Vuze, the developer of one of the most popular torrent clients around, has spoken out against illegal downloading and the people who use their program to partake in such activities.
“Although torrents themselves are a legitimate way to share files, understanding the rights of copyright holders and what content they have or have not authorized for free distribution is the core to understanding the difference between it being legal or illegal to share or distribute content using Vuze,” the outfit said. “Remember, if you use Vuze torrent client software for P2P file sharing then use it responsibly. Be aware of illegal torrents and avoid downloading them. Don’t infringe copyright.”
In its statement, Vuze even encourages users to report instances of illegal downloads to the firm. Vuze says it will also make a bigger effort, through social media and other methods, to shine a brighter light on content that can be downloaded legally.
According to TorrentFreak, several studies have concluded that 90 percent of BitTorrent-related “public transfers” infringe on copyrighted information in some way. Considering that, as of this writing, there are nearly 37,000,000 Pirate Bay users seeding content, the high percentage of illegal downloads isn’t shocking. However, one must also consider that Pirate Bay is just one of many torrent clients, albeit an incredibly popular one.
Assuming that Vuze’s statements are genuine, it will have to do a lot more than promote legal torrents/content to download if it wants to curb the prevalence of illegal file transfers.
Acer’s Predator Atlas 8 finally has a US release date and price, several months after the company first showed off the handheld in May. The highlight is the Intel Arc G3 Extreme chip inside, which has been adopted by only a couple of other consoles besides the Atlas 8. This version will go on sale exclusively at Best Buy on November 1 for $1,299.99.
Acer originally said the Atlas 8 would arrive in North America in October, but left pricing open at the time. The launch came amid the ongoing DRAM crunch, which has made memory more expensive across the PC industry and complicated pricing for hardware makers.
Google DeepMind's AI world model Genie 4 can now build interactive worlds that you can explore and reshape as they run. It also generates ambient sounds, music, and dialogue that respond to your actions.
The new world model builds on Genie 3 with improved realism, more natural human movement, and better simulations of real-world physics. It could eventually help with everything from game development to training robots.
Apple has an incredible talent for making me admire its products while simultaneously questioning what on earth it's thinking with the pricing. This isn't even something as bizarre as a monitor stand, but the audacity for starting a new laptop lineup from $2,000 doesn't surprise me.
The newly announced 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 is just the latest to showcase this. The funny thing is, I already know that it's going to be a reliable workstation. You get a powerful new 2nm M6 processor, a gorgeous Liquid Retina XDR display, and up to 24 hours of battery life. We were impressed by the M5 MacBook Air, so the high-end M6 powered MacBook Pro definitely won't let us down.