I Learned More Than I Thought I Would From Using Food-Tracking Apps
These apps, some of which use AI and computer vision, were helpful for meeting my caloric and nutrition intake goals. But they also gave me some anxiety.
Starmer's digital ID reboot raises same old questions as its Blair-era ancestor
Audit trails aplenty, but no price tag – and no clue how long your data sticks around Opinion Last week's UK government consultation on its plans for digital identity had quite a few things missing. It did not include a price estimate - something it said was due to decisions yet to be taken on t...
Seller gets scammed as eBay customer returns $4,000 RTX 5090 with missing GPU core and memory modules — fully working Zotac stripped of most valuable components and sent back
Despite appearing intact, the GPU was missing critical components internally, making the scam difficult to detect without disassembly.
My AI Agent ‘Cofounder’ Conquered LinkedIn. Then It Got Banned
When social media is constantly pushing people to use AI, why not let AI agents participate?
The Danger Behind Meta Killing End-to-End Encryption for Instagram DMs
Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino to fall for end-to-end encryption tech worldwide.
Musician admits to $10M streaming royalty fraud using AI bots
North Carolina musician Michael Smith has pleaded guilty to collecting over $10 million in royalty payments through a massive streaming royalty fraud scheme on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music. [...]
Tempur-ActiveBreeze Smart Bed Review: High-Tech Titan
The ActiveBreeze smart bed cools from within, pairing airflow tech with surprisingly detailed sleep data.
Sashiko: AI code review system for the Linux kernel spots bugs humans miss
Beats getting roasted on the mailing list AI is coming to the Linux kernel in the form of a code review system - not code submissions.…
Mind-altering substances are (still) falling short in clinical trials
This week I want to look at where we are with psychedelics, the mind-altering substances that have somehow made the leap from counterculture to major focus of clinical research. Compounds like psilocybin—which is found in magic mushrooms—are being explored for all sorts of health applications, in...
International joint action disrupts world’s largest DDoS botnets
Authorities from the United States, Germany, and Canada have taken down Command and Control (C2) infrastructure used by the Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid, and Mossad botnets to infect Internet of Things (IoT) devices. [...]
Microsoft: March Windows updates break Teams, OneDrive sign-ins
Microsoft says the March Windows 11 update breaks sign-ins with Microsoft accounts across multiple Microsoft apps, including Teams and OneDrive. [...]
While you're here, could you go out of your way to do an impossible job?
He would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for a meddling security team's fear of USB On Call Each Friday The Register offers a fresh installment of On Call, the reader-contributed column that celebrates the fine art of tech support.…
Ex-data analyst stole company data in $2.5M extortion scheme
A North Carolina man was found guilty of extorting a D.C.-based technology company while still being employed as a data analyst contractor. [...]
Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin applies to launch 51,000 datacenter satellites
‘Project Sunrise’ needs a network that doesn’t exist, a rocket that’s hardly flown, and FCC approval Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has applied to launch up to 51,600 datacenter satellites.…
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Meta’s latest AI improves its terrible content moderation, just a little
Enterprise tools have detected impossible logins for years. Zuck’s human mods couldn’t join the dots Meta has revealed it’s tested using AI for content moderation chores and found it does better than humans.…
OpenAI is putting ChatGPT, its browser and code generator into one desktop app
OpenAI is developing a “super app” for desktop that unifies ChatGPT, its browser and its Codex app, according to the Wall Street Journal and CNBC. A company spokesperson told the publications that OpenAI Chief of Applications Fidji Simo will lead the application revamp with assistance from OpenAI...
Alibaba has made 470,000 AI chips, admits they’re inferior and may always be
Sees optimizing its entire cloud around homebrew silicon as the way to compete Chinese web giant Alibaba has revealed its T-Head chipmaking business has shipped 470,000 AI chips, and admitted they are currently inferior to rival products, but believes it can build a mutually optimized stack that ...
US Takes Down Botnets Used in Record-Breaking Cyberattacks
The Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad botnets had infected more than 3 million devices in total, many inside home networks, according to the US Justice Department.