Fake Pentagon “explosion” photo sows confusion on Twitter
Incident shows weakness of Twitter's verification system, speed of misinformation. Enlarge / A fake AI-generated image of an "explosion" near the Pentagon that went viral on Twitter. (credit: Twitter) On Monday, a tweete.....»»
Flower or power? Campaigners fear lithium mine could kill rare plant
Delicate pink buds sway in the desert breeze, pregnant with yellow pompoms whose explosion will carpet the dusty corner of Nevada that is the only place on Earth where they exist......»»
Mobile Mojo Mastery using Wireless Desktop CNC
The realm of desktop CNC machining is undergoing a creative explosion. What once felt like a niche hobby for techie types is now a super-powered tool for makers, artists, entrepreneurs, and even small-scale industrial applications. But there’s.....»»
Fans have gotten ahold of Hellblade 2’s photo mode, and the results are incredible
Fans have already caught on to how great and granular Hellblade 2's photo mode is, with both stunning and stupid screenshots making their away online......»»
9to5Mac Daily: May 21, 2024 – Apple fixes ‘rare’ photo bug, Sonos headphones, more
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Subscrib.....»»
Gordon Bell, an architect of our digital age, dies at age 89
Bell architected DEC's VAX minicomputers, championed computer history, mentored at Microsoft. Enlarge / A photo of Gordon Bell speaking at the annual PC Forum in Palm Springs, California, March 1989. (credit: Ann E. Yow-Dyson/Get.....»»
Nova explosion visible to the naked eye expected any day now
Sometime between May and September, a white dwarf is expected to go thermonuclear. Enlarge / Aftermath of a nova at the star GK Persei. (credit: NASA/CXC/RIKEN/STScI/NRAO/VLA) When you look at the northern sky, you can f.....»»
Cybercriminals shift tactics to pressure more victims into paying ransoms
Ransomware didn’t just grow in the US in 2023, it evolved, with the frequency of ransomware claims jumping 64% year-over-year, according to At-Bay. This was primarily driven by an explosion in “indirect” ransomware incidents which increased.....»»
New iOS & iPadOS update fixes reappearing photos bug
Apple has released a minor update for iOS and iPadOS, that fixes an issue in the Photos app that resurrected deleted images.A Portrait Photo shot in iOS 17One week after releasing iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 to the public, Apple has issued a minor updat.....»»
Apple Pencil Pro casts a fake shadow based on which tool you"re using
A new video of the Apple Pencil Pro has surfaced, highlighting a nifty little feature that showcases Apple's commitment to detail.The Apple Pencil Pro casts contextual shadows based on which tool you have selectedApple released the new Apple Pencil P.....»»
Are we really about to talk to whales?
The past decade has seen an explosion of new research into some of the most fascinating sounds in the sea: the vocalizations of whales and dolphins......»»
Elon Musk"s Twitter now officially has a new URL
Twitter now redirects to X.com, in an official change since the app's name change. Twitter became X months ago, but now Twitter.com is also officially X.com. The URL change cements Elon Musk's rebranding of the social media app since his takeov.....»»
One of OpenAI"s safety leaders quit on Tuesday. He just explained why.
In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, OpenAI co-head of alignment Jan Leike gave the public some hints as to why he left. OpenAI is famously not all that open. Dazzling, cutting-edge AI products emerge without warning, generat.....»»
“Outrageously” priced weight-loss drugs could bankrupt US health care
Prices would need to be dramatically slashed to avoid increasing the national deficit. Enlarge / Packaging for Wegovy, manufactured by Novo Nordisk, is seen in this illustration photo. (credit: Getty | Jakub Porzycki) Wi.....»»
Twitter URLs redirect to x.com as Musk gets closer to killing the Twitter name
X.com stops redirecting to Twitter.com over a year after company name change. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Kirill Kudryavtsev) Twitter.com links are now redirecting to the x.com domain as Elon Musk gets closer to wipi.....»»
No, Apple is not going to delete the Clown emoji from the iPhone
A viral image claims Apple is removing the clown emoji from iOS for political reasons. The image in question is a complete fabrication, and Apple is doing no such thing.The fake screenshot and the clown emojiImages shared on X appear to show a headli.....»»
Buyer taken for $1,000 by fake Apple badge on eBay
A vintage Apple employee badge on eBay was proven to be a brazen forgery — but not in time to prevent it being bought.The fake employee badge as advertised on eBayThis isn't the first time that someone has sold a fake related to Apple, but usually.....»»
How do you pronounce “hockey”? US players say it with “fake Canadian” accent.
They don't want to sound Canadian, but like a hockey player—a "linguistic persona." Enlarge (credit: Tommy Gilligan/USMA PAO/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) University of Rochester linguist Andrew Bray started out studying the evolut.....»»
Google fixes third exploited Chrome zero-day in a week (CVE-2024-4947)
For the third time in the last seven days, Google has fixed a Chrome zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-4947) for which an exploit exists in the wild. About CVE-2024-4947 CVE-2024-4947 is a type confusion vulnerability in V8, Chrome’s JavaScript and.....»»
Worker killed in blast at TSMC"s Arizona construction site
A worker has died after being caught in an explosion at the Arizona site where iPhone processor manufacturer TSMC is building a new plant — and has previously been accused of using dangerous construction methods.TSMC investing $40 billion in Arizon.....»»
Deleted images haunt iPhone users in Photos for iOS 17.5
Apple's update to iOS 17.5 may be causing problems for some users, with reports of photos deleted long ago resurfacing on devices.A Portrait Photo on an iPhone 15When users delete images from a device, they expect them to be inaccessible after a peri.....»»