Month: January 2025

GMK G9 NAS is a mini PC with Intel N150, four M.2 2280 bays, and two 2.5 GbE LAN ports

Mini PC maker GMKTec is preparing to launch their first system that’s positioned for use as a NAS (network-attached storage device). The upcoming GMK G9 is a small computer with a 6-watt Intel N150 quad-core processor, 12GB of LPDDR5-4800 memory,…

Mini PC maker GMKTec is preparing to launch their first system that’s positioned for use as a NAS (network-attached storage device). The upcoming GMK G9 is a small computer with a 6-watt Intel N150 quad-core processor, 12GB of LPDDR5-4800 memory, and 64GB of eMMC storage. But what makes this system different from most of the mini […]

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Lawsuit: Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to quietly track driving behavior

With connected cars and revenue-hungry apps, insurers are flush with data.

Texas has sued insurance provider Allstate, alleging that the firm and its data broker subsidiary used data from apps like GasBuddy, Routely, and Life360 to quietly track drivers and adjust or cancel their policies.

Allstate and Arity, a "mobility data and analytics" firm founded by Allstate in 2016, collected "trillions of miles worth of location data" from more than 45 million people, then used that data to adjust rates, according to Texas' lawsuit. This violates Texas' Data Privacy and Security Act, which requires "clear notice and informed consent" on how collected data can be used. A statement from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the suit is the first-ever state action targeting comprehensive data privacy violations.

“Our investigation revealed that Allstate and Arity paid mobile apps millions of dollars to install Allstate’s tracking software,” Paxton said in a statement. “The personal data of millions of Americans was sold to insurance companies without their knowledge or consent in violation of the law. Texans deserve better, and we will hold all these companies accountable.”

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A NASA astronaut may have just taken the best photo from space—ever

During his third stay in orbit, Pettit is absolutely killing it.

People who appreciate good astrophotography will no doubt be familiar with the work of Don Pettit, a veteran NASA astronaut who is closing in on having lived 500 days of his life in space.

Pettit is now in the midst of his third stint on the International Space Station, and the decade he had to prepare for his current stay in orbit was put to good use. Accordingly, he is well stocked on cameras, lenses, and plans to make the most of six months in space to observe the planets and heavens from an incredible vantage point.

Ars has previously written admiringly of Pettit's work, but his latest image deserves additional mention. When I first saw it, I was dazzled by its beauty. But when I looked further into the image, there were just so many amazing details to be found.

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Baltic Sentry: Nato und Bundeswehr wollen Seekabel militärisch schützen

Das deutsche Militär beteiligt sich an einer Nato-Aktion in der Ostsee. Es geht um den Schutz von Glasfaser- und Stromkabel durch eine Drohnenflotte, KI-Systeme und Kriegsschiffe. (Seekabel, Glasfaser)

Das deutsche Militär beteiligt sich an einer Nato-Aktion in der Ostsee. Es geht um den Schutz von Glasfaser- und Stromkabel durch eine Drohnenflotte, KI-Systeme und Kriegsschiffe. (Seekabel, Glasfaser)

Amazon must solve hallucination problem before launching AI-enabled Alexa

Rollout of upgraded voice assistant hit by delays.

Amazon is gearing up to relaunch its Alexa voice-powered digital assistant as an artificial intelligence “agent” that can complete practical tasks, as the tech group races to resolve the challenges that have dogged the system’s AI overhaul.

The $2.4 trillion company has for the past two years sought to redesign Alexa, its conversational system embedded within 500 million consumer devices worldwide, so the software’s “brain” is transplanted with generative AI.

Rohit Prasad, who leads the artificial general intelligence (AGI) team at Amazon, told the Financial Times the voice assistant still needed to surmount several technical hurdles before the rollout.

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