Elon Musk’s XChat App Is More Like Facebook’s Messenger Than Signal
…At first, folks in the US could access the app, while those in the UK could not. “UK should be live soon; had one snag,” wrote Nikita Bier, the head of product…
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AI Podcasters Really Want to Tell You How to Keep a Man Happy
…And for $9.97, you can buy Melissa Devine’s “300+ Quotes For the Women Who Refuse to Settle” to help script your AI podcaster’s identity. “This is essentially the same…
These Privacy-Conscious Gay Dating Apps Want to Dethrone Grindr
…It was built on a decentralized identity system, meaning MeetMarket doesn’t store users’ emails, passwords, or personal information. Users store everything on their device, giving them full control and ownership over…
Hasan Piker Built His Twitch Empire With Shure Microphones, Lumix Cameras, and Lots of Zyns
…With Venezuela, he was like, “We're doing it for oil.” It's vulgar imperialism, and it makes it easier for people to identify the problem. If I wanted to replicate your…
Anthropic’s Mythos Will Force a Cybersecurity Reckoning—Just Not the One You Think
…Generative AI, they say, is now getting more capable at identifying and developing what are known as “exploit chains,” or groups of vulnerabilities that can be exploited in sequence to deeply compromise…
Palantir Demos Show How the Military Could Use AI Chatbots to Generate War Plans
…Palantir says the Claude integration can help analysts uncover “data-driven insights,” identify patterns, and support making “informed decisions in time-sensitive situations.” However, Palantir and Anthropic have shared few details about…
I Work in Hollywood. Everyone Who Used to Make TV Is Now Secretly Training AI
…I identify patterns in pictures of furniture; search the internet for group photos of strangers whom I’ll eliminate from the portrait, one by one. I trawl through bizarre videos so I…
My Blissful, Unbothered Life as a ‘Do Not Disturb’ Maximalist
…Even so, software updates in recent years have made the setting feel more accessible to a wider range of people seeking to avoid being buzzed. Claire Meczkowski, who does customer service for…
It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App
…By tracking publicly reported incidents of deepfake “nudify” tech used against middle- and high-school-aged girls, we were able to identify more than 600 victims in 28 countries around the world…
Two Literal Crypto Bros Built a Real Estate Empire. Then the Homes Started to Fall Apart
…The company had a plan to “democratize access to real estate investment” using cryptocurrency technology. The idea was that a property could be represented by thousands of crypto tokens sold for around…