How ChatGPT Targets Ads To You Based On Your Prompts, Phone Number, and Email
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How ChatGPT Targets Ads To You Based On Your Prompts, Phone Number, and Email

Most ChatGPT users probably don’t know you can be specifically targeted on the platform by advertisers based on your email, phone number, or unique phone identifier.
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Nidal Hasan’s Public Execution Is Off, But Propagandists Are Still Using Him as a Martyr
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Nidal Hasan’s Public Execution Is Off, But Propagandists Are Still Using Him as a Martyr

News that the Pentagon would livestream the killer’s execution turned him into a celebrity in Islamist and extremist circles.
Accenture Tells Employees They Can Now Spend Only $29 on Claude Per Month
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Accenture Tells Employees They Can Now Spend Only $29 on Claude Per Month

Some employees who spend as much as $1,000 on Claude usage each month are scrambling to find ways to maintain access to the tool.
Video Game Reverse Engineering Community Shuts Down Because AI Has Made It Too Easy
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Video Game Reverse Engineering Community Shuts Down Because AI Has Made It Too Easy

"Historically, decompilation has been a brutally difficult, time consuming task." Now, AI is trivially doing it.
ChatGPT Ads Target Your Phone Number, Email
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ChatGPT Ads Target Your Phone Number, Email

OpenAI's ads targeting is pretty creepy, and new research confirms spyware companies are delivering potent malware through advertising networks.
How ChatGPT Targets Ads To You Based On Your Prompts, Phone Number, and Email
OpenAI

How ChatGPT Targets Ads To You Based On Your Prompts, Phone Number, and Email

Most ChatGPT users probably don’t know you can be specifically targeted on the platform by advertisers based on your email, phone number, or unique phone identifier.
Data Centers Are War Targets Now
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Data Centers Are War Targets Now

"Why have we gotten to the point where we have permitted militaries of various states to use civilian commercial data centers for their military purposes?"
There’s Nothing Mysterious or Unusual About the Viral German Sexual Harassment Robot
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There’s Nothing Mysterious or Unusual About the Viral German Sexual Harassment Robot

Livestreamers used a robot to harass a woman for social media clout on the street in Germany.
Character.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to Fall
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Character.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to Fall

New music genre just dropped. Also: A Tesla locks out cops, and more from around the web.
Character.ai's Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don't Work
character.ai

Character.ai's Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don't Work

Character.ai enshittified its product but was still burning tons of cash, its bankruptcy documents say.
Dubstep and BookTok, a perfect match?
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Dubstep and BookTok, a perfect match?

New music genre just dropped. Also: A Tesla locks out cops, and more from around the web.
The Creator of ‘Smutstep’ Wants You to ‘Let Your Freak Flag Fly’
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The Creator of ‘Smutstep’ Wants You to ‘Let Your Freak Flag Fly’

DARQ DAGR combined BookTok romantasy and dubstep to create something new and somewhat controversial. “It’s accepting and embracing what you're into within a safe and healthy space," he said. "I think that's a really beautiful thing.” 
Tesla's 'Security Protocols' Stopped DHS From Installing a Tracking Device

Tesla's 'Security Protocols' Stopped DHS From Installing a Tracking Device

A federal warrant application detailed how Tesla’s security protocols stopped agents from tracking a suspected drug trafficker’s car.