Advertising Is Content: An Absurd Ikea Mod For Skyrim
A theme going on many years here at Techdirt has been the idea that separating content and advertising, as was the traditional model, makes far less sense in the modern…
New Anthropic, OpenAI models make same promise: A little more for a lot less money
OpenAI and Anthropic both recently released new models aimed at lowering costs. Anthropic announced Opus 5.5, the latest version of its main mass-market workhorse model, used for tasks like coding…
Woman’s brain worm infection confirmed after eggs grow tails in lab test
Out of nowhere, a woman’s right arm and leg started shaking uncontrollably. In the moments leading up to the experience, she seemed well; she had no headache, confusion, or weakness.…
How the Meta Settlement Silences Youth Activism
Since its integration into our digital world, social media has played a pivotal role in youth organizing and social mobilization. Yet, people’s access to these platforms is increasingly coming under…
Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts
Microsoft said Tuesday that it led an industry-wide disruption of a subscription-based scam platform that used an AI chatbot to compromise 12,000 Microsoft accounts over a few-month span. Named EvilTokens,…
Cities across US oppose Trump FCC plan to preempt local broadband rules
Cities and counties around the US are angry at the Trump administration over a proposal to override local rules that govern the deployment of wired broadband networks. The Federal Communications…
Appeals Court Rejects ICE Detention Policy, Comparing It To WWII Japanese Internment
Ever since Trump’s return to office, almost every federal law enforcement agency has been ordered to treat illegal immigration as their first priority. This is why the administration is gutting…
Adobe Premiere finally brings powerful video editing to Android, and it’s free
Video editing has never been Android’s strong suit. While Apple has long offered iMovie for iPhone and iPad, Google has never had a comparable offering. Adobe is now stepping up…
Lawsuit demands OpenAI pay for new school after ChatGPT used in shooting
The families of victims killed in one of the deadliest mass shootings in Canada’s history have already sued OpenAI over its failure to warn law enforcement after discovering in advance…
Malicious npm Package Poses as Twilio Bug-Bounty Probe, Can Exfiltrate Credentials
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a malicious npm package named “tw-pkgprobe-7731” that masquerades as a security tool targeting developers integrating Twilio into their applications, while stealthily attempting to harvest…