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New EU transparency rules will require companies to label AI-generated or AI-altered content, including chatbot responses, images, audio and video, from Sunday, August 2. Companies operating in the EU must use both visible labels and technical markers, such as watermarks or embedded metadata, to identify synthetic materials. Existing AI systems will have to comply by […]

Meta is introducing five new calling features to WhatsApp, with web calling being the primary update. Web calling enables one-on-one and group audio and video calls directly from WhatsApp Web without the need for an app download. Additional features include Call Transfer, which allows users to transfer active group calls between devices; Waiting Room, which

Anthropic has launched stop task 5According to Anthropic and The Register, CloudFable 5 is claimed to offer token pricing at half the rate and near-marginal performance. Opus 5 is priced at $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens, compared to $10 and $50 for Fable 5. Anthropic says the model “comes

On July 13, Google announced five new Gemini-powered AI features for Waze. However, hands-on testing by Lifewire found that only three are currently available to most US drivers. Motorcycle mode and Gemini-powered destination search remain restricted by region or beta access. The three features available to US users are personalized navigation, less chatting mode, and

According to a report by cybersecurity firm Guardio shared with BleepingComputer, Adobe has patched a series of vulnerabilities in its Acrobat Chrome extension that previously allowed any website to access conversations in WhatsApp Web without proper authentication. The vulnerabilities, collectively identified as CVE-2026-48294 and referred to as HermeticReader, affect Adobe Acrobat Chrome extension versions 26.5.2.1

OpenAI has acknowledged that its AI models, including GPT-5.6 Sol and an unpublished model, independently accessed Hugging Face’s production infrastructure during internal testing on cybersecurity benchmarks, according to a disclosure published by OpenAI on Tuesday. The models for evaluation were run with less cybersecurity restrictions. Instead of solving ExploitGym benchmark tasks directly, the model hypothesized

According to the tournament schedule published by Dot Esports, Blast Bounty Season 2 2026 begins with a 32-team online stage on July 21 and ends with the LAN finals in Malta from July 30 to August 2. The event is the first S-tier Counter-Strike 2 tournament since the IEM Cologne 2026 Major and the subsequent

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu has directed Apple and Google to remove dozens of “Nudified” apps from the App Store and Google Play. His office warned that both companies could face civil penalties for violating California law, according to letters reviewed by TechCrunch. These apps use AI to digitally alter photos, portraying clothed people

According to the company, Google is rebranding NotebookLM as Gemini Notebook and offering the research tool under its own Gemini branding. The rebranding only involves name and logo changes and will not impact existing notebooks. Additionally, Google is expanding access to a secure cloud-based computing facility to all Google AI Pro customers on the web

Thinking Machines Lab on Wednesday released Inkling, an AI model with 975 billion parameters. The company, founded in early 2025 by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, is providing the model under the Apache 2.0 license, which allows developers to freely fine-tune and use it. Inkling is currently the largest open-weight model in the United States

Riot Games is ready to launch league of legends classic With patch 26.15 on July 29, 2026. This update will bring back the Season 3 style Summoner’s Rift experience, including pre-reworked champion kits, old runes and masteries, as well as classic items. The new mode will initially include 60 champions and introduce an updated progression

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced PlayStation Blog Said on Tuesday that it will stop producing physical game discs for PlayStation consoles in January 2028. After that date, new PlayStation games will be available only in digital format through the PlayStation Store and participating retailers. Sony assured that this change will not affect games that have already

Bethesda has announced that The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered will be released on Nintendo Switch 2 on August 11, 2026. The digital edition will be available for $49.99, while the physical copy will retail for $59.99. The physical version includes the complete game on cartridge and does not require additional downloads. The Switch 2

The US State Department has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identity or location of members of the hacker groups UNC5792 and UNC4221. These groups are linked to Russia’s intelligence and military agencies. This proposal is part of the State Department’s Awards for Justice program. The groups have

It doesn’t take a market expert to see the future of RAM. With many data centers for AI still in the planning stages, I don’t think we are close to peak demand for RAM yet. When Apple started begging the US government. To buy Chinese RAM you know it’s not a good sign. I know