Prediction Market Betting Is Getting People Banned and Arrested
This week on Uncanny Valley, we dig into the latest prediction market buzz, Flock’s AI-powered police search tool, and how tech bros don’t know how to...
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AI, tools and transformation
It’s very tempting to imagine that AI turns everyone into a tool-builder - now everyone can just ask the model to make the software they need,...
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OpenAI spends $1 billion to expand Daybreak to defend power, water, and banking
In a livestreamed keynote on Thursday, OpenAI president Greg Brockman announced Daybreak for Frontline Defenders, a new global initiative to The post OpenAI spends $1 billion...
Read moreAmazon Linux 2027 Now in Preview: Powered By Linux 7.1, x86-64-v3 & Built With LTO
AWS announced today the public preview of Amazon Linux 2027. Given the time since Amazon Linux 2023, Amazon Linux 2027 comes with a heavy arsenal of...
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Xbox imposes harsh new time limits for Game Pass game streaming
Over 1 million Game Pass subscribers will have to pay more for their heavy streaming use.
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Introducing context-aware vulnerability discovery and remediation with Cloudflare Managed Defense and OpenAI Daybreak models
Use production traffic and security signals to prioritize findings, prepare edge mitigations when safe, and propose code patches. By combining WAF data with OpenAI Daybreak models,...
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Dungeons & Dragons is getting a ‘Ravenloft’ live-action Netflix series
A Ravenloft series is currently in development from executive producer Alfonso Cuarón, writer and executive producer John August, and Hasbro Entertainment, Deadline reports. It could bring...
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Mousey city-builder Whiskerwood gets a bit wetter today with a hefty nautical update that lets your rodent kingdom venture out on the open seas
You like putting a bunch of mice on a boat, don't you? Of course you do, it's always enjoyable seeing semi-anthropomorphic mice do human things! Now...
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New Study Expands Search for "Dark Photons," a Leading Dark Matter Candidate
Cross-disciplinary research at Perimeter Institute and University of Maryland shows that dark photons could be lurking in more places than previously thought.
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How to find failures without drowning in tracing data
A metrics dashboard can tell you a system’s health with ease. A log can help you understand a discrete failure. The post How to find failures...
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150 research primates got diarrhea, flooding lab with priceless vaccine data
Researchers now have clear new targets and insights for developing a Shigella vaccine.
Read moreWorking With ICE Is So Toxic, ICE Is Now Offering Liability Insurance To Local Police Officers
If you’re worried about the bad optics of working with ICE, the federal government is here to help subsidize your recovery from mass deportation conjunctivitis. If...
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