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Imagine paying good money to see a gorgeous geographic marvel in the mountains of Peru, only to get there and find it was an AI hallucination, leaving you stuck in the middle of nowhere at 13,000 feet with no beautiful vista, no oxygen, and no cellphone signal. According to the BBC, that's exactly what one couple was on their way to do if not for local guide Miguel Angel Gongora Meza, who overheard their enthusiastic plans of hiking into the Andes unaccompanied to see the fabled "Sacred Canyon of Humantay." ‘They [showed] me the screenshot, confidently written and full of...

A new chapter in local commerce. Dot is DoorDash’s first autonomous delivery robot — purpose-built to bring orders straight to your door. Designed from the ground up to move goods, not people, Dot is one-tenth the size of a car, fully electric, and street-friendly. It’s engineered for safe, reliable trips through your neighborhood and proudly developed in-house by our team at DoorDash Labs.

President Trump used an AI-generated video to mock Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Monday, hours after he met with the Democratic congressional leaders at the White House to discuss the looming government shutdown. The faux footage, posted by Trump on Truth Social, shows Jeffries – depicted with a mustache and sombrero – standing silently next to Schumer, who, in a fake voice, argues in favor of giving “illegal aliens free healthcare” as part of an effort to court “new voters” for the Democratic Party. A traditional Mexican folk song plays over the 35-second video, for...

Want to play Windows games on your Linux system but not sure where to begin? Heard that some Linux distros are better optimized for gaming but don’t know which ones to pick? Don’t worry, here’s a guide to the five best Linux distros that make running Windows games smooth and hassle-free.The good news is that gaming on Linux has improved dramatically in recent years. Besides the many native Linux titles already available, you can also play a huge selection of Windows-only games using compatibility tools like Proton (built into Steam) and Wine. In fact, nearly 80% of the most popular...

Will the new AI character be the death of human performers in movies? Hollywood may soon be filled with falling human stars and rising AI starlets. Film director Alfred Hitchcock, the ‘master of suspense’, once said ‘all actors must be treated like cattle’ – but if you think that’s bad, brace yourselves for the brave new world we’re living in, where actors won’t even exist as such, anymore. The creation of AI ‘actress’ Tilly Norwood has generated a massive wave of backlash over the unsurprising news that ‘talent agents’ were already lining up to sign the ‘digital character’. Tilly Norwood...

A disturbing YouTube channel was dedicated entirely to showing AI-generated videos of women being shot in the head, 404 Media reports. Named “Woman Shot AI,” the channel racked up more than 175,000 views since starting on June 20, 2025, the outlet’s investigation found. After 404 sent YouTube a request for comment, the channel was finally taken down. It left behind a grisly legacy. The veritable snuff film hub uploaded 27 videos and gained a following of nearly 1,200 subscribers — a small but alarming following, as you’ll see later. The videos all adhered to a general formula, according to 404:...

For context, Hegseth explained that the DoD is investigating the involvement of Chinese nationals to assess potential code vulnerabilities in vital US systems. He reiterated that it is indispensable for the end of Chinese participation in DoD systems, prioritizing U.S. national security over corporate profits In any case, Hegseth began his comments by explaining how this program came to be. “Last month, the Department of Defense was made aware of an Obama-Biden era legacy program called Digital escorts. For nearly a decade, Microsoft has used Chinese coders remotely supervised by us contractors to support sensitive DoD cloud systems,” he explained....

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Researchers have found that the carbon footprint of generative AI-based tools that can turn text prompts into images and videos is far worse than we previously thought. As detailed in a new paper, researchers from the open-source AI platform Hugging Face found that the energy demands of text-to-video generators quadruple when the length of a generated video doubles — indicating that the power required for increasingly sophisticated generations doesn’t scale linearly. For instance, a six-second AI video clip consumes four times as much energy as a three-second clip.

Just a heads up Freepers I heard X money is coming to the X platform soon backed by VISA and licensed in nearly every U.S. state it will allow for instant money transfers from debit or credit cards and such. It could be a big deal and it's not easy to do this. I dont know how Elon Musk plans to integrate it but I'm sure he has plans. Maybe FR will take it? It sounds to me like it will be similar to PayPal. Musk was one of the original founders/backers of PayPal...

Despite $30 to 40 billion in enterprise GenAI investment, a stunning 95% of organizations are achieving zero measurable return, according to a new report from MIT. The report argues that never before has a technology category attracted such massive investment while delivering such disappointing returns. This stark separation between a few AI winners and everyone else isn’t driven by model quality or regulation — it’s determined by approach. While tools like ChatGPT achieve 80% organizational adoption, enterprise-grade custom solutions face a brutal reality: only 5% successfully reach production deployment. The core barrier isn’t infrastructure or talent; it’s learning capability. Most...

How does one of the world's most powerful companies please powerful Republicans — without actually doing that much? Mark Zuckerberg figured out that trick in the summer of 2024. That's when he sent a letter to Congress that sort-of-but-not-really apologized for behavior conservatives have accused Big Tech platforms of for years — but also said the real bad actors were Joe Biden and his administration. Now, we're seeing Google use the same playbook, with one twist, which we'll get to in a minute. But the very big picture is that Google, like Meta in 2024, is attempting to give a...

Hillary: "The idea that you could turn the clock back and try to recreate a world that never was, dominated by— you know, let's say it, White men, uh— of a certain persuasion, uh— certain religion, uh— certain point of view certain ideology, is just doing such damage..."

JUST REGISTER REPUBLICAN. https://twitter.com/shellshockkk/status/1970569818303561903 Anyone want to take bets how many SSRIs she's on?

Apple has stopped signing iOS 18.6.2, which means that if you've upgraded to iOS 26, you're no longer able to downgrade to a version of iOS 18. Apple released iOS 26 a week ago.When software is "signed," it means that it has passed a server-side verification check that Apple performs when a new version of iOS is downloaded on an iPhone. An update can't be installed unless it passes the verification check.Unsigning software prevents Apple customers from installing outdated, less secure versions of iOS.Apple isn't forcing users to install ‌iOS 26‌, and there is an option to continue using iOS...

Next month sees Windows 10 finally reaching the end of (mainstream) support. Microsoft has been pushing people towards Windows 11 for what feels like forever, and it worked – for a while. The latest market figures show that this is changing. The statistics for August 2025 from statcounter Global Stats show a marked drop in Windows 11’s share of the desktop market. Rewinding a little bit through time, June 2025 was a significant month because it marked the point at which Windows 11 finally caught up (well, very nearly) with Windows 10. Windows 11 managed to reach a market share...

President Trump has long signaled his intention to strike a deal with China that would allow Americans to keep scrolling their way through the videos on the popular social media app TikTok, and it looks like that deal may be imminent. The news is likely to be to the relief of countless teenagers and the chagrin of their parents; it's estimated that there are 170 million TikTok users in the United States.In an interview on Fox News' new The Sunday Briefing, hosted by Peter Doocy, the president revealed "very prominent American people" and "very great patriots" would be involved in...

“Everyone thought I was crazy,” Stallone said of his pitch that would utilize de-aging technology to see him play an 18-year-old John Rambo.Even though it’s been four decades since he originated the role, Sylvester Stallone was ready to portray Rambo one more time. During a conversation on The Playlist’s Bingeworthy podcast, the Tulsa King actor revealed that he pitched his potential return to the film franchise. Instead of following up after the events of 2019’s Rambo: Last Blood, Stallone wanted to partake in a prequel project that would feature an 18-year-old John Rambo. And, yes — he wanted to play...

I realize this probably isn’t rocket science but I was talked in to an iPhone from android On my droid the text was reformatted to fit my screen On this iPhone it’s so tiny I can’t read it If I zoom I have to swipe from side to side to read a line of text. I am probably doing something wrong Turing the phone sideways to get landscape mode doesn’t seem to work. I have tried chrome safari and opera. Same results Also confirmed by my kid I can’t change app notification sounds They are grouped and you can’t chance...

​Microsoft has confirmed that the September 2025 Windows security updates are causing connection issues to Server Message Block (SMB) v1 shares. The list of platforms affected by this known issue is quite extensive, as it includes both client (Windows 11 24H2/23H2/22H2 and Windows 10 22H2/21H2) and server (Windows Server 2025 and Windows Server 2022) platforms. In a service alert seen by BleepingComputer, Microsoft said this known issue affects those connecting to SMBv1 shares over the NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) networking protocol. "After installing the September 2025 Windows security update (the Originating KBs listed above) or later updates, you might fail...