Open-source AI has founders—and the FTC—buzzing
The appearance of two regulatory heavyweights in front of a community of this “move fast and break things” crowd might…
Month: December 2024
Why the Belarusian Railways hack is the first for Ransomware
For years, idealistically hacktivists breached corporate and government IT systems in protest. Meanwhile, cybercriminal gangs are increasingly holding the same…
Donald Trump Backs ‘Strategic Bitcoin Stocks’ In Speech To Crypto Faithful
The crowd was anticipating the announcement of the Bitcoin Strategic Reserve. On July 22, Sen. Cynthia Loomis of Wyoming posted…
Bitcoin Bros Go Wild for Donald Trump
Trump’s speech is an hour late. After a half-hour wait, restless attendees began chanting “Trump.” The woman sitting in front…
Safari shows flaws in webcams, online accounts, and more
Usually the worst something that happens when you have dozens of browser tabs open is that you can’t find the…
Google has a new plan to kill cookies. People are still crazy
“There are several improvements in themes,” said Hamed Haddadi, chief scientist at Brave, a privacy-focused browser and search engine. He…
The Affordable Connectivity Program has died — and thousands of households have already lost their internet
The end of the US government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is beginning to disrupt internet service for low-income Americans. On…
What’s the deal with anti-cheat software in online games?
In the past decade, major competitive online games, especially first-person shooters like Activision-Blizzard’s Call of Duty and Bungie fate 2had…
Donald Trump’s plan to pile billions into bitcoin has baffled economists
But while popular with large bitcoin holders and industry executives, the ambition to create a bitcoin stockpile could cost everyone…
Dating Like Goblins believes that games can fix dating apps
These smaller platforms, Sharabi says, can provide a more “boutique” experience that can be more appealing than brick-and-mortar apps because…