Whack-a-mole: US academic fights to purge his AI deepfakes - As deepfake videos of John Mearsheimer multiplied across YouTube, the American academic rushed to have them taken down, embarking on a grueling fight that laid bare the challenges of combating AI-driven impersonation.
Ysgrifennu Côd yn Gymraeg (Writing Code in Welsh) - Part of traveling the world as an Anglophone involves the uncomfortable realization that everyone else is better at learning your language than people like you are at learning theirs. It’s …read more
Usagi’s New Computer is a Gas! - [Dave] over at Usagi Electric has a mystery on his hands in the form of a computer. He picked up a Motorola 68000 based machine at a local swap meet. …read more
True Data Sovereignty Requires Control, Not Dependence on the U.S. - Europe’s dependence on U.S. digital infrastructure is emerging as a security risk in a fractured geopolitical order. The post True Data Sovereignty Requires Control, Not Dependence on the U.S. appeared first on EE Times .
Something Massive Deep Inside Earth Is Steering the Planet’s Magnetic Field - Hidden mega-structures deep inside Earth may have been quietly steering our planet’s magnetic field—and rewriting what we thought we knew about Earth’s past. Peering into Earth’s interior is far more difficult than exploring space. Humans have traveled about 25 billion km beyond our planet, yet...
Mankind versus YHWH-Elohim - Your Honor, this Complaint seeks declaratory and equitable relief on the ground that the Edenic Covenant was structurally defective ab initio\u2014lacking informed assent, lawful consideration, proportionate and intelligible penalties, and enforceable scope\u2014and was therefore incapable of valid or...
China Bans Concealed EV Door Handles - Chinese government bans 'concealed' door handles on automobiles after series of fatal incidents, targeting feature popularised by Tesla
SpaceX Acquires xAI for $250 Billion - SpaceX snaps up xAI for $250B, aiming to pioneer AI satellites in space. The post SpaceX Acquires xAI for $250 Billion appeared first on EE Times .
The Hidden Physics of Running Data Centers in Orbit - Discover why thermal management—not rocket launches—poses the real challenge for running data centers in space. The post The Hidden Physics of Running Data Centers in Orbit appeared first on EE Times .
Wolves vs. Cougars: New Study Reveals Who Really Dominates Yellowstone - In Yellowstone, cougars coexist with wolves by changing what they eat and where they hunt, minimizing conflict driven largely by prey theft. New research shows that encounters between wolves and cougars in Yellowstone National Park are shaped mainly by wolves taking over prey that cougars have already...
Is It Really Possible For The Xi Family / Qi Qiaoqiao To Net Nearly $60 Billion A Year From Oil? - Two days ago, Canadian writer Sheng Xue posted an article (which was later deleted, but I reposted it and restored it here) claiming that Qi Qiaoqiao, the sister of Xi Jinping, monopolizes China’s oil imports from Venezuela and Iran, earning a net profit of 400 billion yuan ($57.59 billion)per year....
The Brain May Be Wired for Drinking Before the First Sip - Alcohol exposure before birth may quietly set the brain on a path toward risky drinking decades later. A new study published today (February 2) in JNeurosci examines how exposure to alcohol and stress before birth can influence brain function and drinking behavior later in life. Led by Mary Schneider...
