U.S. Sanctions Cloud Provider 'Funnull' as Top Source of 'Pig Butchering' Scams
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/05/u-s-sanctions-cloud-provider-funnull-as-top-source-of-pig-butchering-scams/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/05/u-s-sanctions-cloud-provider-funnull-as-top-source-of-pig-butchering-scams/
Krebs on Security
U.S. Sanctions Cloud Provider ‘Funnull’ as Top Source of ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams
The U.S. government today imposed economic sanctions on Funnull Technology Inc., a Philippines-based company that provides computer infrastructure for hundreds of thousands of websites involved in virtual currency investment scams, commonly known as “pig…
U.S. Woman Dies from Mad Cow-Like Brain Disease That Lay Dormant for 50 Years
https://gizmodo.com/u-s-woman-dies-from-mad-cow-like-brain-disease-that-lay-dormant-for-50-years-2000603359
https://gizmodo.com/u-s-woman-dies-from-mad-cow-like-brain-disease-that-lay-dormant-for-50-years-2000603359
Gizmodo
U.S. Woman Dies From Mad Cow-Like Brain Disease That Lay Dormant for 50 Years
A woman's human growth hormone treatments in childhood may have sealed her fate decades later, according to a new case report.
White House releases health report written by LLM, with hallucinated citations
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/well/maha-report-citations.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/well/maha-report-citations.html
NY Times
White House Health Report Included Fake Citations
A report on children’s health released by the Make America Healthy Again Commission referred to scientific papers that did not exist.
High vitamin B6 doses over a long period could cause irreversible nerve damage
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/vitamin-b6-toxicity-peripheral-neuropathy-health-supplements/104793006
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/vitamin-b6-toxicity-peripheral-neuropathy-health-supplements/104793006
www.abc.net.au
Rising cases of vitamin B6 toxicity causing concerns for peak medical bodies
Vitamin B6 is present in thousands of products in Australia, but doctors are warning patients are risking lifelong damage due to overconsumption of the supplement.
RFK Jr's 'Maha' report found to contain citations to nonexistent studies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/29/rfk-jr-maha-health-report-studies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/29/rfk-jr-maha-health-report-studies
the Guardian
RFK Jr’s ‘Maha’ report found to contain citations to nonexistent studies
Failures uncovered as US health secretary touted ‘gold-standard’ science in health report ordered by Trump team
Why do we get earworms?
https://theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.com/p/mahna-mahna-do-doo-be-do-do-why-do
https://theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.com/p/mahna-mahna-do-doo-be-do-do-why-do
Substack
♫ Mahna Mahna, Do doo be-do-do ♫ (Why do we get earworms?)
If we mention or even just allude to a catchy song, we risk having part of it playing on a loop in our head, for days on end. What's that about? And what can we do about it?
Germany eyes 10% digital tax on global tech groups
https://www.ft.com/content/39d4678d-a7e1-4fce-b8d8-eb799cfed3e6
https://www.ft.com/content/39d4678d-a7e1-4fce-b8d8-eb799cfed3e6
Ft
Germany eyes 10% digital tax on global tech groups
Proposed levy would affect companies including Google and Meta
What is currently the best LLM model for consumer grade hardware? Is it phi-4?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44134896
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44134896
Behavioral responses of domestic cats to human odor
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0324016
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0324016
journals.plos.org
Behavioral responses of domestic cats to human odor
People all around the world live with cats and cats engage in many social behaviors toward their owners. Olfaction is one of the most important sensory abilities in cats, yet its role in recognizing humans remains unclear. In this study, we assessed the role…
MinIO Removes Web UI Features from Community Version, Pushes Users to Paid Plans
https://biggo.com/news/202505261334_MinIO_Removes_Web_UI_Features
https://biggo.com/news/202505261334_MinIO_Removes_Web_UI_Features
BigGo
MinIO Removes Web UI Features from Community Version, Pushes Users to Paid Plans - BigGo News
MinIO, a popular open-source object storage solution, has made significant changes to its community version that have sparked controversy among users. The company has removed key web-based management features from the free version, directing users to
The 'white-collar bloodbath' is all part of the AI hype machine
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/30/business/anthropic-amodei-ai-jobs-nightcap
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/30/business/anthropic-amodei-ai-jobs-nightcap
CNN
The ‘white-collar bloodbath’ is all part of the AI hype machine
If the CEO of a soda company declared that soda-making technology is getting so good it’s going to ruin the global economy, you’d be forgiven for thinking that person is either lying or fully detached from reality.
Investigating AI Manipulation in Viral Chinese Paraglider Video
https://blog.hyperknot.com/p/investigating-ai-manipulation-in
https://blog.hyperknot.com/p/investigating-ai-manipulation-in
Hyperknot
Investigating AI Manipulation in Viral Chinese Paraglider Video
Update: news sites have pulled the video now, confirming parts of it were AI generated.
Toxic Origins, Toxic Decisions: Biases in CEO Selection
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5270031
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5270031
Ssrn
Toxic Origins, Toxic Decisions: Biases in CEO Selection
We examine how selection bias in CEO promotion amplifies risk-taking, using prenatal exposure to pollution as an exogenous shock to individual risk preferences.
Colour and Shape: Using Computer Vision to Explore the Science Museum (2020)
https://lab.sciencemuseum.org.uk/colour-shape-using-computer-vision-to-explore-the-science-museum-c4b4f1cbd72c
https://lab.sciencemuseum.org.uk/colour-shape-using-computer-vision-to-explore-the-science-museum-c4b4f1cbd72c
Medium
Colour & Shape: Using Computer Vision to Explore the Science Museum Group Collection
Photographs allow us study the form of objects — their shape, colour and texture.
The Gmail app will now create AI summaries whether you want them or not
https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/05/the-gmail-app-will-now-create-ai-summaries-whether-you-want-them-or-not/
https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/05/the-gmail-app-will-now-create-ai-summaries-whether-you-want-them-or-not/
Ars Technica
The Gmail app will now create AI summaries whether you want them or not
Workspace users will be seeing a lot more of Google’s AI summaries soon.