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ADT Closed Its Solar Division. What Happens to Its Customers?
The recent news of ADT closing its solar division may be leaving you with one big question: What happens to me if my solar company closes down? What happens to its warranties?  The good news is ADT will honor its warranties, an ADT representative told CNET in an email:... Read more
One of the Internet’s Oldest Software Archives Is Shutting Down
In a move that marks the end of an era, New Mexico State University (NMSU) recently announced the impending closure of its Hobbes OS/2 Archive on April 15, 2024. For over three decades, the archive has been a key resource for users of the IBM OS/2 operating system and... Read more
EA CEO shares his thoughts on a sports metaverse
Do you want to get the latest gaming industry news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters here. In Electronic Arts‘ earnings conference call, an analyst asked EA CEO Andrew Wilson what he thought about the opportunity for building a metaverse from EA’s various... Read more
Ars Technica used in malware campaign with never-before-seen obfuscation
Getty Images Ars Technica was recently used to serve second-stage malware in a campaign that used a never-before-seen attack chain to cleverly cover its tracks, researchers from security firm Mandiant reported Tuesday. A benign image of a pizza was uploaded to a third-party website and was then linked with... Read more
TikTok promised to safeguard American data but it’s not
Although the video-sharing app claims to have walled off American data, staff members claim that data is occasionally shared with its parent company in China. According to TikTok, the company has invested $1.5 billion in developing an effort to persuade American lawmakers that the well-known video-sharing app is secure.... Read more
iOS 17.4 Beta 1: What Features Your iPhone Could Get Soon
Apple released iOS 17.4 beta 1 to public beta testers on Tuesday, a few days after the company released the beta to developers and more than a week after the release of iOS 17.3. The beta brings new features, like major changes for people in the European Union and... Read more
Hulu Shows Jarring Anti-Hamas Ad Likely Generated With AI
Hulu ran an anti-Hamas ad that appears to be made using artificial intelligence to show an idealized version of Gaza—claiming this paradise destination could exist if not for Hamas. The 30-second spot, opening like a tourism ad, shows palm trees and coastlines. There are five-star hotels and children playing.... Read more
Taylor Swift deepfakes: AI companies won’t be able to just ‘shake it off’ | The AI Beat
Players gonna play. Haters gonna hate. But when it comes to the pornographic AI-generated deepfakes of Taylor Swift, which were shocking, awful and viral enough to send Elon Musk skittering to hire 100 more X content moderators and Microsoft to commit to more guardrails on its Designer AI app,... Read more
Winter is still coming as hardcore Winter Survival demo hits Steam Next Fest
The survival game genre shows no signs of slowing down. This hugely popular area of gaming seems to be hitting the mainstream with a consistent flood of releases that all seem to do the same thing. End up / wash up / get spirited away to somewhere and then... Read more
The Apple Watch SE 2 Returns to Its Black Friday Low of $179
The high prices of Apple’s latest smartwatches like the Ultra 2 and the Series 9 can be enough to put off a lot of first-time buyers. But if you’re wanting a to nab a smartwatch and stay in the Apple ecosystem, there is a budget-friendly option for you in the... Read more