Star Search, a reality competition series that’s featured a shocking number of musicians and comedians before they were famous, is coming back as a Netflix show. The streaming platform announced that it’s bringing Star Search back as a live show with interactive elements, building on Netflix’s expansion into live TV and events. Like the original, … Read more
The Belgian Court of Appeal ruled today that the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) currently used as the foundation for most online advertising is illegal in the EU. This decision upholds the findings of the Belgian Data Protection Authority from 2022 that the technology underpinning online ads violates several principles of the General Data Protection … Read more
Steam has allegedly suffered a data breach in the past week. Details are scant and difficult to confirm, but a known hacker has claimed to be selling a database of more than 89 million user records for the gaming platform with one-time access codes obtained from a third-party vendor used by Steam. If accurate, that … Read more
The Mission: Impossible film franchise has always dabbled in the, well, impossible. We’ve seen Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt climb his way up the Burj Khalifa, have a motorcycle joust to prevent the spread of a bioweapon and hang off the side of an airplane. Even the most grounded entry, Brian DePalma’s 1996 Mission: Impossible, featured … Read more
OpenAI is making GPT-4.1, the latest addition to its collection of AI models, available to all of its paid users. The rollout to ChatGPT Plus, Pro and Team members begins today, while Enterprise and Edu subscriptions will have to wait a few weeks to get access. Once available, GPT-4.1 can be chosen from the “more … Read more
SoundCloud is updating its Terms of Use again after angering users with language around AI that even the company now describes as “too broad.” The details of the change were shared in an open letter from SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton affirming the company’s commitment to artists. Specifically, SoundCloud’s Terms of Use now forbids the company … Read more
Social media influencer Valeria Marquez was fatally shot, according to multiple reports. Learn more about her below. Social media influencer Valeria Marquez was fatally shot, according to multiple reports. Learn more about her below.
OpenAI has launched a new web page called the safety evaluations hub to publicly share information related to things like the hallucination rates of its models. The hub will also highlight if a model produces harmful content, how well it behaves as instructed and attempted jailbreaks. The tech company claims this new page will provide … Read more
ProtonVPN subscriptions are available at a steep discount right now as part of an exclusive sale for Engadget readers. A 12-month subscription is down to $48, which is a discount of around $72 and works out to $4 per month. A 24-month plan now costs just $81. This represents a massive discount of $158 and … Read more
The PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for May includes some heavy hitters like Sand Land and Battlefield V. All of the following games will be available to play on May 20. First up, there’s the gorgeous Sand Land. This is an adaptation of an Akira Toriyama manga, the guy who created the Dragon Ball franchise. He … Read more