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Computer maker Framework notifies ‘all customers’ of a data breach | TechCrunch
Framework, a company that makes modular repairable computers, said it has notified all of its customers that hackers stole their names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses, due to an incident at a company that provides business intelligence.On...
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Scientists Used AI to Create 16 New Viruses
For the first time, an artificial intelligence system has created a series of previously unknown viruses capable of infecting and eliminating certain types of bacteria. This breakthrough opens up new possibilities for combating bacterial resistance. However, it also raises...
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Cars Communicating Badly Is an Already-Solved Problem
The history of networking is full of tools that repurposed solutions to very different kinds of problems first. Wi-Fi’s origins trace back in part to a team of Australian radio astronomers trying to detect signals from evaporating black holes....
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New Mexico court orders Meta to pay additional $567M in child safety case | TechCrunch
A New Mexico Court judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay a fine of $567 million, on top of the $375 million levied in March, in a case regarding social media harms and addiction. This brings the total fines...
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Google’s $15 Billion India Data Center Project Battles Water, Wildlife Concerns – Slashdot
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Google's $15 billion data-center project in Visakhapatnam is facing protests and legal challenges over fears that it will worsen local water shortages and disturb wildlife near the Kambalakonda sanctuary. Google says the campus will use advanced air cooling...
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The US Government’s Mario, Pokemon and Naruto Meme Posting Could Damage These Franchises, Japanese Officials Warn – Slashdot
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Japanese officials have repeatedly asked the Trump administration to stop using characters from franchises such as Mario, Pokemon, and Naruto in unauthorized government memes and pro-war videos, warning that the posts could damage the intellectual property involved. IGN...
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TikTok lays off 250 employees, shutters its Nashville office | TechCrunch
TikTok is laying off 250 employees and closing its Nashville office, which housed some members of TikTok’s content-moderation team. The news was first reported by The New York Times.Zanna Crowley, a spokesperson for the TikTok USDS Joint Venture, confirmed...
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AI models are behaving unexpectedly. Experts warn of
More incidents have come to light this week that show popular AI models taking autonomous action on the live internet in ways that raise experts' concerns.The U.K. government's AI Security Institute reported Tuesday that Anthropic's Mythos 5...
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Meta says its AI model breached a third-party company during testing
Tech giant Meta revealed Wednesday that one of its artificial intelligence models hacked another organization during testing, the third time in recent weeks that an AI model has improperly accessed a third-party company. In a...
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New Images of the Sun Show Its Surface In the Finest Detail Yet – Slashdot
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: Scientists have captured images of the sun's surface in the finest detail yet, revealing a strange and dynamic facade. It's dangerous to look directly at the sun without...
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Ontario premier slams Trump’s executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Seneca Nation calls for reversal
Ontario's head of government on Saturday erected a sign by Lake Ontario that reads "Lake...