Looks can be deceiving The web’s newest weapon against AI scrapers is a font “ShieldFont” aims to poison AI training data without making pages unreadable for people. Kyle Orland – Aug 12, 2026 6:02 pm | 35 The cowboy was riding a potato? Huh… guess I’d better update my weights for potato tokens… Credit: Getty … Leer más
Horrifying PSA Toddler’s tragic death from brain-destroying amoeba offers lessons for doctors Boy’s unusual symptoms could help identify the next case sooner. Beth Mole – Aug 12, 2026 6:31 pm | 7 Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba (a single-celled living organism) naturally present in the environment. Balamuthia can cause a rare and serious brain … Leer más
social media Twitch content has trained Amazon AI for years, but users can opt out now Streaming platform says user-generated content “may be used for future Gen AI model improvements.” Scharon Harding – Aug 12, 2026 5:00 pm | 8 Twitch Credit: Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Twitch Credit: Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty … Leer más
“an experimental triumph” Have physicists finally discovered glueballs? New evidence points to yes. “It’s the strongest evidence yet that particles dominated by a glueball component can exist in nature.” Jennifer Ouellette – Aug 12, 2026 5:13 pm | 16 Physicists with the Beijing Spectrometer III in China have found new evidence for exotic particles known … Leer más
TEAMPCP’S RAMPAGE CONTINUES Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack The data was scraped and exfiltrated from 2,500 users of a compromised AI package. Dan Goodin – Aug 12, 2026 5:43 pm | 10 Credit: Getty Images Credit: Getty Images Text settings Story text Size SmallStandardLarge Width * StandardWide Links StandardOrange * Subscribers only … Leer más
Home | News The Women to Watch at Vancouver T100 Don’t miss the action in Vancouver this weekend as the third stop of the women’s T100 tour hits Locarno Beach. Brit CooperPublished August 12, 2026 T100 Triathlon The world’s best female professional triathletes are returning to the beautiful city of Vancouver this weekend for the … Leer más
Photographers Can Save an Extra 10% With KEH’s Limited-Time Overstock Sale News Aug 12, 2026 Jeremy Gray Copied! KEH is back with another Overstock Sale. Ending on August 14, the promotion lets photographers save an additional five or 10 percent on select cameras, lenses, lights, and accessories. As of writing, there are 187 camera models … Leer más
Kat Merck Gear Aug 12, 2026 4:14 PM Stop Eating Diarrhea Lettuce. Grow Your Own Greens Indoors for 20 Percent Off Lettuce Grow, one of my favorite indoor gardens, lets you cultivate your own salads safely—right in your living room. Courtesy of Lettuce Grow Comment Loader Save StorySave this story Comment Loader Save StorySave this … Leer más
Honor’s AI-Powered, Gimbal-Equipped Robot Phone Just Launched in China and it Looks Wild News Aug 12, 2026 Jeremy Gray Copied! When Honor first announced that it was developing the gimbal-equipped Robot Phone last fall, it seemed like a far-fetched idea that might ultimately stay in the realm of a prototype. Companies are always coming up … Leer más
Wing Commander Andy Green strikes again Two hydrogen-burning engines powered this car to a new land speed record JCB has invested heavily in hydrogen to power its diggers and other machinery. Jonathan M. Gitlin – Aug 12, 2026 1:01 pm | 27 This is the JCB Hydromax, and it just set a new land speed … Leer más
Heads Up, Photographers, the Perseids Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight News Aug 12, 2026 Jeremy Gray Copied! Although fortunate photographers in a narrow swath of Europe are being treated to a total solar eclipse today, everyone in the Northern Hemisphere (and the very northern part of the Southern Hemisphere) can enjoy the annual Perseids Meteor Shower … Leer más
US v. New York US tries to override New York gambling laws, orders Kalshi to keep operating Trump admin claims New York suing Kalshi created “market emergency.” Jon Brodkin – Aug 12, 2026 12:33 pm | 26 A Kalshi advertisement at a bus stop in Washington, DC on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Credit: Getty Images … Leer más