According to The New York Times, Perplexity’s CEO, Aravind Srinivas, sent a letter to Alphabet’s Chief Executive, Sundar Pichai, outlining the offer and suggesting it as a solution to the company’s ongoing antitrust issues. Perplexity offered $34.5 billion for Google’s browser Chrome before the judge’s ruling in the antitrust case. The AI startup’s current estimated value is $18 billion, but investors have backed the proposed deal. Judge Amit Mehta is expected to issue a ruling in the next few days....

The document, issued by the FCC on May 23, accuses political consultant Steve Kramer of the illegal calls that spread false information among potential voters. Kramer, who had been working for Biden’s Democratic opponent Dean Phillips, publicly—and seemingly without remorse—admitted to being the one behind the robocalls in an interview with NBC News in February, after a New Orleans magician proved to an NBC reporter that he had been hired to make the recording....

The host normally runs the program on the destination computer but it can also be run through intermediaries such as a proxy server, router or firewall. Despite the host using this method to hide their location and/or IP address, those sending data to the server will not be aware of its existence and the information will reach its final destination untouched. As long as exactly what it can offer is clearly understood, port forwarding is something we can all benefit from....

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The YouTuber Ben Jordan, who led this experiment, did so by observing a European starling nicknamed “The Mouth,” known for its remarkable ability to mimic sounds with high ultrasonic accuracy. European starling mimics ultrasonic sounds to encode complex image data. Researchers used a spectrogram synthesizer to convert images into sounds. The starling replicated simplified sound patterns in the same frequency range. Ben explains in his video that it achieved this by converting a simple bird drawing into a series of high-frequency tones using a special tool called a spectrogram synthesizer....

Not only was this the end WhatsApp, Skype, FaceTime, and Snapchat for individual consumers in UAE, but a punch to the gut for small-and-medium business owners, who were using the free services as their telecommunication solutions. While the UAE might be using technology to take away Snapchat’s video calls from UAE, another technology – virtual private networks (VPNs) – is enabling UAE residents and business owners to still acquire and use the free VoIP services....

According to a recent announcement, the funding comes from the investment firm KKR and the software provider expects to grow, expand, and invest in its current talents and network. Lighthouse currently has as clients over 70,000 hotels across 185 countries, including large brands like NH Hotel Group, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and Radisson Hotels. The SaaS company raised $370 million in a Series C round, led by the firm KKR Lighthouse became Europe’s latest unicorn reaching a $1 billion valuation The company currently provides AI-powered software to more than 70,000 hotels across 185 countries...

According to TechCrunch, the recent investment comes from the American company Coefficient Capital. Zoe has raised a total of $118 million since its founding in 2017, including $30 million raised in 2022. The startup expects to bring more awareness to the U.S. of its products and services. Zoe provides customers with a kit with at-home testing materials—it can include the collection of feces or blood—to analyze results like blood sugar and microbiome health....

Glaze and Nightshade protect artists’ work from unauthorized AI training use. Glaze masks images to prevent AI from replicating an artist’s style. Nightshade disrupts AI by adding “poisoned” pixels that corrupt training data. These tools aim to protect artists’ work from being used without consent to train AI models, a practice many creators see as theft. Glaze, downloaded over 4 million times since its release in March 2023, masks images by adding subtle changes that prevent AI from learning an artist’s style, says MIT....

Prime members, who pay $139 annually, can get free restaurant delivery on Grubhub+ orders totaling $12 or more. Alongside this perk, the users will also see lower service fees, receive a 5% credit on pickup orders, and gain access to exclusive deals. According to the company, these benefits translate into an additional value of $120 annually for Prime members.

If you’re looking to start using Phantom Pro, there is a chance to save up to 54% off the usual price. Using the coupon link on our site, the subscription plans for Avira Phantom Pro VPN are dramatically different. The prices are in euros, which is standard for the Avira site. However, the price discount percentages remain the same when you convert to your country’s currency, so keep that in mind....

The AP reports that the vote involved 2,500 union members who supported the deal at a 95% rate for major companies: Activision, Electronic Arts, and Disney. The contract requires written consent to create digital replicas of performers. Actors will be paid for AI replica creation and receive usage reports. The agreement includes a 15% pay raise and annual increases over three years. At the heart of the strike was a disagreement over the use of AI replication of actor performances, particularly motion capture work, which companies treated as “data” instead of creative work, as noted by the BBC....

The new technology could change the way rehab is done by making it safer and more personalized. The device uses sensors and machine learning to detect risky patient movements. Over 50 stroke survivors participated in the movement safety study. The system warns patients of potentially dangerous movements during rehabilitation. The team, led by assistant professor Gustavo Balbinot from SFU’s Movement Neurorehabilitation and Neurorepair lab, designed wearable sensors that monitor how patients move during everyday tasks like getting out of a chair or walking around obstacles....

Many agree that these types of laws are long overdue. Data breaches at large companies have become commonplace over the last decade, with reports stating how millions of customers have had personal and private data stolen, hacked, leaked, or left unsecured due to negligence and oversight. After the revelation in early 2018 that data firm Cambridge Analytica was actively involved in harvesting the Facebook user data of over 50 million people to aid a presidential campaign in 2014, the call for updated data privacy laws reached fever pitch....

In an email, shared by users on Reddit, the non-profit organization NaNoWriMo—which stands for National Novel Writing Month—explained that the decision had been made mainly due to financial challenges. NaNoWriMo announced this Monday that it will be shutting down its platform due to financial challenges. The organization has been facing criticism due to generative AI support and accusations of child grooming. Users expressed mixed feelings over the decision on social media and Reddit....

The system, named WhoFi, captures how a person’s body distorts Wi-Fi signals and turns that pattern into a unique biometric signature. It works even if the person carries no device or phone. Transformer-based models achieved up to 95.5% accuracy on NTU-Fi dataset. Wi-Fi-based tracking works through walls and in poor lighting conditions. “The core insight is that as a Wi-Fi signal propagates through an environment, its waveform is altered by the presence and physical characteristics of objects and people along its path,” the authors explain to The Register....

As you prepare for your trip to Europe, you’ll require a couple of key things. Among them should be a reliable VPN. Hungary is a pretty open country, but there might be occasions where you won’t be able to access the same content in your own country. There are also some restrictions placed upon content by the government. Using an active VPN service provider is a fantastic way of accessing all types of online content in Hungary with complete privacy and ease....

Some free VPNs slow you down with large amounts of ads, others limit speed or servers so you can’t engage in your usual online activities in Japan. The worst free VPNs collect and sell your data on the black market. Fortunately, I’ve found a few free VPNs that are safe and work reliably in Japan. However, I still recommend you get a premium VPN. ExpressVPN is my top paid choice as it’s superfast, protects your privacy, and works with all major streaming platforms....

While PlayStation doesn’t support VPN apps, you can indirectly use a VPN on your console. For instance, you can install a VPN on your router to encrypt your internet connection, or use a VPN app on your PC or mobile and share the connection with your console via a hotspot. After thorough testing, I found ExpressVPN to be the best VPN for PlayStation. It offers solid gaming performance and has a dedicated router app....

Fortunately, you can keep your information and online activity secure with a top-tier VPN service. A VPN encrypts your data in an impenetrable tunnel, ensuring no prying eyes can see what you’re doing. Using a VPN with Brave adds another layer of protection to your data for completely secure and anonymous browsing. I tested 30+ services to find the top VPNs for Brave, and ExpressVPN is the #1 choice. Its compatible Chrome extension provides full VPN protection, with premium features and access to more than 3,300 servers worldwide....