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Rockstar Games has announced a free next-gen upgrade for Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA 5) on Xbox, PC, and PS5. Existing owners of the Xbox One, PS4, or Legacy (PC) version can upgrade to the next-gen Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and Enhanced (PC) editions by downloading them from their platform's storefront. The upgrade includes access to both GTA 5 Story Mode and GTA Online, with improved visuals and performance. However, physical disc owners on Xbox are ineligible [...]

Apple TV will offer free streaming of the entire Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix weekend to viewers in the US, marking the first time an entire Formula 1 race weekend has been made available without a subscription. The free access, available from June 26 to June 28, includes all on-track sessions, from practice and qualifying to the Grand Prix. The schedule begins with Practice 1 on June 26 and concludes with the Austrian Grand Prix on June

OpenAI is bolstering its team ahead of its public debut by hiring Noam Shazeer, a renowned AI expert, and Dean Ball, a former Trump White House AI policy official. Shazeer, credited with co-authoring the seminal 2017 paper "Attention Is All You Need," joins from Google, where he had been a co-lead at Gemini and founder of Character AI. Ball, who will lead OpenAI's Strategic Futures team, will focus on shaping frontier AI policy, covering catastrophic risk, recursive [...]

Apple's 1TB M5 MacBook Pro has been discounted to $1,529 at B&H, with a total savings of $170. The deal combines a $150 instant markdown with a $20 in-cart coupon. The discounted price beats Amazon's price by $20 and is the lowest available, according to B&H's 14-inch MacBook Pro M5 Price Guide. The configuration includes 1TB of storage, 16GB of unified memory, and a 10-core M5 chip. Supply is limited, and the online checkout closes for 24

Google has released an update for YouTube TV that restricts background playback and shortens the future program list for users on older and less powerful devices, including Roku. The update aims to prevent crashing and create a seamless experience for these devices. Users on devices with less than 512MB of memory may experience a different experience, with some features not available. The update has been reported to affect several Roku devices, with users advised to upgrade to [...]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined India's vision for Artificial Intelligence at the 10th edition of the VivaTech Summit in Paris. He emphasized the importance of democratizing AI to ensure its benefits reach everyone. Modi rolled out the red carpet for top tech companies, easing regulations and expanding ease of doing business. The India pavilion showcased emerging technologies, including AI solutions for detecting cancers and advanced genetic engineering therapies. Modi highlighted India's AI prowess, citing examples such as [...]

Security researchers have disclosed an unpatchable SecureROM exploit, called usbliter8, for Apple's A12 and A13 chips. The vulnerability affects devices such as iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches, allowing researchers to gain control before iOS starts loading. The exploit targets a flaw in Apple's USB boot process and cannot be fixed through software updates. Devices affected include the iPhone XS, iPhone 11 lineup, and several iPad and Apple Watch models. The vulnerability exists in the SecureROM, the first [...]

AI inference company Baseten is reportedly closing a $1.5 billion funding round at a $13 billion valuation, according to the Wall Street Journal. This latest round represents a 160% increase in valuation in less than half a year, following a $300 million Series E round in May 2023 at a $5 billion valuation. The startup, launched in 2019, benefits from the "inference gold rush" and promises to handle inference quickly while controlling costs.