Is ChatGPT Making You Stupid?
Summary This article explores the impact of generative AI tools like ChatGPT on human cognition. As these tools increasingly handle tasks that require critical thinking, questions arise about whether they…
VPN Downloads Surge in UK as New Age-Verification Rules Take Effect
VPN Downloads Surge in UK as New Age-Verification Rules Take Effect Following the implementation of new age verification laws in the UK, VPN downloads have skyrocketed. Proton VPN experienced an…
Researchers Quietly Planned a Test to Dim Sunlight Over 3,900 Square Miles
Summary California researchers have been working on a high-budget project to test a saltwater-spraying system aimed at dimming sunlight over a vast area of 3,900 square miles. This project is…
Huawei Shows Off 384-Chip AI Computing System That Rival Nvidia’s Top Product
Huawei has unveiled its game-changing CloudMatrix 384 AI computing system at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. This system boasts 384 of Huawei’s latest chips and outperforms Nvidia’s leading…
Easy NTSYNC Arrives For Steam Users With GE-Proton 10.10
Summary GloriousEggroll has unveiled GE-Proton 10.10, a new version of Valve’s Wine-based tool for Steam. This iteration brings native support for NTSYNC on certain amd64 systems running on kernels built…
George Lucas Makes First Comic-Con Appearance to Discuss His Upcoming ‘Museum of Narrative Art’
Summary George Lucas made his inaugural appearance at Comic-Con to discuss his upcoming Museum of Narrative Art. The event was lively, with thousands cheering as he took the stage alongside…
Did a Vendor’s Leak Help Attackers Exploit Microsoft’s SharePoint Servers?
Summary The article discusses a potential security incident involving Microsoft’s SharePoint servers, where the Zero Day Initiative’s head expresses concern over how attackers bypassed security fixes shortly after they were…
‘Serious Delays’ Hit Satellite Mega-Constellations of China’s Starlink Rivals
A Chinese mega-constellation of communications satellites is facing serious delays, which could impact its ability to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. Currently, only 90 of the targeted 648 satellites for the…
Creator of 1995 Phishing Tool ‘AOHell’ On Piracy, Script Kiddies, and What He Thinks of AI
Summary The story recounts the origins of AOHell, a 1995 hacking tool created by a teenager named Koceilah Rekouche, who went by the alias “Da Chronic.” Aimed at exploiting AOL’s…
To Fight Climate Change, Norway Wants to Become Europe’s Carbon Dump
To Fight Climate Change, Norway Wants to Become Europe’s Carbon Dump Norway aims to tackle climate change by becoming Europe’s carbon dumping ground, utilising its fossil fuel revenues to fund…