A mix of 42 popular Disney flicks, including Finding Nemo, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens are headed to the Vision Pro headset in 3D. Disney Plus subscribers will get access to the whole catalog, but non-subscribers can still rent or buy 3D movies from the Apple TV app.
The ecommerce giant reported a whopping $170 billion in revenue last quarter as part of its earnings results released today. “As we enter 2024, our teams are delivering at a rapid clip, and we have a lot in front of us to be excited about,” Jassy writes.
Amazon also revealed a new AI chatbot this afternoon, called Rufus, which is supposed to help you find more products to buy on Amazon.
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That’s according to data from tech layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi, which recorded 29,995 job cuts across 112 different companies in 2024. The data also includes the 150 layoffs at Zoom that just happened today, too.
Over two dozen California counties accuse the EV-maker of improperly labeling and disposing of hazardous waste in landfills that don’t process that type of material, according to a report from Reuters.
The hazardous materials in question include used batteries, antifreeze, paint materials, brake fluids, and more. As noted by Reuters, a violation of California’s hazardous waste management policies could result in penalties of up to $70,000 per day.
If approved, it would make robocalls that use voice cloning technology illegal. The FCC would also provide tools to state attorneys general “to go after bad actors behind these nefarious robocalls.”
Last week, a robocall that appeared to use AI to fake President Joe Biden’s voice made the rounds in New Hampshire — and it told people not to vote in the state’s presidential primary.
The FBI disrupted the botnet last December, which hijacked “hundreds” of small office and home office routers in the US. Officials linked the attack to Volt Typhoon, a hacking group with ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
The hackers primarily targeted Cisco and NetGear routers that no longer receive security updates. Even though officials deleted the malware from affected routers, the FBI is still advising users to remove or replace any small office routers that have reached end of life, as they’re still vulnerable to other attacks.
