A.I. Is on Its Way to Upending Cybersecurity
With new systems from companies like Anthropic and OpenAI, hackers can attack with greater speed. The defense is more A.I.
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Artemis crew reaches the moon, approaches record-breaking distance from Earth
The milestone is a key moment in Artemis II, aiming to return astronauts to the Moon by 2028 NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft’s main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon April 2, 2024.PHOTO: NASA The four astronauts … Read more
Forget the A.I. Apocalypse. Memes Have Already Nuked Our Culture.
From our jokes and slang to the White House’s policy messaging, internet “brain rot” has escaped our phones to take over … well, everything.
What Teens Are Doing With Those Role-Playing Chatbots
Harassing bots with “funny violence.” Confiding about a broken heart. Chatting with a block of cheese. Filling a void of loneliness.
Uber and Lyft Offer Gas Price Relief, but Drivers Say It’s Not Enough
As fuel costs go up, making a living as a gig driver is harder than ever.
Telegram’s Durov says Russia triggered payment system problem by blocking VPNs
Moscow metro forced to open turnstiles without payment as VPN crackdown triggers nationwide banking chaos Telegram founder Pavel Durov said on Saturday that Russia’s attempt to block Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) triggered a problem with a domestic payment system, adding that tens of millions of Russians were now resisting the digital controls. The issue sowed … Read more
China moves to regulate digital humans, bans addictive services for children
China proposes labelling digital humans and banning virtual intimacy for minors in new cyber policy draft A humanoid robot stands at the office of developer Ex-Robots in Dalian, Liaoning province, China June 6, 2024.PHOTO: REUTERS China’s cyberspace regulator issued draft regulations on Friday to oversee the development of digital humans online, requiring clear labelling and … Read more
The Future of Addictive Design + Going Deep at DeepMind + HatGPT
“The platforms should be absolutely begging Congress to regulate them, because the alternative is they get sued into oblivion by a bunch of law firms.”
Non-resident YouTubers to face 16–66% tax on Pakistan-based earnings
FBR seeks Rs195 per 1,000 views from non-resident YouTubers earning from content viewed in Pakistan The government has proposed new amendments to target non-resident Pakistani YouTubers who were earning hefty amounts by selling their content in Pakistan, seeking to recover Rs195 per 1,000 views on videos. The Federal Board of Revenue has proposed the amendments … Read more
Big Tech targets in Iran war: Where and why?
US tech firms raise concerns over security of Gulf’s rapidly growing digital infrastructure The logo of Amazon Web Services AWS is seen on the opening day of the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) audiovisual and systems integration exhibition in Barcelona on January 31, 2023. Amazon on March 3, 2026 said fluctuations in its data centers in … Read more