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A fantastical journey unfolds in gorgeous Wildwood trailer

"I will tear apart this forest and bring back what it took from me."

GTA VI keeps leaking ahead of its gameplay premiere

Clips of what appears to be Grand Theft Auto VI have hit the internet, possibly spoiling aspects of the game ahead of Rockstar Games' deep dive debuting on Netflix next week and its long-awaited launch in November. I've seen three clips seemingly showing off the game, though two have been pulled from the site I saw them on "due to a copyright claim." The first clip (now removed) was a quiet scene that mostly focused on Jason Duval, one the game's two protagonists, shooting a basketball into a ho

How we knew COVID was over (and what our models had to unlearn)

How Docker Is Becoming an AI Development Platform

It stopped being just a packaging tool the day our onboarding doc got shorter instead of longer. Three weeks into a new ML platform job, I asked a coworker why the 'getting started' doc had a section called 'If conda breaks, try the alternative.' He laughed in a way that told me it wasn't a joke. Every new hire spent their first two days fighting Python versions, CUDA driver mismatches, and a vector database that someone had installed locally in 2022 and nobody dared touch. We had four individua

Meta AI is getting a Mac app

Meta AI can create content and make suggestions based on what it “sees” on your screen. | Image: Meta Meta is launching a new Mac app dedicated to its AI chatbot. In an announcement on Wednesday, Meta says you can share your window with its AI chatbot, which can provide suggestions, answer questions, or create content based on what's on your screen. Meta AI on the Mac also supports dictation across all apps. The launch comes as Meta makes its AI chatbot more like a productivity-focused assista

SilkParasite Threatens Central Asian Orgs With Flurry of RATs

A spear-phishing campaign by a Chinese-nexus group linked to FamousSparrow provides insight into geopolitical, technical, and strategic global moves by China's APTs.

mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in Phase 3 melanoma trial, Moderna and Merck say

The vaccine reportedly thwarted the cancer's return and spread.

Coders Say They Already Found Workarounds to Claude’s Invisible Watermarks

Anthropic announced last week it would include invisible watermarks in AI-generated content to comply with new EU rules. Within hours, overrides were being touted online.