Rob Thubron

1 week ago | techspot.com | Rob Thubron

A hot potato: When it comes to tech companies training their AI models, it seems everything is fair game. Google, for example, uses some of the billions of videos on YouTube to train Gemini and Veo 3, and many creators are unaware that it's happening. With more than 20 billion videos on the platform, YouTube is a treasure trove of data for AI companies to exploit – and many already have. YouTube owner Google is also using the content to train its AI models, reports CNBC.

1 week ago | techspot.com | Rob Thubron

Facepalm: It seems that wherever there is war in the world, there will also be clips of video games that people claim are real footage. Once again, this form of propaganda involves old favorites Arma 3 and War Thunder, with the Middle East conflict helping increase the spread. Following Israel's surprise airstrikes on Iranian targets on June 13, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps posted a clip of what it claimed was the country's military downing an Israeli jet fighter.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Rob Thubron

1 hour agoUK’s Fighter Jet F35B Stranded In Kerala Triggers The Desi Internet: ‘Delhi Mein Hota Toh Purje Gayab Ho Jate’The F35B is one of the most advanced fighter jets in the world with vertical lift-off, breaking the sound barrier and called the hundred million dollar ghost for its ability to stay off the radar.

1 week ago | techspot.com | Rob Thubron

A hot potato: A week after a report showed that Amazon Prime has doubled the amount of ads it shows on the platform, it's been discovered that Max is doing the same thing. However, unlike Amazon, Max isn't trying to hide this increase. The streamer's support page confirms that its Max Basic with Ads plan now shows six minutes of ads per hour. According to an archive of the same page (via PCWorld), the plan showed four minutes of ads per hour as recently as February 2025.

1 week ago | techspot.com | Rob Thubron

A hot potato: The fear that generative AI tools such as ChatGPT would lead to a generation of students cheating and plagiarizing work has come to pass. The situation is so bad that educators are now looking at multipe ways to stop the problem, or at least make the practice much more difficult. Ironically, one of them is to use AI.