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AI-generated articles prompt Wikipedia to downgrade CNET’s reliability rating

Enlarge (credit: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto/Getty Images) Wikipedia has downgraded tech website CNET's reliability rating following extensive discussions among its editors regarding the impact of AI-generated content on the site's trustworthiness, as noted in a…

HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors

Enlarge / The HP Envy 6020e is one of the printers available for rent. (credit: HP) HP launched a subscription service today that rents people a printer, allots them a specific amount of…

Microsoft partners with OpenAI-rival Mistral for AI models, drawing EU scrutiny

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Monday, Microsoft announced plans to offer AI models from Mistral through its Azure cloud computing platform, which came in conjunction with a 15 million euro non-equity investment in…

GitHub besieged by millions of malicious repositories in ongoing attack

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) GitHub is struggling to contain an ongoing attack that’s flooding the site with millions of code repositories. These repositories contain obfuscated malware that steals passwords and cryptocurrency from developer…

Hackers backed by Russia and China are infecting SOHO routers like yours, FBI warns

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The FBI and partners from 10 other countries are urging owners of Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to check their gear for signs they’ve been hacked and are being used to conceal…

Cops called after parents get tricked by AI-generated images of Wonka-like event

Enlarge / A photo of "Willy's Chocolate Experience" (inset), which did not match AI-generated promises, shown in the background. (credit: Stuart Sinclair) On Saturday, event organizers shut down a Glasgow-based "Willy's Chocolate Experience"…

Wendy’s will experiment with dynamic surge pricing for food in 2025

Enlarge / A view of a Wendy's store on August 9, 2023 in Nanuet, New York. (credit: Getty Images) American fast food chain Wendy's is planning to test dynamic pricing and AI menu…

Tyler Perry puts $800 million studio expansion on hold because of OpenAI’s Sora

Enlarge / Tyler Perry in 2022. (credit: Getty Images) In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published Thursday, filmmaker Tyler Perry spoke about his concerns related to the impact of AI video synthesis…

Avast ordered to stop selling browsing data from its browsing privacy apps

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Avast, a name known for its security research and antivirus apps, has long offered Chrome extensions, mobile apps, and other tools aimed at increasing privacy. Avast's apps would "block…

70,000 AT&T customers were without service this morning across the US

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) More than 70,000 AT&T cellular customers reported being unable to connect to service early Thursday morning. While early reports suggested multiple carriers, including Verizon and T-Mobile, seemed to be…