Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple has lost its bid to delay an import and sales ban on the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2. In a filing on Wednesday, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) denied Apple’s motion to stay […]
Day: December 20, 2023
A free AI image dataset, removed for child sex abuse images, has come under fire before
This isn’t the first time the massive open source AI dataset, LAION-5B, has had to defend itself against problematic images.
How Twitter died in 2023 and why X may not be far behind
When Elon Musk first took over Twitter, those of us in the tech media had all kinds of theories about how the acquisition might bring about the death of the 17-year-old platform. Some posited that his inept attempts at cost-cutting would cause irreparable damage to […]
Pornhub and XVideos will be subject to the same strict EU rules as social media sites
The European Union says three porn sites are now subject to stricter rules under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The bloc has designated Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos as “very large online platforms” (VLOPs) after determining that they each have an average of more than 45 […]
How to create stickers on the iPhone using your photos in iOS 17
Creating stickers from photos is an easily overlooked iPhone feature tucked into iOS 17. Using Apple’s machine learning algorithms that quickly separate a subject from its background, it extracts pictures of you, your friends or pets (or anything else it detects as the picture’s subject), […]
Exploring the Wasteland: Inside Look at ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’
Greetings, cinephiles and Mad Max enthusiasts! Today on Greenground, we’re venturing into the uncharted territories of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” the much-anticipated prequel to the critically acclaimed “Mad Max:…
EU names three porn sites subject to its strictest online content rules
Age verification tech could be headed to adult content sites Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos after the three were added to a list of platforms subject to the strictest level of regulation under the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA). Back in April, the EU announced […]
Nashville-based Phosphorus gets $27M to build out its xIoT security solutions
Phosphorus stands out in the cybersecurity landscape with its unique capability to provide complete discovery, remediation, and security management across a vast spectrum of devices on the xIoT.
Bobby Kotick’s reign at Activision Blizzard ends December 29, 2023
We knew it was coming, but now we have a date: Bobby Kotick will officially step down as CEO of Activision Blizzard on December 29, 2023. Blizzard and King vice chairman Humam Sakhnini will also leave at the end of December, Activision Blizzard chief communications […]
Apple loses attempt to halt Apple Watch sales ban
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple has lost its bid to delay an import and sales ban on the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2. In a filing on Wednesday, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) denied Apple’s motion to stay […]

