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Tinder and Zoom Adopt World ID Iris Scans to Verify Human Users
Both Tinder and Zoom have partnered with Sam Altman's World to use iris-scanning orbs to verify that users are real humans rather than AI-generated accounts. BBC reports the technology targets fake accounts and scams bro...
Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles Leave OpenAI as Company Drops Sora and Science Team
OpenAI's chief product officer Kevin Weil and AI researcher Bill Peebles are departing as the company shuts down its Sora video project and folds its science research team. The exits reflect a deliberate pivot away from ...
Hacker Who Breached US Supreme Court Filing System Sentenced to Probation
Nicholas Moore was sentenced to probation after hacking into three U.S. government networks using stolen credentials. He subsequently bragged about the intrusions and posted victims' personal data on Instagram under the ...
Anthropic's New Cybersecurity AI Model Aims to Rebuild Government Relations
Anthropic has released a new cybersecurity-focused AI model as the company seeks to repair its strained relationship with the Trump administration, which had publicly criticized Anthropic as a left-wing company. The move...
OpenAI Chief Product Officer Kevin Weil Departs the Company
Kevin Weil, a former Instagram VP who served as OpenAI's Chief Product Officer, is leaving the company. OpenAI is folding the AI science application he led into its Codex product following his departure....
Tennessee Man Avoids Prison After Hacking Government Systems, Boasting on Instagram
Nicholas Moore, 25, of Tennessee pleaded guilty to accessing US Supreme Court, AmeriCorps, and Veterans Administration systems using stolen login credentials. He posted screenshots of victims' personal information to his...
Trump Nominates Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC Director in Uncontroversial Pick
President Trump announced Dr. Erica Schwartz as his third nominee for CDC director — a board-certified preventive medicine physician and former public health official who supports vaccination and evidence-based medicin...
AI Coding Tool Cursor in Talks to Raise $2B+ at $50B Valuation
Cursor, the AI-powered coding assistant, is reportedly in talks to raise more than $2 billion in a new funding round that would value the company at $50 billion, driven by surging enterprise adoption. Returning investors...
Tesla Tells HW3 Owners to 'Be Patient' After 7 Years Without Promised Full Self-Driving
Tesla is still asking Hardware 3 owners to be patient regarding Full Self-Driving capabilities, despite customers having waited approximately seven years for the promised feature. The situation highlights ongoing frustra...
'Tokenmaxxing' Trend Raises Concerns About AI Developer Productivity and Industry Hype
Two TechCrunch pieces examine the growing practice of 'tokenmaxxing'—pushing AI models to generate maximum output—arguing it is making developers less productive due to higher costs and increased need to rewrite gene...
Used EV Market Offers Strong Value in the $20,000–$25,000 Range
The used electric vehicle market has expanded significantly, with thousands of EVs available nationwide in the $20,000–$25,000 bracket. Despite the Trump administration abolishing the used clean vehicle tax credit, buy...
All 12 Apollo Moonwalkers Experienced 'Lunar Hay Fever' from Gunpowder-Scented Moon Dust
A 2018 ESA article resurfacing on Hacker News details how all twelve astronauts who walked on the Moon suffered allergic-like reactions from lunar dust, which they described as smelling like gunpowder. The fine abrasive ...
Satellite Imagery Shows Nearly 40% of US Data Center Projects Facing Construction Delays
New satellite and drone imagery reveals that roughly 40 percent of US data center projects may not be completed on schedule this year. Major construction and power supply challenges, along with growing local opposition, ...
Prediction Markets Create Ethical Dilemmas for Journalists
The rise of prediction market platforms has blurred the line between journalism and speculation, raising ethical questions about whether reporters can or should bet on events they cover. The ability to monetize almost an...
SNK Announces NeoGeo AES+ Reissue Without Emulation
SNK has announced a reissue of its iconic NeoGeo AES retro console under the name NeoGeo AES+, notable for running original hardware rather than relying on software emulation. The announcement has generated interest amon...
Hackers Exploiting Three Unpatched Windows Defender Vulnerabilities in Live Attacks
A security researcher publicly disclosed three vulnerabilities in Windows Defender along with proof-of-concept exploit code, and threat actors have already begun leveraging the flaws against real organizations, according...
Amazon Ends Sideloading Support on All New Fire TV Sticks
Amazon has confirmed that all future Fire TV Stick devices, starting with the Fire TV Stick 4K Select released in October, will run on its new Vega platform and will not support sideloading of third-party Android apps. T...
Ridley Scott Releases First Trailer for Post-Apocalyptic Film 'The Dog Stars'
Director Ridley Scott has released the first trailer for The Dog Stars, a post-apocalyptic film based on Peter Heller's acclaimed 2012 novel. The story follows the aftermath of a deadly flu virus that decimates humanity....
Poetry Camera Gadget Uses AI to Print Verse from Photos
The Poetry Camera is a consumer gadget that photographs scenes and prints AI-generated poems on receipt paper. While praised for its playful design, reviewers found its AI-written verse charming but often frustratingly s...
Open-Source 'Smol Machines' Project Offers Subsecond Coldstart Portable Virtual Machines
A new open-source project called Smol Machines (smolvm) has been released on GitHub, offering portable virtual machines with subsecond cold-start times. The project has attracted significant attention on Hacker News for ...