Security and privacy experts warn that oversharing with AI chatbots exposes personal, medical, and corporate data, raising fraud and safety risks.

A Public Citizen report says federal agencies canceled or froze enforcement actions against 166 corporations in the first year of Trump’s second term

Dans son allocution quotidienne, vendredi soir, le président ukrainien a déclaré que les représentants ukrainiens lui rendaient compte « presque toutes les heures » des discussions entre les trois parties. « Il est nécessaire que le désir de mettre fin à cette guerre existe non seulement en Ukraine, mais qu’il apparaisse aussi en Russie », a ajouté M. Zelensky.

The Los Angeles-area home used as the Banks residence on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was listed for $29.5 million, its first sale since 1978.

The 'Evil Dead' legend just loves making superhero movies, apparently.

On this episode of Uncanny Valley, our hosts unpack the news from Davos, where Trump and major AI companies shared the stage at the World Economic Forum.

The ruling in federal court in Minnesota lands as Immigration and Customs Enforcement faces scrutiny over an internal memo claiming judge-signed warrants aren’t needed to enter homes without consent.

Kevin Hassett is losing frontrunner status in the race to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, reshaping the selection field.

PETA urged retiring Punxsutawney Phil in favor of a hologram, citing welfare, a proposal that challenges a longstanding Groundhog Day tradition.

TikTok finally closed a deal meant to bring it into compliance with the law that should have banned it a year ago, and the lawmakers who passed that law still don't seem to know what's going on.
The company announced Tuesday that its US service is now part of the separate TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, with parent company ByteDance holding just a 19.9 percent stake in that new entity. The rest is owned by Oracle and investment firms Silver Lake and MGX, as well as smaller investors including Michael Dell's family investment firm. Oracle will store US data and the joint venture will "retrain, test, and update the content recommendation algor …
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Just what everyone wants, their own personal tail.

The US president's comments have been condemned by international allies, including UK veterans and politicians.

Donald Trump is pushing hard for a peace deal - but major issues between Russia and Ukraine are still unresolved, writes Sarah Rainsford.

Ryan Coogler's extremely nominated vampire sensation will give audiences yet another chance to experience it in 70mm IMAX.

According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.

Microsoft claims it receives about 20 requests for BitLocker keys a year.

Inflammation can feel like a small storm inside your body. It brings heat, swelling, and pain as the immune system rushes to protect you. Most of the time, that storm fades. But for millions of people, it does not. When inflammation lingers, it can help fuel arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, and other long-term illnesses. A new human study from researchers at University College London offers a clearer look at how the body normally tells the immune system to stand down and start repairing. The research points to a set of tiny fat-derived molecules called epoxy-oxylipins. The team found these molecules act like natural brakes. They help stop an overgrowth of immune cells called intermediate monocytes, which...

3D printing is wonderful, but sometimes you just don’t want to look at a plastic peice. Beethoven’s bust wouldn’t look quite right in front of your secret door if it was bright orange PLA, after all. [Denny] over at “Shake the Future” on YouTube is taking a break from metal casting to show off a quick-and-easy plaster casting method— but don’t worry, he still uses a microwave.
Most people, when they’re casting something non-metallic from a 3D print are going to reach for castable silicone and create a mold, first. It works for chocolate just as easily as it does plaster, and it does work well. The problem is that it’s an extra step and extra materials, and who can afford the time and money...

Bitter cold, power outages, and impassible roads are a terrible cocktail. Here’s how to prep and bunker in for an extreme winter storm.

After this week's episode of 'Starfleet Academy' introduced official phaser tag into 'Trek' canon, we take a look back at 60 years of boldly sporting.

Meta is "temporarily pausing" the ability for teens to chat with its AI characters as it develops a "new version" of the characters that will offer a "better experience." The company made the announcement in an update to a blog post from October where the company had detailed more parental controls for teen AI use. The change blocking teens from accessing the characters will go into effect "starting in the coming weeks."
"Since we announced our plans to build parental controls for AI characters in October, we started developing a new iteration of AI characters generally (i.e. for both adults and teens)," spokesperson Sophie Vogel tells The …
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These excellent earbuds were already a good deal before the discount.

TikTok is officially under new ownership in the US, and that could spell big changes for the video-sharing app. On January 22nd, ByteDance - TikTok's Chinese parent company - and a group of investors closed a $14 billion deal to spin off the platform's US operations, introducing a new slate of American executives.
The Silver Lake investment firm, Abu Dhabi's MGX, and the cloud giant Oracle will each have 15 percent stakes in the new TikTok US Data Security (USDS) Joint Venture LLC. ByteDance will still hold a 19.9 percent stake in the company, in line with the divest-or-ban law that went into effect last year - though the deal was pushed th …
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Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions of Earth. However, because all flat maps have compromises built into them, they represent both reality and distortion. When looking at a rectangular world map, you see an illustrated view of Earth, the surface of the planet, as well as a graphic representation of the continents and oceans, along with their relative sizes, shapes, and distances. But the size, shape, and distance of all the continents and oceans on a rectangular world map are actually distorted by design. These distortions affect the way we view geography, culture, and the relative importance of regions around the...

Brits, Canadians and Danes were among those who saw the toughest fighting, writes the BBC's security correspondent.

The New Yorker staff writer Clare Malone discusses her reporting on the new head of the news network, who made her name as a crusader against “woke” thinking.

Jason Zengerle, who wrote “Hated by All the Right People,” describes how an inside-the-Beltway journalist brought far-right extremism to the mainstream of American politics.

Il y a 10 000 ans, l’humanité est passée de l’ère des chasseurs-cueilleurs à des organisations sociales complexes. On croyait que l’essor de l’agriculture avait été l’élément déclencheur, mais de récentes découvertes contredisent ce récit. Et c’est tout le concept de civilisation et de progrès, tel qu’il s’est répandu en Occident, qui est chamboulé, expliquait le magazine britannique “New Scientist” en juin 2023.

L’ancien président bolivien Evo Morales, sous le coup d’un mandat d’arrêt, n’est pas apparu en public depuis le 8 janvier – en raison de la dengue, selon ses proches. Mais avec l’actuel président de droite, Rodrigo Paz, qui a rouvert les portes de la Bolivie à la DEA américaine, cette disparition pourrait être le signe d’une crainte d’une réédition du scénario vénézuélien.

Listen to the podcast or read the full transcript here. Joining me today is Johan Norberg, a historian, commentator, and my colleague here at the Cato Institute. His books include The Capitalist Manifesto, Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future, and Open: The Story of Human Progress. His latest book is Peak Human. Johan, tell me about what inspired you to write Peak Human? One reason is that we live in a golden age right now, and I would like it to keep going for a bit longer. I think it’s useful to look to history for clues about how you build and maintain thriving, dynamic civilizations. What do you mean by the term golden age? I’m glad you asked. I’m not thinking about mighty empires and...

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Few things rival the usability and speed of a full-sized keyboard for text input. For decades, though, keyboards were mostly wired, which can limit where you use your favorite one. To address this, [KoStard]’s latest project uses an ESP32 to bridge a USB keyboard to BLE devices.
The ESP32-S3 packs a ton of fantastic functionality into its small size and low price—including USB-OTG support, which is key here. Taking advantage of this, [KoStard] programmed an ESP32-S3 to host a keyboard over its USB port while connecting via BLE to devices like cellphones.
There are some slick tricks baked in, too: you can pair with up to three devices and switch between them using a key combo. Some of you might be wondering...

Depuis mardi matin, des étudiants occupent plusieurs bâtiments de l’école d’ingénieur AgroParisTech. Un mouvement lancé en soutien aux mobilisations agricoles contre le traité de libre-échange UE-Mercosur.

Casio SX-C1 sampler prototype on display at NAMM. Casio showed up to NAMM (CES for music gear nerds) this year with a prototype sampler called the SX-C1 that looks every bit the lovechild of a Game Boy and an SP-404. The top has a directional pad and four buttons just like you'd find on a game controller, flanking a 1.3-inch OLED screen. But at the bottom, there are 16 rubberized pads for triggering samples with crunchy pixelated number labels on them.
The device on display on the show floor was not fully finalized, so the specs are subject to change. Casio says that the final version will have 16 voice polyphony and record samples at 16-bit / 48kHz. It will also have 10 banks of samples, …
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Dix mille milliards de kilowattheures consommés en 2025 : un record réalisé en Chine et salué par les médias locaux. Soutenu par le flamboyant développement des véhicules électriques et de l’intelligence artificielle (IA), le secteur de l’électricité a le vent en poupe, mais le déséquilibre géographique pose des défis.

Even with the ability to take excellent photos with our phones and instantly share them across the world, there’s something magical about the old-school instant camera. With just a click of a button, you can capture a moment in a photo that you can see and touch almost immediately. Images captured by an instant camera aren’t as pristine or perfect as those produced by modern digital cameras, but their soft images and imperfections are often a big part of the allure. Yet not all instant cameras are the same, and some of them are better suited for different needs and budgets. That’s why we tested some of the most popular instant cameras on the market from brands like Fujifilm, Polaroid, Leica, Canon,...

Les députés n’ont pas pu examiner, jeudi, la proposition de loi qui permet à certaines entreprises de recourir à leurs salariés le 1ᵉʳ-Mai. La droite et le centre droit, qui portent le texte, demandent au gouvernement de l’inscrire rapidement à l’ordre du jour, mais Matignon n’a pas arbitré à ce stade.

Rudy Reichstadt et Tristan Mendès France décryptent et analysent, dans ce nouveau numéro de Complorama comment la complosphère voit le Forum Economique Mondial.

L’assourdissant silence d’Hollywood depuis l’arrivée de l’administration de Trump au pouvoir est brisé par quelques voix qui continuent de s’indigner et de dénoncer les dérives du gouvernement.

Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams took a break to talk about their favorite hacks last week. You can drop in to hear about articulated mirrors, triacs, and even continuous 3D-printing modifications.
Flying on an airplane this weekend? Maybe wait until you get back to read about how the air traffic control works. Back home, you can order a pizza on a Wii or run classic Basic games on a calculator.
For the can’t miss articles, the guys talked about very low Earth orbit satellites and talked about readers who dumpster dive.
Check out the links below if you want to follow along, and don’t be shy. Tell us what you think about this episode in the comments! As always, this episode is available in...

“Studies that have estimated the concentration of microplastics in the atmosphere show high levels of variability, with results ranging across several orders of magnitude. And studies that have taken measurements from a region in the western United States have been used to infer global emissions. Evangelou and her team aimed to get a better handle on microplastic concentrations by compiling two sets of existing studies — those that estimated global microplastic emissions, and those that measured the particles found in environmental samples. They then used the second set to assess the validity of the first. The researchers fed the estimated emissions data into a computer simulation of how the atmosphere...

“Autonomous logistics company Zipline has reached a significant milestone, surpassing 2 million commercial deliveries as it expands its drone delivery operations to Houston and Phoenix in early 2026.” From Dronelife.
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“Moderna and Merck’s cancer vaccine reduced the risk of relapse or death for melanoma patients, five-year data from a Phase 2b trial showed. The companies on Tuesday said the vaccine, in combination with Merck’s immunotherapy Keytruda, reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 49% compared with Keytruda alone. ‘We continue to invest in our platform in oncology because of encouraging outcomes like these, which illustrate mRNA’s potential in cancer care,’ said Kyle Holen, a senior vice president at Moderna. The companies had previously released promising three-year data from the study, and on Tuesday they said the treatment ‘continued to demonstrate sustained and clinically meaningful...

Astronomers have long chased a hard question: how did black holes grow so huge so fast. Researchers at Maynooth University in Ireland say they now have a clearer answer. Their work; led by PhD candidate Daxal Mehta in Maynooth University’s Department of Physics; was reported in Nature Astronomy. “We found that the chaotic conditions that existed in the early Universe triggered early, smaller black holes to grow into the super-massive black holes we see later following a feeding frenzy which devoured material all around them,” says Daxal Mehta, a PhD candidate in Maynooth University’s Department of Physics, who led the research. “We revealed, using state-of-the-art computer simulations, that the first...

Inauguré par Donald Trump le 22 janvier à Davos, le Conseil de la paix se présente comme une organisation internationale ayant pour mission principale la reconstruction de la bande de Gaza. Une vingtaine de dirigeants ont pour l’heure rallié cette instance. En Russie, l’initiative suscite curiosité, scepticisme et méfiance.

The preliminary report into the crash that left 45 people dead finds evidence of a fracture more than two hours earlier.

Äike were an Estonian scooter company, which sadly went bust last year. [Rasmus Moorats] has one, and since the app and cloud service the scooter depends on have lost functionality, he decided to reverse engineer it. Along the way he achieved his goal, but found a vulnerability that unlocks all Äike scooters.
The write-up is a tale of app and Bluetooth reverse engineering, ending with the startling revelation of a hardcoded key that’s simply “ffffffffffffffff”. From that he can unlock and interact with any Äike scooter, except for a subset that were used as hire scooters and didn’t have Bluetooth. Perhaps of more legitimate use is the reverse engineering of the scooter functionality.
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Conspiracy Watch : Washington a récemment franchi un cap inédit avec deux mesures coup sur coup : des restrictions de visas de travail pour les professionnels de la lutte contre la désinformation et une interdiction de territoire visant cinq personnalités européennes. Que signifient ces décisions au regard du climat politique actuel aux États-Unis ? Pascal Lapointe […]

France • August 2018 📷 #flashes

Jacob Frey, of Minneapolis, is governing a city under siege by its own federal government.

A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.

For many years, astronomers have been looking for extraterrestrial life. In doing so, astronomers have narrowed their search to a small “habitable zone” around stars. This habitable zone defines the region in which the temperature of a planet is likely to be warm enough, but not too warm, for liquid water to exist at the surface of the planet. By analyzing the data in a recent paper published in Astrophysical Journal, Professor Amri Wandel from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem argues that this long-held assumption may actually be too conservative. It may easily dismiss planets that once seemed inhospitable to liquid water as potentially habitable planets because they might still have liquid water on...

We miss the slide rule. It isn’t so much that we liked getting an inexact answer using a physical moving object. But to successfully use a slide rule, you need to be able to roughly estimate the order of magnitude of your result. The slide rule’s computation of 2.2 divided by 8 is the same as it is for 22/8 or 220/0.08. You have to interpret the answer based on your sense of where the true answer lies. If you’ve ever had some kid at a fast food place enter the wrong numbers into a register and then hand you a ridiculous amount of change, you know what we mean.
Recent press reports highlighted a paper from Nvidia that claimed a data center consuming a gigawatt of power could require half a million tons of...

The BBC sees sites on former United Arab Emirates bases in Yemen where detainees say they were abused.

Pendant qu’on s’écharpe en Europe sur comment réglementer l'IA, la Corée du Sud vient de siffler la fin de la récré chez elle. Nos amis Coréen viennent en effet de pondre leur première loi qui encadre l’intelligence artificielle (l’AI Act coréen, pour les intimes) et ce qu'on peut dire, c’est que leur approche est très très différente de la nôtre, vous allez voir.
En fait, chez nous, avec l’AI Act européen, on régule principalement par le "risque d’usage". Cela veut dire que si vous faites un outil pour du recrutement, de la santé ou du maintien de l’ordre, hop, vous tombez dans la catégorie "haut risque", et cela peu importe que votre IA tourne sur un Raspberry Pi ou un...

Un modèle text-to-video open source, gratuit et capable de tourner ailleurs que sur un supercalculateur de la NASA ?
J'avoue, j'ai cru au fake en découvrant le truc, surtout quand on voit la puissance de feu qu'il faut chez OpenAI (Sora) ou Google (Veo) pour sortir le moindre clip de 3 secondes. Mais BON, parfois, il suffit de deux frères motivés pour bousculer un peu les géants de l'IA.
Et c'est 2 frères, ce sont Sahil et Manu Chopra, qui depuis l'automne 2022 bosse avec acharnement sur leur modèle de génération de vidéos baptisé Linum
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Leur histoire est assez dingue et c'est pour ça que je vous la raconte aujourd'hui. En fait, au début, ils ont fait comme tout le monde. C'est à dire qu'ils ont...

Les Européens possèdent 3 000 milliards de dollars de la dette des Etats-Unis. De quoi l’utiliser comme représailles contre Donald Trump ? La menace est difficile à mettre à exécution et à double tranchant.

On croirait encore lire le scénario d'un nouveau Terminator, mais pour une fois, ce n'est pas de la science-fiction. Tenez vous bien, il y a actuellement ne résistance souterraine qui est réellement en train de s'organiser pour lutter contre les géants de l'IA.
Leur nom de code : "Poison Fountain".
Je suis tombé sur
cet article de Craig Smith chez Forbes
que je vous invite à lire et qui détaille ce mouvement d'un nouveau genre. Alors pour le moment, ça tient plus du manifeste un peu énervé que du logiciel de résistance clé en main, mais l'intention est claire. Ce que veut faire Poison Fountain c'est "miner" le web avec des données piégées pour que les prochaines générations d'IA s'intoxiquent...

Over 150 years ago, a fossilized organism known as Prototaxites emerged as an enigma regarding what early land life may have been like. As an organism that appeared to grow up through Earth’s crust in the form of a large column (or pillar) between 420 and 370 million years ago, Prototaxites was one of the largest terrestrial (land) organisms of its time. Some samples reached an estimated height of 8 m (25 ft) in length. Characteristics of Prototaxites include the absence of flowers, leaves, stems, and root systems. Instead, their structure consisted of smooth, pillar-like trunks that were likely anchored into the soil through a swollen root base. Since Prototaxites was discovered in the mid-1800s, there has...

Vous connaissez OpenTTD ?
Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe ? Non ?
Bon alors pour les deux du fond qui dorment près du radiateur, OpenTTD est un clone open source du jeu culte de Microprose, « Transport Tycoon Deluxe » (1995). Le principe est simple : vous êtes à la tête d'une société de transport et votre but est de faire un max de bénéfices en trimballant des passagers et des marchandises par train, camion, bus, avion ou bateau.
C'est un peu le SimCity du transport quoi. Bref, ce jeu est un monument. Et la bonne nouvelle, c'est qu'il est toujours vivant ! Mieux que ça, il vient de sortir en version 12.0 (et depuis la 13, 14...) et c'est une mise à jour qui change tout.
Le gros morceau de cette...