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Fighting AI with AI, finance firms prevented $5 million in fraud - but at what cost?

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-08-24 11:06:40

d3sign/Getty Imageds When most people think of AI, the first thing that probably comes to mind isn't superintelligence or the promise of agents to boost productivity, but scams. There've always been fraudsters among us, that small percentage of the population who'll use any means available to swindle others out of their money. The proliferation of advanced and easily accessible generative AI tools in recent years has made such nefarious activity exponentially easier. Also: Meet ChatGPT agent,

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Android Phones Can Detect Earthquakes Before the Ground Starts Shaking

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-08-24 11:00:20

Since their first implementation in Mexico and Japan, earthquake early-warning (EEW) systems have provided critical advance notice of imminent earthquakes to countless people. Many seismic countries, however, still don’t have the infrastructure necessary to sustain such crucial networks, leaving their populations vulnerable to devastating earthquakes. Researchers in the U.S. and Germany have tested a global earthquake detection and alert system that makes use of a device many people already own

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These Are the 6 Best Vitamins and Minerals for Older Adults, According to Experts

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-24 09:50:00

Getting a good selection of vitamins and minerals in your diet is vital to staying fit and healthy, and that shouldn't be a shock to anyone at this point. If you have a balanced diet, you're likely already getting the nutrients that you need. But that can change, especially as we age and our bodies demand more. Older people are at an increased risk of low vitamin consumption -- partly because our bodies can no longer absorb certain nutrients as effectively as they once did. So, if you're dealing

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Synths hunt down deadly monsters in latest Alien: Earth trailer

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-24 10:57:48

The premiere of Alien: Earth is just weeks away, and FX/Hulu dropped one last trailer to pique our interest, along with a much more detailed synopsis. It's meditative and existential in tone, with a haunting tune playing over footage of mysterious alien craft, dead bodies, blood-spattered humans fleeing through futuristic corridors, and, of course, a spooky silhouette of a xenomorph in the distance. As previously reported, the eight-episode series is set in 2120, two years before the events of

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Hadrian raises $260M to build out automated factories for space and defense parts

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-08-24 11:16:15

Investors are continuing to rally behind the call to reindustrialize American industry, this time by building out a $260 million war chest for automated manufacturing startup Hadrian to scale its factory footprint and make even more machine parts. Hadrian’s aim is to modernize American manufacturing by leveraging advanced automation to deliver mass-produced parts for aerospace and defense companies at a fraction of the time. It’s a huge change to the status quo: a manufacturing industry that’s

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How to run an LLM on your laptop

technologyreview.com Grace Huckins 2025-08-24 15:01:29

For Pistilli, opting for local models as opposed to online chatbots has implications beyond privacy. “Technology means power,” she says. “And so who[ever] owns the technology also owns the power.” States, organizations, and even individuals might be motivated to disrupt the concentration of AI power in the hands of just a few companies by running their own local models. Breaking away from the big AI companies also means having more control over your LLM experience. Online LLMs are constantly sh

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This prepaid provider now supports cellular Pixel, Apple, and Galaxy Watch models

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-24 15:55:43

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Visible has expanded its cellular watch support to include the new Galaxy Watch 8 lineup, in addition to existing support for Pixel and Apple Watches. Officially, only the Galaxy Watch 8, 8 Classic, and Ultra are supported, but there are rumors that older Galaxy Watches may eventually be added. In addition to the Galaxy Watch 8, you’ll also find support for Pixel Watch 2 or newer, as well as the Apple Watch Series 4 or newer. While prepaid carriers ha

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FX/Hulu drops one last trailer for Alien: Earth

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-24 15:57:48

The premiere of Alien: Earth is just weeks away, and FX/Hulu dropped one last trailer to pique our interest, along with a much more detailed synopsis. It's meditative and existential in tone, with a haunting tune playing over footage of mysterious alien craft, dead bodies, blood-spattered humans fleeing through futuristic corridors, and, of course, a spooky silhouette of a xenomorph in the distance. As previously reported, the eight-episode series is set in 2120, two years before the events of

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News publishers take paywall-blocker 12ft.io offline

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-08-24 15:32:06

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. The News/Media Alliance, a trade association behind major news publishers, announced that it has “successfully secured” the removal of 12ft.io, a website that helped users bypass paywalls online. The trade association says 12ft.io’s webhost took down the site on July 14th “following the News/Media Alliance’s efforts.” 12ft.io — or 12 Foot Ladder —

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Samsung DeX turns the Galaxy Z Flip 7 into a pocket-sized PC, but it’s missing one key feature

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-24 19:42:56

TL;DR The new Galaxy Z Flip 7 is the first in Samsung’s clamshell foldable lineup to support Samsung DeX, turning it into a compact, portable PC. DeX provides a full desktop experience on an external monitor and works with a wired connection, even when the phone is closed. While a powerful addition, it lacks the ability to use the cover screen as a touchpad, a feature found on competing Razr phones. Samsung’s clamshell folding phones have always been true flagships in terms of specs and perfo

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Best AirTag wallets 2025: I tested the best options to track your cards and cash

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-08-24 19:25:00

Apple's AirTag is perhaps the most popular Bluetooth tracker on the market. While AirTags can be easily attached to keys, cutting-edge accessories let you use them on luggage, pet collars, remotes, and wallets. We've compared the best AirTag wallets from brands like Ridge and Titan X for card capacity, design, and overall value. We've also provided alternative Bluetooth tracker options like Bluetooth wallet cards. What's the best AirTag wallet right now? The accessory market is flooded with d

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The First Trailer for ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Is a Johnny Cage-Filled Extravaganza

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-08-24 19:00:01

Warner Bros. has finally unveiled the new trailer for Mortal Kombat II, the sequel to its 2021 video game adaptation. It stars Karl Urban as B-movie star Johnny Cage, and the character is front and center in this new clip. The sequel film, whose title is likely to cause further confusion among fighting game fans, on top of the damage already caused by game developer NetherRealm Studios, was first announced in 2022. The trailer aims to put viewers right back in the middle of the gory action. In

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8 Healthy ‘Three-Parent’ Babies Born in UK Using Pioneering IVF Technique

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-08-24 19:25:36

So-called “three-parent” babies are thriving in the U.K. New clinical trial research shows that several healthy children in the country have been born with the DNA of three people. Doctors at Newcastle University led the study, which involved around two dozen women with a high risk of passing down harmful mutations of their mitochondria to their children. So far, eight kids have been born using an in vitro fertilization (IVF) technique that replaces a mother’s damaged mitochondrial DNA with tha

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The Latest ‘Alien: Earth’ Trailer Adds Even More Alien Monsters

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-08-24 19:30:25

In the Alien movies, one killer species is more than enough for humanity to deal with. Actually, it’s almost always too much. Most everyone usually dies. But, in Alien: Earth, which comes to FX on August 12, it’s not just that iconic xenomorph the characters will have to deal with. Four other killer monsters have crash-landed on our planet too. Let the fun begin. From the mind of Noah Hawley, Alien: Earth takes a whole new look at the franchise made famous by the likes of Ridley Scott and James

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Specs vs. Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold: How Each Fold Phone Compares

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-24 18:00:04

Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 7 debuted the biggest redesign the book-style folding phone line has seen thus far. The new phone has a body that's slim enough to feel like a standard phone when closed and unfolds to reveal an 8-inch display. This reimagining also comes at a higher $2,000 price, making it easily the priciest phone of its category compared with similar offerings like Google's $1,799 Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Watch this: Ultra Thin: First Look at the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 02:45 Google's

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Jack Dorsey pumps $10M into a nonprofit focused on open source social media

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-08-24 07:01:00

Twitter co-founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey isn’t just vibe coding new social apps, like Bitchat and Sun Day; he has also invested $10 million in an effort to fund experimental open source projects and other tools that could ultimately transform the social media landscape. These efforts are funneled through an online collective called “and Other Stuff,” formed in May, whose team includes Dorsey; Twitter’s first employee, Evan Henshaw-Plath; “Calle,” creator of the e-cash platform Cashu; Alex G

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Twitch starts testing vertical video streams

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-08-24 19:53:52

Livestreaming service Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, announced at its annual TwitchCon event earlier this year that it would move into the vertical video space. Now those initial alpha tests have gone live with a few streamers, according to findings from market intelligence provider Appsensa. In a recent build, the firm found references to the vertical video tests and information about what sort of features these new streams would offer. The feature, once fully rolled out, would make Twitch

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Apple submits bid for rights to MLB Sunday Night Baseball

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-08-24 23:46:02

According to Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, Apple is among the companies that have submitted a bid for the rights to the iconic Sunday Night Baseball broadcast, starting in 2026. In an interview with CNBC, Manfred said that Apple, NBC, and ESPN have all submitted bids for the Sunday Night Baseball package. In June, a report suggested that Apple was among the companies in the running to land streaming rights for this package. This week’s comments from Manfred mark the first tim

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A hidden Google Earth slider lets you travel up to 80 years back in time - here's how to try it

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2025-08-24 23:55:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET You might've heard about that recent viral Street View trend -- the one where people learned they can go back in time and see street-view-level imagery of their house or a loved one's home, and they're getting emotional spotting long-gone relatives, friends, or even trees when they try it for themselves. But did you know you can do something similar with Google Earth? Also: Waze vs. Google Maps: Which navigation app is best? Unlike Google Street View, which only g

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Trump Moves to Kill California’s Dreams of High-Speed Rail

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2025-08-24 23:20:52

President Donald Trump’s feud with California Governor Gavin Newsom is hitting the Golden State’s long-awaited high-speed train project with yet another setback. The U.S. The Transportation Department announced Wednesday that it is rescinding $4 billion in funding for a bullet train project that aims to connect Los Angeles with San Francisco. “Governor Newsom and the complicit Democrats have enabled this waste for years,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy — a former cast member

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Mistral’s Le Chat chatbot gets a productivity push with new ‘deep research’ mode

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-08-24 23:21:38

French AI lab Mistral introduced a range of new features to its Le Chat chatbot on Thursday that bring it closer to the capabilities of rivals like OpenAI and Google. The new update includes a new “deep research” mode, native multilingual reasoning, and advanced image editing. The news comes a couple of days after Mistral released Voxtral, its first open source AI audio model that’s capable of reasoning in multiple languages, transcription, and more. Voxtral is also available via Le Chat. Mist

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Boulevard raises $80M to power self-care boom driven by Botox and GLP-1 surge

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-08-24 23:29:46

The beauty industry has seen an explosion of offerings recently. Customers can now access treatments far beyond basic hair and nail care, from wrinkle-smoothing Botox and fillers to permanent laser hair removal and even weight management through GLP-1 medications. Riding this wave of industry growth is Boulevard, a provider of scheduling and payment software for the self-care sector. The nine-year-old Boulevard just raised $80 million in Series D funding, valuing the business at nearly $800 mi

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Hackers are trying to steal passwords and sensitive data from users of Signal clone

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-08-24 23:42:48

Hackers are targeting a previously reported bug in the Signal clone app TeleMessage in an effort to steal users’ private data, according to security researchers and a U.S. government agency. TeleMessage, which earlier this year was revealed to be used by high-ranking officials in the Trump administration, already experienced at least one data breach in May. The company markets modified versions of Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram for corporations and government agencies that need to archive chats

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Is it safe to buy retro gaming handhelds with pre-loaded games? Here’s my expert advice

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-25 03:15:37

Emulation handhelds have exploded in popularity over the past few years. But despite their growing mainstream appeal, they still exist in a legal and ethical gray area when it comes to piracy. While emulators themselves are perfectly legal, many devices come bundled with microSD cards crammed full of sketchy pre-loaded ROMs. Recently, this practice landed an Italian YouTuber in serious legal trouble. Authorities threatened them with steep fines and up to three years in prison for “promoting pir

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Jack Dorsey backs an open-source development collective with $10 million

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-25 03:00:52

Jack Dorsey has been back in the news lately after unveiling a pair of new apps he worked on, Bluetooth-based messenager Bitchat and UV exposure tracker Sun Day . The Block CEO put those together under the auspices of a new development collective called "and Other Stuff," a nonprofit that he is backing with a $10 million cash injection through his StartSmall foundation , as TechCrunch reports. The group plans to work on open-source projects, including ones that could become consumer social medi

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Signs Your Gut Is Unhealthy and the 4 Ways to Restore It

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-25 02:30:03

Your gut health plays a significant role in your overall well-being. In fact, the trillions of microbes living in your gut, collectively known as the gut microbiome, serve as your body's internal environment. Many people have recently become obsessed with healing their gut to avoid embarrassing symptoms like bloating and/or flatulence. Consider your gut microbiome as "little pets living inside your intestinal tract," Cleveland Clinic microbiome expert Gail Cresci explains. These microbes help b

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Crypto theft is booming as criminals increasingly turn to physical attacks

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-08-25 07:34:49

The value of cryptocurrencies stolen by criminals surged in the first six months of 2025 after a high-profile hack and a wave of physical attacks targeting crypto holders and their relatives. So far this year, $2.17 billion has been stolen from crypto services — already eclipsing the $1.87 billion of funds stolen from platforms in 2024 — and this is expected to reach $4 billion by the end of 2025, according to a report published Thursday by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. Overall, the co

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This hidden Google Maps feature is making people emotional - here's why

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2025-08-25 06:13:00

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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Voting age to be lowered to 16 in UK by next general election

news.ycombinator.com Rowena Mason 2025-08-25 04:44:17

The voting age will be lowered to 16 across the UK by the next general election in a major change of the democratic system. The government said it was a reform to bring in more fairness for 16- and 17-year-olds, many of whom already work and are able to serve in the military. It brings the whole of the UK voting age to 16. Scotland and Wales have already made the change for Holyrood and Senedd elections, as well as local council elections. In a sweeping package of changes, ministers will also

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Retro gaming YouTuber Once Were Nerd sued and raided by the Italian government

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-25 05:17:08

TL;DR Retro gaming YouTuber Once Were Nerd has been sued and raided by the Italian government. Consoles were seized and channels may be closed for promoting piracy of copyrighted material. Some of these devices ship with pre-loaded ROMs, which appears to be the source of the complaint. While gaming content continues to grow and thrive on video platforms like Twitch and YouTube, copyright remains a sticky issue. Most companies look the other way when it comes to game streaming, but emulation i

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Fighting AI with AI, finance firms prevented $5 million in fraud - but at what cost?

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Specs vs. Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold: How Each Fold Phone Compares

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A hidden Google Earth slider lets you travel up to 80 years back in time - here's how to try it

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Is it safe to buy retro gaming handhelds with pre-loaded games? Here’s my expert advice

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Crypto theft is booming as criminals increasingly turn to physical attacks

This hidden Google Maps feature is making people emotional - here's why

Voting age to be lowered to 16 in UK by next general election

Retro gaming YouTuber Once Were Nerd sued and raided by the Italian government

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