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1mo ago

Firms try ‘caveman’ plugin to trim AI token bills

404 Media reports that developers are using a terse-output plugin called “caveman” to rein in costly AI coding assistant...

By Dana Voss

1mo ago

Ape laughter study traces the ‘ha ha’ rhythm back 15 million years

Recordings from humans and other great apes suggest timed laughter rhythms were already present in a shared hominid ance...

By Dana Voss

1mo ago

Meta support bot trick reportedly exposed Instagram accounts to takeover

Pro-Iran hackers claimed they used Meta’s AI account recovery assistant to reset Instagram passwords and deface prominen...

By Dana Voss

1mo ago

Henrico County tells staff to save power as electric bills jump 25%

The Virginia county, home to 37 data centers, expects electricity for government and school buildings to cost $5 million...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

GPT-4 impersonations beat real UK public figures in authenticity ratings

A PLOS One study found UK participants often rated AI-written answers as more authentic, coherent and relevant than real...

By Dana Voss

1mo ago

404 Media reporter rents fake jet set to probe TikTok wealth LARPing

Jason Koebler staged a private-jet hustle video with fake Stripe alerts to show how easily online wealth theater can be...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

Researcher says Apple email masking flaw can expose real addresses

404 Media says it verified a Hide My Email vulnerability that can reveal addresses Apple’s privacy feature is meant to c...

By Dana Voss

1mo ago

AI flower images are being used to sell fake seeds online

404 Media reports scammers are advertising seeds for nonexistent plants on Amazon, eBay and Etsy using AI-generated imag...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

CISA contractor exposed GovCloud keys in public GitHub repo

Researchers said a public repository tied to a Nightwing employee contained privileged AWS GovCloud credentials and inte...

By Dana Voss

1mo ago

Tidal says fully AI-made songs will not earn royalties

The streaming service says royalties should go to human-made work, with enforcement for fully generative tracks starting...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

Dutch police seize 800 servers in sanctions case tied to Russian attacks

FIOD arrested two men linked to MIRhosting and WorkTitans, alleging they provided resources to sanctioned infrastructure...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1mo ago

Meta casts Kylie Jenner in new ad for Starfire AI glasses

The YouTube spot shows Jenner wearing Meta’s Starfire glasses through a staged day at home, as privacy complaints around...

By Mara Chen-Doyle