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JD Vance Calls For Ban On '6-7' Brainrot Meme After Son 'Went Absolutely Nuts' In Church
IBTimes - 11 Dec 2025 06:37
US Vice President JD Vance calls for a ban on the viral '6-7' meme after his son repeated it during church readings.
OpenAI, Anthropic, Others Receive Warning Letter from Dozens of State Attorneys General
Gizmodo - 11 Dec 2025 04:36
They want the companies to "mitigate the harm caused by sycophantic and delusional outputs" from AI products.
A Spotify Beta Feature Lets Users Make Custom Playlists by Writing AI Prompts
Gizmodo - 11 Dec 2025 03:21
"Prompted Playlists" are currently only available in New Zealand.
NASA JPL Unveils Rover Operations Center for Moon, Mars Missions
NASA Breaking news - 11 Dec 2025 00:47
The center leverages AI along with JPLs unique infrastructure, unrivaled tools, and years of operations expertise to support industry partners developing future planetary surface missions. NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
This Is How Much Dynamic Range the Sony a7 V Loses When Using Electronic Shutter
PetaPixel - 11 Dec 2025 19:08Breakthrough 3D wiring architecture enables 10,000-qubit quantum processors
Live Science - 11 Dec 2025 14:35
The novel 3D wiring architecture and chip fabrication method enable quantum processing units containing 10,000 qubits to fit in a smaller space than today's 100-qubit chips.
Latest macOS malware uses trusted search & AI to dupe users
AppleInsider - 11 Dec 2025 13:49
A new Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS) attack vector weaponizes Google searches and a user's trust in AI chatbots, researchers have found. Once infected, the AMOS can collect data, passwords, and more from the infected Ma...
This Worm Was Chilling in a Lab for Years. Turns Out Its a Record-Breaker
Gizmodo - 11 Dec 2025 13:30
His name is B, and he lives in Virginia.
Chrome Targeted by Active In-the-Wild Exploit Tied to Undisclosed High-Severity Flaw
The Hacker News - 11 Dec 2025 12:39
Google on Wednesday shipped security updates for its Chrome browser to address three security flaws, including one it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, rated high in severity, is bei...
Chinese tech giants Hygon and Sugon call off merger, say they're still besties
The Register - 11 Dec 2025 01:10
Blame changed market conditions and attitudes, not the return of Nvidia's H200 to China Chinese tech giants Hygon and Sugon have called off their planned merger.
.NET SOAPwn Flaw Opens Door for File Writes and Remote Code Execution via Rogue WSDL
The Hacker News - 11 Dec 2025 00:51
New research has uncovered exploitation primitives in the .NET Framework that could be leveraged against enterprise-grade applications to achieve remote code execution. WatchTowr Labs, which has codenamed the "invali...
L3Harris satellite-jamming system approved for export to close U.S. allies
Space News - 11 Dec 2025 00:31
Lt. Gen. Phil Garrant, head of the Space Systems Command, said Five Eyes partners would likely have access to this technology The post L3Harris satellite-jamming system approved for export to close U.S. allies appeared f...
Oracle raises AI spending estimate, spooks investors
The Register - 11 Dec 2025 00:20
But if you assume cloud IOUs will be fulfilled, business is booming Oracle expects its FY 2026 capital expenditures will be $15 billion higher that previously predicted, as the cloudy database biz invests to accommodate ...
64% of Teens Say They Use AI Chatbots as Mental Health Concerns Mount
Gizmodo - 11 Dec 2025 00:00
The teens just love ChatGPT. Does OpenAI love them back?
Apple (mostly) loses its appeal in Epic Games case
Engadget - 11 Dec 2025 23:55Wake Up Dead Man: A Murder Mystery with God in the Details
The New Yorker - 11 Dec 2025 23:54
In Rian Johnsons latest whodunnit, Josh OConnor plays a Catholic priest trying to restore moral order at a church befouled by murder.
Nerve injuries can trigger hidden immune changes throughout the entire body
Science Daily - 11 Dec 2025 23:43
Researchers discovered that nerve injuries can alter the immune system throughout the body, and males and females react very differently. Male mice showed strong inflammatory responses, while females showed none, yet bot...
The Game Awards 2025: Biggest announcements, surprises, and live updates
Mashable - 11 Dec 2025 23:36
The Game Awards 2025 take place on Dec. 11, and in addition to the game of the year, we're also expecting news on the hottest titles of 2026.
Everything is fine: Disney CEO Bob Iger says OpenAI deal isnt a threat to creatives.
Mashable - 11 Dec 2025 23:33
After announcing a $1 billion deal with OpenAI, Disney CEO Bob Iger took to CNBC to defend the investment.
New antibiotic could stave off drug-resistant gonorrhoea
New Scientist - 11 Dec 2025 23:30
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the microbe responsible for gonorrhoea, is developing resistance to most antibiotics, which means we need new drugs to treat the condition. An antibiotic called zoliflodacin might be part of a solu...
UC Berkeley Professor Uses Secret Camera To Catch PhD Candidate Sabotaging Rival
Slashdot - 11 Dec 2025 23:20
A UC Berkeley professor, suspecting years of targeted computer damage against one Ph.D. student, secretly installed a hidden camera that allegedly caught another doctoral candidate sabotaging the student's laptop. Th...
Say Goodbye To Back Pain With These Desk Add-Ons And Gadgets
BGR - 11 Dec 2025 23:17
Whether you're a remote worker or in-office, sitting at a desk all day can be a pain in the back - these small additions could really alleviate the problem.