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COMPUTER COPS: Inside the big business of selling AI to the police
The Verge has investigated the growing market for artificial intelligence tools sold to American police departments, reporting from the sidelines of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Technology Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. Vendors are pitching AI as a way to automate routine but legally significant tasks, such as writing police reports and…
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Meta will alert parents is their teens discuss self harm
Meta is rolling out a new safety feature that will alert parents if their teenage children’s conversations with Meta AI suggest they may be considering self-harm or suicide. The move builds on an earlier update that already let guardians see the general topics of their teens’ AI chats, and forms part of a wider effort…
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Gay Men Flocked to Goose for Friendship. Some Still Feel Excluded
Goose, a new “anti-algorithm” dating app aimed at gay men, has marketed itself as an alternative to hookup-focused platforms by emphasising genuine friendship over sex. However, users who spoke to WIRED report that the app’s moderation is inconsistent and that it can feel unwelcoming to people of colour, undercutting its inclusive branding. The story matters…
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‘Keys to the kingdom’: hackers who gained access to heart of London transport network jailed
Two hackers, Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 19, have each been jailed for five and a half years after a 2024 cyber-attack that gave them extensive access to Transport for London’s IT systems, costing TfL an estimated £39m. The pair, described in court as having obtained “the keys to the kingdom”, exploited a domain…
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Teenage hackers jailed over TfL cyber-attack livestream
Owen Flowers, 18, from Walsall, and Thalha Jubair, 20, from east London, have each been sentenced to five years and six months in prison for a 2024 cyber-attack on Transport for London that they carried out as teenagers while livestreaming the 16-hour hack. Woolwich Crown Court heard the pair, both described as computer-obsessed loners with…
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Report contradicts Microsoft’s statements that id Software hasn’t been shoved onto Unreal from id Tech: ‘It’s most likely going to end up in the in the trash can’
“Success is detached from your ability to keep a job.”
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Mario Tennis Fever gets Super Mario Galaxy-themed 1.1.0 update
Nintendo’s first big patch for the Switch 2 tennis game includes a new Fever Racket, a new court, a new Special Match, and GameShare support
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To Win the Moon, Divide the Labor
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Every Day’s a Full Moon at the Smithsonian’s American History Museum
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Everything New in Hell Clock 2.0 and the Cursed War DLC
Hell Clock’s free 2.0 update and the paid Cursed War DLC launched on 9 July, alongside the game’s console editions, bringing substantial new content and systems to the roguelike ARPG. IGN’s report focuses on the accompanying Maxroll update, which adds new guides, database updates and quality-of-life improvements to its build planner, including the ability to…