The article describes a secret war game that simulated a catastrophic cyberattack on US water utilities, allegedly linked to China. In the scenario, hackers disrupted 5,000 water systems across the Un
PlayStation is facing backlash after announcing that, starting in 2028, new PlayStation games will no longer be released on physical discs, signaling a full shift to digital distribution. Critics argu
If AI Is Sentient Then So Is ‘Age of Empires II’
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The article discusses a provocative comparison about AI consciousness, using a satirical example to challenge how easily people anthropomorphize machines. It opens with science fiction writer Ted Chia
Tesla purchased more than $2 million worth of lidar sensors from Luminar in the first quarter of 2024, according to Luminar’s earnings report. The purchase made Tesla Luminar’s biggest lidar customer
A security research report alleges that Urban VPN Proxy and seven related browser extensions from the same publisher secretly harvested users’ conversations with major AI chat platforms, including Cha
Consulting giant Accenture is dealing with a sharp rise in AI token spending and is trying to rein it in, according to leaked internal audio obtained by 404 Media. The company says a major driver of t
Microsoft has confirmed a Recycle Bin bug affecting all supported versions of Windows after installation of the June Patch Tuesday update, KB5094126. The issue causes the delete confirmation dialog to
Securonix Threat Research analyzed an ongoing espionage campaign called SHEET#CREEP, which delivers a C# remote access trojan (RAT) through a diplomatic-themed ISO phishing lure. The lure, themed arou
The document argues that apparent “human-like” (anthropomorphic) attributes in large language models (LLMs)—such as understanding, morality, empathy, deception, or self-awareness—cannot be treated as
In mid-June 2026, researchers uncovered an active, large-scale credential theft campaign targeting Fortinet FortiGate firewalls, dubbed **FortiBleed**. Attackers have been extracting configuration fil
North Korean state-sponsored group ScarCruft, also known as APT37, has been using spear-phishing emails that impersonate Microsoft Account security alerts to spread NarwhalRAT malware. The messages wa
The article argues that Google’s planned CAPTCHA changes could create a “two-tier internet” by making access to websites dependent on possession of an “approved” device. Google’s reCAPTCHA, already wi
Microsoft recently patched a critical vulnerability in its M365 Copilot platform that could have let attackers steal two-factor authentication codes and other sensitive information from users’ emails.
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3w ago
A year after Mark Zuckerberg spent more than $14 billion to bring Alexandr Wang and Scale AI talent into Meta, the company has made progress in artificial intelligence but still trails leaders like Op
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Panthalassa, a Portland startup backed by major Silicon Valley investors, is developing floating data centers that sit at sea, generate their own power from wave energy, and use cold seawater for cool
Researchers at the University of California San Diego, working with Google, have found a way to recycle old Pixel smartphones into a low-cost data center. The project is meant to give discarded phones
Researchers at the University of California San Diego, working with Google, have found a way to recycle old Pixel smartphones into a low-cost data center. The project is meant to give discarded phones
The seductive unreliability of AI
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IrregularChat: AI & Autonomy
3w ago
The article argues that artificial intelligence, especially generative AI and large language models, is still too unreliable to be treated as a mature or trustworthy source of knowledge. The author de
A new Ars Technica report argues that AI data centers’ total water use is small compared with overall water consumption, even though individual facilities can heavily affect local supplies. Amazon sai
Microsoft is limiting employee access to Anthropic’s new Claude Fable 5 model because of concerns over data retention rules. According to sources, the model is available to Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot
The Army bought 10,000 IVAS headsets they will never use
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3w ago
The Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), a mixed-reality headset program meant to improve soldiers’ situational awareness in combat, has effectively been shelved after costing the Defe
China has announced that what it calls the world’s first offshore wind-powered underwater data center has entered full commercial operation. The project, located off Shanghai’s Lingang Special Area, w
Riding the Wave: The Rise of Floating Data Centers
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4w ago
Floating and ocean-based data centers are emerging as a response to the growing pressure on AI-scale infrastructure, especially in dense coastal markets where land, power, and cooling are limited. By
Researchers have identified a new denial-of-service attack called **HTTP/2 Bomb** that can crash vulnerable web servers in **seconds to under a minute** from a **single machine**. The attack affects d
A Firefox Support Forum thread addressed how to recover saved passwords and login data after Firefox was completely uninstalled and reinstalled. The user explained that they had used Revo Uninstaller,
A Netflix senior engineer, Tejas Chopra, has built and open sourced Project Headroom, a tool designed to reduce AI usage costs by compressing prompts and other context before they reach large language
A Fast Company report highlights rising concerns about the cost of AI tools, especially Anthropic’s Claude. According to an AI consultant cited by Axios, one client reportedly spent $500 million on Cl
DuckDuckGo says traffic to its opt-in “No AI” search page has tripled since Google’s latest push toward AI-powered search. The privacy-focused company highlighted the increase on Bluesky, noting that
At Rust Week 2026 in Utrecht, Linux stable kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman argued that Rust will help “save” Linux from a growing wave of security problems, especially as AI-powered bug-finding t
APT29, also known as Cozy Bear or Midnight Blizzard, is a Russian state-linked threat group that has evolved its tactics in 2025. In August, AWS researchers reported a campaign in which the group used
Microsoft’s Project Catapult, also called Project Brainwave, is a cloud-based AI supercomputer that uses field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to speed up Bing and Azure. Unlike traditional hardware,
Certification Prep On-Demand – LevelUp
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May 26
LevelUp’s Certification Prep On-Demand platform is promoting a limited-time campaign that offers free Microsoft exam vouchers. Learners who score 80% or higher on eligible certification course assessm
Microsoft’s recent AI usage reports highlight a growing cost problem: in some cases, using AI is becoming more expensive than employing human workers. According to reports, Microsoft has started cance
The article argues that enterprise AI is running into a cost crisis as companies shift from flat-rate subscriptions to token-based billing, where customers pay for each prompt or line of code generate
Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse has disclosed a Windows zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability, dubbed **MiniPlasma**, that can grant attackers **SYSTEM-level access** on fully patched system
A WIRED investigation found that just 11 new gas projects tied to U.S. data center campuses could emit more greenhouse gases annually than some entire countries. Based on air permit documents, these p
A newly disclosed zero-day exploit, dubbed **YellowKey**, can bypass the default BitLocker protections in **Windows 11** and give an attacker full access to an encrypted drive within seconds. The atta
Software Developers Say AI Is Rotting Their Brains
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May 13
The article argues that while tech executives portray AI as a major productivity breakthrough, many software developers experience it as a burden that can reduce their effectiveness. Leaders at compan
NVIDIA is reportedly accelerating co-packaged optics (CPO) technology by about five years, bringing it into its roadmap with the upcoming Feynman GPUs in 2028. CPO uses silicon photonics to replace so
Motorola Q - Wikipedia
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May 6
The Motorola Q was a Windows Mobile smartphone manufactured by Motorola and first announced in 2005. It launched in the United States on May 31, 2006, initially on Verizon Wireless, and later appeared