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Google’s August Patch Fixes Two Qualcomm Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild
Google fixed 6 Android flaws, including 3 exploited Qualcomm bugs, raising spyware concerns. Users urged to update.
15,000 Fake TikTok Shop Domains Deliver Malware, Steal Crypto via AI-Driven Scam Campaign
TikTok Shop users are targeted in a phishing and malware campaign using 15,000 fake sites. Data and crypto thefts surge.
System Shock 2’s Organic Doors Were Based on a Colonoscopy
Who needs sci-fi references when you have a colonoscopy video?
Earth Is Getting Greener, But the Oceans Are Losing Life
Forests are thriving. Oceans are fading. The planet is changing.
Google says its new ‘world model’ could train AI robots in virtual warehouses
Genie 3 is latest step towards human-level artificial general intelligence, tech company claims
Optimists Are All the Same; Pessimists Are All Different
Researchers found the brain activity of optimists looked strikingly similar to that of other optimists.
Grok Imagine, xAI’s new AI image and video generator, lets you make NSFW content
Elon Musk’s AI company has officially rolled out Grok Imagine, xAI’s image and video generator, to all SuperGrok and Premium+ X subscribers on its iOS app. And true to form for Musk, who positions Grok as an unfiltered, boundary-pushing AI, the generator allows users to make NSFW content.
Grok Imagine, which promises to turn text or image prompts into a 15-second video featuring native audio, has a “spicy mode” that allows users to generate sexually explicit content, including partial female nudity. There are limits to how explicit one can get. Many of our spicier prompts — made in the name of Journalism! — generate blurred-out images that are “moderated” and therefore inaccessible. We were, however, able to generate semi-nude imagery.
The NSFW content is unsurprising for xAI, given the release last month of a raunchy, hyper-sexualized anime AI companion. But just as Grok’s unrestrained nature was entertaining until it started spewing hateful, antisemitic, misogynistic content, Grok Imagine could be poised to bring its own set of unintended consequences.
ChatGPT will ‘better detect’ mental distress after reports of it feeding people’s delusions
It acknowledged ‘rare’ instances of AI failing to recognize signs of delusion.
New Theory Could Dramatically Expand the Search for Aliens
Cosmic rays traveling through space may provide enough energy to sustain life even in incredibly cold and dark environments, a new study suggests.