Majority of 1.4M customers caught in Allianz Life data heist
Summary Allianz Life has reported a data breach affecting most of its 1.4 million customers. The cyberattack was detected shortly after it began on July 16. While specific details about…
Report: Trae AI IDE quietly beams data to ByteDance, even with tracking turned off
Investigations reveal that ByteDance’s Trae AI IDE continues to transmit data despite users opting out of telemetry features. The report indicates numerous background connections and data transfers, amounting to significant…
To Fight Climate Change, Norway Wants to Become Europe’s Carbon Dump
Norway is creating Europe’s first carbon shipping port to combat climate change, aiming to store liquefied CO2 beneath the seabed. The initiative, funded primarily by the government and fossil fuel…
Is ChatGPT Making You Stupid?
This article explores whether generative AI tools like ChatGPT are causing a decline in critical thinking skills among users. While these tools assist in retrieving and creating information, the concern…
VPN Downloads Surge in UK as New Age-Verification Rules Take Effect
Proton VPN has reported a staggering 1,400% increase in signups coinciding with the UK’s new age verification laws. These laws impose strict regulations on apps featuring explicit content, compelling them…
Researchers Quietly Planned a Test to Dim Sunlight Over 3,900 Square Miles
California researchers had secret plans for a $3 million test involving saltwater-spraying technology aimed at dimming sunlight over a vast area of 3,900 square miles. This ambitious project, part of…
Huawei Shows Off 384-Chip AI Computing System That Rival Nvidia’s Top Product
Huawei Shows Off 384-Chip AI Computing System That Rival Nvidia’s Top Product Huawei Technologies has recently unveiled its advanced AI computing system, the CloudMatrix 384, at the World Artificial Intelligence…
Easy NTSYNC Arrives For Steam Users With GE-Proton 10.10
Easy NTSYNC Arrives For Steam Users With GE-Proton 10.10 GloriousEggroll has unveiled GE-Proton 10.10, an improved version of Valve’s Wine for Steam, now containing built-in support for NTSYNC on amd64…
George Lucas Makes First Comic-Con Appearance to Discuss His Upcoming ‘Museum of Narrative Art’
Summary George Lucas made his debut appearance at Comic-Con where he unveiled details about his upcoming Museum of Narrative Art. Thousands of fans cheered for him, chanting his name, as…
Astronomers Use Black Holes to Pinpoint Earth’s Location. But are Phones and Wifi Blocking the View?
Astronomers are using signals from black holes to pinpoint Earth’s location with exceptional precision, aided by a technique called geodesy. However, the increasing electromagnetic pollution from mobile devices and wifi…