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Generative AI bias may be far worse than we thought. Here's what it'll take to fix it
While bias in generative AI is a well-known phenomenon, it’s still surprising what kinds of biases sometimes get unearthed. TechCrunch recently ran a test using Meta’s AI chatbot, which launched in April 2024 for over a dozen countries including India, and found an odd and disturbing trend.When generating images using the prompt “Indian men,” the vast majority of the results feature said men wearing turbans. While a large number of Indian men do wear turbans (mainly if they’re practicing Sikhs), according to the 2011 census, India’s capital city Delhi has a Sikh population of about 3.4%, while the generative AI...
Watch out — hackers can exploit this plugin to gain full control of your WordPress site
An older version of LiteSpeed Cache, a popular plugin for the WordPress website builder, is vulnerable to a high-severity flaw that hackers have been increasingly exploiting.The flaw is described as an unauthenticated cross-site scripting vulnerability, and tracked as CVE-2023-40000. It carries a severity score of 8.8. By adding malicious JavaScript code directly into WordPress files through the plugin, the attackers are able to create new administrator accounts, essentially completely taking over the website. Admin accounts can be used to modify the site’s content, add or remove plugins, or change different settings. Victims can be redirected to malicious websites, served malicious advertising,...
Select iPhones can imitate Google's handy Circle to Search tool with new shortcut
A select handful of Pixel and Galaxy smartphones have the exclusive Circle to Search feature. By holding down the home button on one of the models, an overlay will appear “that lets you circle… objects” on screen to identify them through Google Search. We’ve wondered if and when Google plans on widely rolling out Circle to Search to more smartphones. Funnily enough, a similar feature has recently been released, but it’s on iPhone.It’s called Search Your Screenshot and was created by a group of developers who work on the Google Search app for iOS. Minsang Choi, who is a design...
Logic Pro 2 is a reminder that Apple's AI ambitions aren't just about chatbots
While the focus of Apple’s May 7 special event was mostly hardware — four new iPads, a new Apple Pencil, and a new Magic Keyboard — there were mentions of AI with the M2 and M4 chips as well as new versions of Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for the tablets. The latter is all about new AI-infused or powered features that let you create a drum beat or a piano riff or even add a warmer, more distorted feel to a recorded element. Even neater, Logic Pro for iPad 2 can now take a single recording and split it...
Here's one good reason you may want to 'downgrade' your SSD and lose capacity in the process — cheap QLC SSD can be transformed into expensive SLC to improve endurance but it's not for the fainthearted
We love crazy tech projects here at TechRadar Pro - Some of our recent favorites include an enthusiast getting ChatGPT to run on a NAS, and the person who transformed AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor into a storage device with read-write speeds to rival some of the best SSDs.The latest idea to cross our desks comes from Gabriel Ferraz, a computer engineer and TechPowerUp's SSD database maintainer, who turned a 512GB QLC SATA III SSD into a 120GB SLC one.You probably know this, but just as refresher, SLC NAND holds one bit of data per cell, resulting in faster data...
The new Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil Pro look good, but Apple urgently needs to revisit its single worst accessory
Well, that’s a wrap on another Apple showcase – the ‘Let Loose’ live event gave us a host of new tech to look forward to, from a shiny new Apple Pencil Pro to the iPad Pro 13-inch, now equipped with the powerful M4 chip.The event also gave us a new Magic Keyboard for the iPad, which was a welcome inclusion, but there’s still one Apple accessory that I absolutely hate, and wish Apple would show some love to. Of course, I’m talking about the Magic Mouse.The iconic Magic Mouse has remained virtually unchanged in terms of design since its release...
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes proves there’s still life in this decades-old franchise
Nothing captures the imagination like an anthropomorphic monkey. Ever since a stop-motion King Kong scaled the dizzy heights of the Empire State Building in Merian C. Cooper’s 1933 classic, ominous ‘What if?’ stories about our closest living relatives have proven a surefire way to get audiences’ bums on seats.Perhaps, then, we shouldn’t be surprised that the Planet of the Apes franchise has endured for so long, but it’s still remarkable that a premise introduced in 1968 remains compelling enough to attract Marvel-level investment from increasingly risk-averse studios.The tenth (tenth!) entry in the Planet of the Apes series is the grandly-titled...
Tired of ads in Windows 11? This free, straightforward third-party app might be just what you need to cut down the number of ads on your PC
If you’re a Windows 11 user who isn’t quite ready to leave the operating system behind but would like a break from seeing ads all over the place, I have some news that might make you feel better. There’s a free app that cuts out ads to make your Windows 11 experience a little less frustrating - it’s called OFGB, which amusingly stands for ‘Oh Frick Go Back.’ OFGB makes use of your system’s Windows Registry to disable all kinds of ads, including File Explorer ads, Lock Screen tips and tricks, Settings ads, “Finish Setup” ads, “Welcome Experience” ads, personalized ads,...
Aura Carver Mat review: a gorgeous but flawed digital photo frame
Aura Carver Mat: Two-minute review Aura is a well-known name in our best digital photo frames guide, regularly making an appearance. A leading name in home displays, the brand is responsible for the budget-friendly Aura Carver. The Aura Carver Mat on review here shares many similarities with the regular Carver, only it comes with a more classic finish. It's a tablet-sized 10.1-inch display designed to sit on a sideboard rather than being mounted to a wall, featuring an approximate half-inch border that takes the total diagonal dimension up to 10.5 inches.I prefer the classic-frame look of the Carver Mat over the...
The Apple M4 chip’s AI performance just leaked – and it might not be what you expected
When Apple unveiled the new M4 iPad Pro at its May 7 'Let Loose' event, the company talked up the M4 chip’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, saying it was more powerful than any neural processing unit (NPU) in any AI PC today. Well, the M4’s performance has apparently just leaked in a fresh set of Geekbench benchmarks, and the results are fascinating from an AI perspective.Compared to the previous-generation M2 iPad Pro, the latest model shows a modest improvement in performance. In Geekbench’s ML 0.6.0 test – which measures machine learning capability – the new iPad Pro scored 9,234. That’s...
The leaked Sonos Roam 2 speaker design looks awfully familiar
The Sonos Roam 2 has long been expected to launch this year, with rumors pinning its release down for some time in June. That hotly anticipated announcement is looking even more likely with the appearance of the audio gadget’s first leaked images.This leak comes via The Verge, which was able to obtain images of what it says is a "prerelease Sonos Roam 2". Not only does this serve as the most convincing evidence yet that a next-gen Sonos portable speaker is landing soon, it also gives us some insight into the product’s design. If you were expecting major changes, prepare to...
Facebook will now let your business create entire ad campaigns using AI
In an effort to give businesses the best tools for success (but more importantly, to keep up with the likes of Google), Meta has unveiled new generative AI features for advertisers on its platforms.The upgrades, which are set to roll out over the course of this year, will include full image and text generation capabilities.Besides improving efficiency by automating certain parts of the ad creation process, Meta also says that its GenAI features will help to improve ad performance by offering up more creative variations. Meta goes all-in on AI ads The most eye-catching addition will be Meta’s image generation tool, which...
This new temperature-regulating, snore-detecting mattress cover definitely wasn’t on my 2024 bingo card
Eight Sleep has released the new Pod 4 and Pod 4 Ultra smart mattress covers, which offer temperature regulation, snore detection, heart rate tracking, and other features designed to aid sleep. Like its predecessor the Pod 3, the cover can be used on any existing mattress, so if you think you’ve already bagged one of the best mattresses, you won’t have to worry about upgrading. The Pod 4 and Pod 4 Ultra pack all the basic tracking functions from heart rate variability, respiratory rate, to sleep stage tracking - the sort of functions you might find on the best fitness trackers, featuring...
Mobile medical service DocGo confirms it suffered a major cyberattack
On-demand medical transportation and telemedicine company DocGo has said it recently suffered a cyberattack which resulted in the theft of some sensitive, health-related data.In an 8-K form filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company said it recently identified a cybersecurity incident “involving certain parts of the company’s systems.” As soon as it spotted the attack, the company did the usual: launched an investigation, brought in external cybersecurity experts for analysis and forensics, and notified relevant authorities. Whether or not it was forced to shut down its systems, and thus disrupt its day-to-day operations, is unknown at this time. Ongoing...
Apple Pencil support on the iPad is now incredibly confusing – here’s how to work out which ones you can buy
Apple's iPad 2024 event, which introduced four new slabs and upgraded the iPad Air and iPad Pro line, was a straightforward affair. Even the introduction of the Apple Pencil Pro was more or less expected. But with that last introduction comes a fair bit of confusion about the Apple Pencil line and its relationship to all the iPads Apple has on sale today.The Apple iPad lineup now consists of: iPad Pro 13-inch and 11-inchiPad Air 6 (13-inch and 11-inch)iPad 10.9iPad Mini And the Apple Pencil lineup now consists of four styluses: Apple Pencil proApple Pencil (2nd Generation)Apple Pencil USB-CApple Pencil (1st Generation) All of...
Intel gives consumers advice on high-end Core i9 CPUs that are crashing – and it’s about time
Intel has finally come forward with a statement regarding the problems with its high-end 13th-gen and 14th-gen processors that are experiencing stability issues and crashing while gaming for some CPU owners.Didn’t Intel already release an official statement? Not for consumers – we’ve just heard the chatter relayed to hardware partners – but now, we have that advice directly delivered to the affected buyers of these Core i9 Raptor Lake Refresh and Raptor Lake CPUs.It’s a bit of a ramble, so get your hiking boots on, and take a wander through the supplied paragraphs.Intel tells us (via Tom’s Hardware): “Several motherboard...
US announces further crackdown on firms selling technology to Huawei
In its latest crackdown designed to curb China’s dominance in the tech sector, and amid continued geopolitical tensions, the United States has revoked certain licenses permitting the sale of chips to Shenzhen-based Huawei.The news, confirmed by the US Department of Commerce (via CNBC), fails to detail the specific licenses that have been revoked.According to the agency, the decision aligns with the US’s ongoing assessment of how best to safeguard its national security interests amid a dynamic digital threat landscape. US revokes certain China licenses This isn’t the US’s first anti-Huawei campaign – in 2019, the US added Huawei to an “entity list”...
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