Lawyers representing Avianca, a Colombian airline, in a lawsuit have been found to have submitted a brief full of made-up legal cases that were generated by a chatbot. The opposing counsel pointed out the nonexistent cases, and US District Judge Kevin Castel confirmed that six of the submitted cases were bogus judicial decisions with bogus
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Google has unveiled its new AI-powered feature, Magic Compose, which generates suggested text messages for users. However, the feature has raised privacy concerns as it requires the sending of up to 20 previous messages to Google’s servers to generate suggestions, even when using end-to-end encryption (E2EE). While Google outlines these conditions on its Magic Compose
Smartwatches, unlike other gadgets, still rely on proprietary chargers, making it difficult for users to keep track of their charging cables. Wearable tech poses unique challenges that require a different charging mechanism. Wearables like smartwatches have health tracking sensors on the bottom and a display on the opposite side, making it challenging for device makers
Alone in the Dark is coming back with a new version described as a “re-imagining” of the original trilogy that began with the seminal survival horror game in 1992. It is being developed by Pieces Interactive and published by THQ Nordic and features David Harbour and Jodie Comer. The game is set to launch on
YouTube has announced that it will be discontinuing its Stories feature, which allowed creators to post temporary updates, starting from June. The feature, which was first introduced in 2017 as Reels and was only available to users with over 10,000 subscribers, will be removed from the platform on June 26th. Existing posts will expire after
Google’s DeepMind and Google Brain have merged to form a new AI team. The new Google DeepMind has shared details about how one of its visual language models (VLM) is being used to generate descriptions for YouTube Shorts. This innovation can help with discoverability as Shorts are created in just a few minutes and often
Following the recent overhaul of its wireless data plans, Verizon has announced upcoming “restructuring” and “streamlining” measures that are expected to result in significant layoffs. The company held a meeting with a wide audience of customer service employees to notify them of the news. Although more details are expected to be announced on May 25th,
AMD has launched the Radeon RX 7600, an entry-level graphics card that utilizes the company’s RDNA 3 architecture. The RX 7600 is designed to run games at 1080p, offering a cheaper option for gamers who aren’t looking for 4K performance. This is the first desktop GPU in the Radeon RX 7000 lineup to cost less
Instagram co-founders’ news app, Artifact, has introduced a new feature that enables users to flag clickbait articles. The flagging system will be used as a feedback signal to decide which articles are helpful and which are misleading. Artifact will monitor the most reported articles and decide how to respond, including options such as reducing an