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Google's SynthID watermark is hard to break, but it doesn't solve AI misinformation

Deciding what's real on the Internet won't be easy in the future.

Ryan Whitwam 3 weeks ago

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Elon Musk finally launches X Money. What could possibly go wrong?

Expect bumps with X Money rollout as major US financial markets are excluded.

Ashley Belanger 3 weeks ago

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Audi has a new flagship designed with the US in mind: The 2027 Q9

The new full-size flagship SUV starts at $87,700 when it goes on sale in Q4.

Jonathan M. Gitlin 3 weeks ago

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Reaction wheel failures leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbit

"Preliminary investigation shows that two of Link's three reaction wheels currently are not operable."

Stephen Clark 3 weeks ago

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College lab class ends with 32 people on antibiotics for deadly germ exposure

Lab students were supposed to ID a mild germ. They all identified a deadly pathogen.

Beth Mole 3 weeks ago

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We now have a better understanding how OpenAI hacked into Hugging Face

10 days passed from OpenAI models exploiting JFrog Artifactory 0-day to release of a patch.

Dan Goodin 3 weeks ago

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eBay pays $46M to journalists it targeted in bizarre harassment campaign

eBay sent bloody pig mask and other macabre deliveries to journalists' home.

Jon Brodkin 3 weeks ago

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Study: Dinosaurs were charbroiled after Chicxulub impact

“We're in the realm where we might be essentially killing off everything within that first hour or two."

Jennifer Ouellette 3 weeks ago

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Philly suburb: Sure, build that data center—but first meet our 43 demands

The final condition will shock you! (It won’t. It’s taxes.)

Nate Anderson 3 weeks ago

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Despite AI hype, Google's data shows workers aren't automating themselves away

Analysis of 15 million real AI interactions finds most tasks at most jobs are unaffected.

Kyle Orland 3 weeks ago

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New airliner sets record flying 24 hrs nonstop from Australia to France

Record flight shows viability of Qantas Airways’ Project Sunrise routes in 2027.

Jeremy Hsu 3 weeks ago

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Judge blocks first state law that would have banned prediction markets

Judge may allow Minnesota to ban some types of bets, but not all of them.

Jon Brodkin 3 weeks ago

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Report: Trump mad RFK Jr. hasn’t cut more vaccines or proven autism link

Trump is fixated on the false, long-debunked claim that vaccines cause autism.

Beth Mole 3 weeks ago

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As US measles cases rise, biotech firms start developing new treatments

The US is making measles great again, so treatment options are needed for the most vulnerable.

Emily Mullin, wired.com 3 weeks ago

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Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms

Microsoft says tools cost less than competing ones and outperform them, too.

Dan Goodin 3 weeks ago

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Trump admin exempts SpaceX's Starlink from FCC ban on foreign-made routers

Starlink has a Texas factory but also makes routers in Vietnam.

Jon Brodkin 3 weeks ago

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Epic diarrhea outbreak has 40% of Americans avoiding fruits and veggies

Kennedy has focused on nutrition but has neglected food safety, critics say.

Beth Mole 3 weeks ago

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iOS and macOS 26.6 arrive today, paving the way for iOS and macOS 27

These are likely the last updates of note before Apple's bigger fall updates.

Samuel Axon 3 weeks ago

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A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months

When the first step goes wrong, bad results follow.

Nate Anderson 3 weeks ago

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“Google and Reddit do not own the Internet," web scraper says after court win

Google's and Reddit's use of DMCA to fight web scraper is bizarre, expert says.

Ashley Belanger 3 weeks ago

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5th Circuit blocks Texas law requiring websites to filter "harmful" speech

Age verification is okay, but filtering is preempted by Section 230, judges find.

Jon Brodkin 3 weeks ago

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Verizon touts $1B dark fiber deal for Google data centers as first of many

Telecom expects AI revenue from dark fiber deals and retrofitted data centers.

Jeremy Hsu 3 weeks ago

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Experts warn current Starship heat shield tech is a "dead end" for rapid reuse

NASA has not made substantial investments in thermal protection research for decades.

Eric Berger 3 weeks ago

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ChatGPT starts blocking direct requests to copy an author's style

New behavior capturing a writer's "broad qualities" could have legal implications.

Kyle Orland 3 weeks ago

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