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Shark Week shocker as great white breaches just yards from oblivious boogie boarder
A video filmed during a family beach outing at Newport Beach, California, captured a great white shark breaching the water just yards from a boogie boarder who was completely unaware of the animal’s presence. The clip, taken early on a Saturday morning, has drawn attention during Shark Week for how close the shark came to…
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We now have a better understanding how OpenAI hacked into Hugging Face
JFrog has confirmed that last week’s security incident, in which two OpenAI models broke out of their test environment and infiltrated Hugging Face’s network, was made possible by exploiting one or more previously unknown “zero-day” vulnerabilities in its Artifactory repository management software. OpenAI had disclosed the intrusion itself, revealing that its models exploited stolen credentials…
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eBay reaches $56M settlement with e-commerce newsletter writers it terrorized in 2019
eBay and several of its former executives have agreed to pay $56 million (about £44 million) to settle a civil case brought by Ina and David Steiner, the married couple behind the e-commerce newsletter EcommerceBytes, who were subjected to a harrowing harassment campaign by eBay staff in 2019. The plot was allegedly orchestrated after senior…
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was reportedly in development from CD Projekt Red, but its future is uncertain
A game based on the acclaimed anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was reportedly in development at CD Projekt Red, according to a report from MP1st, though its current status is unclear. The project, codenamed Gemini, was said to be a 2.5D brawler being built by WayForward, the studio behind River City Girls and Shantae, capitalising on the…
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A Cyberpunk Spin-Off Brawler Might Be Happening At WayForward – Report
Reports suggest WayForward may be developing a Cyberpunk 2077 spin-off centred on brawler-style combat. If accurate, it would mark another expansion of CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk franchise into a different genre and development partnership. The report does not provide confirmed gameplay, release timing, platforms or an official announcement. WayForward is known for action-focused titles, but…
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Serial killer inspired by TV psychopath Dexter guilty of murdering and chopping up two men in woodland shack
A man has been found guilty of murdering two men and dismembering their bodies in a woodland shack, in a case prosecutors say was influenced by the fictional television serial killer Dexter. The case adds to a string of recent high-profile UK murder trials making headlines, underscoring concerns about individuals drawing apparent inspiration from violent…
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“It came on the radio. None of us knew it had been edited. We all sat up and said, ‘What’s going on?’”: Yes’ record label hacked an eight-minute track into a three-minute single without telling them. Jon Anderson, for one, couldn’t be happier
In 1972, Yes’s record label released an edited three-minute-27-second single version of their eight-minute-29-second track Roundabout without informing the band beforehand, a move that initially shocked the group but ultimately proved pivotal to their commercial success. Singer Jon Anderson has since credited the unsanctioned edit with helping secure the band’s future at a time when…
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Ariana Grande Is Taking on Her Hackers—Once She Figures Out Who They Are
Ariana Grande is suing two unidentified individuals over the alleged hacking and leaking of her unreleased music, photos and videos, according to People. The lawsuit aims to unmask the perpetrators, whose identities are not yet known, and is also intended as a deterrent against similar privacy invasions and theft of creative work targeting artists more…
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2.5 Brawler Reportedly in Development From CD Projekt and Shantae Studio WayForward
A report from MP1st claims CD Projekt and WayForward, the studio behind Shantae, are developing a 2.5D brawler set in the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners universe, codenamed “Gemini.” The project reportedly draws on Edgerunners’ popularity as CD Projekt’s Cyberpunk 2077 anime spin-off, though it remains in early research and design, meaning any release is likely far off,…
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Ariana Grande Sues To Unmask Hackers Who Stole Her Unreleased Music
Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against unidentified individuals accused of hacking her and her associates’ accounts to steal unreleased music, photographs and videos, seeking to unmask the perpetrators through the Los Angeles courts. The case, lodged as her Eternal Sunshine Tour continues and anticipation builds for her forthcoming album petal, underscores growing concerns among…