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A collection of 23 issues

Intuit Announces Major Layoffs to Accelerate AI Strategy

Intuit has announced plans to lay off over 3,000 employees as part of a strategic shift toward artificial intelligence, according to a memo sent to employees by CEO Sasan Goodarzi. The layoffs are intended to reduce complexity and simplify the company's corporate structure, Goodarzi stated in the

Google expands SynthID as AI labeling systems face critical test

Google is expanding access to SynthID verification, its invisible watermarking system for AI-generated content, potentially marking a turning point in the effort to combat unlabeled deepfakes and synthetic media. The expansion was announced during Google's I/O conference, where the company revealed that users can now verify whether

Legal Battle Over Smart TV Software Access Heads to Trial

A significant legal dispute over the rights of smart TV owners to access and modify the software running on their devices is heading to trial. The case centers on Vizio's Linux-based television operating system and whether the company can be compelled to share its source code with users

GitHub Investigates Breach Affecting Internal Repositories

GitHub is investigating a security breach after confirming that threat actors gained access to and stole data from thousands of internal repositories. The code hosting giant stated it became aware of the incident and immediately began an investigation. While the breach exposed significant internal data, GitHub emphasized that there is

China Bans Nvidia RTX 5090D V2 at Customs During Jensen Huang Visit

China has banned Nvidia's RTX 5090D V2 graphics card at its customs checkpoints, a move that came during Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's visit to the country. The chip was added to a list of restricted goods at China's customs checkpoints last Friday, according to

YouTube Introduces 'Ask YouTube' Conversational Search and Gemini Integration

Google is bringing AI-powered conversational search to YouTube with a new feature called "Ask YouTube." This addition allows users to interact with video content using natural language queries, making it easier to find specific information within videos without having to manually scrub through footage. The move is part

FBI Seeks Nationwide Access to License Plate Reader Networks

The FBI is pushing to gain broader access to license plate reader (LPR) camera networks across the United States, according to recent reporting. The agency is reportedly seeking "near real time" data feeds that would allow it to track and search for vehicles nationwide. License plate readers, which

Discord Rolls Out End-to-End Encryption for Voice and Video Calls

Discord has announced that end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is now enabled by default for voice and video calls across its platform, protecting the communications of its hundreds of millions of users. What End-to-End Encryption Means End-to-end encryption ensures that only the sender and recipient of a communication can read or decrypt

Jury Rejects Elon Musk's Lawsuit Against OpenAI Founders

A California jury has delivered a swift verdict against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI and its co-founders, including Sam Altman. Musk had alleged that Altman and others had betrayed OpenAI's original non-profit mission by prioritizing commercial interests, going so far as to claim Altman had "

Google's SynthID Watermarking Technology Gains Industry Adoption

Google's SynthID watermarking technology is seeing broader industry adoption as companies seek ways to identify AI-generated content. The technology, originally developed by Google DeepMind, is designed to embed invisible markers in AI outputs that can help distinguish machine-generated material from human-created content. Major players including OpenAI and Nvidia