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AI bots now beat 100% of those traffic-image CAPTCHAs
I, for one, welcome our traffic light-identifying overlords.
Man tricks OpenAI’s voice bot into duet of The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby”
OpenAI doesn't want its chatbot to sing, but sometimes the ability slips through.
Microsoft details security/privacy overhaul for Windows Recall ahead of relaunch
Recall nearly launched as a scraper that stored all its data in plaintext.
Musk’s X blocks links to JD Vance dossier and suspends journalist who posted it
X says it suspended reporter for "posting unredacted personal information."
Tesla workers in Germany complain about home visits from their bosses
The rate of sick leave reached 17 percent in August, far above industry average.
Indicted NYC mayor to FBI: I, uh, forgot my phone’s passcode
I think it starts with a 2?
IBM opens its quantum-computing stack to third parties
You don't have to use IBM's tools to run software on its quantum processor.
NASA confirms space station cracking a “highest” risk and consequence problem
NASA and Roscosmos have not agreed on the point at which the leak rate is untenable.
Ars in San Jose recap: Infrastructure, sustainability, AI, cocktails
We came, we saw, we talked, we schmoozed, we toured the Computer History Museum!
Flaw in Kia’s web portal let researchers track, hack cars
Bug let researchers track millions of cars, unlock doors, and start engines at will.
Rocket Report: SpaceX salvages Starship wreckage; pessimism for Virgin Galactic
The penultimate flight of Japan's workhorse H-IIA rocket deploys a spy satellite.
Tiny dancer: Ana de Armas is a fierce assassin in Ballerina trailer
"To stop the assassin, you must become the assassin."
Tails OS joins forces with Tor Project in merger
The organizations have worked closely together over the years.
In rare move from printing industry, HP actually has a decent idea
Opinion: Printers have gotten boring and untrustworthy.
Exponential growth brews 1 million AI models on Hugging Face
Hugging Face cites community-driven customization as fuel for diverse AI model boom.
Sony, Ubisoft scandals prompt Calif. ban on deceptive sales of digital goods
New California law reminds us we don't own games and movies.
18 years for woman who hoped to destroy Baltimore power grid and spark a race war
US says ex-cons exchanged letters while in different prisons, then planned attack.
RTS classics StarCraft, StarCraft II make their way to PC Game Pass
The collection includes the 2017 remaster of the original StarCraft.
The war of words between SpaceX and the FAA keeps escalating
"You may have read a little bit of nonsense in the papers recently."
The 1963 Ford Cardinal—too radical for America at the time
Here's what happened when Ford tried to react to the Volkswagen Beetle.
These 3D-printed pipes inspired by shark intestines outperform Tesla valves
Prototypes control fluid flow in a preferred direction with no need for moving parts.
As OpenAI CTO and two others depart, Altman denies link to restructuring plans
Three major departures on same day raise questions about AI company's future.
EV sales remain healthy despite online doom and gloom
Battery EVs are expected to account for more than 8 percent.
The Last of Us season 2 trailer: Viewers are probably not prepared for this
Joel and Ellie return, but we also get glimpses of Isaac and Abby.
Pirate library must pay publishers $30M, but no one knows who runs it
Some Libgen links can't be reached after broad takedown order.
Legendary Mario creator on AI: Nintendo is “going the opposite direction”
Switch-maker shows little interest in jumping on the latest industry bandwagon.
Senate holds rich CEO of “third-world medicine” hospitals in contempt
Ralph de la Torre, CEO of Steward, faces up to 12 months in prison if convicted.
OpenAI plans tectonic shift from nonprofit to for-profit, giving Altman equity
Under plans that have attracted criticism, shift may give Altman 7% stake in the firm.
iPhone 16 and 16 Pro review: A worthy upgrade after three years
This is Apple's most iterative annual release yet, but that's not a bad thing.
Hummingbirds thrive on an extreme lifestyle. Here’s how.
Nightly suspended animation, sugary diet, backwards flight, and long migrations help.
NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules
Proposed guidelines aim to inject badly needed common sense into password hygiene.
Most Amazon workers considering job hunting due to 5-day in-office policy: Poll
My morale for this job is gone..."
Spread of deadly EEE virus explodes 5-fold in New York; one death reported
Normally only 2 or 3 counties have EEE-positive mosquitoes; there's 15 this year.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows delayed after poor Star Wars Outlaws reception
It will now launch the same year as another, maybe better, open-world samurai game.
Talking to ChatGPT for the first time is a surreal experience
Listen to our first audio demo with OpenAI's new natural voice chat features.
DoNotPay has to pay $193K for falsely touting untested AI lawyer, FTC says
You can't "sue anyone with a click of a button" without testing it first, FTC says.
Cox asks court to block Rhode Island plan for broadband expansions
Cox disputes speed tests, claims it serves areas eligible for broadband grants.
Meta’s new lightweight AR prototype shows a future beyond bulky VR headsets
100g "Orion" prototype offers 70-degree FOV, could hit market "in the next few years."
Review: Intel Lunar Lake CPUs combine good battery life and x86 compatibility
But it's too bad that Intel had to turn to TSMC to make its chips competitive.
LG TVs start showing ads on screensavers
LG's TV business is heightening focus on selling ads and tracking.
OpenAI asked US to approve energy-guzzling 5GW data centers, report says
OpenAI stokes China fears to woo US approvals for huge data centers, report says.
Meta’s $300 Quest 3S trades a worse display for a lower price
Low-end option, available Oct. 15, is also missing Quest 3's improved pancake lenses.
Tailwinds don’t help “everesting” cyclists
"There are no clever tricks to get around the necessary diet and exercise."
Tesla Full Self Driving requires human intervention every 13 miles
It gave pedestrians room but ran red lights and crossed into oncoming traffic.
Google accuses Microsoft of antitrust violations over Azure cloud platform
Complaint cites "steep penalties" for Microsoft customers using other providers.
Ghost of Yōtei: The acclaimed Ghost of Tsushima is getting a sequel
The follow-up to one of our favorite open-world games is coming soon, Sony says.
Hacker plants false memories in ChatGPT to steal user data in perpetuity
Emails, documents, and other untrusted content can plant malicious memories.
Caroline Ellison gets 2 years for covering up Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX fraud
Caroline Ellison "deeply regrets" FTX lies, must now forfeit $11 billion.
Terminator’s Cameron joins AI company behind controversial image generator
Famed sci-fi director joins board of embattled Stability AI, creator of Stable Diffusion.
FBI: After dad allegedly tried to shoot Trump, son arrested for child porn
"Hundreds" of files found on SD card, FBI agent says.
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