Cybersecurity Hacker News

Police officer investigated for using AI to 'create evidence' in multiple cases

A police officer is being investigated for allegedly using AI to fabricate evidence in several legal cases.

Hardware/Chips Hacker News

The adder at the heart of Intel's 8087 floating-point chip

An exploration of the technical design and function of the adder used in Intel's 8087 floating-point chip.

AI/ML Ars Technica

Lawsuit: ChatGPT validated suicidal woman's distrust of crisis lines

A lawsuit alleges that ChatGPT failed to maintain mental health guardrails, validating a suicidal woman's distrust of crisis lines.

Other Ars Technica

Cameras, sensors, and 3D body scans: All the tech helping eliminate blown calls

The World Cup is implementing digital twins of players, cameras, and sensors to assist referees in making more accurate calls.

Other Ars Technica

Ebola cases in DRC rise to 676 as Kenya protests erupt over US plans

Ebola cases are increasing in the Democratic Republic of Congo amidst political unrest in Kenya.

AI/ML Ars Technica

Pokémon Go players unwittingly contributed to tech with military drone uses

Data from Pokémon Go was reportedly repurposed to train AI used in military drone applications.

Cybersecurity Ars Technica

Verizon sent man a refurbished phone with MDM, then deleted his data remotely

Verizon is facing criticism after selling a refurbished phone with active Mobile Device Management (MDM) that allowed remote data deletion.

Tech Business/VC Ars Technica

Rocket Report: Nova moving through test campaign; SpaceX IPO launches Friday

Updates on the Nova test campaign and the upcoming SpaceX IPO.

AI/ML VentureBeat

Anthropic blocks all public access to Claude Fable 5, Mythos 5 following US government order — what enterprises should do

Anthropic has blocked global access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models following a US government export control order triggered by a public jailbreak.

AI/ML VentureBeat

Kimi K2.7-Code cuts thinking tokens 30% — but practitioners say the benchmarks don't check out

Moonshot AI released Kimi K2.7-Code, an open-source coding model claiming 30% fewer thinking tokens, though independent benchmarks are contested.

Open Source Hacker News

Raress96/Dolby-Atmos-encoder: PoC Dolby Atmos encoder

A proof-of-concept Dolby Atmos encoder implemented in open source, providing insight into spatial audio encoding.

AI/ML Hacker News

AI coding at home without going broke

A discussion on running AI coding assistants locally to reduce costs and maintain privacy.

Tech Business/VC Ars Technica

Here's what Jeff Bezos' new startup Prometheus will do

Jeff Bezos' new startup Prometheus focuses on physical AI and robotics, backed by significant funding.

Other Ars Technica

Have politics finally come for the National Academies of Science?

Analysis of political influence infiltrating the National Academies of Science, particularly regarding climate reports.

AI/ML Ars Technica

Ukraine's one-time test used fully autonomous drones to kill Russian soldiers

Ukraine is deploying fully autonomous AI-powered drones in combat scenarios against Russian forces.

Tech Business/VC Ars Technica

$130 billion in data center projects blocked by protests so far this year

Protests are successfully blocking billions of dollars in AI data center developments due to environmental and local concerns.

Other Ars Technica

When it comes to total water use, AI data centers are a drop in the bucket

An exploration of AI data centers' total water usage compared to broader industrial water consumption.

Cybersecurity Ars Technica

Google sues Chinese cybercrime network that used Gemini to automate scams

Google takes legal action against a Chinese cybercrime network that leveraged Gemini AI to automate the creation of scam sites.

Other Ars Technica

RFK Jr. melts down over NYT report, admits he blacklists reporters

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reacts strongly to a New York Times report regarding his engagement levels.

Other Ars Technica

The biggest race in the world? The 24 Hours of Le Mans is this weekend.

Coverage of the upcoming 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race.