Netflix combats VPN region bypassing by blocking some residential IP addresses

Netflix began banning VPN providers in 2014 after receiving several complaints from rights holders. Users and VPN services continued to find workarounds, and in 2016, PayPal allied with Netflix by severing payment processing services associated with some VPN providers. This back-and-forth has gone on for years.
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OpenAI faces ChatGPT probe over data risk issues, damaging reputations

The agency sent a 20-page demand letter to OpenAI for records about how it addresses risks related to its AI models, writes The Washington Post. The Civil Investigative Demand also requests details about the company, its AI model and training, how it deals with privacy and prompt injection attacks, API... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99395-openai-faces-ftc-probe-over-chatgpt-damaging-reputations.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Alienware vBIOS abducts CUDA cores from the RTX 3070

Things aren't going well with Dell's Alienware gaming notebooks as of late. With the Alienware Graphics Amplifier external GPU recently killed off in favor of Thunderbolt 4 solutions, and the class-action lawsuit now being brought against the advertising of their Area 51m R1 laptops, they could be forgiven for wanting... https://www.techspot.com/news/89950-alienware-vbios-abducts-cuda-cores-rtx-3070.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Bill Gates says we don't have to worry about AI energy use

Speaking at a London event last week hosted by his Breakthrough Energy venture fund, Gates said, "Let's not go overboard on this." Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103617-bill-gates-dont-have-worry-about-ai-energy.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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