Once popular for attacking AI, ASCII smuggling is embraced by spammers
A once-overlooked block of unicode that's invisible to humans is gaining ever wider use.
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AGI is whatever you want it to be
OpenAI announced its next big model, GPT-6 Astra, and also, by the way, that "the AGI era" is here now. Today on The Vergecast, we've got...
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Hype for GTA 6 is giving PS5 and Xbox console sales a much needed 30% boost
GTA 6 is already giving PlayStation and Xbox consoles a much needed sales boost, at least in the UK, even though Rockstar Games' inevitable pile of...
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Hackaday Podcast Ep 385: 3D Printers with Lasers, Wicked RAM Prices, and Reverse Polish Notation
As the calendar turns a leaf into September, Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List for our weekly look at all things Hackaday. In the news,...
Read moreAMD Announces Threadripper Halo Station: A High-End AI-Centric Developer Workstation
At IFA 2026, AMD announced their Threadripper Halo Station, a high-end workstation for AI developers that combines AMD's Threadripper Pro CPU and Instinct MI350P accelerators The...
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Grab a new 3D printer for as low as $229 right now in Creality's Labor Day flash sale, with up to 50% off —big sale discounts also include resin and filament bundles, along with 3D scanners and toolkits
Grab a new 3D printer in Creality's Labor Day flash sale, with discounts on printers and accessories available.
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Pentagon rescinds new testosterone screening policy without explanation
The Pentagon says the guidance is being updated after being online for one day.
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A popular streamer turned down a 6-figure deal to play Arc Raiders because 'the game frustrated me so much'
Seven-figures? Now we're talking.
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NASA Hosts Virtual Artemis Webinar for Blind, Low-Vision Community
NASA will host a virtual webinar at 2 p.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 2, titled “The RS-25 Engine and the Future of Artemis Missions: An Accessible Webinar for...
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A ratings board wouldn't let Valve release a trailer. It "leaked" it instead.
"I think we can't get in trouble for that now. It's like 20 years ago."
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D&D is getting a Netflix series about Strahd, involving the director of The Prisoner of Azkaban, and I honestly think this could work great
I've been hankering after a Curse of Strahd adaptation for a long time.
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