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The Wall Street Journal reports that OpenAI “recently gave its popular ChatGPT strict instructions. Stop talking about goblins.”
Recent models of the artificial-intelligence chatbot have been bringing up the creatures in conversations with users seemi… Continue reading ChatGPT Became So Obsessed With Goblins That OpenAI Had to Intervene
Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, OpenAI, Reflection and SpaceX will provide resources to help augment warfighter decision-making in complex operational environments,” the Defense Department said.
The post US Military Reaches Deals With 7… Continue reading US Military Reaches Deals With 7 Tech Companies to Use Their AI on Classified Systems
VECT 2.0 ransomware contains fatal flaws that permanently destroy files, making recovery impossible and rendering ransom payments useless for victims worldwide. Continue reading Paying Ransom Won’t Help as VECT 2.0 Ransomware Destroys Data Irreversibly
An official in South Africa withdrew a draft of the country’s national AI policy, reports a local newspaper, “after it was found the draft policy was compiled using AI, which cited academic articles that were ‘fictitious’.”
Earlier this month, minist… Continue reading South Africa’s Draft AI Policy Withdrawn Due to ‘Fictitious’ AI-Generated Citations
If Format Painter is not working in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in Windows 11, here is what you can do to fix the issue. Here, we have listed all possible causes and solutions so you can get it working again. Why is Format Painter not working in Word, … Continue reading Format Painter not working in Word, Excel, PowerPoint
“Ransomware activity jumped again in Q1 2026,” writes Slashdot reader BrianFagioli, “with 2,638 victim posts on leak sites, up 22% year over year,” according to a report from cybersecurity company ReliaQuest.
But the bigger shift is how messy the ecos… Continue reading Ransomware Is Getting Uglier As Cybercriminals Fake Leaks and Skip Encryption Entirely
There are plenty of photos of the International Space Station out there on the Internet, but taking your own from ground level is a special challenge. [saveitforparts] recently decided to …read more Continue reading Photographing The ISS With A Thrift Store Lens Is Challenging
You don’t have to shell out hundreds (or thousands) of dollars on big speakers and soundbars for a robust audio setup. Continue reading Forget the soundbar: How I upgraded my TV audio with spare Bluetooth speakers
Your Lenovo laptop needs regular updates to stay secure, fast, and stable. While Windows Update handles some system patches, it often misses model-specific drivers, BIOS, and firmware. Lenovo Vantage is Lenovo’s official tool designed to fill thi… Continue reading Lenovo Vantage download: Use it to update drivers and firmware
An anonymous reader shared this report from the BBC:
“If even one extra person is able to access the internet, I think it’s successful and it’s worth it,” says Sahand. The Iranian man is visibly anxious, speaking to the BBC outside Iran, as he careful… Continue reading Smuggled Starlink Terminals are Beating Iran’s Internet Blackout