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Climbers asked Google Gemini how long Mount Shasta would take and what supplies to carry – things went badly wrong
Posted on Thursday September 03, 2026
The climbers said they used Google Gemini, YouTube, and AllTrails to prepare for the trip. In addition to using the AI for route research, the group also relied on the chatbot for food and water recommendations.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Microsoft warns fake CAPTCHA is tricking Windows users into running malware
Posted on Thursday September 03, 2026
The pages impersonate Cloudflare and other trusted services. Instead of presenting a normal CAPTCHA challenge, they instruct users to open PowerShell or Command Prompt and paste in a command.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Microsoft Edge now has an official Linux support list, seven years after Chrome's
Posted on Thursday September 03, 2026
Microsoft recently updated its documentation on the operating systems supported by Edge, providing a comprehensive list of Linux distributions that should offer the best browsing experience. Redmond's web browser has technically been available on FOSS operating systems for years, but an "official" list should prove useful for enterprise organizations and...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A dark-web site claimed to sell 153 million driver's licenses, then vanished
Posted on Thursday September 03, 2026
The service, called Nexus, offered records for driver's licenses, ID cards, travel documents, medical cards, and other credentials. Krebs on Security reported that the FBI's New Orleans field office has opened an inquiry into an apparent breach involving Louisiana identity-verification company IDScan.net.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Utah just became the first state to target VPN users for age verification
Posted on Thursday September 03, 2026
Utah's Online Age Verification Amendments, formally known as Senate Bill 73 (SB 73), differs from the age-verification laws of other US states and countries by specifically targeting VPN software as part of its rules.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
StarCraft 3 might finally happen, just not built by Blizzard
Posted on Thursday September 03, 2026
A game industry source recently informed South Korean outlet Chosun Daily that Blizzard is on the verge of closing its rumored deal with Nexon to develop new StarCraft games. The deal might also include the rights to publish an Overwatch mobile title.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Still using an Intel Mac? Apple just gave developers another reason to leave it behind
Posted on Thursday September 03, 2026
It's been six years since Apple announced plans to transition its Macs from Intel processors to Apple silicon. The move wasn't fully complete until June 2023, when Apple replaced the Intel Mac Pro with an Apple-silicon model.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Russia's Starlink rival is struggling as satellites fail to reach their planned orbits
Posted on Thursday September 03, 2026
The satellites were expected to operate at 870 kilometers (540 miles) above Earth. Instead, many are orbiting between 300 and 400 kilometers (186 and 249 miles), while some are already losing altitude. Two are now re-entering the atmosphere.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Dallas garbage trucks are using AI cameras to flag code violations and give homes a "blight score"
Posted on Thursday September 03, 2026
NBC 5 obtained city records showing that Dallas started testing the AI cameras on bulk trash collection trucks in April, ramping up their use over the summer.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Nvidia is buying popular open-source AI hub Hugging Face for $12.9 billion
Posted on Thursday September 03, 2026
Update (September 3): Nvidia has now confirmed that it will acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, turning last week's reports into one of the chipmaker's largest deals ever. The deal includes up to $1 billion in equity incentives to retain Hugging Face employees and comes after the AI platform reportedly...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »