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2021 Honda Civic infotainment system can be jailbroken via USB
This isn't a new issue at all, but it seems that automakers still don't care enough for cybersecurity on their vehicles.
Apple made marketing gold from the Power Mac G4 'supercomputer' export ban in 1999
In the context of the recent tech export bans, we look back at the Apple PowerMac G4 export ban from 1999 and Steve Jobs making marketing gold from the situation.
Computer History Museum recalls ‘astonishing’ retro haul recovered from abandoned German warehouse
The Computer History Museum recalls one of its biggest ever retro treasure troves. This ‘astonishing’ haul was rescued from an abandoned warehouse in the town of Castrop-Rauxel, Germany.
OpenAI hit with sweeping probe from massive coalition of 42 US state attorneys general just days after reported IPO filing
State attorneys general have opened a broad investigation into OpenAI, subpoenaing documents on ads, user retention, data handling, minors, health data, model behavior, and safety policies.
US government warned Anthropic that Fable 5 had been jailbroken, but firm 'refused' to fix before US implemented export controls
David Sacks said the US government warned Anthropic that Claude Fable 5 had been jailbroken and that CEO Dario Amodei refused to fix the flaw.
AI cryptomining network's 320,000 RTX 3090-class GPUs allegedly burn 112 megawatts of power on ‘zero useful AI computation’
A preprint claims Pearl’s AI mining network consumes 320,000 GPU-equivalents and 112 MW while producing no verified useful AI computation.
More than 75 data center build-outs worth $130 billion have been successfully blocked in the first three months of 2026
This could put a dent towards the availability of compute in the future.
AI costs spike as subscriptions hit pricing wall
A $200 ChatGPT subscription could cost as much as $14,000 in API pricing.
Ukraine used 10 AI-controlled ‘Terminator’ drones to kill Russian soldiers two years ago, marking first autonomous killings of humans
A watershed moment occurred on the battlefields of Ukraine in 2024 when 10 fully autonomous AI-controlled quadcopter drones were sent to the front lines against Russia with ‘Terminator Mode’ engaged.
