Italy to block ChatGPT over data protection issues
Italians might not have access to ChatGPT for much longer. Italy’s Privacy Guarantor has ordered ChatGPT blocked over concerns OpenAI is violating the European Union’s General...
Blender can now use AI to create images and effects from text descriptions
Even 3D modelling software is using AI art generators. Stability AI has introduced a Stability for Blender tool that, as the name implies, brings Stable Diffusion’s...
Microsoft gives Bing’s AI chatbot personality options
Microsoft has quickly acted on its promise to give you more control over the Bing AI’s personality. Web services chief Mikhail Parakhin has revealed that 90...
Biden’s cybersecurity plan expands requirements for critical infrastructure
The White House is relying on more than an executive order to bolster online security. The Biden administration has issued a National Cybersecurity Strategy meant to...
The USPS is buying 9,250 Ford electric vans
The United States Postal Service isn’t pinning all its electrification hopes on next-gen mail delivery vehicles. The service has signed a contract to buy 9,250 Ford...
Rivian recalls more than 12,700 EVs over airbag deployment flaw
Rivian’s new battery option is coming alongside some less-than-pleasant news. The EV brand is recalling 12,716 R1T pickups and R1S SUVs from the 2022 model year...
Rivian’s electric R1S SUV will get an extended range ‘Max’ battery this fall
Rivian won’t limit its longest-ranged battery pack to the R1T pickup. Founder RJ Scaringe has announced that a configuration with the Max Pack battery and dual-motor...
Activision accused of illegally firing game testers who opposed a return to office
Activision Blizzard’s return-to-office plans are prompting another labor dispute. The Communications Workers of America (CWA) union has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National...
VW unveils second-gen ID.3 EV and an app store for its cars
The ID.3 isn’t even three years old, but that isn’t stopping Volkswagen from giving its well-known EV a makeover. After months of teasers, the company has...
Apple Watch Series 8 is back down to a record low of $329
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