Man invested $45M in a Nicolas Cage movie. It got stolen off Netflix’s desk.
… It belongs to the extraordinary cast and their performances of a lifetime that deserve to be seen and recognized. …
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Lawsuit claims Meta's layoff decisions were made by AI, not humans
… Instead, Meta used a constellation of internal artificial-intelligence systems—including a system referred to internally as ‘Metamate,’ employee-trained ‘second-brain’ agents, keystroke- and activity-monitoring data, AI-token-usage dashboards, and algorithmically assisted performance ranking and ca… …
Texas AG sues Meta over claims that WhatsApp doesn't provide end-to-end encryption
…In a complaint filed Thursday, Texas AG attorneys said Meta’s claims are false and that the company can and does read the unencrypted contents of WhatsApp messages. They said they are…
Microsoft will lean on your CPU to speed up Windows 11's apps and animations
Microsoft has heard your complaints about Windows 11, and it wants to make things better. …
Amazon aims for delivery drones to reach 500 US neighborhoods by end of 2026
… The FAA’s latest data shows that the total number of registered noise complaints and inquiries for drones is still relatively low compared to noise complaints for helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft—but that could change as US delivery drone operations continue expanding nationwide. …
Apple's iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, and other updates focus on refinement
… Apple highlighted several performance and reliability improvements enabled by these and other optimizations. …
How a Yale AI-cheating dispute became a 13-count federal lawsuit
… Rignol claimed innocence, saying the exam merely reflected his “exceptional performance as the top student in his class and his distinctive writing style as a non-native English speaker.” He thought Yale was pressuring him to falsely confess by “revising” his statement; the alternative, he thought,… …
Windows Update is getting better at saving your PC from buggy drivers
… When they’re good, they can fix bugs, improve performance, and add new capabilities, giving your PC a minor upgrade without requiring any extra effort or investment. …
Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now
… His complaints include Microsoft being the de facto root of trust for the entire UEFI platform, the inability of the protection to scale sufficiently, and the ability for components to boot even after top-level certificates expire. “The end result is a huge number of unknown to everyone but Microso… …
Several things I like about macOS 27 Golden Gate that have nothing to do with AI
… And the third is “platform improvements,” a catch-all for a wide range of fit-and-finish changes aimed at boosting responsiveness and addressing common user complaints. …