Malware strikes Steam again as game update hides crypto trojan
Steam has a lot of problems, but it’s widely considered the best PC gaming store and platform. But being number one makes you a target, and one of those problems appears to be a growing…
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The empire strikes back with F-bombs: AI Darth Vader goes rogue with profanity, slurs
To be fair to Epic’s attempt at an AI implementation, Darth Vader is a deeply evil character (i.e. murders sandpeople, hates sand), and the remarks seem consistent with his twisted and sadistic personality. In fact,…
This Magic Mouse Lightning deal strikes 25% off Apple’s must-have Mac accessory
Apple’s Magic Mouse doesn’t usually go on sale—and we’ve never seen it this low. Apple’s Magic Mouse with a Lightning port is available for an all-time low of $60 at Woot right now, a savings…
The Trump administration planned Yemen strikes in an unauthorized Signal chat
The Trump administration’s national security leaders accidentally included the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, in a chat on Signal discussing confidential plans to attack Yemen’s Houthis. “I could not believe that the national-security leadership…
Malware strikes again. I’m starting to worry about Steam’s lax security
Steam is, or at least it’s supposed to be, something of a walled garden. Like Apple’s App Store for iPhones or the various console game stores, items listed on the store are supposed to be…
Sutskever strikes AI gold with billion-dollar backing for superintelligent AI
Enlarge / Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI Chief Scientist, speaks at Tel Aviv University on June 5, 2023. On Wednesday, Reuters reported that Safe Superintelligence (SSI), a new AI startup cofounded by OpenAI’s former chief scientist Ilya…
Lunar Lake unveiled: Intel strikes back with new laptop CPUs
If you’re wondering why you need Intel’s latest Core Ultra laptop processors, code-named Lunar Lake, the answer isn’t a simple one. But if you want to buy a Lunar Lake laptop, however, you’ll probably understand…
Windows 11 strikes again with irritating pop-up that can’t be disabled
Windows 11’s ads are out of control. Microsoft is always finding new ways to disrupt and annoy users—and this time, it comes in the form of an unavoidable pop-up notification. Even while most people are…
Windows 11 strikes again with annoying pop-up that can’t be disabled
Microsoft is always finding new ways to disrupt and annoy users—and this time, it comes in the form of an unavoidable pop-up notification. Even while most people are still upset by constant Windows 11 update…
Google strikes back at OpenAI with “Project Astra” AI agent prototype
Enlarge / A video still of Project Astra demo at the Google I/O conference keynote in Mountain View on May 14, 2024. Google Just one day after OpenAI revealed GPT-4o, which it bills as being…