In 2015, a group of Rockstar North’s Grand Theft Auto developers made their first trips to Miami to conduct field research for the next game in the phenomenally popular crime series. “Before you go on hyper-organized research trips, you immerse yourself in the place and its history, its environment,” Rob Nelson, one of GTA VI’s … Read more
For most new relationships, two weeks probably isn’t enough time to decide if you’re ready for a long-term commitment. But two weeks with a new phone? You probably know it. The iPhone Duo launched just over two weeks ago, and that’s been enough time for a subset of day-one buyers who don’t love the phone … Read more
An AI model can be given a hidden backdoor by editing fewer than 10 of its rarely used neurons, without retraining the model, Microsoft researchers have shown. When a chosen trigger appears, the model generates an attacker command, which an agent using that model would execute with its own permissions. The attacker must be able … Read more
If you were waiting for the next Samsung Galaxy S27 line to come out before upgrading your smartphone, we have bad news, especially if you were hoping for some premium camera upgrades. According to a new leak from Samsung news outlet SammyGuru, Samsung doesn’t appear to have any major camera upgrades in store for the … Read more
Users who visited Apple’s support community tonight were greeted with a message informing them that the platform will be shut down permanently on November 20. Here are the details. If you’ve ever had a question or had a problem with an Apple product, chances are you’ve come across the Apple Support Community, the company’s official … Read more
Microsoft is now launching Automatic Super Resolution (Auto SR), an upscaling technology that competes with Nvidia’s DLSS, for Xbox Ally X, Xbox Ally X20, and select PCs with Windows Copilot Plus, the company announced today. Auto SR will also receive some new features along with this official release. In April, Microsoft began testing Auto SR … Read more
Aviva Helfand, a beloved member of the Long Beach, CA Jewish community known for her memorable meals and warm hospitality, passed away on Erev Shabbat, Parshat Vayera, 19 Cheshvan 5787. 74. Legendary for her warm hospitality and delicious food, Aviva ran the kitchen at Huntington Beach Hebrew Academy and Camp Silver Gan Israel. She nurtured … Read more
Changing your passwords is no longer enough to avoid this new cyberattack tool. Gmail users should review their account security settings following reports of a new cybercrime tool designed to attack private email inboxes. The software, known as Remus Stealer, has been advertised on online forums as a tool that allows hackers to gain unauthorized … Read more
Leaker Aaron Perris has uncovered evidence of a new Mac app in the works at Apple called Harbor, which makes it easy to run local AI models on one or more Macs. New ‘Harbor’ app revealed at Apple: ‘turn your Mac into a private AI inference server’ The Mac has become much more popular this … Read more
Some Independent Games Festival (IGF) jurors released a statement yesterday saying they would not vote for games that use generative AI in “any capacity.” Shortly after, the developer of the indie hit Big Walk released a statement saying it used AI “moderately” in the “final stretch” of the game’s development to “help overcome difficult technical … Read more