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Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Alan Turing proposed a test for machine intelligence: could a computer convince a human it was human? We have begun conducting the same test on ourselves:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:But NASA's Jared Isaacman believes the launchpad, which exploded on May 28, may not be fixed until 2028:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Here's why Anthropic and OpenAI are on board with Illinois safety testing:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/dozens-of-red-hat-packages-backdoored-through-its-offical-npm-channel/

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/06/01/ohio-hits-pause-on-datacenter-tax-breaks-draining-its-coffers/5249137

"c0lo" writes:The Newest Instagram "Exploit" is the Goofiest I've Seen:

AnonTechie writes:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Lawmakers push DoD to tighten smartphone controls after adversaries exploited commercial tracking data:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/26/duckduckgo-installs-are-up-30-as-users-reject-being-force-fed-googles-ai-search/:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/01/5k-election-domains-registered-ahead-of-us-midterms/5249764

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/06/moderna-gets-50-million-to-develop-mrna-ebola-vaccine-against-bundibugyo/

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/02/github-copilot-users-threaten-exit-as-metered-billing-kicks-in/5249826

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/openais-math-breakthrough-played-to-ais-strengths/

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.slashgear.com/2184557/uss-supercarrier-gerald-r-ford-nuclear-power-plant/

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/perplexity-ai-cnn-copyright-suit/

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/musk-says-us-military-suicide-drones-used-starlink-in-violation-of-spacex-rules/

JoeMerchant writes:https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/05/a-robot-hand-that-taught-itself-to-play-piano-could-change-the-future-of-machines/

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:The technique correctly identified visited websites with roughly 89% accuracy and running applications with roughly 96% accuracy on a test Mac:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Now that doesn't mean Linux stable kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman thinks Rust is magic:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:The feds are raising the alarm about a new category of threat:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Stealth on a budget:

kolie has been hard at work producing a logical line for line copy of rehash (written in perl) in Python - including warts where they affect the functioning of the software. This will ensure that the software remains maintainable into the future, and gives kolie a chance to fix some previously unknown bugs.PyHash is currently running on dev.soylentnews.org. Please take a look and report any problems / observations / comments in kolie's journal. This software is still under development as kolie explains. If you cannot log in with your usual username/password you might have to create a new account on dev.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

An Anonymous Coward writes:The flaw affects the boundary between the Linux CIFS client and cifs-utils, allowing local root access on some systems.

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/jensen-huang-urges-super-micro-to-tighten-compliance

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/05/26/bezos-rocket-fell-short-after-cryogenic-leak-cut-engine-thrust/5246481

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drone-breaks-world-speed-record-with-453-mph-in-test-run-exotic-sawtooth-carbon-fiber-propeller-blades-one-of-the-key-advances-in-the-blackbird-design

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/05/26/japanese-space-agency-names-arrival-date-for-bepicolombo-mercury-mission/5245906

owl writes:https://www.righto.com/2026/05/microcode-inside-intel-8087-floating.html

Snotnose writes:Be afraid. Very afraid..

cereal_burpist writes:A London startup trained an AI on 4.1 million recipes across seven languages

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:The company was doing a hotfire test to prepare for New Glenn's next mission:

"fab23" writes:What Is a Dickover?:

hubie writes:PR executives say UK companies are forcing them to present ordinary automation as artificial intelligence:

canopic jug writes:Veteran journalist and distinguished blogger, Robert X Cringely, is back from a multi-year hiatus. His first couple of posts were that he is back and where he had been. The latter leads into his current post on the AI industry's betting on failed models.

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/researchers-develop-a-new-process-to-get-lithium-out-of-rocks/

Reuters reports https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/even-north-korea-someones-your-parking-spot-2026-05-12/ on the recent surge in private cars in the DPRK.

AnonTechie writes:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:From a reimagined search box to AI agents that hunt for apartments on your behalf, Google Search is being rebuilt with AI at its core:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:LX 7G100 proves hype trumps performance:

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AnonTechie writes:An interesting essay on the Internet by Terry Godier

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.phoronix.com/news/HP-Sponsoring-LVFS-Fwupd

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Are we pilots or are we passengers? Aschbacher asks:

hubie writes:Researchers have visualized mosquito flight behavior for the first time, which could improve mosquito-control strategies:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/california-moves-to-exempt-linux-from-its-upcoming-age-verification-law-after-backlash-over-forcing-operating-systems-to-collect-users-ages-amendment-proposed-by-the-same-lawmaker-who-wrote-the-original-law

Researchers Issue Warning About using WiFi routers as surveillance techAn Anonymous Coward writes:https://gizmodo.com/researchers-issue-warning-about-tech-that-could-turn-every-router-into-a-potential-means-for-surveillance-2000763181

5 ways Pope Leo says AI Could Warp Humanityjelizondo writes:Axios reports on the latest papal encyclical:

"c0lo" writes:Power prices to fall for most customers, with bigger drops for businesses:

hubie writes:From insects to birds to mammals, communication signals follow a common tempo: