Gizmodo 1 month ago

Polymarket Bug Reportedly Let Identity Thieves Into Existing Accounts

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Polymarket Bug Reportedly Let Identity Thieves Into Existing Accounts

The flaw apparently exposed accounts, and the cards and bank links attached to them.

Gizmodo 1 month ago

OpenAI Reportedly Trying to Solve Hodge Conjecture Amid Feud With Math Community

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OpenAI Reportedly Trying to Solve Hodge Conjecture Amid Feud With Math Community

According to The Information, OpenAI's primary concern is not solving the Hodge Conjecture but announcing they did so without further infuriat...

Gizmodo 1 month ago

In the Wild West of AI, Everybody Is Accusing Everybody Else of Theft

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In the Wild West of AI, Everybody Is Accusing Everybody Else of Theft

What does that word even mean in an industry built upon the nonconsensual use of data scraped from the internet?

Gizmodo 1 month ago

LG Denies Its TVs Are Spying on You (Unless You Opted In)

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LG Denies Its TVs Are Spying on You (Unless You Opted In)

LG denies its TVs constantly record owners' conversations for advertising data.

Gizmodo 1 month ago

OpenAI Is Beefing With Mathematicians, Will No Longer Sponsor Caltech ‘Mathathon’

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OpenAI Is Beefing With Mathematicians, Will No Longer Sponsor Caltech 'Mathathon'

"We do not anticipate that this will affect the event in any substantial way," the Mathathon team told Gizmodo.

Gizmodo 1 month ago

‘Lanterns’ Is Getting More Popular With Each New Episode

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'Lanterns' Is Getting More Popular With Each New Episode

HBO Max's DC Studios series about Green Lantern Corps members Hal Jordan and John Stewart is gaining fans every week.

Gizmodo 1 month ago

Why Bitcoin’s Price Is Spiking This Week

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Why Bitcoin’s Price Is Spiking This Week

Bitcoin’s latest rally comes as Treasury debt buybacks and expanding U.S. sanctions highlight the risks of a dollar-dominated financial system.

Gizmodo 2 months ago

Anthropic Is Reportedly Being Upfront With Would-Be Investors About AI Backlash

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Anthropic Is Reportedly Being Upfront With Would-Be Investors About AI Backlash

Its IPO prospectus will dwell on the topic, CNBC claims.

Gizmodo 2 months ago

Laptop Makers Are Desperate to Sell You PCs With 8GB of RAM. Avoid at All Costs

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Laptop Makers Are Desperate to Sell You PCs With 8GB of RAM. Avoid at All Costs

I've tried two versions of the Dell XPS 13 with more and less memory. You can guess what happened next.

Gizmodo 2 months ago

Anthropic’s Claude Will Start Adding Invisible Watermarks to AI-Generated Text

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Anthropic’s Claude Will Start Adding Invisible Watermarks to AI-Generated Text

This is meant to make content generated by AI easier to detect.

Gizmodo 2 months ago

Your Personal Care Products Are Likely Hiding 3 Times as Many Chemicals Than Labeled

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Your Personal Care Products Are Likely Hiding 3 Times as Many Chemicals Than Labeled

In a new study, researchers found that 85% of tested products contained at least one undisclosed, potentially hazardous chemical.

Gizmodo 2 months ago

Meta and Other Tech Giants Must Face Thousands of Social Media Addiction Lawsuits, Court Declares

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Meta and Other Tech Giants Must Face Thousands of Social Media Addiction Lawsuits, Court Declares

The social media giants are left facing hundreds of billions in fines.

Gizmodo 2 months ago

California Building ‘AI Cyber Defense Fund’ to Protect Critical Infrastructure From Hackers

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California Building ‘AI Cyber Defense Fund’ to Protect Critical Infrastructure From Hackers

Trump, meanwhile, is aiming to slash the federal government’s cybersecurity defense budget by more than $700 million.

Gizmodo 2 months ago

Cannabis ‘Scromiting’ Finally Has Its Own ER Code—and the Numbers Are Higher Than Anyone Realized

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Cannabis 'Scromiting' Finally Has Its Own ER Code—and the Numbers Are Higher Than Anyone Realized

A new CDC report has linked an “abrupt” 16% rise in emergency room visits to habitual cannabis use—with patients reporting nausea, vomiting, ...

Gizmodo 2 months ago

‘The Odyssey’ Will Soon Be Christopher Nolan’s Highest-Grossing Film

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'The Odyssey' Will Soon Be Christopher Nolan's Highest-Grossing Film

The epic recently crossed $1 billion and has 'The Dark Knight' and 'The Dark Knight Rises' in its sights.

Gizmodo 2 months ago

Meta Officially Ruled a ‘Public Nuisance,’ Judge Orders It to Pay $567 Million

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Meta Officially Ruled a 'Public Nuisance,' Judge Orders It to Pay $567 Million

The social media giant must also adopt new safeguards for young users.

Gizmodo 2 months ago

AI Music Startup Suno Is Adding a Watermark to Songs as Legal Troubles Pile Up

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AI Music Startup Suno Is Adding a Watermark to Songs as Legal Troubles Pile Up

The company also updated its community guidelines to more clearly prohibit scams, spam, and fake engagement.

Gizmodo 2 months ago

Google DeepMind Boss Demis Hassabis Steps Down From CEO Role

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Google DeepMind Boss Demis Hassabis Steps Down From CEO Role

Alphabet is shaking up leadership as it reworks its AI strategy.

Gizmodo 2 months ago

Rubin Gets a Closer Look at the COSMOS Field, Revealing More Than 650,000 Galaxies in One Image

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Rubin Gets a Closer Look at the COSMOS Field, Revealing More Than 650,000 Galaxies in One Image

The observatory recently began its 10-year survey of the southern sky using the world's largest digital camera.

Gizmodo 2 months ago

Smart Glasses Are a Hit Even as Privacy Concerns Pile Up

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Smart Glasses Are a Hit Even as Privacy Concerns Pile Up

EssillorLuxottica, the co-maker of Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, says smart glasses revenue nearly doubled in the second quarter.