Korea wins world’s top hacking contest for 4th consecutive year - The Korea Times Korean white hat hacker team Maple Mallard Magistrates (MMM) won the Capture the Flag (CTF) hacking competition at this year’s DEF CON conference,...

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'Speaking' tactile sidewalks enrich lives of visually impaired Tactile paving for people with visual impairments in Japan has recently been enhanced with audio guidance, as the developers of the technology aim to improve the lives of people with partial sight and assist sighted tourists. The new braille blocks are marked with black stickers in special patterns. By scanning…

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German police expands use of Palantir surveillance software – DW – 08/04/2025 Police and spy agencies are keen to combat criminality and terrorism with artificial intelligence. But critics say the CIA-funded Palantir surveillance software enables "predictive policing."

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Putin Widens Effort to Control Russia’s Internet

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Dutch court says diesel brands now owned by Stellantis had cheating software from 2009 A Dutch court on Wednesday said diesel cars sold by Opel, Peugeot, Citroen and DS in the Netherlands from 2009 contained software designed to cheat emissions tests.

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Thousands of ChatGPT conversations are appearing in Google search results Thousands of private ChatGPT conversations are now showing up in Google search results, some containing highly sensitive personal details never meant for public view.

Delete, delete, and delete!
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Hackers Compromise Intelligence Website Used by CIA and Other Agencies Unidentified hackers have successfully breached a critical intelligence website used by the CIA and other U.S. agencies to manage sensitive government contracts, according to the National Reconnaissan...

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Nvidia says its chips have no 'backdoors' after China flags H20 security concerns Nvidia said on Thursday its products have no "backdoors" that would allow remote access or control after China raised concerns over potential security risks in the firm's H20 artificial intelligence chip.

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Former U.S. Special Ops: What I Saw in Gaza | Sen. Bernie Sanders YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

Everyone must watch this!
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www.newsweek.com The youngest self-made female billionaire thinks you should take more risks

The Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire Thinks You Should Take More Risks https://twp.ai/4ipvxa

Children to be banned from having YouTube accounts as Albanese government backflips on exemption Labor reverses earlier decision to exempt Google-owned platform from national social media youth ban in move communications minister says will make ‘positive difference’

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Minnesota calls in National Guard after St. Paul slammed by 'digital attack' Minnesota has called in the National Guard after the city of St. Paul was slammed by what its mayor described as a "deliberate, coordinated, digital attack" carried out by sophisticated hackers.

Coming to a city near you!
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Q-Day Is Coming: Don’t Panic, Just Protect The organizations that will fare best will be those who prepared not with panic, but with precision.

Harvest now, decrypt later—experts now place Q-Day within the next three to five years

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Dutch researchers use heartbeat detection to unmask deepfakes | Computer Weekly New Dutch method analyses blood flow patterns in faces that current deepfake generation tools cannot yet replicate.

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MIT unveils 3D printer that turns food scraps into household items Explore how the 3D FOODres.AI Printer transforms food waste into useful items, promoting eco-friendly practices every day.

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Spy cockroaches and AI robots: Germany plots the future of warfare Germany plans to nearly triple its regular defense budget to around $175 billion per year by 2029, and much of that money will go into reinventing the nature of warfare.

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New tool gives anyone the ability to train a robot A new training interface allows a robot to learn a task in several different ways. This increased training flexibility could help more people interact with and teach robots — and may also enable robot...

🪥 First robot training model: brushing my 10-year-old’s teeth! 😅
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The ‘Smart’ Restrooms That Can Solve America’s Public Bathroom Crisis Throne Labs is betting that Uber-like ratings and privacy-protecting sensors can lead to a better, more enduring system of public toilets.

You got 10 minutes, make it quick!
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Trump administration to spend $1 billion on 'offensive' hacking operations | TechCrunch A top Democrat criticized the move to spend a billion on offensive hacking operations as the budget guts a billion from U.S. cyber defense.

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Drones, AI and Robot Pickers: Meet the Fully Autonomous Farm New technologies are paving the way for farms that can run themselves, with minimal human input.

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Cyborg jellyfish could help uncover the depths and mysteries of the Pacific Ocean At Caltech, researchers have turned living jellyfish into low-cost, remotely controlled ocean robots — creating real-life cyborgs for deep-sea exploration and environmental sensing.

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San Francisco rolls out Microsoft's Copilot AI for 30,000 city workers The city will use Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, powered by OpenAI's GPT-4o, for employees like nurses and social workers to improve city services.

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Exclusive: TikTok prepares US app with its own algorithm and user data TikTok is preparing to launch a standalone app for U.S. users that is expected to operate on a separate algorithm and data system from its global app, laying the groundwork for a potential sale orchestrated by U.S. President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Australia is quietly rolling out age checks for search engines like Google Just as Australians are adjusting to the idea of having their ages checked for social media, age assurance rules are being applied to search engines and many other corners of the internet.

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Robot surgery on humans could be trialled within decade after success on pig organs AI-trained robot carries out procedures on dead pig organs to remove gall bladders without any human help

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Nvidia Dethrones Apple as World's Most Valuable Corporation Nvidia Corporation has become the most valuable company in history. Shares in the high-end AI chip developer rose as much as 2.4% to $160.98 in trading on July 3, pushing Nvidia’s market capitalizatio...

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New imaging technique reconstructs the shapes of hidden objects MIT researchers developed a new system that enables a robot to use reflected Wi-Fi signals to identify the shape of a 3D object that is hidden from view, which could be especially useful in warehouse ...

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Meet the Robot Using AI to Ink Your Next Tattoo The startup Blackdot has installed a first-of-its-kind tattoo device in New York City and Austin. But will the customers come?

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Like to whittle 'wood'..Hmm
Thats cool.