Artificial Intelligence Newswire

Who’s calling? | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge One of the stranger applications of deepfakes — AI technology used to manipulate audiovisual content — is the audio deepfake scam. Hackers use machine learning to clone someone’s voice and then combine that voice clone with social engineering techniques to convince people to move money where … Continue reading This is what a deepfake voice clone used in a failed fraud attempt sounds like Continue Reading →

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 (pictured) will reportedly come with an 11-inch LCD display. | Image:WinFuture Specs for Samsung’s unannounced Tab S7 and Tab S7 Plus have leaked online, giving us an almost complete impression of what to expect from the company’s upcoming tablets. WinFuture reports that the big difference between the Tab S7 and the Tab S7 … Continue reading Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Tab S7 lineup fully detailed in new leak Continue Reading →

A white Xbox Series X controller appears to have leaked online. An image of the white controller appeared on Reddit over the weekend, before the poster deleted their account and the image. Identified only as “Wolfy_Wizzardo,” the Reddit user claimed to have snapped the photo at a party in Washington state hosted by the child of a … Continue reading Mysterious white next-gen Xbox controller appears online Continue Reading →

Apple has released a new high-end Thunderbolt 3 cable in its online store. The $129 Thunderbolt 3 Pro cable is 2 meters long, has a black braided design, and supports both DisplayPort output and USB 3.1 Gen 2 10Gbps data transfer — though of course data speeds can be up to Thunderbolt 3’s standard 40Gbps between compatible … Continue reading Apple now sells a $129 Thunderbolt 3 Pro cable Continue Reading →

Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is reportedly fighting cellphone carriers over the right to send Americans unsolicited texts. According to Business Insider, the campaign’s lawyers are in active talks with phone companies after a third-party screening tool blocked Trump texts in early July. The campaign alleges that screening the texts … Continue reading Trump reportedly clashes with AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile over spam texts Continue Reading →

Ever since its debut in 2018, Dragon Quest XI has slowly been spreading to other platforms. It’s playable on the PC, PS4, and Switch — and now it’s finally coming to the Xbox One. During its Xbox Series X showcase today, Microsoft revealed that the “definitive edition” of the roleplaying game is launching on its console on December … Continue reading Dragon Quest XI is finally coming to Xbox One Continue Reading →

Photo by Mehdi Taamallah/NurPhoto via Getty Images Paris has chosen its electric scooter operators. The city, which has quickly become a haven for biking, walking, and scootering thanks to the forward-thinking leadership of Mayor Anne Hidalgo, has selected Lime, Tier, and Dott as its scooter companies. Each company will be awarded a two-year contract which allows it … Continue reading Paris snubs Bird in highly competitive electric scooter competition Continue Reading →

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge As TikTok continues to grow in popularity and its personalities become mainstream celebrities in their own right, the company is trying to keep talent with a new $200 million creators fund. The fund is meant to support ambitious creators who “are seeking opportunities to foster a livelihood” on the app, … Continue reading TikTok is launching a $200 million fund to pay creators for their videos Continue Reading →

Microsoft is finally giving us a better look at Halo Infinite today. After promising and teasing Halo Infinite gameplay for the past few weeks, the game certainly looks like an ambitious bet from 343 Industries. Halo Infinite is a “spiritual reboot” of Halo, designed so that players new to the franchise can jump into the story. We got our first look at … Continue reading Halo Infinite: watch 8 minutes of gameplay on Xbox Series X Continue Reading →

The Forza series is coming to the Xbox Series X, with Microsoft officially announcing the next title in its mainline Forza Motorsport simulation series of racing titles developed by Turn 10 studios for the upcoming console at its Xbox game preview event. Microsoft says that the new Forza Motorsport title is still in “early development,” and the company has yet to announce a … Continue reading Forza Motorsport is coming to the Xbox Series X with 4K, 60fps, and ray tracing Continue Reading →