Olha Danylenko/Getty Images TechCrunch initially spotted this weird OS bug — but thankfully, it doesn’t seem to represent a security risk. It can only be leveraged by iPhone users to annoy themselves. Also: Google Pixel 9 Pro XL vs. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: I tested both and here are the key differences Earlier this week, Konstantin, […] More
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Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNETAs one of the latest developments in the AI landscape, AI-powered video generators have been growing in popularity. These services work similarly to other generative AI tools: Describe your desired content in a prompt, and the bot responds, hopefully delivering what you want.Launched in June, Luma Dream Machine is an AI video generator with two capabilities: text-to-video and image-to-video. Luma only creates short videos — a few seconds in length — but you can extend a video another five seconds by adding more details to the prompt.Also: Want to clone yourself? Make a personal AI avatar – here’s howWhat’s more, Luma is now running Dream Machine 1.5, its latest model, which is designed to better understand your prompts and generate more realistic videos more quickly.Here’s how to use Luma Dream Machine’s AI to create a short video.How to use Luma Dream Machine More
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Chris Gilbert / 500px/Getty Images Hong Kong: At Open Source Summit China, Greg Kroah-Hartman, maintainer of the Linux stable kernel, wants you to know that on an average week, the Linux security team issues sixty — 60 — Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) security bulletins. Don’t stress. That’s just life in Linux. Also: Windows update breaks Linux […] More
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Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNETNeed a good AI image generator? You can now try Midjourney’s dedicated website for free. On Wednesday, Midjourney CEO David Holz announced via a Discord message that anyone can go to the website and start making images. As a special invitation, the site lets you generate as many as 25 images through a free trial.In the past, Midjourney users had to go through Discord to create and refine AI-based images. That process required a fair amount of fiddling with text-based prompts, an often clumsy and frustrating experience. To draw in people who didn’t like the Discord method, Midjourney kicked off a dedicated website late last year.Also: ChatGPT vs. Microsoft Copilot vs. Gemini: Which is the best AI chatbot?But the website was initially limited to users who had generated at least 10,000 images via Discord, excluding a lot of people. Now that the site is accessible to anyone, all Midjourney users should enjoy a much easier and smoother experience.Signing up for the website requires an account with Google or Discord. If you’ve already created images via Discord, you can use that account to retrieve a history of the images you generated in the past. You can then merge your Discord and Google accounts to be able to sign in with either one. Otherwise, signing in with a Google account is easier.Also: This handy AI app can read anything aloud to you for free – now in 32 languagesAfter you sign in, a sidebar on the left displays tabs for different sections and tasks. Going to the Explore section lets you check out images that other people have created. The Create section displays a brief but helpful video that shows you how to get started with Midjourney. That video is also viewable in a post on X. From here, you can then request an image. Just type your prompt in the field at the top and see what Midjourney cooks up. More
