Generative AI
Goldman Sachs: AI Is Overhyped, Wildly Expensive, and Unreliable
One of the world's largest investment banks wonders if generative AI will be worth the huge investment and hype: "will this large spend ever pay off?"
AI
A Beloved Tech Blog Is Now Publishing AI Articles Under the Names of Its Old Human Staff
TUAW, a site that was shut down 10 years ago, was sold to a private equity firm, then to a company in Hong Kong, and has now stolen its old workers' identities and is running their old work through AI summarizers.
Ticketmaster
The Ticketmaster Hack Is Becoming a Logistical Nightmare for Fans and Brokers
The latest dump includes ticket data, which means fans' tickets can be stolen if Ticketmaster doesn't reissue them. "This is really really really really bad," one broker told 404 Media.
Tickets
Scalpers Work With Hackers to Liberate Ticketmaster's ‘Non-Transferable’ Tickets
Scalpers have reverse-engineered how Ticketmaster creates tickets, and are now generating and selling them on their own parallel infrastructure.
r/SecurityClearance Is the Best Subreddit
An unhinged subreddit of people sharing their secrets before they share them with the U.S. government.
Zoom Bombing
'Local Residents' Terrorizing City Council Meetings Were Actually Overseas, Feds Allege
A racist 'Zoom Bombing' group was made up of American teenagers collaborating on a Roblox-owned chat with foreign nationals, according to a criminal complaint.
News
Researchers Prove Rabbit AI Breach By Sending Email to Us as Admin
The researchers claim they could see “all Rabbit R1 responses ever given."
Udio
Listen to the AI-Generated Ripoff Songs That Got Udio and Suno Sued
The record industry has filed a list of thousands of songs it believes have been scraped without permission, and has recreated versions of famous songs using Udio and Suno.
Has Facebook Stopped Trying?
Facebook has been overrun with AI spam and scams. Experts say Facebook has stopped asking them for help.
Olivia Rodrigo
Ticketmaster Crashes During Olivia Rodrigo Presale—Here's Why
Specialized web browsers for ticket brokers combined with overwhelming fan demand is overwhelming Ticketmaster's infrastructure.
DJI
The DJI Drone Ban: A Uniquely American Clusterfuck
Lawmakers are trying to ban a Chinese company on "surveillance" grounds to benefit American competitors powering U.S. police surveillance.
Game Studio's Job Requirement: 'Non Negotiable' Nude Sauna Sessions
"It is not about getting naked. It’s about experiencing different kind of sauna," LinkedIn's new 'saunaman' wrote.