The chief executive of streaming giant Netflix on Thursday announced a $1 billion investment to produce some 20 films and TV series in Mexico annually over the next four years. Speaking at President Claudia Sheinbaum’s morning press conference in Mexico City, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos said he looked forward to Read more…
ChatGPT has reached over 400 million weekly active users, doubling its count since August 2024. “We feel very fortunate to serve 5 percent of the world every week,” OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap said on X. The latest milestone for the AI assistant comes after a huge uproar over new rival Read more…
The operators of Ghost ransomware continue to claim victims and score payments, but keeping the crooks at bay is possible by patching known vulnerabilities and some basic infosec actions, according to a joint advisory issued Wednesday by the FBI and US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The Feds warned orgs Read more…
A new AI tool developed by Google solved a decade-long superbug mystery in just two days, reaching the same conclusion as Professor Jose R Penades’ unpublished research and even offering additional, promising hypotheses. The BBC reports: The researchers have been trying to find out how some superbugs – dangerous germs Read more…
California is considering officially recognizing Bigfoot as its state cryptid through Assembly Bill 666, introduced last week by North Coast Assemblymember Chris Rogers. Rogers’ district spans Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Sonoma and Trinity counties, a region known as the epicenter of Bigfoot lore. Assemblyman Rogers’ Assembly Bill 666 is still Read more…
AI coding assistants are reshaping software development, but they’re unlikely to replace human programmers entirely, according to industry experts and developers. GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke projects AI could soon generate 80-90% of corporate code, transforming developers into “conductors of an AI-empowered orchestra” who guide and direct these systems. Current AI Read more…
Apple is removing its most advanced, end-to-end encrypted security feature for cloud data in the United Kingdom [alternative source], in a stunning development after the government ordered the company to build a backdoor for accessing user data. The company said Friday that Advanced Data Protection, an optional feature that adds Read more…