Turns out Generative AI was a scam
Or at least very very far from what it has been cracked up to be
Google catches Beijing spies using Sheets to spread espionage across 4 continents
: UNC2814 historically targets governments and telcos
[OC] Dagger Directive mission playthrough, edited to be a more fun watch than raw footage.
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HP says RAM now accounts for more than a third of its PC costs
HP says the cost of RAM has doubled in its PCs.
TIL the Windows 7 default wallpaper was created at a resolution of 10800×6750. The size of the source file is 556 MB.
Harmony, also internally referred to as img0, is the default wallpaper for all available Windows 7 editions, except Starter, which uses a different version of Harmony...
Chemists thought phosphorus had shown all its cards—until it surprised them with a new move
A discovery by UCLA organic chemists may one day put catalytic converter thieves out of business. In new research, they've used abundant, inexpensive phosphorus as a catalyst in chemical reactions that usually require p…
The world’s first transatlantic fiber-optic cable is being dismantled after almost 40 years
History was unmade last year, as engineers began the massive project of ripping the first-ever transoceanic fiber-optic cable from the ocean floor. Just don’t mention sharks.
AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations
Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases
Amazon Change Means Wishlists Might Expose Your Address
Amazon is allowing gift senders to choose items from third-party sellers, which could open recipients up to new privacy risks.
Attorney General James Sues Game Developer for Promoting Illegal Gambling Through Video Games
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today sued Valve Corporation (Valve), a video game developer, for illegally promoting gambling through video
New accounts on HN 10x more likely to use EM-dashes
I’ve had this sense that HN has gotten absolutely innundated with bots last few months. First most obvious giveaway is the frequency with which you see accounts posting brilliant insights like 13 60 well and t6ctctfuvuh…
FBI Got Grok to Hand Over Prompts Used to Create Nonconsensual Porn
The FBI obtained prompts used to make more than 200 sexual videos of a woman in a harassment case.
Invincible VS | Powerplex Gameplay Trailer
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Marvel MaXimum Collection | Reveal Trailer
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AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations— Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear wea…
Today’s leading AI models engage in sophisticated behaviour when placed in strategic competition. They spontaneously attempt deception, signaling intentions they do not intend to follow; they demonstrate rich theory of …
New Zealanders' biometric information and other sensitive data may be handed over to the United States government under a new border securi…
Officials are in talks with the US about a new travel deal.
Microsoft Japan raided over suspected violation of anti-monopoly law: Reuters
Japan's Fair Trade Commission raided Microsoft Japan's offices on Wednesday, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Windows 11 Notepad to support Markdown
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are beginning to roll out updates for Notepad and Paint apps to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11. Notepad (version 11.2512.10.0) In this update, we’re introd…
Large-scale online deanonymization with LLMs
We show that large language models can be used to perform at-scale deanonymization. With full Internet access, our agent can re-identify Hacker News users and Anthropic Interviewer participants at high precision, given …
Apple brings age verification to UK users in iOS 26.4 beta - Users who don’t verify their age may not be able to download or purchase apps.
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The Physics of Data Centers in Space
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Firefox 148 introduces the promised AI kill switch for people who aren't into LLMs
Firefox is in a really weird position right now. Given how browsers are rapidly adopting AI, people who'd rather not use those tools are being left in the dark. Their only savior was Firefox; that is, until the new CEO …
Bcachefs creator claims his custom LLM is 'fully conscious'
: It's not chatbot psychosis, it's 'math and engineering and neuroscience'
Gucci criticised for 'AI slop' images ahead of major fashion show
Users of social media - where the marketing campaign has been launched - say it is out of keeping with Gucci's reputation for luxury.
Anthropic ditches its core safety promise in the middle of an AI red line fight with the Pentagon
By Clare Duffy, Lisa Eadicicco, CNN
AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations
Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases
DVDs are the new vinyl records: Why Gen Z is embracing physical media
As streaming continues to dominate the film and TV industry, many Gen Z movie watchers are opting out and choosing physical formats instead.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance director Daniel Vávra is stepping away from game development
The writer and designer will instead helm efforts to produce a Kingdom Come movie…
Leaked Documents Show Meta Cracking Down on Access to Abortion Information
Its AI chatbot won't discuss the subject with teens—even as Meta fights claims it exposed kids to actual harm.
Amazon BUSTED for Widespread Scheme to Inflate Prices Across the Economy— Amazon, its vendors, and competing retailers are price fixing, hi…
New evidence shows Amazon, its vendors, and competing retailers are price fixing, hiking up prices for consumer products and making Amazon richer and richer OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta last night fil…
Researchers have found the cause of hallucinations in LLMs, H-Neurons: On the Existence, Impact, and Origin of Hallucination-Associated Neu…
Large language models (LLMs) frequently generate hallucinations -- plausible but factually incorrect outputs -- undermining their reliability. While prior work has examined hallucinations from macroscopic perspectives s…
Twitch splits penalties into streaming and chatting bans
Twitch announced on Tuesday that it is overhauling its suspensions policy, moving away from its previous all-or-nothing penalty system. The
Moltbook was peak AI theater
The viral social network for bots reveals more about our own current mania for AI as it does about the future of agents.
When Capcom brought in a professional screenwriter for the original Resident Evil 2, it was his idea to fully embrace the series' goofy puz…
In an alternate timeline, Resident Evil could've become a lot more serious.
Meta Employee Deleted 9TB of Torrented Files, Adult Film Producers Claim
The lawsuit between Strike 3 Holdings and tech giant Meta over the alleged downloads of copyright-infringing videos is heating up.
Stop Killing Games Press Conference
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TIL about the day of rage after Bloody Sunday that saw the British embassy burn down!
Fifty years ago: ‘The biggest demonstration the Republic had seen in a generation’
TIL You can leagally drop your baby off at the fire station in all 50 states
Safe-haven laws (colloquially known in some states as "Baby Moses laws", a reference to a figure from Abrahamic scriptures) are statutes in the United States that decriminalize the leaving of unharmed infants with statu…
Day 5 of posting an indie game I found that I think looks cool - Demon Tides
Race across open oceans and uncover a kingdom’s dark secrets. Expressively platform your way across dozens of locales, upgrading your gear and modifying your move-set every step of the way!
PUBG publisher Krafton creates new Chief AI Officer executive role as it continues its ‘AI First’ strategy
Krafton’s head of AI has been promoted to the new role and to “further enhance its game AI R&D framework”…
New sodium ion battery stores twice the energy and desalinates seawater
A surprising breakthrough could help sodium-ion batteries rival lithium—and even turn seawater into drinking water. Scientists discovered that keeping water inside a key battery material, instead of removing it as tradi…
Hegseth threatens to blacklist Anthropic over 'woke AI' concerns
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US military leaders pressure Anthropic to bend Claude safeguards
Anthropic presents itself as most safety-forward AI firm and Pentagon has threatened penalties if it does not yield
‘A feedback loop with no brake’: how an AI doomsday report shook US markets
Shares in Uber, Mastercard and American Express fall on back of apocalypse scenario posted on Substack
Facebook researchers previously proposed studying whether features were ‘addictive,’ documents show
Meta executives took the stand in a Los Angeles courtroom earlier this month and testified that while use of the companyâs platforms could become problematic, it couldnât be considered addiction.
LibreOffice Online, a self-hostable libre office environment, is coming back!
LibreOffice is a desktop application, but we get many requests for a web-based version of the suite that users can deploy on their own infrastructure. Several years ago, project members started to develop LibreOffice On…
TIL: Feminist Icon Gloria Steinem Was An Anti-Communist CIA Operative who Kept Feminism From Discussing Class
Declassified Cold War Ties Show How U.S. Intelligence Shaped Feminism’s Focus On Gender Over Class.
Floating turbine towers above — the S1500 hovers to harvest wind at 131 feet
China's S1500 floating turbine hovers at a 4,921 feet to harvest high-altitude winds, generating 1MW power equivalent to 328-foot ground turbines.