How to join the awesome password-free future and use passkeys
Passkeys are a new system that automatically signs you into services using your iPhone’s Face ID or Touch ID. (via Cult of Mac – Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)
JIT enabler lands on App Store, likely unlocking Wii and Switch emulation on iOS
Despite Apple reversing its stance on console emulators in the App Store a year ago, GameCube and Wii emulators have largely remained absent from the iPhone and iPad — until…
Nvidia takes aim at Anthropic’s support of chip export controls
Nvidia clearly doesn’t agree with Anthropic’s support for export controls on U.S.-made AI chips. On Wednesday, Anthropic doubled down on its support for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s “Framework for…
The Dangerous Decline in Vaccination Rates
With measles on the rise, this episode of Uncanny Valley looks at RFK’s role in the revival of the once-eliminated deadly illness.
Ai2’s new small AI model outperforms similarly-sized models from Google, Meta
‘Tis the week for small AI models, it seems. On Thursday, Ai2, the nonprofit AI research institute, released Olmo 2 1B, a 1-billion-parameter model that Ai2 claims beats similarly-sized models…
Senior State Department official sought internal communications with journalists, European officials, and Trump critics
A previously unreported document distributed by senior US State Department official Darren Beattie reveals a sweeping effort to uncover all communications between the staff of a small government office focused…
Leaders of 764, global child sextortion group, arrested and charged
Two alleged leaders of the child sextortion group 764 were arrested and charged for directing and distributing child sexual abuse material, the Department of Justice said Thursday. Leonidas Varagiannis, 21,…
Microsoft appoints Deputy CISO for Europe to reassure European IT leaders
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it will be creating a new position: a Deputy CISO for Europe. Who that Deputy CISO will ultimately be is unclear. Wednesday’s statement simply said…
Sega Does What Nintendoes, Opens Physical Store
Sega has officially opened up its first physical store. Similarly to the Nintendo stores around the world, the Sega store will feature exclusive merchandise, interactive displays, and places to take…
Original Oblivion developers gather to watch the 2006 documentary on the making of the game, and Todd Howard sums up the feeling: ‘This is going to be really f**king awkward, watching this’
Back in 2006, Bethesda Softworks made a documentary about the making of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, capturing the scale of the effort behind what was then the studio’s biggest…