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Man detained after allegedly trying to breach security at Today show studios
A man was detained on Thursday after allegedly bypassing security at NBC’s Today show studios in New York, reportedly while searching for weather presenter Al Roker. According to TMZ, when he could not locate Roker he lunged at co-host Craig Melvin and shouted a racial slur, prompting his removal from the premises. The incident raises…
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Tesla driver in fatal Texas crash overrode FSD by pressing accelerator ‘100 percent,’ investigators confirm
The US National Transportation Safety Board has confirmed that a Tesla driver involved in a fatal crash in Katy, Texas, manually overrode the car’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system by pressing the accelerator to 100 percent. The finding is significant because it points to driver action, rather than a fault in the software, as the immediate…
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Yes, you can now order DoorDash from the command line
DoorDash has launched a limited beta of “dd-cli”, a command-line tool that lets developers order food directly through an AI agent, marking a notable step into agentic commerce. The tool allows users to search stores, find deals and check out entirely from the command line, effectively exposing DoorDash’s ordering platform so developers can build it…
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UK cops say arrest of two young hackers disrupted the operations of an infamous hacking group
UK police have said the jailing of two young hackers has severely disrupted the operations of Scattered Spider, a notorious cybercrime group linked to major attacks worldwide. Owen Flowers, 18, and Thalha Jubair, 20, were sentenced on Thursday to five years and six months in prison after pleading guilty to hacking Transport for London (TfL)…
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Swatch’s New Gold MoonSwatch Solves the Problem of the Nightmare Royal Pop Launch
Swatch and Omega have launched a new gold-edition MoonSwatch, the Mission to the Moon 1969, using an application system designed to avoid the chaotic scenes that marred previous limited-edition launches. The watch commemorates the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing and follows the fraught release of the Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop in May, after…
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The Rolling Stones hit out at AI music: “If you were any kind of creative person, you wouldn’t do that”
The Rolling Stones have criticised the use of artificial intelligence in music, reportedly speaking out after discovering they themselves had been “deepfaked” using AI technology. The band’s comments add to a growing debate within the music industry about AI-generated content, with the group suggesting that relying on such tools runs counter to genuine artistic creativity.…
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Period tracker Stardust shares users’ health data with analytics firm, says Mozilla research
Mozilla Foundation research has found that period-tracking app Stardust shares users’ sensitive health data with third-party analytics firm RudderStack, despite the app’s website stating “Your data is private. Period.” The finding is significant because Stardust markets itself as privacy-focused and previously claimed to use end-to-end encryption, a claim TechCrunch disproved in 2022 by analysing the…
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Roblox announce plans to let people AI generate basic games using text prompts stuck into a mobile app, but claim that won’t fill their homepage with AI slop
Roblox has announced a new AI tool called Build, which lets users on its mobile app generate basic games from text prompts, part of the company’s wider push to embed generative AI throughout its platform. Roblox says users will be able to type a simple description, such as a request for a “cozy adventure game…
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Why is OpenAI selling a ChatGPT basketball?
OpenAI has released its first piece of hardware, a $230 mini keyboard billed as a “command centre for agentic work,” but alongside it the company is also selling a branded basketball, part of what it calls its “Pause. Play. Prompt.” campaign. The listing frames the £70 (roughly $70) rubber ball as “a physical reminder that…
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Musk’s xAI sues user who allegedly used Grok to create child sexual abuse material
Elon Musk’s AI company xAI has filed a lawsuit against a South Carolina man, alleging he misused its chatbot Grok to generate child sexual abuse material. The case, filed in federal court in Texas, is thought to be one of the first brought by an AI company against a user for allegedly exploiting its tool…