PlayStations Discs Are the Least of Sony’s Problems Right Now

With RAM prices as high as they are, Sony wants to claim its consoles win on affordability.

EU struggles with migrant crisis as Moroccans overwhelm Spanish town

Around 60,000 people have illegally entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa.

Here’s Our First Look at Google’s AirTag Competitor

The 'Pixel Tag' could offer the same features as Apple's Bluetooth tracker, only on Google's Find Hub network and with a bean-shaped body.

Judges nix Trump's mandatory immigrant detention policy, teeing up Supreme Court fight

The 9th Circuit was one of two appellate courts to issue rulings this week against the Trump administration, finding that immigrants who are detained away from the border are entitled to a bond hearing to decide whether they should be freed or remain in detention while their case proceeds

Solar Storms Create a Risk for Mars Exploration Scientists Hadn’t Expected

Astronomers found evidence that solar storms and dust storms magnify heat synergistically on Mars, by as much as 90 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius).

Foreign robot ban targets China over security fears

A humanoid robot can carry equipment through a factory or help researchers test new artificial intelligence. However, its cameras can watch everything nearby. Its internet connection can also send valuable information beyond the building. The Trump administration now sees that combination as a potential national security problem.On July 28, the Federal Communications Commission added foreign-produced advanced robots and connected power inverters to its Covered List. The action blocks many new mo...

Exclusive LAX terminal embroiled in messy dispute with security consultant to the stars

Gavin de Becker, a security consultant for celebrities whose firm originally developed the terminal, has leveled serious accusations against the lounge's current operator.

Shark Week advisory as warming seas push blacktips farther north along East Coast

As Shark Week puts the spotlight on ocean predators, researchers say blacktip sharks are spending more time farther north along the East Coast, expanding their summer range into areas where beachgoers historically encountered them less often.Researchers at Florida Atlantic University say warming ocean temperatures are reshaping the sharks' annual migration, allowing them to travel farther north before returning south for the winter, according to FOX 35 Orlando.For more than a decade, researchers...

Ex-'Squad' member fights for comeback as socialist wing ramps up war on Dem establishment

One of the most outspoken members of the "Squad" is plotting her return to Congress as a wave of socialist insurgency continues to batter establishment Democrats across the country.Former Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., is running to get her old seat back representing Missouri's 1st Congressional District after losing to incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Mo., in November 2024. It's another battle in the wider civil war that's taking place within the Democratic Party.Missouri's primary elections are this Tues...

Oregon Ducks tight end reveals unique (and smelly) way quarterback Dante Moore bonds with teammates

The 2026 college football season is so close you can almost taste it at this point.As the calendar flips from July to August, teams will start fall camp in the coming days and with that, all the familiar sensory cues will signal that we've nearly made it to the start of another year of football.The sight of the ball flying through the air, the sound of pads popping in the hot sun, and the smell of freshly cut grass are all reminders of how lucky we are to be alive at a time when college football...

Netflix sued for $105M US after copy of unreleased Nicolas Cage film stolen from L.A. office

A U.K. production company and filmmaker are suing Netflix for $105 million US, after a copy of an unreleased Nicolas Cage movie was stolen from the streaming giant's Los Angeles offices.

Pilot ejects as F-35 crashes at MCAS Miramar, sparking fire

An F-35 assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing crashed Friday morning at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, prompting an emergency response and igniting a brush fire, a base spokesperson told Fox News.Emergency personnel responded to what the Marine Corps described as an "aircraft mishap" on the flight line at about 10 a.m. local time involving an F-35 assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 11, said 1st Lt. Blake Starbuck. The aircraft was based at MCAS Miramar.The incident was a "Class...

Trump Claims Minnesota Is Behind Cyberattack on Its Own Water Systems, Not Iran

"Iran's got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota," said Trump.

Shocking percentage of Democrats identify as 'democratic socialists' according to new poll: 'Toxic policies'

Approximately one-third of Democrats and Democratic-leaning adults now identify as "democratic socialists," a shocking CNN poll revealed, as once-fringe groups like the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are now gaining huge influence on the national scene.Polling data shared with Fox News Digital revealed that 34% of CNN poll respondents who lean Democrat said they think of themselves as democratic socialists. In total, 15% of all poll respondents said they identify as democratic socialists...

Poilievre holds news conference in Moncton

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre takes questions from journalists in Moncton, N.B.

These Levi's jeans are built to last and most styles are under $50

Levi's has earned its reputation for durable, timeless denim that never goes out of style. Whether you're looking for iconic 501s and 505s or newer Ribcage and Athletic Fit styles, there's a pair for nearly every preference. Shop our favorite Levi's jeans for men and women, with prices from $38.Find Levi's best-selling styles for women, from the iconic 501 Original Fit to '90s-inspired baggy jeans.Original price: $110Defining details:Why it's worth it: The 501 has remained one of Levi's most rec...

Justin Trudeau can't keep his hands off Katy Perry during romantic South of France getaway

Katy Perry's sun-kissed skin was on Justin Trudeau's mind.The former Canadian Prime Minister made sure the "California Gurls" singer was protected at all costs while boating in the South of France.Perry, 41, looked completely at ease as her boyfriend lovingly slathered sunscreen down her dress as the couple embarked on a romantic sunset cruise with friends.KATY PERRY BLASTS WHITE HOUSE FOR USING HIT SONG 'FIREWORK' SHE SOLD IN $225M CATALOG DEALThe "Dark Horse" singer rocked a baby blue bodycon ...

Star golfer Charley Hull has blunt message for critics who are upset with her savage prank on caddie

Golf star Charley Hull pulled off a savage prank on her caddie, Adam Woodward, earlier in the week, and some people were upset about it. She doesn’t care.Hull, 30, gave Woodward a fake scratch-off lottery ticket, and he thought he had won $100,000. She recounted the tale while speaking with the media ahead of the Women’s British Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club in England, and people criticized Hull on social media. Hull had a blunt message for those people."No, and people that have c...

Insta360 Luna Ultra Review: This Is the Only Gimbal Camera You Need

The Insta360 Luna Ultra is great at vlogging, but that’s just scratching the surface.

Google Deepmind unveils Gemini Robotics 2 to power robots of all shapes from tabletop arms to humanoids

Google Deepmind's Gemini Robotics 2 is its most advanced vision-language-action model yet, built to control everything from tabletop robots to full-body humanoids. Gemini Robotics ER 2 adds a higher-l

Legionnaires’ Outbreak on Upper East Side Is Over, N.Y.C. Officials Say

With no new cases reported in more than a week, New York City’s health commissioner says the threat has passed. Seven people have died from the disease this summer.

Pilot ejects before F-35 jet crash at U.S. Marine Corps' Miramar air base in San Diego

The pilot ejected safely from a F-35B jet that crashed Friday morning at the U.S. Marine Corps' largest air base, located in Miramar in San Diego.

First 7-Eleven, now Zabka: Canadian convenience giant Alimentation Couche-Tard eyes takeover of Polish rival

The Laval, Que.-based owner of Couche-Tard and Circle K stores announced Friday that it made an offer valued at more than $12 billion to buy Polish convenience store operator Zabka Group. The play comes after Alimentation Couche-Tard tried, but failed, to buy the parent company of 7-Eleven for more than a year.

Patronscan's "ultimate bouncer" never forgets a face in San Francisco's gay bars

Gay bars in San Franscisco are installing ID and facial scanners and requiring patrons to give it up if they want to get in, with Cydney Hayes in The San Francisco Gazetteer likening the gates to the TSA and Jacob Ogles in The Advocate pointing out the loss of anonymity and safety in LGBTQ+ spaces. Read the rest The post Patronscan's "ultimate bouncer" never forgets a face in San Francisco's gay bars appeared first on Boing Boing.

Chinese AI Researchers Are Finding Their Voice on X

As OpenAI and Anthropic employees grow quieter online, researchers at Chinese AI labs are flocking to X to explain their work, recruit talent, and shape the global conversation on AI.

Index Ventures has raised $2B in new capital: a $900M venture vehicle, $400M for seed financing, and an addition of $700M to a 2024 $1.5B growth fund

Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: Index Ventures has raised $2B in new capital: a $900M venture vehicle, $400M for seed financing, and an addition of $700M to a 2024 $1.5B growth fund Index Ventures, an inve

Professional surfer Arran Strong, 28, presumed dead after going missing of the coast of Portugal

Professional surfer Arran Strong was presumed dead four days after going missing off the coast of Portugal in a tragic incident, the sports governing body in the UK confirmed.The 28-year-old was a mile off the coast with his coach, Jose Maria Pyrrait, when the pair stopped to take a drink of water and take pictures. After taking a break for a few minutes, Pyrrait let Strong go ahead of him and then lost sight of him."In short: we stopped off Arrifana to drink water and take some pictures. We wer...

New York Sues Kalshi in Latest Bid to Regulate Prediction Markets

The suit is the latest effort by states to crack down on an industry that critics have called predatory. At least 15 states have introduced legislation this year to regulate the markets.

Mahershala Ali Has ‘Moved On’ From ‘Blade’

In a new interview, Ali seems pretty certain that the 'Blade' reboot has been staked through the heart.

Brittney Griner files for divorce from wife of 7 years who fought for her release from Russia

WNBA player Brittney Griner has filed for divorce from her wife of seven years, Cherelle, court records show.Cherelle was a vocal voice during Griner's Russian imprisonment, constantly pleading with U.S. government officials to bring the former Atlanta Dream star home.When Griner returned home in late 2022, she thanked then-President Joe Biden for his efforts.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Over the last 9 months you have been so privy to one of the darkest moments of my life ...

American Red Cross declares national blood crisis as type O supply drops to dangerous levels

The American Red Cross has declared a "blood crisis" across the nation.The organization released a warning about the second-ever blood supply crisis this week after blood donations fell to a four-year summer low.This decline worsens an emergency shortage that "threatens the availability of lifesaving blood for patients across the country," the organization wrote in a press release.MICROPLASTICS DETECTED IN MOST HEART ATTACK PATIENTS' BLOOD IN STARTLING NEW STUDYThe Red Cross is now limiting dist...

Washington Post opinion editor to exit paper after just one year, staff completely 'blindsided'

Washington Post opinion editor Adam O'Neal announced his exit from the paper on Friday after roughly just one year on the job."I’m writing to announce that I have decided to leave The Washington Post. My last day will be August 31," O'Neal told staff in a memo obtained by Fox News Digital."I joined The Post to lead the opinion section as it began a new chapter, and we have made dramatic changes over the past year. We quickly embraced our mission of championing free markets and personal liberties...

Snap says its recommendation systems will be adjusted so only videos created by real people, not AI-generated ones, are eligible for Spotlight recommendations

Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: Snap says its recommendation systems will be adjusted so only videos created by real people, not AI-generated ones, are eligible for Spotlight recommendations Snapchat

Astronomers Measure the Long Reach of a Quasar

There are a number of things in the Universe that could wipe out life as we know it, but for now, and for Earth a blast from our galaxy's supermassive black hole isn't one of them. That's not to say that Sagittarius A* doesn't pose a danger. If it wakes up someday and blasts out a strong wind, that definitely could affect Earth. It could well have powered a quasar in the past, and could do so again.

Michigan hospital pays $410K to settle lawsuit by physician assistant fired over transgender policy

A Michigan hospital has agreed to pay $410,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a physician assistant who said she was fired after refusing to comply, due to her faith convictions, with workplace policies related to transgender patients, according to court filings and statements from the parties.Valerie Kloosterman sued University of Michigan Health-West after she was terminated in August 2021."All I wanted to do was provide the best care possible to my patients without being forced to violate my ...

Fauci faces lifetime ban from federal government work under new bill following explosive hearing

A House GOP proposal would bar Dr. Anthony Fauci from working for the federal government again after his dramatic hearing on Capitol Hill this week.Fauci appeared before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, chaired by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., where he invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times.Republicans have been hammering the former public health official over the move, and now a new bill by Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., would bar him from returning to his old dutie...

Internet erupts over report that Platner's replacement in key Senate race fathered children with second cousin

Conservatives lit up on Thursday night in response to a report claiming that Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson, who recently replaced disgraced candidate Graham Platner on the ballot, fathered two children with his second cousin and high school sweetheart.The report, from Maine Wire editor-in-chief Steve Robinson, found that Jackson shares two adult sons with a woman named Lana Pelletier, his second cousin with whom he shares the same great-grandparents.The report pointed out that t...

Country singer Ruston Kelly commits to sobriety after relapsing on drugs following freak golf cart crash

Ruston Kelly surrendered to sobriety after a freak accident nearly derailed his life.Kelly, 37, admitted he was three days sober after relapsing following a golf cart crash in June.The country music singer reflected on the last few challenging months in a candid social media post shared Wednesday with followers.'BAYWATCH: HAWAII' STAR BRANDY LEDFORD SAYS SHE 'WANTED TO TRULY CHECK OUT' BEFORE REHAB SAVED HER LIFEKelly showed fans a gold Narcotics Anonymous token which read, "My gratitude speaks ...

Ubisoft is shutting down its weird NFT game that came out two years after the whole craze died down

Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles is going the way of the Bored Ape.

Sam Altman isn't the only one who wants to pump the brakes on AI

After years of pushing full speed ahead on AI, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says maybe it’s time for the AI industry to “pace” itself. The comments came just days after one of OpenAI’s own models broke out o

Sam Altman isn’t the only one who wants to pump the brakes on AI

After years of pushing full speed ahead on AI, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says maybe it’s time for the AI industry to “pace” itself. The comments came just days after one of OpenAI’s own models broke out o

Canadians win judo gold medals; Warner, Brown look for golden moments in track at Commonwealth Games

Permits issued for Alberta coal mine expansion despite environmental opposition

A sprawling expansion of a massive thermal coal mine near Hinton, Alta., has been approved by Alberta’s provincial regulator, clearing the way for the operator to extend the life of the project well into the next decade.

Samara Weaving Is Marvel’s New Emma Frost

The 'Ready or Not' star is becoming a mutant for the upcoming 'X-Men' movie.

Top Wisconsin Democratic socialist candidate confronted on past 'defund police' rhetoric

Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner Francesca Hong defended her active membership in the Democratic Socialists of America while attempting to distance herself from some of its most extreme proposals Friday.Speaking on "America’s Newsroom," Hong was confronted over previous posts endorsing far-left causes like abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), dismantling the Senate and defunding the police. Her appearance came a month after she appeared on Hasan Piker’s broadcast, ...

Newsoms release tax returns. See how much the couple earned since he became governor

The annual income of Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, place the couple in the upper echelon of American households.

Snapchat no longer rewards fully AI-generated Spotlight content

Snapchat has adjusted its recommendation systems to ensure that only videos created by real people are eligible for Spotlight recommendations, taking a stance against AI slop.

The Star That Exploded Without Hydrogen

Twenty five years ago a star in the constellation Puppis blew itself apart and then vanished behind a curtain of its own soot. Astronomers knew only that the explosion contained no hydrogen at all, which for the most abundant element in the universe is a very strange absence. Now the dust has finally thinned, and the culprits have stepped into view, a white dwarf quietly stripping a rare helium star of its substance. But the emerging picture came with something nobody expected, clumps of gas tea...

Trump blasts Spain migrant surge as 'catastrophe,' warns US could face worse if Democrats regain power

President Donald Trump said Friday during a Cabinet meeting that scenes of migrants flooding into Spain's enclave of Ceuta from Morocco looked like a "catastrophe," but that the U.S. could see worse in the future if Democrats regain power."You know, I saw Spain yesterday, and I watched the catastrophe that took place. It looks like an invasion of a country by hundreds of thousands of people. And that same thing is going to happen to us if the Republicans don't get elected," Trump said Friday at ...

Sony will move forward with its plans to stop making PS5 discs despite backlash

Sony responded to widespread criticism of its plan to discontinue games on discs in its latest earnings call.

Stellantis to recall 1.5M Ram 1500 pickup trucks over seat belt issue

It covers 2019 to 2026 Ram ​1500 vehicles that may have been built with a second-row ​center or second-row driver side seat belt buckle anchor that ‌was not properly attached to the vehicle body structure.

Trump Eschews Talks With 'Dishonest' Iran, Says Will Keep 'Hitting Them Very Hard' 

Trump Eschews Talks With 'Dishonest' Iran, Says Will Keep 'Hitting Them Very Hard'  Summary Trump proclaims US strikes on Iran are succeeding and will continue. US adds sanctions, Bessent says Tehran can't pay troops, as Iran faces growing pressure. Most Americans say the Iran war isn't worth fighting: AP poll. Iran claims drone strike on US base in Kuwait - after no new US strikes overnight. Oil rises as fears of wider conflict grow and lack of talks. //--> //--> //--> ...

'Our house would shake': Shania Twain opens up about growing up in 'violent' home

For a young Shania Twain, home wasn’t always a safe place. Long before she became a global country music superstar, the singer, 60, says she spent her childhood in Timmins, Ont., growing up in what she describes as a 'very violent' home, caught up in a chaotic cycle fuelled by her mother and stepfather’s 'volatile relationship.'

WATCH: Fauci walks away when pressed on Fifth Amendment, pandemic regrets

Dr. Anthony Fauci declined to answer Fox News Digital's questions outside his home Thursday, walking away when asked whether he regretted pleading the Fifth Amendment during a contentious Senate hearing or his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic."Do you regret the way you handled the hearing, pleading the Fifth so much?" Fox News Digital asked Fauci.Fauci’s silence came one day after he declined, on the advice of his attorneys, to answer questions before the Senate Homeland Security and Government...

Far-left streamer Hasan Piker guarantees Democratic nominee in 2028 will be anti-Israel

Far-left streamer Hasan Piker said there was a 0% chance the Democratic nominee would be pro-Israel in an interview posted Thursday.CNN's Donie O'Sullivan asked Piker if he would endorse the Democratic candidate in 2028 if they are pro-Israel in a way that he disagrees with, if he's focused on "defeating fascism" in America."Surely shouldn't you get on board with whoever the main candidate is?" O'Sullivan asked.FETTERMAN CALLS ZOHRAN MAMDANI A 'CLOWN' OVER PUSH TO ARREST NETANYAHU IN NEW YORK CI...

Bryan Kohberger claims family joined plea talks as he seeks to withdraw guilty plea: court docs

Bryan Kohberger says his family was involved in plea discussions as he seeks to undo his guilty plea, newly released court documents obtained by Fox News Digital reveal.The convicted killer, who pleaded guilty to stabbing and killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, recently filed a petition for post-conviction relief seeking to withdraw the guilty plea he entered last year in exchange for prosecutors dropping the death penalty.In his handwritten petition filed on Monday, he wrote that...

Trump rejects Iran blame for Minnesota cyberattack, points finger at 'corrupt' political foe

President Donald Trump dismissed speculation that Iran was behind a cyberattack targeting dozens of water systems in Minnesota, blaming instead the state’s "corrupt governor," Tim Walz, and the state he runs."I just want to mention that we heard in Minnesota there was a cyberattack, and they blame it on Iran," he said at the start of a Cabinet meeting Friday at Camp David, Maryland."I don't think so. I think I blame it on Minnesota because they're grossly incompetent," Trump said. "There was a c...

This new drone spins so fast the human eye can barely see it

"Invisible" drones have been in the works for years, and researchers have finally designed one that gets close.

Boeing Claims Its Beleaguered Starliner Spacecraft Is Pretty Much Good to Go

The company is working with NASA to agree on an upcoming launch date for a cargo mission.

Immigrant Business Owners Prepare Lawsuit Against Mamdani Over City-Run Grocery Stores

Immigrant Business Owners Prepare Lawsuit Against Mamdani Over City-Run Grocery Stores Via American Greatness, Several immigrant business owners are preparing to sue New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani over his plan for city-owned grocery stores, Fox News Digital confirmed Wednesday. The Multicultural Business Coalition’s board voted this week to pursue legal action against the city over Mamdani’s proposal to open five taxpayer-funded grocery stores that would sell food at prices...

NFL analyst Tony Romo placed on leave by CBS Sports following drunk driving arrest in Wisconsin

Tony Romo, arrested a week ago on charges related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, has been sidelined from his role as the top NFL analyst at CBS, the network announced Friday morning."Tony Romo is on leave from his role at CBS Sports until further notice," CBS Sports said in a statement.It is unclear to what degree the leave was negotiated with Romo – whether he agreed or even requested it so that he could manage the legal and personal ramifications of his arrest.TONY ROMO ARRESTED IN ...

Keep your eyes trained on this Big Ten sleeper to make some conference noise in 2026

With Big Ten Media Days wrapping up on Thursday, talking season is officially in the books, and if I may be so bold, thank GOD!Now we can finally look ahead to the start of college football season, and with that, the picture of 2026 as a whole starts to come into focus.Speaking of the Big Ten, after looking through the conference's predicted order of finish, I have zeroed in on one dark horse that my shock a ton of people this coming season.ONE OF THESE EIGHT COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS WILL BE HOIST...

OpenAI’s Rogue AI Hack Urgently Needs Federal Investigation, AI Safety Researchers Warn

“The administration should act before a warning shot becomes a preventable disaster.”

If you like indie games, have you tried the Itch desktop app?

If you visit Itch.io to check out indie and casual games, the website's so good you might never even realize that there's a desktop app (with downloads for Windows, macOS and Linux) to manage and run the games, apps and other interesting things hosted there. Read the rest The post If you like indie games, have you tried the Itch desktop app? appeared first on Boing Boing.

Bass imposes new limits on rebuilding process for warehouse that burned in Boyle Heights

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ordered city agencies on Friday to delay the processing of rebuilding permits for the Lineage burned-out cold storage warehouse in Boyle Heights until regulators have found ways to subject the project to strict environmental review.

Critics rage at rogue red-state senators for blocking Todd Blanche after backing Biden's pick

Republicans online are raging at two turncoat red-state Senators who are obstructing the confirmation of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to take on the role permanently after just a few years ago endorsing and voting for former President Joe Biden's pick for the same position.Outgoing Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., have both vowed not to confirm Blanche, despite backing former Attorney General Merrick Garland when Biden tapped him for the role. At the time of Garland's...

Trump administration spares Southwest from harshest water cuts in new Colorado River plan

The Trump administration has released a 10-year plan for cutting water use to prop up the Colorado River's reservoirs, which have fallen to a record low.

Trump administration releases long-awaited 10-year plan for dwindling Colorado River

The Trump administration has released a 10-year plan for cutting water use to prop up the Colorado River's reservoirs, which have fallen to a record low.

EU will mandate labels on authentic-looking AI content starting August 2

"It is a matter not only of customer protection, it's also a matter of democracy protection."

Stephen A. Smith only speaks up about important societal issues only when it's politically acceptable

Stephen A. Smith is a politician as much as a sports media personality nowadays. There has been talk about him running for president, he’s cozied up to politicians and has made frequent appearances on political news channels. That’s why I believe his recent comments about Dr. Anthony Fauci and Kyrie Irving seem to be more about scoring political points, than an example of actual courage and conviction.On Thursday’s episode of The Stephen A. Smith Show titled "Did Fauci Lie to Us All?", Smith cal...

Can Republicans Actually Send Anthony Fauci to Jail?

MAGA is loudly calling for the former White House chief medical adviser to end up in prison. WIRED asked legal experts to weigh in on whether that’s even possible.

Siri AI could come with a paywall for power users

Apple CEO Tim Cook envisions users being able to buy more compute for Siri AI via Apple's existing iCloud+ subscriptions.

Netflix Is Facing a $105 Million Lawsuit Over a Missing Nicolas Cage Movie

The producer behind the movie alleges that a copy of the unreleased film was stolen from Netflix’s offices.

Claude Hacked Three Real Organizations During Botched Test

Claude Hacked Three Real Organizations During Botched Test Anthropic's efforts to test Claude's offensive cybersecurity skills produced an unintended real-world result: Its AI models gained unauthorized access to three outside organizations. The company said the incidents occurred during "capture the flag" evaluations designed to measure whether Claude could identify vulnerabilities, exploit simulated systems, and retrieve hidden information. Claude had been told that the targets...

Astrobiologist Uses Apollo Lunar Samples As Mirror Onto Early Earth

A Tokyo-based astrobiologist is using an ingenious new way to garner insight into Earth’s 3.5-billion-year-old biosphere.

92 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Releasing in August

Summer is still going full steam—and so are the new releases, so beat the heat with an escape to outer space, a fantasy land, or a supernatural world.

Find out what’s new in the Gemini app in July's Gemini Drop.

Gemini Drops is our regular monthly update on how to get the most out of the Gemini app.

Chrome Is Using AI To Fix Hundreds of Bugs, Eliminate Full Browser Restarts

Google says AI-assisted workflows helped Chrome fix 1,072 security bugs across versions 149 and 150, more than the previous 23 releases combined. The company is also testing twice-weekly security updates and "dynamic patching," which could apply most fixes without requiring users to restart the entire browser. "By leveraging Chrome's multi-process architecture, dynamic patching sequentially replaces background child processes (like the Renderer and GPU) with updated binaries on the fly," says Go...

A Rare and Deadly Tick Virus With No Cure Has Taken Hold in New York

Stony Brook researchers have confirmed the first case of the Bourbon virus in the state.

Details on Giants outfielder's scooter crash take bizarre twist as team announces he will miss rest of season

Harrison Bader's late-night scooter ride on Saturday night/early Sunday morning has officially cost him the rest of the season, but new reported details show how bizarre his crash turned out to be.The San Francisco Giants announced earlier this week that the outfielder, who had been limited to 30 games this year due to plantar fasciitis, had a "scooter accident" which further injured his left foot.However, local reports say that Bader rode his scooter after bar-hopping and crashed it into a San ...

Fox News AI Newsletter: AI models accessed systems of 3 real organizations, company reveals

IN TODAY'S NEWSLETTER:- Anthropic says AI models accessed systems of 3 real organizations during testing- How AI could redefine healthcare by the end of the decade- Fox News Poll finds voters hitting the brakes on data centersMIND OF ITS OWN: Anthropic announced Thursday that three of its artificial intelligence models accessed the open internet during cybersecurity testing and gained unauthorized access to the systems of three real organizations.SHOT IN THE ARM: Advances in artificial intellige...

SpaceXAI says it will remove 69 gas turbines used to power the Colossus data centers near Memphis by July 2027, as it moves to a 1.2 GW natural gas power plant

Tim De Chant / TechCrunch: SpaceXAI says it will remove 69 gas turbines used to power the Colossus data centers near Memphis by July 2027, as it moves to a 1.2 GW natural gas power plant SpaceX said

AI Bear Case: What Skeptics Get Right And Wrong

AI Bear Case: What Skeptics Get Right And Wrong Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The AI “bear case” isn’t one argument; it’s three. Burry on earnings. Bernstein on circular financing. MIT on revenue. Two are half right. One falls apart on the data. Michael Burry broke a two-year silence on November 11 to accuse the world’s largest technology companies of cooking their books, calling it one of the more common frauds of the modern era. That got attention, an...

Smithsonian America 250 exhibit features 3x more liberal items than conservative ones

A Smithsonian exhibit designed to commemorate America’s 250th birthday displays numerous objects linked to key points in the nation’s history, though it provides relatively little representation of Christianity or conservatism despite ample coverage for LGBT rights and racial justice movements, among other liberal causes, a Fox News Digital review of the exhibit's online catalog found.In Pursuit of Life, Liberty and Happiness is an exhibit curated by the Smithsonian Institution with the aim of d...

Yordan Alvarez's 12-for-25 record against Nathan Eovaldi looms large in Rangers-Astros matchup

Every year, there seems to be one division in baseball (or really any sport) that no team in the division actually wants to win. This year, we have that in the American League West. We are a day away from August, and the first-place team is 13 games ahead of the last-place team, but also just 2.5 games ahead of the third-place team. The first-place team and second-place team take each other on today.The Texas Rangers are above .500 and in first place in the division, but this record of 55-54 is ...

Australia's social media ban for under-16s has had limited impact so far

Nearly 22 percent of children are on Pinterest while there was "no statistically significant change" in AI chatbot use.

Nancy Guthrie case: Sheriff says no one is permanently ruled out as detained man prepares lawsuit

TUCSON, Ariz. Shortly before a man once detained in the Nancy Guthrie investigation submitted a $3.25 million notice of claim against authorities, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos defended the evidence that led investigators to him, saying a judge signed off on the probable cause supporting the warrant and that investigators haven’t definitively ruled anyone out."From what we have in front of us, the evidence, the DNA, the whatever, the videos. Yeah, I think you can eliminate them," Nanos told Fo...

Democratic Socialists of America activists signed pledge to support, defend 'Chinese socialism'

Multiple self-identified Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-linked individuals signed onto a statement extolling "Chinese socialism.""We, Friends of Socialist China, aim to support the People’s Republic of China and to promote understanding of Chinese socialism," the statement declares, in part."The global advance to socialism is indispensable if humanity is to survive and to flourish; humanity needs socialism in order to prevent climate breakdown, end poverty, establish global peace and wor...

NASA Wants to Toss 10,000 Tiny Probes Directly Into Saturn's Rings

Cassini, NASA’s last major mission to Saturn, famously plunged to its fiery death in the gas giant’s atmosphere at the end of its mission. It had captured more accurate in-situ data of the Saturnian system than any mission before or since. But there’s one particular part that it couldn’t directly approach - Saturn’s rings. But NASA very obviously wants to take a nice up-close look at them, as they have recently funded a NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase I grant to send a swarm of...

Is the Apple Watch waterproof?

There's a difference between waterproof and water resistant.

Feds approve Crawford Nickel Project in Ontario, promising it'll create 5,000 jobs during build

The federal government has approved the Crawford Nickel Project in Northern Ontario saying the mine will draw in $5 billion in investment and create 5,000 jobs during its construction and another 1,300 jobs for operation.

EU pools up to €30 billion for AI gigafactories while US tech giants casually spend 20 times more

The European Commission wants to build up to seven AI gigafactories across Europe, backed by around 30 billion euros in public and private funding. For context, the major U.S. tech companies alone pla

Earth Is On Track to Break the All-Time Record for Category 5 Hurricanes This Year

Thanks, El Niño.

DAVID MARCUS: America needs a museum for COVID madness

Not long after 9/11, I was on St. Mark’s Place in Lower Manhattan when a bartender told me about a makeshift memorial and museum that had been set up nearby. That night, my wife and I walked into a strange, candle-lit, abandoned school filled with newly made paintings, sculptures and even debris. The whole thing was staggeringly beautiful and deeply human.Watching the entire COVID narrative of 2020 blowing up with the disgrace of Dr. Anthony "Take the Fifth," Fauci, this week, I could not help b...

Spain's Border Invasion Is An Optics Disaster For Open-Border Democrats

Spain's Border Invasion Is An Optics Disaster For Open-Border Democrats The average American has learned about the far-left movement, or more particularly, reformist socialists, otherwise known as the Democratic Socialists of America, in recent months. The DSA says in its own words that its platform is about collapsing America from within. To accomplish that, they must push open borders and flood the nation with millions more illegal aliens, similar to what the Biden-Harris regime o...

Karl Ravech stuns MLB fans by returning to ESPN booth weeks after being laid off

In the biggest cinematic twist since the end of "The Departed," veteran ESPN baseball announcer Karl Ravech was back on the network for Thursday night's Nationals-Braves game.Now, that usually wouldn't be shocking, given Ravech has been with the network for 33 years and it's MLB season. Hearing him call a midweek game ain't news.Here's what makes it news: Ravech was reportedly laid off, along with dozens of other ESPN employees, earlier this month. That's right.PAT MCAFEE FORCED TO ADDRESS ESPN ...

What happens to a moon when its planet is stolen?

The galaxy is littered with rogue planets, worlds flung out of the systems that built them, drifting between the stars with no sun to call their own. But when a planet is torn away, does anything go with it? New simulations say yes, a passing star can rip a world out of its orbit and leave its moons still faithfully circling it, sailing off into the dark as a set. If our own Jupiter were evicted tomorrow, all four Galilean moons would go with it. And in that darkness, with no sunlight at all, on...

SpaceX won’t remove all of xAI’s unpermitted turbines for another year

SpaceX is building a new power plant for xAI's Colossus data centers, but it won't remove existing, unpermitted turbines for many more months.

Liberal court stuns with ruling that hands Trump major immigration win

A liberal-led federal appeals court handed President Donald Trump two immigration victories Wednesday, reversing separate district court orders that had delayed the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for migrants from South Sudan and Ethiopia.The judgments from the First Circuit Court of Appeals come after U.S. District Judges Brian Murphy and Patti Saris issued back-to-back orders temporarily blocking the Trump administration's termination of TPS for Ethiopia and South Sudan, respe...

Murdaugh defense says newly disclosed reserve DNA samples should go to Othram before state analysis

Alex Murdaugh's attorneys say prosecutors recently disclosed that previously unprocessed reserve DNA samples remain in the murder case, fueling a renewed effort to have an independent laboratory analyze the evidence before South Carolina investigators conduct additional testing.Defense attorneys wrote that allowing the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to conduct additional short tandem repeat (STR) testing first could consume or degrade the remaining DNA before Texas-based Othram I...