Google AI chatbot threatens user asking for help: ‘Please die’
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Google AI chatbot threatens user asking for help: ‘Please die’

AI, yi, yi. A Google-made artificial intelligence program verbally abused a student seeking help with their homework, ultimately telling her to “Please die.” The shocking response from Google’s Gemini chatbot large language model (LLM) terrified 29-year-old Sumedha Reddy of Michigan — as it called her a “stain on the universe.”…

Verizon Fios internet outages impact millions on East Coast
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Verizon Fios internet outages impact millions on East Coast

Verizon Fios internet outages have impacted millions of customers on the East Coast, causing significant disruptions in the early hours of Tuesday morning. A map of user-reported issues shows the affected area spans about 300 miles from Philadelphia to Richmond, Virginia, according to the third-party website Downdetector, which tracks real-time service disruptions….

Google NotebookLM Upgraded to Support YouTube Videos and Audio Files as Sources

Google NotebookLM Upgraded to Support YouTube Videos and Audio Files as Sources

Google’s NotebookLM, the artificial intelligence (AI) note-taking and research assistant platform, received a new update on Thursday. The update expanded the platform’s functionality and now users can add a YouTube video or an audio file as a source, and ask the AI queries about it. The platform is also improving…

Apparent cyberattack leaves Seattle-Tacoma International Airport facing major internet outages
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Apparent cyberattack leaves Seattle-Tacoma International Airport facing major internet outages

An apparent cyberattack disrupted internet, phones, email and other systems at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for a third day on Monday as Port of Seattle officials worked to investigate the outages and restore full service. “We’re working around the clock to get necessary systems back online and to mitigate impacts to…

Andrew, Tristan Tate detained in Romania in new trafficking probe | Crime

Andrew, Tristan Tate detained in Romania in new trafficking probe | Crime

Romanian authorities say probe relates to alleged crimes including human trafficking and sex with a minor. Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been detained in Romania as part of an investigation into new allegations of criminality, including human trafficking and sex with a minor. The Tate brothers, who were indicted…

NYC cyber squatter hopes to cash in big on Harris-Walz website he bought in 2020
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NYC cyber squatter hopes to cash in big on Harris-Walz website he bought in 2020

It’s the veepstakes sweepstakes. A Brooklyn cyber squatter who purchased a website named HarrisWalz.com in 2020 could fetch $15,000 for the domain if Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. Jeremy Green Eche, a trademark lawyer, bought the URL for just $8.99 in hopes of Harris…

Google has illegal monopoly over internet search, US judge rules | Internet News

Google has illegal monopoly over internet search, US judge rules | Internet News

The case depicted Google as a technological bully that methodically thwarted competition to protect its search engine. A judge in the United States has ruled that Google spent billions of dollars to create an illegal monopoly for its search engine, exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation. Monday’s…

‘A lack of trust’: How deepfakes and AI could rattle the US elections | US Election 2024 News

‘A lack of trust’: How deepfakes and AI could rattle the US elections | US Election 2024 News

On January 21, Patricia Gingrich was about to sit down for dinner when her landline phone rang. The New Hampshire voter picked up and heard a voice telling her not to vote in the upcoming presidential primary. “As I listened to it, I thought, gosh, that sounds like Joe Biden,”…