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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma takes pains to deliver a slasher fan’s dream

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma takes pains to deliver a slasher fan’s dream

Matte paintings—not CGI—warp a world designed to hit a nerve for slasher fans.…
Viral Disneyland Content Creator Defends Her ‘Special Friendship’ With Peter Pan

Viral Disneyland Content Creator Defends Her ‘Special Friendship’ With Peter Pan

Disney superfan Toni Kulusich has been accused of stalking her favorite character, sparking discourse about boundaries with park actors. She tells WIR…
Meta Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians

Meta Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians

One advertisement featured a pornographic video with a deepfake closely resembling a prominent US politician. Apple removed the app from the App Store…
Google buys crashed airline Spirit's data at auction, because AI

Google buys crashed airline Spirit's data at auction, because AI

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/18/google-buys-crashed-airline-spirits-data-at-auction-because-ai/5288962 Comments URL: htt…
Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked

Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked

Secret parameter allowed hackers to steal passwords when a target clicked on a link.…
Coyote vs. Acme is even funnier because Warner Bros. Discovery tried to kill it

Coyote vs. Acme is even funnier because Warner Bros. Discovery tried to kill it

There's an argument to be made that people wouldn't be all that interested in Coyote vs. Acme if it weren't for the way David Zaslav tried to kill it.…
OpenAI launches a safer ChatGPT for teens — years after teens started using it

OpenAI launches a safer ChatGPT for teens — years after teens started using it

ChatGPT for Teens adds age-appropriate safety measures, parental controls, and learning tools designed to steer teens away from harmful content — and …
Warp’s new system is an out-of-the-box software factory for AI development

Warp’s new system is an out-of-the-box software factory for AI development

On Tuesday, Warp introduced Warp Factories, a new infrastrructure system designed to make building AI software factories as easy as possible.…
The Download: how people really use AI, and Flock’s design choices

The Download: how people really use AI, and Flock’s design choices

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. …
Polaroid’s new Pokémon collection captures memories, not Pikachus

Polaroid’s new Pokémon collection captures memories, not Pikachus

Polaroid announced a new collection of cameras, instant film, and accessories all featuring limited-edition designs to help celebrate the 30th anniver…
Comcast is turning millions of its routers into motion detectors

Comcast is turning millions of its routers into motion detectors

Comcast is bringing Wi-Fi motion sensing to millions of routers that are already in customers' homes, turning the devices into activity monitors. A ne…
As temperatures get hotter, pesticides are more dangerous to farmworkers

As temperatures get hotter, pesticides are more dangerous to farmworkers

Research shows heat amplifies the dangers of pesticides.…
The Cop Who Took On Flock

The Cop Who Took On Flock

After Noel Pichardo called out his city's embrace of Flock surveillance cameras, he was subjected to five internal affairs investigations in less than…
Exclusive: You Can Finally Buy a Fairphone—a Sustainable, Repairable Smartphone—in the US

Exclusive: You Can Finally Buy a Fairphone—a Sustainable, Repairable Smartphone—in the US

More than a decade after launching in Europe, the Netherlands company is now selling its repairable phones in the US, starting with the Fairphone (Gen…
The role of the astronaut is in flux

The role of the astronaut is in flux

When the four astronauts on board NASA’s Artemis II swung around the moon earlier this year, they set a new record for the farthest humans have ever v…
Theban tomb reveals how Egyptian burial trends evolved in time

Theban tomb reveals how Egyptian burial trends evolved in time

Practices shifted from individuals buried in coffins to reusing sites for later mummy interments.…
Reddit’s AI is turning posts into podcasts and short videos

Reddit’s AI is turning posts into podcasts and short videos

Reddit is trying out a new way for people to take in content on Reddit: by turning text posts into audio / video content. As part of an experiment, so…
Former SpaceX engineers are building a robotic factory for making steel parts

Former SpaceX engineers are building a robotic factory for making steel parts

“We're not necessarily building in a dogmatic fashion towards full autonomy.”…
US vaccination rates fall again as exemptions continue to rise, CDC data shows

US vaccination rates fall again as exemptions continue to rise, CDC data shows

Again, the CDC did not publish a full report and instead simply put the data online.…
As Wisconsin cities flee Flock, its shared camera network loses value

As Wisconsin cities flee Flock, its shared camera network loses value

"Network effect" can run in reverse.…
The Moon's shadow raced across the heart of Spain, and I was there to see it

The Moon's shadow raced across the heart of Spain, and I was there to see it

Here's what it was like watching a total solar eclipse 90 minutes north of Madrid.…
ABC’s livestreamed news show is powered by trending topics

ABC’s livestreamed news show is powered by trending topics

ABC News has officially introduced Searched, a livestreamed show that highlights stories people are discussing on social media and searching on the we…
Petlibro accused of “gaslighting” users over smart pet feeder outage

Petlibro accused of “gaslighting” users over smart pet feeder outage

Petlibro says feeders perform scheduled feedings offline. Users report otherwise.…
Supreme Court rejects Verizon bid for $47 million refund of FCC fine

Supreme Court rejects Verizon bid for $47 million refund of FCC fine

Despite loss, carriers still claim selling device-location data isn't illegal.…
This R-Rated Film Studio Wants to Be the HBO of AI

This R-Rated Film Studio Wants to Be the HBO of AI

Rogue Studios, a new cinematic adult AI-generator, is betting big on the future of “sophisticated” spicy content.…
Apple's App Tracking Transparency treated its own apps better than rivals

Apple's App Tracking Transparency treated its own apps better than rivals

Article URL: https://www.bundeskartellamt.de/SharedDocs/Meldung/EN/Pressemitteilungen/2026/08_17_2026_Apple_ATTF.html Comments URL: https://news.ycomb…
AI-Generated GitHub Copilot “Autofix” Allowed Compromise of Snowflake's Jira

AI-Generated GitHub Copilot “Autofix” Allowed Compromise of Snowflake's Jira

Article URL: https://www.wiz.io/blog/red-agent-snowflake-copilot-cicd-bug Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49331423 Points: 242 # Co…
This compact Glorious mechanical keyboard is just $35

This compact Glorious mechanical keyboard is just $35

Are you curious about custom mechanical keyboards, but don’t want to spend hundreds just to get started without being sure you’ll enjoy the hobby? You…
Wordle meets Clippy in this new word game

Wordle meets Clippy in this new word game

Like many of us, Sam Rosenthal plays games like Wordle every day, chasing after good scores and sharing the results with friends and family. But he's …
Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI

Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI

Amazon’s team uses a T. rex preparing to devour a book as its logo.…