. That was the response from AI policy and ethics wonks to news last week that the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the White House’s science and technology advisory agency, had unveiled […]
Unsealed court docs: Peiter Zatko said he burned 10 notebooks and deleted 100 computer files at the behest of Twitter managers as part of his severance package (Jef Feeley/Bloomberg)
Jef Feeley / Bloomberg:Unsealed court docs: Peiter Zatko said he burned 10 notebooks and deleted 100 computer files at the behest of Twitter managers as part of his severance package — Just before Elon Musk revived his proposal to buy Twitter Inc. last week, the billionaire accused the company of […]
Unagi Model One E500
The Unagi Model One E500 is sleek, lightweight, and just the ticket for city commutes. Unfortunately, its lack of shock absorption holds it back from becoming the best there is.
The fight to cut off the crypto funding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Violent Russian militias have received at least $4 million in crypto donations.
Intel confirms their proprietary UEFI code appears to have been leaked by a third party; the Alder Lake BIOS source code was leaked to 4chan and GitHub (Paul Alcorn/Tom’s Hardware)
Paul Alcorn / Tom’s Hardware:Intel confirms their proprietary UEFI code appears to have been leaked by a third party; the Alder Lake BIOS source code was leaked to 4chan and GitHub — Hack’s perpetrator and origins remain unknown. — We recently broke the news that Intel’s Alder Lake BIOS source […]
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Zen 4 bodes well for the future of AMD CPUs, with stellar performance at a very reasonable price – but upgrading will hurt.