Month: August 2024
OpenAI signs AI deal with Condé Nast
Condé Nast joins other publishers in allowing OpenAI to access its content.
Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica)
On Tuesday, OpenAI announced a partnership with Ars Technica parent company Condé Nast to display content from prominent publications within its AI products, including ChatGPT and a new SearchGPT prototype. It also allows OpenAI to use Condé content to train future AI language models. The deal covers well-known Condé brands such as Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Wired, Ars Technica, and others. Financial details were not disclosed.
One immediate effect of the deal will be that users of ChatGPT or SearchGPT will now be able to see information from Condé Nast publications pulled from those assistants’ live views of the web. For example, a user could ask ChatGPT, “What’s the latest Ars Technica article about Space?” and ChatGPT can browse the web and pull up the result, attribute it, and summarize it for users while also linking to the site.
In the longer term, the deal also means that OpenAI can openly and officially utilize Condé Nast articles to train future AI language models, which includes successors to GPT-4o. In this case, “training” means feeding content into an AI model’s neural network so the AI model can better process conceptual relationships.
Tesla’s latest Model X recall isn’t just a software update
Image: Umar Shakir / The Verge
Tesla is issuing a new recall for more than 9,000 of its Model X SUVs due to roof cosmetic trim pieces that could fly off while driving because they may have been adhered without primer. It’s the second such recall from the company to address the issue on the Model X, the first one issued in 2020, and it is again specific to early 2016 vehicle models.
Tesla often pushes software updates to address recalls, including a repeat Autopilot safety issue where it does not warn drivers effectively. But for the Model X roof issue, Tesla will need to actually take a gander at thousands of vehicles in person.
To remedy the Model X voluntary recall, Tesla Service will “test the roof trim adhesion and reattach the trim pieces as necessary” for free.
Tesla had found that the 2020 recall remedy did not thoroughly detect trim pieces that could detach, according to Reuters. The automaker says no crashes or injuries have been reported, but it has received about 170 issue reports and claims from owners that this recall may cover.
Similar to this Model X issue, Tesla recalled over 11,000 Cybertrucks in June due to truck bed trimming that could come loose and create road hazards. Thousands of Cybertrucks also had recalls for failing windshield wiper motors and one that takes the metal off the pedal.
Image: Umar Shakir / The Verge
Tesla is issuing a new recall for more than 9,000 of its Model X SUVs due to roof cosmetic trim pieces that could fly off while driving because they may have been adhered without primer. It’s the second such recall from the company to address the issue on the Model X, the first one issued in 2020, and it is again specific to early 2016 vehicle models.
Tesla often pushes software updates to address recalls, including a repeat Autopilot safety issue where it does not warn drivers effectively. But for the Model X roof issue, Tesla will need to actually take a gander at thousands of vehicles in person.
To remedy the Model X voluntary recall, Tesla Service will “test the roof trim adhesion and reattach the trim pieces as necessary” for free.
Tesla had found that the 2020 recall remedy did not thoroughly detect trim pieces that could detach, according to Reuters. The automaker says no crashes or injuries have been reported, but it has received about 170 issue reports and claims from owners that this recall may cover.
Similar to this Model X issue, Tesla recalled over 11,000 Cybertrucks in June due to truck bed trimming that could come loose and create road hazards. Thousands of Cybertrucks also had recalls for failing windshield wiper motors and one that takes the metal off the pedal.
Gamescom Opening Night Live Recap video
Trailers and previews of upcoming games like The First Berserker: Khazan, Dune: Awakening, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and more.
Trailers and previews of upcoming games like The First Berserker: Khazan, Dune: Awakening, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and more.
Linux Market Share Hits Record High
bobdevine writes: The Linux operating system has reached a notable milestone in desktop market share, according to the latest data from StatCounter. As of July 2024, Linux has achieved a 4.45% market share for desktop operating systems worldwide. While this percentage might seem small to those unfamiliar with the operating system landscape, it represents a significant milestone for Linux and its dedicated community. What makes this achievement even more thrilling is the upward trajectory of Linux’s adoption rate.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
bobdevine writes: The Linux operating system has reached a notable milestone in desktop market share, according to the latest data from StatCounter. As of July 2024, Linux has achieved a 4.45% market share for desktop operating systems worldwide. While this percentage might seem small to those unfamiliar with the operating system landscape, it represents a significant milestone for Linux and its dedicated community. What makes this achievement even more thrilling is the upward trajectory of Linux’s adoption rate.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Getting a Pixel 9? How to Prepare Your Old Pixel for Trade-In
Upgrading to one of the new Pixel 9 phones? We’ll show you how to prepare your old Pixel phone for trade-in.
Upgrading to one of the new Pixel 9 phones? We’ll show you how to prepare your old Pixel phone for trade-in.
Not even zoos are safe from data breaches — Oregon Zoo warns visitors their details may have been stolen
Oregon Zoo customers advised to cancel their cards and request a new one.
More than a hundred thousand people who purchased tickets to the Oregon Zoo online may have had their credit card and other payment information stolen.
The zoo has confirmed the news and begun notifying affected individuals of the breach.
“On June 26, 2024, we became aware of suspicious activity within the Oregon Zoo’s online ticketing service. We promptly decommissioned the site and began an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity,” the breach notification letter reads. “On July 22, 2024, the investigation determined that an unauthorized actor redirected customers’ transactions from the third-party vendor who processed online ticket purchases, potentially obtaining payment card information from Dec. 20, 2023, to June 26, 2024.”
Old website is shut down
Oregon Zoo explained the data stolen in this attack is more than enough to make online purchases, conduct wire fraud, identity theft, and more.
The miscreants took people’s full names, payment card numbers, CVVs, and expiration dates. In its writeup, BleepingComputer reported a total of 117,815 people were notified about the breach (or will be in the coming days and weeks).
In response to the incident, Oregon Zoo kicked off an investigation, and notified federal law enforcement. Furthermore, it decommissioned the previous online ticketing website, and rebuilt a new, more secure, website. Furthermore, all affected individuals will be offered free credit monitoring and identity protection services through Cyberscout, for 12 months.
While stealing people’s credit card information is a disaster, it’s worth mentioning that those who steal the data rarely use it. Instead, they sell it to their peers. Although there is no rule, crooks usually use these credit cards to purchase ads on advertising networks such as Google Ads, and promote different malicious campaigns.
In any case, victims are advised to cancel their credit cards and request a replacement. They are also advised to review all purchases made with their credit cards since late last year.
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