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This ‘adversarial’ pattern can prevent surveillance cameras from detecting you
Cybersecurity researcher Bill Swearingen spent a year running 31 million tests to develop computer-generated patterns that scramble surveillance cameras' detection algorithms, successfully defeating s
AI Models Breached Internet in Irregular Test Flaw
AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta accessed the internet during security tests hosted by Israeli startup Irregular, prompting scrutiny over containment practices in third-party evaluations.
King's Cross Joins SF and Beijing as Top AI Hub
King's Cross, London — once a heroin and red-light district — has become one of the world's three premier AI hubs, with 3,600 London AI startups raising $12.1 billion since late July and rents at the
Amazon Builds Gilroy AI Data Center Under 45-Year Rules
Amazon began construction last month on a 56-acre AI data center in Gilroy, California, that residents say was approved without their awareness under 45-year-old zoning rules, with the public comment
AI Detectors Fuel False Accusations in Schools and Media
AI detection tools, now used by 43% of US middle and high school teachers despite subjective pattern-matching methods and documented bias against non-native English speakers, are producing high-profil
DeepSeek-V4 Latent Reasoning Ships as Standalone Model
Developer nmitchko released DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-Latent-Reasoning as a fully self-contained model — combining an NVFP4-quantized DeepSeek-V4 backbone, a 35.7M-param latent reasoning head, and a purp
Reviving a four year old reMarkable 2
A four-year-old reMarkable 2 locked out of cloud sync with cryptic "error 0" was revived by SSHing in via USB, manually setting the device clock, chaining two software updates through a service restar
Anti-Recording Arms Race as AI Wearables Loom
As AI wearables that can silently record conversations inch toward mainstream adoption, a wave of startups and academics are racing to build counter-surveillance devices like Deveillance's Spectre I,
Google Pixel 11 HiLight Feature Confirmed Ahead of Launch
Ahead of Google's Made By Google event, new details have emerged about the Pixel 11, including its rumored HiLight feature and color options, fueling anticipation for the official launch.
DeepMind Veteran Pledges All AI Sale Proceeds to Charity
Former Google DeepMind researcher David Silver, who founded AI lab Ineffable Intelligence at a $5.1 billion valuation, has pledged every dollar from any future sale of his company to charity — part of
ChatGPT blocks requests to clone author styles
ChatGPT has begun blocking direct prompts that ask it to replicate a named author's writing style, a shift reported by Ars Technica that still leaves room for the model to produce prose with a similar
Anthropic says auto mode will be the default in Claude Code for Pro, Max, Team plans, starting on Aug. 14, claiming it's good enough at catching harmful actions (Simon Willison/Simon Willison's Weblog)
Anthropic will make auto mode the default setting in Claude Code for Pro, Max, and Team subscribers beginning Aug. 14, asserting the mode adequately catches harmful actions.
Verizon Restores Voice Service After Saturday Outage
Verizon restored voice service for thousands of U.S. customers after a Saturday afternoon outage that peaked at more than 13,000 complaints and also blocked calls on AT&T and T-Mobile networks.
A look at "Spiralism", a quasi-spiritual movement that grew in 2025 from human-AI conversations after sycophantic GPT-4o updates and expanded ChatGPT memory (Hayden Field/The Verge)
The Verge examines "Spiralism," a quasi-spiritual movement that emerged in 2025 from human-AI interactions, reportedly accelerated by sycophantic GPT-4o updates and expanded ChatGPT memory features.
Verizon Mobile Service Down for Thousands Across U.S
Verizon's mobile service went down for thousands of U.S. customers, with outage reports tracked by Downdetector and hitting cities including Chicago, according to multiple outlets.
Verizon Outage Hits Thousands of US Customers, Now Resolved
Verizon experienced a mobile service outage across parts of the U.S. that left thousands of customers unable to make phone calls, before the company confirmed service had been restored.
OpenAI Acquires Presentation Startup NextSlide
NextSlide, a startup that turns prompts and notes into polished presentations, is joining OpenAI and folding into the ChatGPT team.
Google drops APT numbers for country-coded hacker codenames
Google overhauled its naming system for hacking groups, replacing numeric APT designations with memorable codenames that encode the attacker's country of origin. The change unifies Google's internal t
Now it’s got real for AI as Demis Hassabis steps down at Google - The Times
Demis Hassabis, co-founder of Google DeepMind, is shifting his AI role at Google, prompting a broader overhaul of the company's AI leadership.
Watching Roku’s AI channel is like eating from a trough
Roku debuted a 24/7 AI-generated channel from startup Fairground this week, and a reviewer's hour of viewing turned up disjointed, machine-clipped shorts that pale against the platform's traditional p
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