AI’s latest problem is deepfake disaster content for farming engagement

AI-generated and recycled disaster videos from Venezuela and China show how quickly fabricated footage can outrun reliable information, leaving social media users to separate genuine eyewitness evidence from engagement bait

Nothing’s first proper smartwatch could be the wrist candy Android needs

Nothing’s first smartwatch under its main brand may arrive in September for under $300, bringing the company’s unmistakable design language to a fiercely competitive market.

Think twice before downloading your next Windows 11 app from Google

More than 70 websites are impersonating popular Windows utilities, with convincing clones ranking in search results and some already distributing trojanized installers to unsuspecting users.

Hugging Face is being used to easily undress women and children
Hugging Face is being used to easily undress women and children

Hugging Face is being used to make nonconsensual deepfakes, and the popular open-source AI model repository is doing very little to prevent it. That’s according to a new report published by the European nonprofit AI Forensics, which found that seven out of the top nine image editing models hosted by Hugging Face readily complied with […]

Microsoft wants AI to catch hackers before they even attack

Microsoft’s new Project Perception uses AI agents to hunt down hackers before they strike, and it might change cybersecurity forever.

Meta AI is moving into your Threads DMs, where awkward AI chats belong

Meta is giving Threads users a more private way to use its AI chatbot, letting you ask questions and get context on posts right inside your DMs.

Nike’s new slide is basically a spa day for your feet

Nike and Hyperice’s new Air Zoom Hyperslide pairs soft Air Zoom cushioning with heat and vibration therapy, giving tired feet a proper recovery session after workouts, travel, or a long day.

China’s Moonshot just handed developers a near-frontier AI model to download

Moonshot has released the weights for Kimi K3, allowing developers to download, fine-tune, and host the 2.8-trillion-parameter model.

Forget what you read on Facebook: 94% of EV drivers won’t go back to gas
Forget what you read on Facebook: 94% of EV drivers won’t go back to gas

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, the audio is sketchy but the math is absolutely rock solid with 94% of current EV owners saying they’ll NEVER go back to driving an antiquated gas guzzler. CDK’s David Thomas walks us through the findings.

Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for July 28, #1143

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle No. 1143 for July 28.