🕹️ GTA 5 Leak, China's Gaming Shift, AI Quality Debate
Today’s pick
GTA 5 source code reportedly leaked online a year after RockStar hack. The source code for Grand Theft Auto 5 was reportedly leaked on Christmas Eve, a little over a year after the Lapsus$ threat actors hacked Rockstar games and stole corporate data. Links to download the source code were shared on numerous channels, including Discord, a dark web website, and a Telegram channel that the hackers previously used to leak stolen Rockstar data. By Lawrence Abrams via BleepingComputer
𝕏: We spoke with the person responsible for the GTA V source code leak They claim to have received the source code August, 2023. Their motivation was to combat scamming in the GTA V modding scene, many people were allegedly scammed by people claiming to have the GTA V source code - vx-underground (@vxunderground)
China Is Softening Stance on Gaming After $80 Billion Rout. Beijing approves games, seeks feedback on new restrictions Tencent and NetEase shares plunged on Friday on crackdown fear China approved 105 domestic games on Monday, the latest indication that Beijing is softening its stance after its move to tighten industry restrictions led to a $80 billion rout last week. By Zheping Huang via Bloomberg
𝕏: How is Xi so bad at running China? - Noah Smith (@Noahpinion)
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Gemma Galdón, algorithm auditor: 'Artificial intelligence is of very poor quality' Artificial intelligence is not just for engineers. You can lean more towards soft than hard science and still become a point of reference in the global debate about the social and ethical repercussions of what these systems do. Gemma Galdón, a 47-year-old AI expert from Mataró, in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia, graduated in contemporary history and earned a PhD in technology-related public policies. By Ricardo de Querol via EL PAÍS
𝕏: "We are surrounded by very poor quality artificial intelligence. To propose that a data system is going to make a leap into consciousness is a hallucination". Ricardo de Querol (@ricardodequerol)
Chrome's password safety tool will now automatically run in the background. Google's Safety Check feature for Chrome, which, among other things, checks the internet to see if any of your saved passwords have been compromised, will now “run automatically in the background” on desktop, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. By Jay Peters via The Verge
EV transition cools as demand slows and automakers trim production. The Biden administration's push to entice more Americans to buy electric vehicles is falling short of expectations as consumers fret over prices, battery range and a lack of charging stations. U.S. sales of fully electric cars are still growing at a fast clip — they are up by more than 50 percent this year over 2022 — but automakers say growth has slowed in recent months, prompting them to trim their production plans and pause some investments. By Jeanne Whalen via Washington Post
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