Cache poisoning vulnerabilities found in 2 DNS resolving apps
At least one CVE could weaken defenses put in place following 2008 disclosure.
4 hours ago
Ars Technica
Cache poisoning vulnerabilities found in 2 DNS resolving apps
TechCrunch
Snapchat makes its first open prompt AI Lens available for free in the US
Snapchat is expanding access to its AI-powered “Imagine Lens,” allowing all users to generate and edit images with custom prompts for free.
6 hours ago
TechCrunch
Snapchat makes its first open prompt AI Lens available for free in the US
TechCrunch
OpenAI requested memorial attendee list in ChatGPT suicide lawsuit
The new information comes as the Raines family updated its lawsuit against OpenAI. The family first filed a wrongful death suit against OpenAI in August after alleging their son had taken his own life following conversations with the chatbot about his mental health and suicidal ideation.
6 hours ago
TechCrunch
OpenAI requested memorial attendee list in ChatGPT suicide lawsuit
Ars Technica
This may be the most bonkers tech job listing I’ve ever seen
Don't even apply if you're not a Tier 1 "A-player."
6 hours ago
Ars Technica
This may be the most bonkers tech job listing I’ve ever seen
WIRED
Tinder Launches Mandatory Facial Verification to Weed Out Bots and Scammers
Face Check will scan new members’ faces to ensure they don’t match existing profiles. The move comes as romance scams continue to proliferate, with billions lost over the last decade.
6 hours ago
WIRED
Tinder Launches Mandatory Facial Verification to Weed Out Bots and Scammers
WIRED
No, ICE (Probably) Didn’t Buy Guided Missile Warheads
A federal contracting database lists an ICE payment for $61,218 with the payment code for “guided missile warheads and explosive components.” But it appears ICE simply entered the wrong code.
6 hours ago
WIRED
No, ICE (Probably) Didn’t Buy Guided Missile Warheads
Ars Technica
General Motors will integrate AI into its cars, plus new hands-free assist
Do we want LLMs in our cars? GM thinks we do.
7 hours ago
Ars Technica
General Motors will integrate AI into its cars, plus new hands-free assist
Ars Technica
Health plan enrollment period is set to be horrifying for everyone this year
Some marketplace premiums could more than double. Employer-based plans are soaring.
7 hours ago
Ars Technica
Health plan enrollment period is set to be horrifying for everyone this year
Ars Technica
When sycophancy and bias meet medicine
Biased, eager-to-please models threaten health research replicability and trust.
7 hours ago
Ars Technica
When sycophancy and bias meet medicine
TechCrunch
OpenAI's Atlas is more about ChatGPT than the web
OpenAI's new browser is a surface for the company to distribute ChatGPT and develop new AI features rather than improving core web experience.
8 hours ago
TechCrunch
OpenAI's Atlas is more about ChatGPT than the web
WIRED
AI Models Get Brain Rot, Too
A new study shows that feeding large language models low-quality, high-engagement content from social media lowers their cognitive abilities.
9 hours ago
WIRED
AI Models Get Brain Rot, Too
TechCrunch
Should you trust Tools for Humanity's iris-scanning orb?
Ever wonder if you’re talking to a real person online or just another bot? As bots increasingly outnumber humans online, leading to an explosion of deepfakes and AI-driven fraud, one company has a solution straight out of sci-fi: scanning your iris to verify your humanity. Today on TechCrunch's Equity ...
9 hours ago
TechCrunch
Should you trust Tools for Humanity's iris-scanning orb?
Ars Technica
AWS outage reminds us why $2,449 Internet-dependent beds are a bad idea
“Would be great if my bed wasn’t stuck in an inclined position ..."
9 hours ago
Ars Technica
AWS outage reminds us why $2,449 Internet-dependent beds are a bad idea
TechCrunch
What's Updog? Datadog's new tool tells you which apps are down
Cloud monitoring platform Datadog launched Updog, a web dashboard that shows the live health status of various SaaS APIs.
9 hours ago
TechCrunch
What's Updog? Datadog's new tool tells you which apps are down
TechCrunch
Apple confirms it pulled controversial dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store
Apple has pulled the controversial dating safety apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store over violations of its content moderation and privacy rules, following a flood of user complaints and reports of minors’ data being exposed.
9 hours ago
TechCrunch
Apple confirms it pulled controversial dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store
WIRED
Also TM-B Ebike: Specs, Release Date, Price, and Features
Preorders are open now for the Also TM-B ebike, which starts at $4,000. It ships next year.
9 hours ago
WIRED
Also TM-B Ebike: Specs, Release Date, Price, and Features
WIRED
The Long Tail of the AWS Outage
Experts say outages like the one that Amazon experienced this week are almost inevitable given the complexity and scale of cloud technology—but the duration serves as a warning.
10 hours ago
WIRED
The Long Tail of the AWS Outage
WIRED
This Open Source Robot Brain Thinks in 3D
Open source language models are crucial to AI innovation. Can open robotics models do the same for physical machines?