Travelers entering the U.S. are having their devices checked more than ever, and that number’s only going up.
No, it’s not the sequel to ‘Romulus.’
OpenAI says it will no longer allow frontier models to access the internet during training in an effort to put in new safety measures after a series of incidents.
We Wish Ellen Burstyn Had Moved on From ‘The Exorcist’ Before Signing on to Star in ‘Believer’
Oct 23
At least the actor used her fee for starring in the 2023 sequel in service of a worthy cause.
Xbox is losing its first chief operating officer (COO) after creating the new role just a few months ago. Helen Chiang is leaving Microsoft today, according to an internal Xbox memo seen by The Verge. Chiang has been at Microsoft for 21 years, serving as the head of Minecraft before being promoted to Xbox chief […]
OpenAI is now training its most advanced AI models without internet access following a string of rogue hacking incidents. In a blog post on Friday, OpenAI says it built an offline testing environment where AI models can interact with indexed and cached web content “without risk of affecting external systems.” OpenAI paused training its frontier […]
An Obscure Livestock Virus Has Been Found in a Human for the First Time—and He Didn’t Survive
Oct 23
French officials reported the first known human case of Shamonda virus this week.
A new archaeological study has determined that a 4th century, Roman-era coffin buried at Westminster Abbey was curiously recycled by monks during the medieval era.
Birdbuddy has released three new birdfeeder cameras, all less expensive than the Birdbuddy Pro they replace.
Unless you’re a hacker, of course.

