Cybersecurity Blue Origin is back in the space tourism game. Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company successfully flew six paying customers to the edge of space and back this morning, breaking its nearly two-year-long hiatus from crewed missions. This was Blue Origin’s seventh trip with humans on board. The mission — a quick jaunt to cross the...
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Indie developers are trying to make horse games that don’t suck. It’s not easy
Cincinnati Video game horses tend to play a fairly uncomplicated role, at least in mainstream titles. Like semi-sentient meat bicycles, they often exist as little more than a way to make the player travel faster, jump farther or occasionally defy the laws of physics. With the exception of Red Dead Redemption 2, an outlier beloved...
Apple will reportedly offer higher trade-in credit for old iPhones for the next two weeks
Cybersecurity It might be a good time to finally upgrade your iPhone if you’ve been hanging onto an older model — according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple will be offering a little more than usual for some trade-ins starting next week in the US and Canada. The company itself hasn’t said anything about the promotion,...
Yuck: Slack has been scanning your messages to train its AI models
Ohio Slack trains machine-learning models on user messages, files and other content without explicit permission. The training is opt-out, meaning your private data will be leeched by default. Making matters worse, you’ll have to ask your organization’s Slack admin (human resources, IT, etc.) to email the company to ask it to stop. (You can’t do...
New trailer for Dead Cells: Immortalis gives us a first real look at the animated series
Cincinnati A full trailer just dropped for the upcoming animated show based on the popular game Dead Cells, and it looks like the creators have made a few unexpected choices. For one, the Beheaded can apparently talk. Dead Cells: Immortalis is being produced by Bobbypills, the studio behind the game’s animated trailers, and the French...
OpenAI Dissolves AI Safety Team after Co-founder Resignation
Cybersecurity OpenAI has now dissolved the team that focused on the safe growth of AI systems. The recent resignation of Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike might be due to the shifting focus of OpenAI’s core leadership. OpenAI has reportedly dissolved its team that focused on the long-term risks and the safe growth of Artificial Intelligence....
Pink Drainer Packs Up Following Attacks On 20K Victims And $75M Crypto Theft
Cybersecurity The developers of Pink Drainer, a notorious wallet-draining service, have disclosed their retirement. The hacking group noted that it accomplished its target by stealing over $75 million in crypto hacks. So far, almost 20,000 persons have fallen victim to Pink Drainer’s dubious activities. Pink Drainer Announces its Retirement The blockchain sleuth, ZachXBT posted the...
Avalanche (AVAX) Set to Rally to $40 Based on Bullish Patterns
Cincinnati Avalanche (AVAX) has remained in the $30-$39 price range for weeks. After rallying above $60 in March, AVAX dipped to the $35 region and has since struggled to break the $40 resistance. However, recent bullish patterns indicate a possible surge to reclaim the $40 level. Moreover, a more significant recovery in the broader crypto...
Ethereum (ETH) Trades Above $3,000 Price Mark, What’s Next?
Cincinnati Ethereum (ETH) has posted strides today with a few erratic price swings. With the bulls staging a comeback, ETH has exceeded the $3,000 price mark. However, while ETH shows moderate gains in the 24-hour timeframe, it has yet to recover its losses in the past weeks. Ethereum price reflects a 1% decline in the...
OpenAI Strikes Deal with Reddit to Use Its Content for ChatGPT Training
Cincinnati Reddit and OpenAI have finalized a deal whereby Reddit’s content will be available for ChatGPT, and OpenAI will act as an advertising partner for Reddit. Apparently, Reddit has agreed to this arrangement in order to diversify its revenue streams. However, the financial terms have not been disclosed. This won’t be the first time CEO...