North Korea hackers blamed for $290M crypto theft
The hack against Kelp DAO is the largest crypto heist of the year so far.
Fortnite developers can make AI characters now — just don’t try to date them
Following last year’s AI-powered Darth Vader in Fortnite that swore in a re-creation of James Earl Jones’ voice, Epic Games is now letting Fortnite creators experiment with a new “conversations” tool to create AI-powered characters that players can talk and interact with. “Instead of authoring dialogue trees for characters in your islands, conversations transforms an […]
Mastodon says its flagship server was hit by a DDoS attack
The DDoS attack against Mastodon’s flagship server comes less than a week after Bluesky was targeted with junk web traffic.
La-Z-Boy’s recliners and sofas are getting built-in Klipsch speakers
La-Z-Boy announced a new AudioLuxe furniture line with recliners and sofas upgraded with built-in sound systems that deliver “crystal clear tones and deep bass vibrations.” The company is partnering with Klipsch for the speakers integrated into each piece’s headrest and the subwoofer hidden in the base. The furniture can be used as part of a […]
FAA orders investigation into Blue Origin’s New Glenn mishap
The New Glenn rocket will have to stay grounded while the company investigates what caused the apparent failure of its upper stage.
NSA spies are reportedly using Anthropic’s Mythos, despite Pentagon feud
NSA is said to be using Anthropic’s restricted Mythos AI model.
Birdfy’s new 4K feeder wants to teach you about the birds it identifies
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 […]
WhatsApp is testing a premium subscription, put it is mainly cosmetic
WhatsApp is testing a subscription after Meta debuted a similar subscription for Instagram earlier this year
Humanoid ‘Lightning’ robot smashes the half-marathon record
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 […]
