Deluge

Last week, explicit, non-consensual deepfake images of Taylor Swift flooded X, formerly Twitter — one of the videos racked up 47 million views before it was removed 17 hours later.  In an attempt to stop the distribution of the images, X banned searches like “Taylor Swift” or “Taylor Swift AI”. However, simply rearranging the search from “Taylor Swift AI” to “Taylor AI Swift” yielded results.  The social media platform has come under fire for its sluggish response, which many blame on Elon…

A woman in a canoe during an 1890 flood in Portland, which was similar to floods in the 1860s. Credit: Oregon Historical Society Research Library An 1867 flood in western Washington surpassed anything that the region has seen in the last century, new University of Oregon research shows, offering a foreboding look at what storms fueled by climate change could now produce. …

Jason Hiner/ZDNETThe innovations happening in the TV space are making content more immersive to consume than ever and the world's leading TV maker led the charge at CES 2024 with meaningful upgrades across its top devices, the launch of new product lines, and two first-in-the-world breakthroughs.  Also: CES 2024: What's Next in TechI got to go eyes-on with everything Samsung unveiled in Las Vegas in its new lineup of TVs, computer monitors, and home entertainment devices and these are the four things I was most…

Jason Hiner/ZDNETThe innovations happening in the TV space are making content more immersive to consume than ever and the world's leading TV maker led the charge at CES 2024 with meaningful upgrades across its top devices, the launch of new product lines, and two first-in-the-world breakthroughs.  Also: CES 2024: What's Next in TechI got to go eyes-on with everything Samsung unveiled in Las Vegas in its new lineup of TVs, computer monitors, and home entertainment devices and these are the four things I was most…

We’re back to our regularly scheduled open faucet of eShop games: if you have any eShop cash left over, you might have something to spend it on! In addition to two more Arcade Archives games (Mystic Warriors and Solitary Fighter), a few other classics return like Clue, as well as oddball picks like The Spy Who Shot Me. In case you’re wondering, the first upcoming Nintendo game will drop on February 16, 2024, as the Mario Vs. Donkey Kong series returns to the fray. Then there’s Princess Peach: Showtime in March.…

On April 20, SpaceX wantonly launched its Starship megarocket without the benefit of a flame diverter or water deluge system, resulting in significant damage to the launch pad and hurtling dust and debris into the surrounding areas. Looking to prevent a recurrence, the company is building a powerful deluge system, which underwent its first test yesterday.Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewThe limited test took place at 2:22 p.m. ET on July 17 at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca…

The U.S. government could face borrowing at rates near 6%, up from 0.1% less than two years ago. The U.S. government could face borrowing at rates near 6%, up from 0.1% less than two years ago. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the…

Journalism is being battered by propaganda and increasingly sophisticated fakes, aided by AI software and a failure of oversight from tech companies, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Wednesday. Overall, the environment for journalists was rated as "bad" in 70 % of the 180 countries in the NGO's annual ranking, and "good" in just eight countries. Norway and North Korea remain best and worst, respectively, for press freedom, according to the 21st annual report, which was published on World Press Freedom Day. This…

Journalism is being battered by propaganda and increasingly sophisticated fakes, aided by AI software and a failure of oversight from tech companies, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Wednesday.Overall, the environment for journalists was rated as "bad" in 70 percent of the 180 countries in the NGO's annual ranking, and "good" in just eight countries.Norway and North Korea remain best and worst, respectively, for press freedom, according to the 21st annual report, which was published on World Press Freedom Day.This…

Companies are hoovering up more data than ever before, with the goal of leveraging it for insights and efficiency. But in many cases, the amount of data is leaving them lost—drowning in a sea of terabytes they don’t know how to make sense of.“In some instances, it is overwhelming,” said Sam Jaddi, chief information officer for security company ADT Inc. The company collects three to four terabytes of data everyday—“a significant amount of data to sift through,”…