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Doctor Who's New Spinoff Revives the Sea Devils Once More
Gizmodo - 26 Jul 2024 22:00
The War Between Land and Sea will see UNIT face off against the Sea Devils in a five-part miniseries.
AI concerns spur video game workers to go on strike starting Friday
Fox News - 26 Jul 2024 03:56
Artificial Intelligence protections for interactive entertainment companies like Activision have led video game performers with SAG-AFTRA to strike.
SpaceX finds cause of Falcon 9 failure, eyes return to flight as soon as July 27
SPACE.com - 26 Jul 2024 02:10
SpaceX has fixed the problem that caused its Falcon 9 rocket to fail during a July 11 launch, according to the company, which is eyeing a July 27 return to flight.
Sam Altman wants a US-led freedom coalition to fight authoritarian AI
The Register - 26 Jul 2024 01:07
Team America AI Police? Sam Altman has called for a US-led coalition of nations to ensure AI remains a vehicle for freedom and democracy, and not a tool for authoritarians to keep themselves in power and dominate others....
X's Grok chatbot is misleading voters about the presidential election
Engadget - 26 Jul 2024 00:48Beware of fake CrowdStrike domains pumping out Lumma infostealing malware
The Register - 26 Jul 2024 00:30
PSA: Only accept updates via official channels ... ironically enough CrowdStrike is the latest lure being used to trick Windows users into downloading and running the notorious Lumma infostealing malware, according to th...
Anxiety and depression raise the risk of dangerous blood clots, study finds
Live Science - 26 Jul 2024 00:00
Recent research has drawn a link between anxiety, depression and an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis.
Engineers develop magnetic tunnel junction-based device to make AI more energy efficient
Phys.org - 26 Jul 2024 16:16
Engineering researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have demonstrated a state-of-the-art hardware device that could reduce energy consumption for artificial intelligent (AI) computing applications by a fac...
Apple agrees to abide by White House AI safeguards
Phys.org - 26 Jul 2024 16:15
The White House on Friday said that Apple has joined more than a dozen tech firms committed to following safeguards intended to curb the risks of artificial intelligence.
CrowdStrike Says 97% of Systems Hit by Outage Are Back Online
Wall Street Journal - 26 Jul 2024 15:28
CEO George Kurtz has been summoned to Congress to testify after the global tech outage snarled businesses, governments and travel last week.
CrowdStrike largest IT outage in history; cost more than $5B
9 to 5 Mac - 26 Jul 2024 13:29
Cybersecurity researcher Troy Hunt - who runs the HaveIBeenPwned website - predicted that the CrowdStrike failure would set a record as the largest IT outage in history, and the numbers seem to back him up. Cyber insuran...
What is tandem OLED and how does the display technology work?
Android Authority - 26 Jul 2024 02:56
No, Apple didn't invent tandem OLED and the tech is headed to more devices.
Mars rover found a rock with possible signs of ancient life
New Scientist - 26 Jul 2024 00:30
The Perseverance rover has found some of the most promising hints of ancient Martian life yet, but we can't know for sure until its samples are sent back to Earth
Open Source AI Has Founders--and the FTC--Buzzing
Wired - 26 Jul 2024 23:56
DC went to YC to talk OS.
This New Tool by a Former Google Engineer Claims to Weed Out Privacy Violators. I Tried It
CNET - 26 Jul 2024 23:52
webXray intends to help us level the playing field against privacy pirates. It's a good start. But there are other ways you can protect yourself now.
Solar Opposites Will Return for a Sixth Season
Gizmodo - 26 Jul 2024 23:45
But first, the Hulu sci-fi comedy starring Dan Stevens and Thomas Middleditch returns for season 5 August 12--watch the new trailer below.
T-Mobile Sued for Breaking Lifetime Price Guarantees
Mac Rumors - 26 Jul 2024 23:44
T-Mobile customers have filed a lawsuit [PDF] against the carrier, alleging that it failed to honor a guarantee not to raise the prices of select cellular plans. The lawsuit, first spotted by Wired, claims that back in 2...
Google Discover gets interactive with 'Today's Teaser' polls
Android Authority - 26 Jul 2024 23:41
Would you rather be a butterfly or dolphin? Google Discover wants to know!
SpaceNews Welcomes Clara Swan as Sales and Business Development Manager
Space News - 26 Jul 2024 23:32
Denver, CO - July 26, 2024. SpaceNews is thrilled to announce the appointment of Clara Swan as our new Sales and Business Development Manager. Clara will manage advertising and sponsorship […] The post SpaceNews Welcom...
3 underrated Netflix movies you should watch this weekend (July 26-28)
Digital Trends - 26 Jul 2024 23:30
Need some good films to watch on Netflix this weekend? Then stream these three underrated movies with Milla Jovovich, John Candy, Laurie Metcalf, and more.
3 underrated Amazon Prime Video movies you should watch this weekend (July 26-28)
Digital Trends - 26 Jul 2024 23:30
From one of 2023's best comedies to an underrated sci-fi classic, these three movies are perfect for a lazy July weekend.
How to Stop X From Training Its AI With Your Posts
Life Hacker - 26 Jul 2024 23:30
There's a way to keep X's AI chatbot, Grok, away from your data.