Warner Bros. Discovery signals it may be open to a sale, says it has received interest from “multiple parties”

Warner Bros. Discovery signals it may be open to a sale, says it has received interest from “multiple parties”

Warner Bros. Discovery has signaled that it may be open to a sale of its business just months after announcing plans to split into two companies. In an announcement Tuesday, the entertainment giant said it had initiated a review of “strategic alternatives” in light of “unsolicited interest” it had received from “multiple parties” for both…

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OpenAI launches web browser, ChatGPT Atlas, in challenge to Google

OpenAI launches web browser, ChatGPT Atlas, in challenge to Google

OpenAI said Tuesday it is launching an artificial intelligence-powered website browser, heightening the company’s competition with Google, the Alphabet-owned unit that has long dominated online search.Β  The new browser, called ChatGPT Atlas, is for now only available on Apple laptops that run the company’s Mac operating system. Access will soon expand to Apple’s iOS, Microsoft…

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Amazon Web Services outage causing issues for many major apps, websites worldwide

Amazon Web Services outage causing issues for many major apps, websites worldwide

An Amazon Web Services outage is causing major disruptions around the world. The service provides remote computing services to many apps, websites, governments, universities and companies. On Downdetector, a website that tracks online outages, users reported issues with Amazon Alexa, Amazon Prime, Snapchat, Ring, Roblox, Fortnite, online broker Robinhood, the McDonald’s app and many others….

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OpenAI blocks Sora 2 users from using MLK Jr.’s likeness after “disrespectful depictions”

OpenAI blocks Sora 2 users from using MLK Jr.’s likeness after “disrespectful depictions”

OpenAI is temporarily blocking users of its Sora 2 AI video app from making content that includes Martin Luther King Jr.’s likeness after some people created what the technology company called “disrespectful depictions” of the civil rights activist.Β  OpenAI, the company behind generative-AI platform ChatGPT, said late Thursday on social media that it made the…

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Cybersecurity order warns of “imminent risk” to federal agencies following possible breach

Cybersecurity order warns of “imminent risk” to federal agencies following possible breach

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Wednesday issued a sweeping emergency order directing all federal agencies to immediately patch critical vulnerabilities in certain devices and software made by F5, a technology vendor, after confirming a nation-state cyber actor gained unauthorized access to F5’s source code.Β  CISA β€” a part of the Department of Homeland…

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A family sued Roblox and Discord, alleging a sex offender communicated with their son on the platforms. He now battles depression.

A family sued Roblox and Discord, alleging a sex offender communicated with their son on the platforms. He now battles depression.

The popular online gaming platform Roblox, which hosts millions of user-created games, is being sued by families and state attorneys general who claim online predators can groom, extort and exploit kids they meet on the platform. Steven, a father of two, is among those who have filed lawsuits as his family tries to rebuild their…

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