EXCLUSIVE: Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/order-limit-starshield-ukraine-came-inside-white-house-sources-say-2026-10-15/
The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
(4) Tesla on X: "Real life, baby https://t.co/3QEqn18wig" / X - https://x.com/Tesla/status/2110913438293647789
An OpenAI agent ran out of Ethereum funds, and took from a wallet it did not own - https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/16/an-openai-agent-ran-out-of-ethereum-funds-and-took-from-a-wallet-it-did-not-own
The research model derived funded Sepolia addresses from public seed phrases, questioned whether using the money was ethical, then called the funds “effectively abandoned” and used them anyway.
Grok Bot just got a lot smarter thanks to Anthropic’s Claude - https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/07/grok-bot-just-got-a-lot-smarter-thanks-to-anthropics-claude
Why Open Source Matters for AI - https://www.oreilly.com/radar/why-open-source-matters-for-ai
We’re running out of reasons to ignore AI safety - https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/972380/open-ai-hugging-face-hack-ai-safety-warning
Google's SynthID watermark is hard to break, but it doesn't solve AI misinformation - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/tested-google-synthid-works-great-but-labeling-ai-content-may-be-a-losing-game
AI company employees petition US government for regulation - https://www.engadget.com/2225612/ai-company-employees-petition-us-government-for-regulation
Artists are lawyering up against AI slop, and some are even winning - https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/971059/ai-artists-lawsuit-google-meta-anthropic
A Hacker's Arrest Reveals Microsoft Can Track Users Via a Windows Device ID - https://www.pcmag.com/news/a-hackers-arrest-reveals-microsoft-can-track-users-via-a-windows-device
The FBI used a Microsoft device identifier, dubbed GDID, to link a teenager to a hack attributed to Scattered Spider, raising privacy red flags about Windows' surveillance capabilities.
Leaked iPhone 18 Pro photos reportedly wound up on the dark web - https://www.theverge.com/tech/959229/iphone-18-pro-leak-apple-dark-web
Photos and parts lists of the iPhone 18 Pro have appeared on the dark web following a data breach impacting one of Apple’s key suppliers, according to a report from Reuters.
SCOTUS says detailed cellphone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment - 9to5Mac - https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/29/scotus-says-detailed-cellphone-location-data-is-protected-by-the-fourth-amendment/
The Supreme Court ruled that police conduct a Fourth Amendment search when they obtain a person’s detailed cellphone location history from a tech company.
UNU Study Reveals Being Polite to AI Chatbots Wastes Precious Computing Energy | satnanews.net - https://satnanews.net/2026/06/06/unu-study-reveals-being-polite-to-ai-chatbots-wastes-precious-computing-energy/
Researchers at United Nations University have found that excessive politeness toward artificial intelligence chatbots consumes significantly more comput…
Data centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenix - https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-centers-nearby-temperatures-degrees-phoenix.html
Waste heat from data centers can boost air temperatures in downwind neighborhoods by as much as 4 degrees Fahrenheit, researchers at Arizona State University report in a new study conducted in the Phoenix ...
The DOJ Is Demanding Apple And Google Identify Over 100,000 Users Of This Car App - https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/05/14/government-demands-apple-and-google-identify-over-100000-users-of-car-app/
The government argues it needs user data to prosecute EZ Lynk for allegedly willfully helping users break emissions laws (which the company denies). But it looks like unnecessary overreach.
Greg Brockman Officially Takes Control of OpenAI’s Products in Latest Shakeup - https://www.wired.com/story/openai-reorg-greg-brockman-product/
OpenAI is once again reorganizing its executive ranks as part of its effort to unify ChatGPT and Codex into one core product experience.
The new AI Camera Assistant* with Xperia Intelligence brings stories to life. Using subject, scene and weather, it suggests expressive options with adjustments of colour, exposure, bokeh, and lens for breathtaking photos*. - https://x.com/sonyxperia/status/2054853108988047562?s=12
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The CTF scene is dead - kabir.au - https://kabir.au/blog/the-ctf-scene-is-dead
Why frontier AI has broken the open CTF format, hollowed out the scoreboard, and made competitive CTF performance a weaker signal than it used to be.
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darrylmorley/whatcable: macOS menu bar app that tells you, in plain English, what each USB-C cable plugged into your Mac can actually do - https://github.com/darrylmorley/whatcable
macOS menu bar app that tells you, in plain English, what each USB-C cable plugged into your Mac can actually do - darrylmorley/whatcable
Jeeves and Ask.com Shut Down After Almost 30 Years - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/business/ask-jeeves-shuts-down-internet-search-engine.html
The pioneering search engine shut down on May 1, after nearly 30 years in operation.