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Steam Malware Allegedly Helped Florida Man Steal Over $220,000 In Crypto
US federal agents have arrested a 21-year-old Florida man accused of helping to distribute cryptocurrency-stealing malware through games on Steam. The case matters because it alleges that apparently legitimate games on a major PC gaming platform were used to compromise users’ devices and financial accounts, highlighting risks from malicious software in game downloads. Investigators allege…
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Fetterman’s explosive red line to Democrats: Abandon Israel and I’m gone, defiant senator vows in ominous warning
Democratic Senator John Fetterman has issued a blunt warning to his own party, declaring that if Democrats abandon support for Israel, he will leave the party. The statement, made amid ongoing internal Democratic tensions over the Israel-Gaza conflict, underscores a widening rift between pro-Israel moderates and a growing progressive wing pushing for a tougher US…
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Call Of Duty: MW4 Features A Car Created By Iconic Brand That Looks Like A Halo Warthog With A Roof
Activision and Aston Martin have partnered to introduce the Dreadnought, a new SUV designed exclusively for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. The collaboration matters because it adds a high-profile real-world luxury-car brand to the game, although the vehicle itself will not be sold for road use. The Dreadnought will appear in MW4’s DMZ and…
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Brain implant helps paralysed man to feed himself and drink from cup
A man paralysed from the chest down after a swimming accident has regained the ability to feed himself and drink from a cup, thanks to a brain implant developed by US researchers. Keith Thomas, from Massapequa, New York, broke his neck diving into a pool in July 2020, but after being fitted with a “double…
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Sheryl Sandberg leads $10 million investment in AI-powered vehicle inspection service
Sheryl Sandberg has led a $10 million investment in Self Inspection, a San Diego-based startup that uses AI and smartphone photos to assess vehicle damage, replacing the need for physical inspections. The deal underscores growing investor interest in applying AI to modernise the automotive industry, an area Sandberg described as essential but data-fragmented, with several…
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Rosie O’Donnell Shares Her Theory on Why Trump Hates Her So Much and How She Tried to Help Michelle Trachtenberg
Rosie O’Donnell has returned to the United States after 18 months living in Ireland, bringing her one-woman show “Rosie O’Donnell: Common Knowledge” to New York’s Daryl Roth Theatre for a run of 12 performances beginning 22 July. The 64-year-old comedian relocated to Ireland shortly before Donald Trump’s second inauguration, saying she feared for her own…
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Why AMI Labs’ Alexandre LeBrun won’t call his AI ‘AGI’ or ‘superintelligence’
Alexandre LeBrun, CEO of Yann LeCun’s “world model” startup AMI Labs, has publicly rejected the terms “AGI” and “superintelligence,” arguing they lack meaningful definitions and are simply industry buzzwords that keep shifting. His comments, made in a TechCrunch interview while attending a machine learning conference in Seoul, stand out against a wider AI industry trend…
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System of a Down Tell London Crowd to “Blame Oasis” for England’s World Cup Loss
During a System of a Down concert at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on 15 July, frontman Daron Malakian repeatedly jabbed at Oasis while giving the crowd live updates on England’s World Cup semi-final against Argentina. When Argentina equalised, Malakian told fans he would “blame Oasis” if England lost, and later urged them to “boo…
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As The Mandalorian and Grogu locks down a digital release, Star Wars treats fans to the sweetest Baby Yoda and Din Djarin claymation
Star Wars has marked the upcoming digital release of the film The Mandalorian and Grogu with a charming new claymation video featuring Din Djarin and Baby Yoda. The stop-motion treatment offers a playful, family-friendly way to promote the film’s home viewing debut and has been warmly received by fans of the franchise’s beloved duo. Details…
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Grief Is the Thing With Feathers by Max Porter review – a bravura rendering of bereavement
This is a review of the audiobook adaptation of Max Porter’s Grief Is the Thing With Feathers, newly narrated by actor Russell Tovey. First published as a novella in 2015 and since adapted into a stage play and film, the book uses verse, dialogue and a supernatural conceit to explore a family’s mourning after the…