The cybersecurity company Malwarebytes just noticed something unpleasant happening over on the dark web: Cybercriminals stole the sensitive information of 17.5 million Instagram accounts, including usernames, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and more. This data is available for sale on the dark web and can be abused…
Read MoreThe Federal Communications Commission announced Friday that it has given SpaceX approval to launch another 7,500 of its second generation Starlink satellites, for a total of 15,000 satellites worldwide. Beyond simply allowing SpaceX to launch more satellites and expand its high-speed internet coverage, the FCC says its decision…
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In 2023, what was then still called Twitter, open-sourced at least portions of the code that decided what it served up in your feed. But that GitHub repository is hopelessly out of date, with the vast majority of the files appearing to be from the initial upload three…
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A giant version of Lockin’s wirelessly charged V7 smart lock was a showstopper on the CES show floor. I picked Aqara’s Smart Lock U400 and Roborock’s Saros Rover robot vacuum as the overall best smart home gadgets from CES 2026, but there were gazillions of other great gadgets…
Read MoreOpenAI reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs OpenAI and training data company Handshake AI are asking third-party contractors to upload real work that they did in past and current jobs, according to a report in Wired. This appears to be part of a larger…
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Before the end of 2025, Disney surprised everyone (derogatory) by entering into a $1 billion deal with OpenAI. With it, over 200 Disney characters have been licensed for the Sora video platform and image generator ChatGPT. From the general public and Hollywood alike, reactions weren’t exactly thrilled, but…
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The FCC approved SpaceX’s plan to launch an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites on Friday. That brings the total number of satellites the company will have in orbit to around 15,000 worldwide. As part of the approval, the government is also waiving previous requirements that prevented overlapping coverage…
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Elon Musk says that in a week, the new X algorithm—meaning all the code that determines what you see in your X feed—will be made open source. We will make the new ð• algorithm, including all code used to determine what organic and advertising posts are recommended to…
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Those who’ve played Baldur’s Gate 3 love the characters, and if there’s one common observation made about them, it’s that Wyll Ravengard feels underdeveloped. Compared to others like Astarion and Karlach, his personal story has come across as lacking after his debut in the Early Access build, and that sentiment…
Read MoreIndonesian officials said Saturday that they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok. This is one of the most aggressive moves so far from government officials responding to a flood of sexualized, AI-generated imagery — often depicting real women and minors, and sometimes showing assault and abuse…
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