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Save on Crunchyroll annual subscriptions this holiday season

Engadget

Warner Bros. rejects Paramount's hostile bid You can get a year of the ad-free Fan subscription for $67. If you're struggling to find your next binge-watch, you can't go wrong with anime. For the holidays, you can save on a Crunchyroll subscription, giving you access to its vast library of anime series to watch. Through December 29, you can sign up for an annual Fan subscription for $67, down from the usual $80, or a Mega Fan subscription for $100, down from $120. While both the Fan and Mega Fan plans are ad-free, you do get some different benefits depending on which you decide to pay for.


OpenAI just launched an app store inside ChatGPT

Engadget

Warner Bros. rejects Paramount's hostile bid Some help you pull-in locally-stored data and another lets you organize Apple Music songs. OpenAI has introduced an app directory that's now available right inside ChatGPT, the company announced. Apps extend ChatGPT conversations by bringing in new context and letting users take action like order groceries, turn an outline into a slide deck or search for an apartment, the company wrote in a blog post . OpenAI also noted in a help document that connector apps like Google Drive are now simply called apps. The new apps section (on iOS, Android and web) is divided into Feature, Lifestyle and Productivity categories, letting you connect to commonly used apps and sites like Booking.com,


A Filmmaker Made a Sam Altman Deepfake--and Got Unexpectedly Attached

WIRED

The director of created a "Sam Bot" when he couldn't get an interview with the OpenAI CEO. Watch an exclusive trailer for the documentary, which comes out in January. Director Adam Bhala Lough didn't set out to make a documentary about a digital simulacrum of Sam Altman . But after about 100 days of texting and emailing the OpenAI CEO for an interview--with no response, he claims, and with financiers hounding him to make good on his original pitch--Lough was at his wit's end. He'd exhausted just about every angle.


Mystery as flock of UFOs seen hovering above power station for more than a year

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Kimberly Guilfoyle's bitter reaction to Don Jr's engagement with Bettina Anderson as scorned ex insists she'wants what's best' for the first son Simone Biles is slammed by furious animal rights activists after allegedly chopping her dog's EARS off The full story of Nick Reiner and these murders is so much more unbearable than everyone thinks. Even Hollywood wouldn't dare write it: MAUREEN CALLAHAN I sneakily looked at my perfect son's phone... What a terrible mistake! Rob Reiner and his wife's cause of death revealed'It was a cover up': Kirsty MacColl's ex-husband speaks out 25 years on from Fairytale of New York singer's death... and says she was'killed by speedboat driven by the richest man in Mexico' Reiner family bombshell as insiders reveal who is paying for Nick's celebrity lawyer... their secret motive... and who will REALLY inherit $200m fortune Trump's border patrol boss gets in VERY public spat with city mayor as he gives him rude awakening Chilling new video of Nick Reiner making disturbing comments about murder... as friend reveals dad Rob's tragic failed attempt to save him: 'I'm going to kill that f***ing dog' Tara Reid speaks out for the first time since THAT video emerged... and tells KATIE HIND why she is convinced she was spiked after watching CCTV How Bettina Anderson's engagement ring measures up to Kimberly Guilfoyle's... and which Don Jr spent most money on Elon Musk is blasted on social media over'pathetic' comments about Sydney Sweeney's breasts Biohacker Bryan Johnson says he will be immortal in 15 years... as he finally'cracks' the secret to living forever Natalee Holloway's killer Joran van der Sloot attempts to take his own life inside maximum-security Peruvian prison Chilling new details of father's death a day before facing justice for leaving his daughter, 2, to die in a hot car Pouty dine-and-dash diva interrupts judge MULTIPLE times as she's hauled to court for bill-skipping spree Sign up for our US Editor's Picks newsletter to get all the biggest exclusive stories A small town sheriff has admitted he is perplexed by a series of mysterious flying objects which have been bewildering locals in his Wyoming community for more than a year. Unidentified flying objects [ UFOs ] have been regularly spotted for 13 months above the Jim Bridger Power Plant and Sweetwater County's Red Desert. John Grossnickle, the Sheriff of Sweetwater County, saw lit-up, drone-like objects as recently as December 13, his spokesman Jason Mower told Cowboy State Daily .


Rapidus announces new artificial intelligence design tools

The Japan Times

The exhibition is scheduled to continue through Friday. Rapidus, Japan's government-backed semiconductor developer, is betting on artificial intelligence-enhanced design tools to give it an edge over its competitors, in an effort to speed up its chip-design process and minimize costs. The firm made the announcement during Semicon, a semiconductor-industry event being held in Tokyo from Wednesday to Friday at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center. Rapidus' newly announced suite of offerings, which will be rolled out next year, includes Raads Generator, an AI-assisted design tool modeled on large-scale language models -- AI systems trained on datasets -- and optimized for 2-nanometer chip manufacturing. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.


SDF chief zeroes in on air defense as threats grow increasingly complex

The Japan Times

Japan's top uniformed military officer, Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, listens during an interview with The Japan Times at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Monday. Imagine hundreds if not thousands of enemy missiles and artificial intelligence-enabled drones speeding toward your country, some at hypersonic speeds, capable of overwhelming your air defenses. But for Japan's top uniformed military officer, reinforcing the country's defense capabilities to counter these complex and diverse threats is not just a concern, it's become one of his top priorities. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.


Over half of deepfakes of underage victims made by classmates, Japanese police say

The Japan Times

The National Police Agency plans to warn against the obscene use of AI at delinquency-prevention lectures at schools and other events. More than half of cases reported to Japanese police of explicit deepfakes targeting those aged under 18 were created with the involvement of students from the same schools as the victims, National Police Agency data have shown. This is the first time that the NPA has released information on minors who became victims of obscene fake images created using generative artificial intelligence and other technologies. The agency plans to create flyers and warn against such use of AI at delinquency-prevention lectures at schools and other locations. According to the NPA, police were consulted over 79 cases of deepfakes targeting those up to the age of 17 from January to September this year.


Last Year's Postapocalyptic Megahit Is Back. It's Even More Fun This Time Around.

Slate

Season 2 of Prime Video's postapocalyptic megahit is a riot. Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time. You're already subscribed to the aa_Rebecca_Onion newsletter. You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time.



Panic as Chernobyl's 2 billion protective shield cracks open sparking fears of a deadly radiation leak

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Nick Reiner's siblings Romy and Jake describe'unimaginable pain' as they break silence after brother's arrest and parents' murder The full story of Nick Reiner and these murders is so much more unbearable than everyone thinks. Even Hollywood wouldn't dare write it: MAUREEN CALLAHAN I saw Nick Reiner just hours before the murders. I've known the family for decades - he was always a weirdo... but what I spotted that night haunts me Tara Reid investigation into alleged drugging is CLOSED as police say there is'not enough evidence' Dilbert creator reveals he's paralyzed from waist down amid aggressive cancer battle he begged Trump to help with Dan Bongino set to QUIT Trump admin after FBI job'put strain on his marriage' When GUY ADAMS revealed his 10-week body transformation, it was so astonishing he was accused of faking it. MIT professor was shot dead in apartment building's HALLWAY as petrified neighbors describe finding his bloody body I knew Rob Reiner's monster son Nick his whole life: Family friend reveals his'grunting' and violent outbursts... how he always SMELLED... and sign everyone missed at age 11 Harry and Meghan are making Netflix adaptation of The Wedding Date after couple announced'first look' multi-year deal with streaming giant Baby-faced stepbrother considered a'suspect' in Anna Kepner's cruise ship murder breaks cover as FBI weighs charges Erika Kirk vs Candace Owens exposed: Insider reveals high-stakes secret meeting drama... and what comes next US car dealer charged with FRAUD after bankruptcy revealed depths of American's debt crisis Revealed: Exactly what a week of drinking is doing to you. HARRY WALLOP took heart, liver, brain and blood tests to find out the truth.