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Call of Duty Socials Accidentally Post Placeholder Marketing Image for Modern Warfare 4, Fans Suspect AI Usage
The Call of Duty social media team accidentally posted an internal marketing image for the upcoming Modern Warfare 4, prompting fans to speculate that it may have been AI-generated. The image showed a soldier walking towards the camera to promote the game’s Gamescom appearance, but observers noticed the soldier’s gun appeared unusually warped. This fuels…
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DOJ secures indictment of 17 Iranians accused of ‘massive’ cyber theft campaign
The Justice Department (DOJ) on Tuesday unsealed an indictment charging 17 Iranian nationals with targeting American and foreign institutions via a cyber theft campaign on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The 14-count indictment charges 17 members of the Mabna Institute, an Iran-based company that has allegedly conducted a “coordinated campaign of cyber…
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Epic Mickey Brought An Icon Back To Disney, And Warren Specter Doesn’t Want You To Forget
After over four decades in video games, developer Warren Specter is retiring from the industry. But as Specter moves towards the door, he wants to make sure that the team behind his 2010 game Epic Mickey gets their due for bringing one of Walt Disney’s earliest creations back home to Disney. In 2003, the development…
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Downed air traffic control, ChatGPT for teens, Earl Spencer’s Diana book and Liverpool’s new era
A disruption at the Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center earlier in August led the US Federal Aviation Administration to impose ground stops across parts of the Midwest after an equipment outage affected the centre’s operations. The incident caused widespread flight disruption, underlining the dependence of a large regional airspace on resilient communications and surveillance…
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Framework’s cheapest laptop just got a major spec bump
Framework has updated its entry-level Laptop 12, giving its cheapest and most compact model a substantial hardware refresh. The revamped machine now runs Intel’s latest Core Series 3 chips, bringing efficiency gains previously seen on the higher-end Laptop 13 Pro, along with optional extras such as a backlit keyboard and fingerprint reader, addressing key criticisms…
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Cursor capitalizes on Github frustration, launches rival hosting platform
Cursor, the AI coding startup now part of SpaceXAI, has launched Origin, a new code hosting platform that lets developers collaborate on codebases, browse and edit code, manage pull requests and store repositories — functions traditionally handled by GitHub. The launch comes as GitHub, long the default choice for developers, has faced repeated outages and…
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Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, court hears
A landmark trial began in Oakland, California, in which lawyers for 29 US states, including California and New York, accuse Meta of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children and failing to keep users under 13 off its platforms. The case, described as the biggest legal challenge Meta has faced, will run…
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Charley Crockett Says He “Lost a Lot of Respect” For Jack White After Satanic Doo-Wop Group Controversy
Country singer Charley Crockett has addressed the fallout from removing Satanic doo-wop duo Twin Temple from his tour, saying he “lost a lot of respect” for Jack White after the White Stripes frontman offered the pair a support slot on his own tour. Crockett accused White of exploiting the controversy to sell tickets, and questioned…
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‘Lost Weekend’ In Space: How Artists Like Phoebe Bridgers Turn Planetariums Into Music Venues
Musicians are increasingly turning to planetariums as unconventional venues for launching and promoting new music, using their immersive domes to pair songs with striking visuals. Phoebe Bridgers is the latest example, partnering with Spotify to mark the release of her album Lost Weekend with listening events across 44 planetariums worldwide, following a similar approach taken…
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT experience for teens
OpenAI announced the launch of its new “ChatGPT for Teens” feature on Tuesday, unveiling an experience geared at people aged 13 to 17 that will include parental controls and stronger, built-in safety protections. The program builds on previous efforts to limit teen users’ exposure to sensitive materials and alert parents if signs of distress emerge…