Matthew Gault

Matthew Gault

Matthew Gault is a writer covering weird tech, nuclear war, and video games. He’s worked for Reuters, Motherboard, and the New York Times.
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Creator of Infamous AI Painting Tells Court He's a Real Artist
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Creator of Infamous AI Painting Tells Court He's a Real Artist

"What if I could create Théâtre D’opéra Spatial as if it were physically created by hand? Not actually, of course."
The Surreal Practicality of Protesting As an Inflatable Frog
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The Surreal Practicality of Protesting As an Inflatable Frog

Say goodbye to the Guy Fawkes masks and hello to inflatable frogs and dinosaurs.
Man Stores AI-Generated ‘Robot Porn' on His Government Computer, Loses Access to Nuclear Secrets
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Man Stores AI-Generated ‘Robot Porn' on His Government Computer, Loses Access to Nuclear Secrets

A man who works for the people overseeing America’s nuclear stockpile has lost his security clearance after he uploaded 187,000 pornographic images to a Department of Energy (DOE) network.
National Guardsman Planned American Caliphate on Discord, Sent 3D Printed Guns to Al Qaeda, Feds Say
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National Guardsman Planned American Caliphate on Discord, Sent 3D Printed Guns to Al Qaeda, Feds Say

‘We don’t want democracy lol. We want caliphate.’ According to court records, an Oklahoma guardsman with a security clearance gave 3D printed firearms to an FBI agent posing as an Al Qaeda contact.
Sora 2 Watermark Removers Flood the Web
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Sora 2 Watermark Removers Flood the Web

Bypassing Sora 2's rudimentary safety features is easy and experts worry it'll lead to a new era of scams and disinformation.
Red Hat Investigating Breach Impacting as Many as 28,000 Customers, Including the Navy and Congress
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Red Hat Investigating Breach Impacting as Many as 28,000 Customers, Including the Navy and Congress

A hacking group called the Crimson Collective says it pulled data from GitLab repositories connected to Red Hat's consulting business. Red Hat has confirmed it is investigating the compromise.
A Bullet Crashed the Internet in Texas
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A Bullet Crashed the Internet in Texas

A ‘stray bullet’ 25,000 people offline near Dallas.
In Unhinged Speech, Pete Hegseth Says He's Tired of ‘Fat Troops,’ Says Military Needs to Go Full AI
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In Unhinged Speech, Pete Hegseth Says He's Tired of ‘Fat Troops,’ Says Military Needs to Go Full AI

The Secretary of War lectured America’s generals on fitness standards, beards, and warriors for an hour.
Reddit Mods Sued by YouTuber Ethan Klein Fight Efforts to Unmask Them
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Reddit Mods Sued by YouTuber Ethan Klein Fight Efforts to Unmask Them

Klein has attempted to subpoena Discord and Reddit for information that would reveal the identity of moderators of a subreddit critical of him. The moderators' lawyers fear their clients will be physically attacked if the subpoenas go through.
Pissed-off Fans Flooded the Twin Peaks Reddit With AI Slop To Protest Its AI Policies
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Pissed-off Fans Flooded the Twin Peaks Reddit With AI Slop To Protest Its AI Policies

Moderators reversed course on its open door AI policy after fans filled the subreddit with AI-generated Dale Cooper slop.
Steam Hosted Malware Game that Stole $32,000 from a Cancer Patient Live on Stream
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Steam Hosted Malware Game that Stole $32,000 from a Cancer Patient Live on Stream

Scammers stole the crypto from a Latvian streamer battling cancer and the wider security community rallied to make him whole.
Union Warns Professors About Posting In the ‘Current Climate’
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Union Warns Professors About Posting In the ‘Current Climate’

Academic workers are re-thinking how they live and work online after some have been fired for criticizing Charlie Kirk following his death.