J&K District Magistrate orders two-month curbs on fake news and provocative content, including reaction videos

J&K District Magistrate orders two-month curbs on fake news and provocative content, including reaction videos

 Access a copy of the DM order here: (PDF) The District Magistrate of Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir has issued an order restricting the publication and circulation of provocative statements and fake news, covering journalists, editors, correspondents, digital news portals, social media pages and content creators, among others. The order also directs the District Information…

Nice CEO links 500 job cuts to AI productivity gains, including in R&D

Nice CEO links 500 job cuts to AI productivity gains, including in R&D

Nice CEO Scott Russell has offered a more detailed explanation of the company’s decision to cut approximately 500 jobs worldwide, saying the restructuring will reach beyond slower-growing business lines to include research and development, where employees are increasingly using artificial intelligence tools to boost productivity. Speaking on the company’s third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, Russell…

Chrome 153 Patches 230 Vulnerabilities, Including One 0-Day Exploited in the Wild

Chrome 153 Patches 230 Vulnerabilities, Including One 0-Day Exploited in the Wild

Google has rolled out Chrome 153 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac, and Linux, shipping as version 153.0.8010.36 on Linux and 153.0.8010.36/.37 on Windows and Mac. The update will reach users over the coming days and weeks and includes 230 security fixes, one of the largest patch batches in recent Chrome release history. Actively…

Overcoming Situational Depression Via Generative AI Including Tapping Into ChatGPT

Overcoming Situational Depression Via Generative AI Including Tapping Into ChatGPT

When you have situational depression, AI can potentially be of assistance, though not a cure-all. getty In today’s column, I examine the use of generative AI and large language models (LLMs) to overcome situational depression. Situational depression is a form of depression that has as its onset a specific event or circumstance that triggers the…

2 AI Stocks to Avoid (Including BigBear.ai) and 1 to Buy Now

2 AI Stocks to Avoid (Including BigBear.ai) and 1 to Buy Now

Many artificial intelligence (AI) stocks skyrocketed over the past few years as more companies embraced AI-powered analytics services, generative AI platforms, and agentic AI tools. That boom should continue for the foreseeable future, driving the market’s top AI stocks even higher. Yet not every AI stock that glitters is gold. Let’s see which two AI…

‘We Should Have Clearly Disclosed Our Use of AI’: Crimson Desert Dev ‘Sincerely Apologises’ for Erroneously Including AI Art in PS5 Game

‘We Should Have Clearly Disclosed Our Use of AI’: Crimson Desert Dev ‘Sincerely Apologises’ for Erroneously Including AI Art in PS5 Game

Crimson Desert dev Pearl Abyss has released a groveling apology after generative AI assets were discovered in the enormous PS5 open world game. In a statement posted to X (or Twitter) moments ago, it explained that it used the technology to help “explore tone and atmosphere” but always intended to replace them with art created…