New OpenAI Models Likely Pose 'High' Cybersecurity Risk, Company Says
December 11, 2025 at 09:00PM
December 11, 2025 at 09:00PM
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New OpenAI Models Likely Pose 'High' Cybersecurity Risk, Company Says
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Axios: OpenAI says the cyber capabilities of its frontier AI models are accelerating and warns Wednesday that upcoming models are likely to pose a "high" risk, according to a report shared first with Axios. The models'…
US Could Ask Foreign Tourists For Five-Year Social Media History Before Entry
December 11, 2025 at 10:05PM
December 11, 2025 at 10:05PM
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US Could Ask Foreign Tourists For Five-Year Social Media History Before Entry
Tourists from dozens of countries including the UK could be asked to provide a five-year social media history as a condition of entry to the United States, under a new proposal unveiled by American officials. From a report: The new condition would affect…
Opera Wants You To Pay $20 a Month For Its AI Browser
December 11, 2025 at 10:45PM
December 11, 2025 at 10:45PM
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Opera Wants You To Pay $20 a Month For Its AI Browser
Opera has opened its AI-powered browser Neon to the public after a couple of months of testing, and anyone interested in trying it will need to pay $19.90 per month. The Norway-based company first unveiled Neon in May and launched it in early access to select…
Disney Puts $1 Billion Into OpenAI, Licenses 200+ Characters for AI-Generated Videos and Images
December 11, 2025 at 11:22PM
December 11, 2025 at 11:22PM
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Disney Puts $1 Billion Into OpenAI, Licenses 200+ Characters for AI-Generated Videos and Images
Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and has entered into a three-year licensing deal that will let users generate AI-powered short videos and images featuring more than 200 characters from its Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar franchises. The new features…
AI Hackers Are Coming Dangerously Close to Beating Humans
December 12, 2025 at 12:13AM
December 12, 2025 at 12:13AM
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AI Hackers Are Coming Dangerously Close to Beating Humans
Stanford researchers spent much of the past year building an AI bot called Artemis that scans networks for software vulnerabilities, and when they pitted it against ten professional penetration testers on the university's own engineering network, the bot…
Why Switzerland Is Weighing a 10 Million Population Limit
December 12, 2025 at 12:44AM
December 12, 2025 at 12:44AM
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Why Switzerland Is Weighing a 10 Million Population Limit
An anonymous reader shares a report: Growing support for far-right parties is pressuring European governments to introduce stricter controls on immigration. Switzerland is set to vote on a proposal that would take the idea to the next level -- imposing a…
The Game Awards Are Losing Their Luster
December 12, 2025 at 01:36AM
December 12, 2025 at 01:36AM
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The Game Awards Are Losing Their Luster
The Game Awards, which broadcasts tonight on Twitch, YouTube, and Prime Video, has become the biggest night on the video game calendar since launching in 2014, but the show's treatment of developers has drawn increasing criticism. At the 2023 ceremony, acceptance…
College Campuses Have Become a Front Line in America's Sports-Betting Boom
December 12, 2025 at 02:10AM
December 12, 2025 at 02:10AM
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College Campuses Have Become a Front Line in America's Sports-Betting Boom
Since the Supreme Court struck down the federal prohibition on sports betting in 2018, 39 states have legalized the activity, and college campuses have emerged as ground zero for what appears to be a generational gambling problem among young men. A 2023 NCAA…
GPT-5.2 Arrives as OpenAI Scrambles To Respond To Gemini 3's Gains
December 12, 2025 at 02:45AM
December 12, 2025 at 02:45AM
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GPT-5.2 Arrives as OpenAI Scrambles To Respond To Gemini 3's Gains
OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-5.2, its latest and what the company calls its "best model yet for everyday professional use," just days after CEO Sam Altman declared a "code red" internally to marshal resources toward improving ChatGPT amid intensifying…
Uber Pulls Back From Electric Cars, Slashing Incentives for Drivers
December 12, 2025 at 03:24AM
December 12, 2025 at 03:24AM
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Uber Pulls Back From Electric Cars, Slashing Incentives for Drivers
Uber has discontinued its monthly electric vehicle bonuses for drivers in the United States and Canada, marking the latest in a series of rollbacks from a company that once pledged to pour $800 million into helping its drivers transition away from gasoline…
New York Becomes First State To Require Disclosure of AI Performers in Ads
December 12, 2025 at 04:05AM
December 12, 2025 at 04:05AM
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New York Becomes First State To Require Disclosure of AI Performers in Ads
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed two bills aimed at regulating the use of AI in entertainment, requiring disclosure when ads feature AI-generated performers and mandating consent from heirs before a deceased person's likeness can be used…
Cisco Stock Hits New All-Time High, 25 Years After the Dotcom Bubble Burst
December 12, 2025 at 04:45AM
December 12, 2025 at 04:45AM
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Cisco Stock Hits New All-Time High, 25 Years After the Dotcom Bubble Burst
Cisco's stock price touched $80.25 on Wednesday, finally eclipsing its dotcom-era peak of $80.06 set on March 27, 2000 -- when the networking giant briefly surpassed Microsoft to become the world's most valuable company. The journey back took 25 years, eight…
Google is Building an Experimental New Browser and a New Kind of Web App
December 12, 2025 at 05:22AM
December 12, 2025 at 05:22AM
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Google is Building an Experimental New Browser and a New Kind of Web App
Google's Chrome team has built an experimental browser called Disco that takes a query or prompt, opens a cluster of related tabs, and then generates a custom application tailored to whatever task the user is trying to accomplish. The browser launched Thursday…
Disney Says Google AI Infringes Copyright 'On a Massive Scale'
December 12, 2025 at 06:00AM
December 12, 2025 at 06:00AM
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Disney Says Google AI Infringes Copyright 'On a Massive Scale'
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Wild West of copyrighted characters in AI may be coming to an end. There has been legal wrangling over the role of copyright in the AI era, but the mother of all legal teams may now be gearing up…
Rivian Goes Big On Autonomy, With Custom Silicon, Lidar, and a Hint At Robotaxis
December 12, 2025 at 06:40AM
December 12, 2025 at 06:40AM
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Rivian Goes Big On Autonomy, With Custom Silicon, Lidar, and a Hint At Robotaxis
During the company's first "Autonomy & AI Day" event today, Rivian unveiled a major autonomy push featuring custom silicon, lidar, and a "large driving model." It also hinted at a potential entry into the self-driving ride-hail market, according to CEO RJ…
UC Berkeley Professor Uses Secret Camera To Catch PhD Candidate Sabotaging Rival
December 12, 2025 at 07:20AM
December 12, 2025 at 07:20AM
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UC Berkeley Professor Uses Secret Camera To Catch PhD Candidate Sabotaging Rival
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. The student now faces felony vandalism charges…
Trump Signs Executive Order For Single National AI Regulation Framework, Limiting Power of States
December 12, 2025 at 08:02AM
December 12, 2025 at 08:02AM
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Trump Signs Executive Order For Single National AI Regulation Framework, Limiting Power of States
President Trump signed an executive order establishing a single federal AI regulatory framework that preempts state-level rules, aiming to centralize oversight of the rapidly growing AI industry. "The Trump administration, with the aid of AI and crypto czar…
VMware Kills vSphere Foundation In Parts of EMEA
December 12, 2025 at 08:45AM
December 12, 2025 at 08:45AM
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VMware Kills vSphere Foundation In Parts of EMEA
Broadcom has quietly pulled VMware vSphere Foundation from parts of EMEA, pushing smaller customers toward far more expensive bundles and prompting some to consider jumping to Hyper-V or Nutanix. The Register reports: VVF is a bundle that offers compute,…
NASA 与火星探测器 MAVEN 失去联络
NASA 宣布与火星探测器 MAVEN 失去联络。NASA 在火星轨道上有三艘探测器，包括了 2001 年发射的 Mars Odysse 探测器，2005 年发射的 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter（MRO）探测器，以及 2013 年发射的 Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution（MAVEN）。MAVEN 属于三艘中服役时间最短的探测器，另外两艘都接近寿命终点——Mars Odyssey 的燃料即将耗尽，MRO 的燃料倒还可以维持到 2030 年代。MAVEN 由洛克希德马丁公司建造，旨在研究太阳与火星大气层之间的相互作用。地面团队最后一次收到 MAVEN 信号是在 12 月 6 日，此前的遥测数据显示探测器所有子系统都工作正常。NASA 表示正在调查并采取相应措施，一旦有更多信息将会立即公布。 via Solidot
NASA 宣布与火星探测器 MAVEN 失去联络。NASA 在火星轨道上有三艘探测器，包括了 2001 年发射的 Mars Odysse 探测器，2005 年发射的 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter（MRO）探测器，以及 2013 年发射的 Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution（MAVEN）。MAVEN 属于三艘中服役时间最短的探测器，另外两艘都接近寿命终点——Mars Odyssey 的燃料即将耗尽，MRO 的燃料倒还可以维持到 2030 年代。MAVEN 由洛克希德马丁公司建造，旨在研究太阳与火星大气层之间的相互作用。地面团队最后一次收到 MAVEN 信号是在 12 月 6 日，此前的遥测数据显示探测器所有子系统都工作正常。NASA 表示正在调查并采取相应措施，一旦有更多信息将会立即公布。 via Solidot
在俄罗斯发射台事故之后 NASA 提前发射 Dragon 货运飞船
上月底，俄罗斯在发射联盟号 MS-28 载人飞船时，火箭底部的移动维护舱由于未正确固定导致倒扣坠落而严重受损。俄罗斯宇航局表示修复发射台以及恢复其发射能力至少需要四个月时间。该发射台是俄罗斯唯一一个能向国际空间站发射联盟号载人飞船和进步号无人货船的发射场，原计划于 12 月 21 日发射的无人货船 MS-33 已经取消。为了确保空间站宇航员在 2026 年有足够的补给 NASA 计划提前发射 Dragon 货运飞船。下一次 CRS-34 Dragon 补给任务从原计划的 2026 年 6 月提前到 5 月，再下一次 CRS-35 任务从 2026 年 11 月提前三月至 8 月。俄罗斯能否在四个月内修复发射场基础设施还有待观察，战争和低温都是维修工作面临的障碍。除了 SpaceX 的飞船，NASA 还有其它选择：诺斯罗普格鲁曼的 Cygnus 货运飞船最早将在 2026 年 4 月发射，日本的新货运飞船 HTV-X 也计划在明年夏天发射。 via Solidot
上月底，俄罗斯在发射联盟号 MS-28 载人飞船时，火箭底部的移动维护舱由于未正确固定导致倒扣坠落而严重受损。俄罗斯宇航局表示修复发射台以及恢复其发射能力至少需要四个月时间。该发射台是俄罗斯唯一一个能向国际空间站发射联盟号载人飞船和进步号无人货船的发射场，原计划于 12 月 21 日发射的无人货船 MS-33 已经取消。为了确保空间站宇航员在 2026 年有足够的补给 NASA 计划提前发射 Dragon 货运飞船。下一次 CRS-34 Dragon 补给任务从原计划的 2026 年 6 月提前到 5 月，再下一次 CRS-35 任务从 2026 年 11 月提前三月至 8 月。俄罗斯能否在四个月内修复发射场基础设施还有待观察，战争和低温都是维修工作面临的障碍。除了 SpaceX 的飞船，NASA 还有其它选择：诺斯罗普格鲁曼的 Cygnus 货运飞船最早将在 2026 年 4 月发射，日本的新货运飞船 HTV-X 也计划在明年夏天发射。 via Solidot
HDMI Forum 继续阻挠 Linux 上的 HDMI 2.1 实现
因 HDMI 标准授权组织 HDMI Forum 在 2021 年关闭了 HDMI 2.1 规格的公开访问，开源驱动的发布需要征得 HDMI Forum 的批准，2024 年它拒绝了 AMD 发布开源驱动的尝试，阻止了 AMD 的 FreeSync 在 Linux 平台通过 HDMI 连接支持 120 Hz@4K 或 240 Hz@5K 显示。如今 Steam Machine 的开发商 Valve 证实 HDMI Forum 在继续阻挠 Linux 上的 HDMI 2.1 实现。Steam Machine 在理论上支持 HDMI 2.1，但被软件限制为 HDMI 2.0，基本上难以实现超过 60 Hz@4K 的显示。Valve 表示已在 Windows 下验证了 HDMI 2.1 硬件。 via Solidot
因 HDMI 标准授权组织 HDMI Forum 在 2021 年关闭了 HDMI 2.1 规格的公开访问，开源驱动的发布需要征得 HDMI Forum 的批准，2024 年它拒绝了 AMD 发布开源驱动的尝试，阻止了 AMD 的 FreeSync 在 Linux 平台通过 HDMI 连接支持 120 Hz@4K 或 240 Hz@5K 显示。如今 Steam Machine 的开发商 Valve 证实 HDMI Forum 在继续阻挠 Linux 上的 HDMI 2.1 实现。Steam Machine 在理论上支持 HDMI 2.1，但被软件限制为 HDMI 2.0，基本上难以实现超过 60 Hz@4K 的显示。Valve 表示已在 Windows 下验证了 HDMI 2.1 硬件。 via Solidot