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…
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"...
“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."
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.
A Love letter to Palworld
A design love letter to Pokémon Legends Arceus and a wish list for the future of Palworld.
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.
Stop Killing Games has joined a lawsuit against Sony's move to digital-only sales: 'You won't have any choice at all'
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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.
US government extensively spied on anti-ICE protesters and leftwing groups, records reveal
DHS sent undercover agents to meetings and infiltrated chats of groups opposing Trumpâs immigration crackdown
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.
Netflix to shut down two game studios: Night School and Moonloot
Oxenfree Night School and Moonloot closing, as streaming giant continues to shrink internal game studio operation
Akira Kurosawa and the Myth of Going Out on Top
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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.
Laura Fryer - HR is killing Games
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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.
Saber CEO scorns writer who says she was fired in favor of AI with confusing, combative statement
"Apologies are simply in too short a supply these days to spurn one when it's offered."
Darksiders 4 & the next game in the Kingdom Come franchise are expected to release in FY 2027/28 (April 2027 - March 2028)
Darksiders 4 & the next game in the Kingdom Come franchise are expected to release in FY 2027/28 (April 2027 - March 2028) https://embracer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Embracer-Group-publishes-Interim-Report-Q1-April…
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.
Two years into the world's most complicated board game, masochist gamers "still don't understand what the camels do"
The ridiculously complex Campaign for North Africa boasts 1,500 hours and recommends you play with 10 people - these gamers aim to finish it with two.
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.
i rewrote and improved a cli git graph viewer (git-rivera)
git-foresta in go, with more colors. Contribute to 0xf0xx0/git-rivera development by creating an account on GitHub.
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.
TIL some reptiles can also generate their own heat
Salvator merianae, a giant tegu lizard endemic to South America, regulates its own body temperature during the mating season without relying on external heat and without shivering. Experiments conducted by researchers a…
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 …
How to Become Your Own ISP [Video][22mins]
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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
LinkedIn CringeBot 3000
Transform any topic into peak LinkedIn thought leadership guaranteed to make your followers shudder.
TIL about the myth of Telegonus, a not so known son of Odysseus
In Greek mythology, Telegonus (/təˈlɛɡənəs/; Ancient Greek: Τηλέγονος, "born afar") was the son of Circe and Odysseus[1] and thus, brother to Agrius and Latinus[2] or Nausithous and Nausinous,[3] and Cassiphone.[4] In s…
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 …