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6 Greatest Sci-Fi Video Games of All Time, Ranked
Collider has published a ranked list of what it considers the six greatest science-fiction video games of all time, arguing that games are uniquely suited to the genre because they let players inhabit futuristic worlds rather than just watch them. The piece contends that strong sci-fi storytelling, not just impressive technology or settings, is what…
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Shackle Rodri the metronome and Argentina’s passion play can floor Spain | Jonathan Wilson
Ahead of the World Cup final, Jonathan Wilson contrasts Spain’s disciplined, possession-based style with Argentina’s more emotional, destiny-driven approach under Lionel Scaloni. Spain, unbeaten under Luis de la Fuente’s continuation of the juego de posición system established since Vicente del Bosque, have averaged 64% possession at the tournament, a stark contrast to England’s panicked capitulation…
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HalluSquatting AI attack could hijack your computer
Security researchers have identified a new attack technique called “HalluSquatting” that exploits AI assistants’ tendency to hallucinate incorrect information. The technique targets AI tools capable of browsing the internet, retrieving software and executing commands, tricking them into fetching malicious files instead of the legitimate software a user requested. This matters because it turns a common…
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Gianni Infantino unlikely to face IOC sanctions over Balogun red card scandal
Gianni Infantino appears set to avoid punishment from the International Olympic Committee despite a formal complaint alleging he breached political neutrality rules over the Folarin Balogun red card affair. The human rights group FairSquare lodged the complaint after Donald Trump revealed he had personally called the Fifa president to seek a review of Balogun’s suspension…
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Your Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on You
Plus: Russian cyberspies turn to infrastructure hacking, DHS repeatedly fails to realize it’d been hacked, a breach exposes an AI music generator’s scraping ways, and more.
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Prompt Injection Attacks Are Thwarting AI Hacking Agents
Security researchers at Tracebit have found that embedding prompt injections alongside fake credentials in cloud storage can effectively neutralise AI-powered hacking agents, flipping a technique normally used by attackers into a defensive tool. The method, dubbed “context bombing”, plants decoy secrets on Amazon Web Services containing hidden commands that order the attacking LLM to perform…
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The Zoom hack that says, ‘Don’t record me’
A Wall Street Journal report highlighted how AI transcription and note-taking apps have made covert recording of meetings, conversations and even dates increasingly common, prompting some professionals to push back. Venture capitalist Jeremy Levine has taken to renaming himself on Zoom to “Jeremy Levine I do not consent to transcribing or recording” as a way…
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‘Stuart Fails To Save The Universe’: Here Is Why Episodes Of ‘Big Bang Theory’ Spinoff Are So Short
Deadline reports that episodes of “Stuart Fails To Save The Universe,” HBO Max’s forthcoming Big Bang Theory spinoff, are unusually short for a streaming comedy, despite the format’s freedom from broadcast-length constraints. Creators Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady and Zak Penn deliberately kept runtimes brief rather than padding scenes, prioritising storytelling efficiency over convention, in a…
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Madison Square Garden sues media outlet over allegations of secret database tracking celebrity ‘risk scores’
Madison Square Garden Entertainment has filed a defamation lawsuit against WIRED magazine over a report alleging the venue operator maintains a secret database that assigns “risk scores” to celebrities and other public figures, reportedly including flags related to sexual orientation. MSG denies the allegations and argues the article is false and damaging to its reputation,…
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MTG 2027 includes Kamigawa: Titanbreach, a huge Ikoria crossover war
Wizards of the Coast has announced that Magic: The Gathering’s flagship June 2027 set will be Kamigawa: Titanbreach, returning to the beloved Japanese mythology-inspired plane rather than continuing the recent run of “Universes Beyond” crossovers (such as Lord of the Rings, Final Fantasy and Marvel Super Heroes). The set’s central story sees the plane of…