Analysis of 3.2M+ Telegram messages from 16K+ channels shows how the app is inundated with criminal activity, CSAM, drug dealers, white nationalists, and more (New York Times)

Walmart's holiday shopping event is offering deals on a wide range of tech items, available both online and in-store without the need for a membership. Some highlighted deals include discounts on Apple products like the MacBook Air and Apple Watch, as well as Dyson vacuums and Sennheiser headphones. The event, running until October 13, features top deals curated by ZDNET experts in various categories like headphones, TVs, tablets, laptops, and vacuums, making it a convenient...

SK Hynix has launched mass production of the world's first 12-layer HBM3E memory with a capacity of 36GB, achieved by reducing the thickness of each DRAM chip by 40%. The memory offers a bandwidth of 9600 MT/s and is ideal for LLMs and AI workloads. Nvidia and AMD are expected to use the HBM3E in their advanced hardware, with SK Hynix prioritizing supply to Nvidia for AI applications. Full Article

Activision Blizzard has seen a 43% decrease in toxic voice chat in Call of Duty thanks to AI-based moderation by ToxMod, which analyzes voice chat transcripts and flags violations for human review, resulting in a 67% decrease in repeat offenders. The system monitors keywords, player emotions, and game conduct to distinguish between trash talk and harassment, with plans to expand language support in Black Ops 6. AI moderation has also been successful in text chat,...

The Nobel Prize Organization awarded the 2024 Nobel Prizes in chemistry and physics to researchers linked to Google, including Geoffrey Hinton for his work in machine learning and Demis Hassabis for decoding protein structures. Adobe launches a Content Authenticity app to verify human-made art, while Meta expands its AI chatbot to the U.K. and Brazil. Google introduces Imagen 3 for image generation, Zoom unveils a customizable AI Companion for business tasks, and Amazon introduces AI...

Walmart's Bliss Trade in sale offers a wide range of discounts on tech gadgets, home essentials, outdoor gear, and toys, with sales running until Oct. 13. Notable deals include Apple MacBook Air, Beats Solo 3 headphones, Dyson V8 Absolute vacuum, and Greenworks leaf blower. The sale is available to all customers, regardless of Walmart Plus membership, and shoppers can still find extended deals after Amazon Prime Day. Full Article

According to slides from an MSI presentation published by HardwareLuxx, the new AMD chips may offer impressive multicore performance gains, with the eight-core 9000X3D outperforming a Ryzen 7 7900X3D by up to 28% in Cinebench R23. However, preliminary testing by MSI shows minimal gains of only 2% in Black Myth: Wukong and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with X3D performance being nearly identical to the vanilla Ryzen 9000 series. The presentation, which also discussed Intel's...