New messenger app sends texts by virtual pigeon and sometimes the bird just dies
A messaging app has come up with maybe the least efficient alternative to WhatsApp imaginable: sending your texts by virtual carrier pigeon.
This AI Chatbot Was Just One Busy Guy, and He Has Hit His Limit
People ask Tucker Bryant's ChatTJB for advice on everything from their fiction and personal dilemmas to how they should spend their free time.
The Rust programming language project is adopting an LLM policy
Want to follow along with Rust development? Curious how you might get involved? Take a look!
A judge orders Kalshi to stop offering most of its prediction contracts in Washington state, after finding it likely violated state gamblin…
A King County Superior Court judge issued a final order requiring KalshiEX (Kalshi) to cease many of its Washington operations after finding that Kalshi likely violated the Washington Gambling Act and the Consumer Prote…
How AI text watermarking works: a visual guide
A gentle visual guide to how a statistical mark hides inside generated text, and what erases it.
AI giants stay quiet on climate as California prepares to force disclosure
In a few short years, artificial intelligence startups have grown into some of the most powerful and influential businesses in the world, reaching near-trillion-dollar valuations.
AI: Considerations for people who make decisions (Bert Hubert)
Recently I gave two presentations in quick succession to the Dutch Network of Government Service Providers and the Dutch Advisory Council for Science, Technology and Innovation about AI. In these two different and brief…
“An inherent conflict of interest”: More than 800 USA Today Co. employees want the company to end its new Palantir partnership
"Part of the problem is that we know very, very little about how Palantir’s software is going to be used."
Phones should have a 'guest lock' feature
Short post, I've just had these ideas bouncing in my head for a while and it keeps annoying me phones have never implemented them. First is a "guest lock"...
CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues
Records obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of allegations of Customs and Border Protection workers misusing internal tools to look up romantic interests and track colleagues’ cell phones.
Researchers Show How Meta's 'Pervert Glasses' Are Used to Harass Women
A new study shows how pickup artist influencers use smart glasses to create content, and the connection between covert recording and harm.
MySpace is Making a Comeback!
Decades after its original launch on the internet, MySpace is reportedly gearing up to make a comeback to the social media sphere.
How is your actual political literacy like?
This website links to all my tests, in order to make it easier to access my tests. It also helps me reduce the number of accounts needed if I were to create more tests in the future. The date of each test is formatted i…
Separate tech and capital: Schneier on AI's two kinds of problems
This essay was written with Nathan E. Sanders, and originally appeared in Tech Policy Press. AI represents the first time we humans can do cognitive work outside of our bodies at scale. The only comparable moment is the…
The Indian government arbitrarily suspended a website that hosted information about the recent student protests in the country
We found that suspension is permitted only “when the Registrant is in breach” of the terms (Clause 10) and here no breach has been identified or communicated.
PBS broadcaster loses access to 50TB of data after cloud storage vendor goes defunct
This wouldn't have been an issue if the organization bought a $1,000 NAS and populated it with a few hard drives.
Some Claude users are mad that Anthropic’s new watermarks will catch them using it at their jobs, classes
Is Anthropic's new watermarking system a travesty? Some have taken to social media to complain that it is.
Modder exploits GeForce NOW to run a full Windows desktop through a simple file swap
Do more than just game with your GeForce NOW subscription.
The Government is Monitoring Anti-Flock TikTok and Instagram Accounts
Documents from law enforcement spy centers show the government is warning cops of "extensive and ongoing chatter on social media" about methods to "physically destroy Flock LPR cameras."
Spotify to introduce AI badge after fans make feelings 'clear'
The new feature, starting from mid-September, will tell listeners if an artist is AI-generated.
DeepSeek’s updated V4 Pro AI model struggles on benchmarks, shines in cybersecurity: impresses in niche areas but leaves some developers di…
Chinese AI start-up’s model impresses in niche areas like cybersecurity but leaves some developers disappointed in its overall capabilities.
PBS broadcaster loses access to 50TB of data comprising 70 years of TV history after contracted cloud storage vendor goes defunct
Nine PBS seeks return of more than 50 terabytes of data that represents “70 years of our organization's history.”
Twitch content has trained Amazon AI for years, but users can opt out now
Streaming platform says user-generated content "may be used for future Gen AI model improvements."
Twitch Is Mining Peoples' Streams to Train Amazon's AI
Here's how to opt out of Twitch's new generative AI training setting.
Anthropic just rolled out a tool that'll decimate some people's dreams of writing AI novels undetected
Anthropic said new Claude models will embed an "imperceptible watermark" directly into AI-generated text.
Researchers Show How Meta's 'Pervert Glasses' Are Used to Harass Women
Emerging research from University of Sydney draws on analysis of 350 publicly available Instagram videos from around the world, showing a shift to discreet, point-of-view recording that is difficult for bystanders to de…
Skill to Completely Reverse Engineer Legacy Flash Projects and rewrite them to HTML5 with one prompt
Turn your legacy Flash software into modern HTML web applications with one prompt.
‘New models will mark AI-generated content from day one’: Claude will now hide an invisible watermark inside ordinary words
Claude will start watermarking everything it writes
AI agents aren’t legally responsible for any harm that they cause, experts say. So who is?
After Australiaâs first reported automated hacking accident, experts warn deployers â and possibly developers â of AI agents could be held liable for the actions of their bots
Nvidia AI Chip Found in New Russian Missile, Ukraine Says
Ukraine's military intelligence says it found an Nvidia Jetson Orin computer module in Russia's new S-71 Monochrome cruise missile, indicating possible AI technology use.
YouTube now requires creators to have twice as many watch hours to start earning money
Creators who want to start earning on the platform will need at least 8,000 qualified watch hours over the past year or 20 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days.
The security co-processor in many CPUs is insecure
The Trusted Platform Module is the most important link in the trust chain of PCs. Ironically, this TPM is vulnerable.
Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack
The data was scraped and exfiltrated from 2,500 users of a compromised AI package.
AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
House Dems call for AI companies to testify on recent hacks: ‘Clear risk to safety’
A group of House Democrats is calling on leaders of Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI companies to testify in Congress about recent hacking incidents.
Woman Calls Out Doctor Wearing Smart Glasses During Consultation Where She Had To Take Off Her Clothes: 'They Need To Be Banned'
A woman's discomfort with a doctor wearing smart glasses during a consultation has sparked debate over privacy and the use of camera-equipped technology in healthcare settings.
Facebook is paying controversial creators to produce rage-bait content
An ABC NEWS Verify investigation reveals Facebook is directly funding some controversial Australian content creators including a white nationalist and an anti-vaxxer influencer.
How governments design laws against you and call it cybersecurity
You write something online. Nothing heroic. Nothing controversial. A joke about the electricity that never works or a sarcastic comment on a minister’s speech. Weeks later, your phone rings. There is a law you’re being …
Spotify to distinguish AI artists from real people and block them from some playlists
Music streaming platform creates âAI personaâ label that will appear on profiles and track listings in crackdown on fake performers
I found the digital 'cheat code' that just cut my daily workload in half. I bet You’ve never seen a platform like this.
Utiliq Pro is a Digital Productivity Ecosystem, delivering innovative digital tools, combining AI & Non-Ai powered solutions, plus productivity technologies that help individuals, creators, professionals, businesses, de…
Algorithm Manipulation and China’s Image on TikTok as Seen by Polish Users: Study Warns of Authoritarian Propaganda on TikTok over the Plaf…
The central question addressed by the authors of the report Algorithm Manipulation: China’s Image on TikTok as Seen by Polish Users is: To what extent does the content presented to TikTok users in Poland align with the …
France's Power Prices Jump 22% as Heatwave Trims Nuclear Output
France's day-ahead power prices jumped 22% as a fifth summer heatwave forces EDF to cut nuclear output by 7.3 GW.
Gemini becomes Google's fastest-growing product ever as it hits 1B users
But will Gemini's surge survive slowing model releases?
Take-Two CEO Admits GTA 6 Could Have Cost More Than $80, but Rockstar Chose Restraint and Overdelivered Value
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick hints GTA 6 could have cost more than $80, but Rockstar chose restraint and delivering greater value to players.
Meta to open source its most powerful AI model as it takes swipe at OpenAI, Anthropic
Meta launched Muse Glimmer and plans to release Muse Spark 1.2 weights as Zuckerberg pushes for U.S. leadership in open AI.
I turned my streaming stick into a dumb app launcher, and that's all it should be
Streaming sticks and boxes, such as the old Google Chromecast with Google TV, are the best way to upgrade a TV once the built-in software has become too slow, but that doesn't mean they're perfect. The UI can be clutter…
AI Is Dead. Organoids Are Alive. Mini human brains are being grown in labs all over the world. Soon, they could out think neural networks.
Mini human brains are being grown in labs all over the world. Soon, they could outthink neural networks.
ICE to Pay LexisNexis Millions for Data to Feed to Palantir
LexisNexis sells a massive amount of data to law enforcement, including ICE. New records indicate ICE wants to feed that data into a Palantir system.
Harry Potter publisher to receive millions in Anthropic copyright settlement
Bloomsbury has 14,087 titles listed in agreement between AI startup and authors over use of their work
Bluesky’s active user base is shrinking as its focus expands beyond the app: 10.4 million monthly active users worldwide in June 2026, down…
Over a year following its post-election surge, Bluesky’s mobile app is seeing a continued decline in active users, though its remaining community is still relatively engaged.