A Scottish man linked to the Scattered Spider cybercrime crew has pleaded guilty in the US to a phishing and SIM-swap scheme that stole at least $8 million in cryptocurrency. Tyler Robert Buchanan, 24, pleaded guilty in California to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, and…
1.22.1. You must not create a persona designed to provide medical or mental health guidance. 1.22.2. You must not create a persona that role-plays as, simulates, or impersonates a date, romantic partner, or other intimate companion. 1.22.3. You must not attempt to circumvent or undermine our safety systems, including intentionally designing your persona to bypass…
Tesla claims to have launched a robotaxi service in Dallas and Houston over the weekend, but so far, online crowdsourcing tools indicate that very few cars are actually available. But as of Sunday evening, the service appeared to be largely unavailable, according to Robotaxi Tracker, an online data site that tracks autonomous ridehailing services. There…
Birdfy has announced a new version of its camera-equipped metal feeder with an upgraded camera to make you feel even closer to nature while staring at your phone from the sofa. The Birdfy Feeder Metal 2 has a similar design to the original, using metal panels that animals like squirrels can’t chew through to access…
An autonomous scarlet robot named “Lightning” finished a 13-mile race in Beijing on Sunday in just 50 minutes and 26 seconds, less than half the time of last year’s fastest robot, which took two hours and 40 minutes. As Reuters reports, Du Xiaodi, one of the engineers who developed Lightning at smartphone company Honor, said…
The Federal Aviation Administration grounded Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket after it shuttled its payload to the wrong orbit during its launch on Sunday, according to a report from the Orlando Sentinel. “The FAA is aware that Blue Origin New Glenn 3 experienced a mishap during the second-stage flight sequence following a successful launch,” the…
Today, I’m talking with Melanie Perkins, founder and CEO of Canva, a popular online design tool. I always enjoy talking with Melanie. She was last on the show a couple of years ago, just as the AI revolution was coming to the worlds of art and design. At the time, Canva had escaped a lot…
UK AI datacenter capacity could migrate away from London as power shortages, planning constraints and reduced reliance on low-latency connections to financial firms make other locations more attractive. Drone image of Slough Trading Estate, one of Europe’s largest industrial business parks. While geographically located in Berkshire, Slough is considered part of the “Greater London” datacenter…
Microsoft has pushed out an out-of-band update to address the restart loop that hit some Windows Server devices after its April update. The fix will spare administrators the headache of forced server restarts after installing the April 2026 update. (A reminder that deploying any Microsoft update directly to production without thorough testing is, to put…
When Vampire Survivors first exploded onto the scene, it was pretty much all I could think about. The formula of jumping into runs, taking on thousands of enemies, and becoming absurdly overpowered kept me picking up the game again and again — Steam says I’ve played it for more than 60 hours. Over time, though,…