Claude’s new Scarlet Letter watermark is invisible — for now
Anthropic has revealed that it will soon watermark content that is processed (not just generated!) by any of its models. In a support article, Anthropic explained that it was rolling…
‘Trump Said A Thing’ Journalism Must Stop
One obvious byproduct of letting what’s left of U.S. journalism consolidate in the hands of a bunch of giant corporations is the end result winds up being a feckless mess.…
Attackers Exploit SharePoint Authentication Bypass After Public PoC Release
Threat actors have begun to exploit a newly disclosed Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability following the release of a proof-of-concept (PoC) code. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-55040 (CVSS score: 9.1), which…
John Oliver Doubles Down After Latest Buc-ee’s Trademark Bullying Lawsuit
The Buc-ee’s trademark bullying saga continues! The company, once best known for building ridiculously enormous gas station and convenience store combinations has more recently become nearly as infamous for its…
The web’s newest weapon against AI scrapers is a font
AI companies’ penchant for scraping through large swathes of the public web in search of valuable training data has already led to lawsuits and technical fixes aimed at stopping the…
Toddler’s tragic death from brain-destroying amoeba offers lessons for doctors
A healthy toddler in Washington state fell ill abruptly. It began with vomiting, lethargy, and weakness on his right side. Then it progressed to a headache, fever, and trouble swallowing.…
Not Ready For Prime Time: The Current State Of Legal Ethics And AI
I’ve been presenting at UC Law San Francisco Lexlab Law and AI certificate program its past several sessions, as well as some law school classes, on whether lawyers’ use of…
US boosts drone surveillance as flesh-eating screwworms spread in Texas
Hundreds of US government drones have switched from border surveillance to a different surveillance mission this summer—looking for signs of screwworm infestations in wild animals and livestock herds. The flesh-eating…
Trump sued over “brazen” scheme to sell Truth Social API access for $100K a month
President Trump was sued by nonprofit news groups today over Truth Social’s “Truth API” that sells real-time access to posts from Trump and other top users of the social network.…
Twitch content has trained Amazon AI for years, but users can opt out now
Twitch now lets users opt out of Amazon’s use of content from their channels to train Amazon’s “generative AI content models.” The change, announced today, comes more than two years…