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Samsung has completed testing for One UI 7.0, and a stable update is expected to roll out soon, according to a Samsung Community moderator. In January, Samsung sent a message to beta testers thanking them for their participation, suggesting that the testing phase was nearing its end.

However, a new beta version was later released, leading to uncertainty about the final update’s timeline. Now, a Samsung Community moderator, IndiaBetaTeam, has confirmed that the stable update is on the way.

In a post on the Samsung Community forum, the moderator stated: The beta program is closed, and the One UI 7.0 stable update will be released very soon. Please stay active on the Samsung Members app for notifications regarding the update.

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Expected Release Timeline

While no exact release date was mentioned, this suggests that the One UI 7.0 stable update could arrive within weeks, rather than in May, as some earlier reports suggested. The Galaxy S24 series, along with the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, are expected to receive the update first. Other Galaxy S, Z, and A series devices will follow in subsequent waves.

Samsung has faced criticism from users for delays in rolling out Android 15-based One UI 7.0, especially as Motorola, Xiaomi, POCO, and Redmi have already released their Android 15 updates. This accelerated release schedule could be a response to those concerns. Users are encouraged to monitor the Samsung Members app for further updates on availability.

Samsung Completes One UI 7.0 Testing, Stable Update Coming Soon

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OpenAI has banned the accounts of a group of Chinese users who had attempted to use ChatGPT to debug and edit code for an AI social media surveillance tool, the company said Friday. The campaign, which OpenAI calls Peer Review, saw the group prompt ChatGPT to generate sales pitches for a program those documents suggest was designed to monitor anti-Chinese sentiment on X, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and other platforms. The operation appears to have been particularly interested in spotting calls for protests against human rights violations in China, with the intent of sharing those insights with the country’s authorities.

“This network consisted of ChatGPT accounts that operated in a time pattern consistent with mainland Chinese business hours, prompted our models in Chinese, and used our tools with a volume and variety consistent with manual prompting, rather than automation,” said OpenAI. “The operators used our models to proofread claims that their insights had been sent to Chinese embassies abroad, and to intelligence agents monitoring protests in countries including the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom.”

According to Ben Nimmo, a principal investigator with OpenAI, this was the first time the company had uncovered an AI tool of this kind. “Threat actors sometimes give us a glimpse of what they are doing in other parts of the internet because of the way they use our AI models,” Nimmo told The New York Times.

Much of the code for the surveillance tool appears to have been based on an open-source version of one of Meta’s Llama models. The group also appears to have used ChatGPT to generate an end-of-year performance review where it claims to have written phishing emails on behalf of clients in China.

“Assessing the impact of this activity would require inputs from multiple stakeholders, including operators of any open-source models who can shed a light on this activity,” OpenAI said of the operation’s efforts to use ChatGPT to edit code for the AI social media surveillance tool.

Separately, OpenAI said it recently banned an account that used ChatGPT to generate social media posts critical of Cai Xia, a Chinese political scientist and dissident who lives in the US in exile. The same group also used the chatbot to generate articles in Spanish critical of the US. These articles were published by “mainstream” news organizations in Latin America and often attributed to either an individual or a Chinese company.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-bans-chinese-accounts-using-chatgpt-to-edit-code-for-social-media-surveillance-230451036.html?src=rss

It’s not clear that anyone was asking for a company to build a muscular, sinewy robot or to see a video of it dangling, helpless from a hook, but life is full of surprises and this YouTube video of Clone Robotics’ “Protoclone” is here all the same.

The Protoclone appears to be a prototype version of the “Clone” robot the aptly named Clone Robotics is working to build. The video shows the Protoclone flexing its arms and legs, with visible artificial muscle fibers moving underneath its white “skin.” Based on Clone Robotic’s video description, the impressive part here is that fact that the Protoclone has “over 200 degrees of freedom, over 1,000 Myofibers, and over 200 sensors,” and also that the robot is “faceless,” for some reason.

The end goal for the startup is to build an android that’s anatomically correct, with synthetic nervous, skeletal, muscular and vascular systems powering its movement. The “Myofibers” included in the Protoclone are a custom Clone Robotics creation with “the desirable qualities of mammalian skeletal muscle.” For the eventual Clone robot’s purposes, those qualities are the ability to “respond in less than 50 ms with a bigger than 30 percent unloaded contraction” and “at least a kilogram of contraction force for a single, three gram muscle fiber,” according to Clone Robotics’ website. 

That the Protoclone is dangling in the video rather than roaming around of its own accord is a reflection of its prototype nature. Robots are often hung or propped up with a support arm until they can support their own body weight, something that can be hard to achieve without all of the right materials.

Clone Robotics is not unique in pursuing a human-like robot that could theoretically replace human workers. Figure is exploring a similar idea, minus the muscles. Tesla started off on the wrong foot with a person in a spandex suit, but it’s serious about robots, too. Even the largest of tech companies have turned their attention to robots: Both Meta and Apple are reportedly exploring robotics as a future product category. It’s fair to say Clone Robotics is winning when it comes to posting videos of muscular robots, though.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/can-somebody-let-this-robot-down-222011506.html?src=rss

Nintendo has announced that it will discontinue its Gold Points system on My Nintendo starting March 25, 2025. The My Nintendo rewards program, introduced in 2016 alongside the Nintendo Account system, allows players to earn and redeem both Gold and Platinum Points. While Platinum Points are awarded for completing specific tasks, Gold Points are earned through software purchases and can be used for discounts on future eShop transactions.

According to Nintendo’s statement on the My Nintendo website, after March 25, players will no longer be able to earn Gold Points from digital software purchases, whether made directly through the eShop or via download codes. However, any Gold Points accumulated before this date will remain valid for up to 12 months from the date they were earned.

Despite the discontinuation of Gold Points for digital purchases, players can still earn them through physical game registrations. To qualify, the game must have been released before March 25, 2025, and must be registered within two years of its original release date in Europe and South Africa, or within one year in other regions. Additionally, players who pre-ordered digital games before the deadline will still receive Gold Points for those purchases, even if the game is released after March 25.

Platinum Points, which are earned by completing missions and can be redeemed for digital and physical rewards, will continue to be available without any changes. Nintendo expressed gratitude to players for their participation in the rewards program and apologized for any inconvenience caused by the discontinuation of Gold Points.

While this marks the end of Gold Points as an incentive for digital purchases, the My Nintendo program will continue to offer rewards and benefits through Platinum Points, ensuring that users can still engage with the platform in meaningful ways.

Nintendo To End Gold Points Rewards In March 2025

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Nintendo has announced that it will discontinue its Gold Points system on My Nintendo starting March 25, 2025. The My Nintendo rewards program, introduced in 2016 alongside the Nintendo Account system, allows players to earn and redeem both Gold and Platinum Points. While Platinum Points are awarded for completing specific tasks, Gold Points are earned through software purchases and can be used for discounts on future eShop transactions.

According to Nintendo’s statement on the My Nintendo website, after March 25, players will no longer be able to earn Gold Points from digital software purchases, whether made directly through the eShop or via download codes. However, any Gold Points accumulated before this date will remain valid for up to 12 months from the date they were earned.

Despite the discontinuation of Gold Points for digital purchases, players can still earn them through physical game registrations. To qualify, the game must have been released before March 25, 2025, and must be registered within two years of its original release date in Europe and South Africa, or within one year in other regions. Additionally, players who pre-ordered digital games before the deadline will still receive Gold Points for those purchases, even if the game is released after March 25.

Platinum Points, which are earned by completing missions and can be redeemed for digital and physical rewards, will continue to be available without any changes. Nintendo expressed gratitude to players for their participation in the rewards program and apologized for any inconvenience caused by the discontinuation of Gold Points.

While this marks the end of Gold Points as an incentive for digital purchases, the My Nintendo program will continue to offer rewards and benefits through Platinum Points, ensuring that users can still engage with the platform in meaningful ways.

Nintendo To End Gold Points Rewards In March 2025

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