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What the AI Apocalypse Could Look Like

The fear of recursive self-improvement in AI is often dismissed as an easily avoidable scenario, yet industry narratives may use…

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Flock Cameras: From ‘Made in USA’ to Unclear Origins

Flock Safety has shifted its public narrative from promoting US assembly to obscuring the location of its hardware production, coinciding…

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AI & Tech

EU Plans to Ban Kids From Chatbots

The EU is proposing the Kids Act to ban chatbots from mimicking human emotions or forming bonds with minors, imposing…

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AI & Tech

How Flock Cameras Track Cars and People

A physical breach of a Flock Safety camera allowed hackers to extract data and bypass on-device encryption by recovering a…

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Chipotle Partners With Palantir to Track Food Safety

Chipotle has partnered with Palantir to build a food safety risk platform that aggregates diverse data points into real-time vulnerability…

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Flock Camera Breach Reveals How the System Really Works

Security researchers from stegan0gram successfully reverse-engineered a Flock Safety camera, exposing vulnerabilities in its encryption and revealing that the system…

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AI & Tech

EU Bans Social Media for Under-13s

The European Union is implementing the EU Kids Act to prohibit social media use for children under 13 and restrict…

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AI & Tech

Top Beginner 3D Printer Drops Nearly $100

Elegoo has discounted its Centauri Carbon 2 Combo 3D printer to $369, offering a user-friendly machine with auto-leveling and multi-filament…

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AI & Tech

Human-Secured Doorbell Camera Watches Your Front Door

The SimpliSafe Video Doorbell Series 2 combines 2K hardware with AI and live human monitoring to proactively deter intruders through…

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AI & Tech

Apple Home security cameras cost up to $60 monthly

Apple is integrating AI-driven features like text descriptions and video search into HomeKit Secure Video, but accessing these tools requires…

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AI & Tech

NY Takes Down 12 Celebrity Deepfake Sites

New York authorities dismantled a network of malicious websites hosting thousands of nonconsensual deepfake videos, seizing 12 domains in a…

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AI & Tech

Apple’s Next Computer Could Power the Smart Home

Apple is exploring a "local-first" home computer that processes data on-device to enhance privacy, speed, and reliability without relying on…

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Business

US Govt Launches 3 New Polymarket Investigations

The US government has launched three new CFTC investigations into Polymarket regarding potential insider trading linked to pardon events, Iran-related…

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AI & Tech

AI Critic: Doom Talk Distracts From Real Issues

Recent controversies within the AI sector, including disputes over research priority and resignations citing safety concerns, have intensified debates about…

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BigTech Companies

I Tried John Deere’s Self-Repair. Farmers Are Skeptical

John Deere faces continued skepticism from farmers regarding its new Operations Center Pro Service software, which aims to grant owners…

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Artificial Intelligence

Why AI Researchers Fear Machines Could Kill Everyone

AI researchers like Rishub Jain and Jacob Coxon are resigning from major labs due to fears that recursive self-improvement will…

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Pentagon Dismisses AI Extinction Risk Despite Researcher Warnings

A departing Anthropic researcher ignited a global debate by warning that AI firms are racing toward self-improving superintelligence, a claim…

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AI & Tech

iPhone Duo vs. Other Folding Phones: A Direct Comparison

The iPhone Duo launches on October 23rd at $1,999, featuring a unique passport-like design with seamless app continuity and an…

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Artificial Intelligence

Meta Missed Hundreds of AI Child Abuse Ads, Including Real Kids

Meta’s automated AI moderation systems failed to block over 350 advertisements featuring child sexual abuse material, including verified images of…

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AI & Tech

Gen AI Tools Fuel ‘Slop Jihad’ Push

Generative AI is enabling terrorist groups to repack violent propaganda into entertaining formats like memes and cartoons, a trend dubbed…

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