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Sting operation kills “copycat” sports piracy site with 1.6B visits last year

Sting operation kills “copycat” sports piracy site with 1.6B visits last year

Original Streameast pirating site was taken down before but remains accesible today.

COVID vaccine locations vanish from Google Maps due to supposed “technical issue”

COVID vaccine locations vanish from Google Maps due to supposed “technical issue”

Finally, a reason to use Bing Maps.

Microsoft open-sources Bill Gates’ 6502 BASIC from 1978

Microsoft open-sources Bill Gates’ 6502 BASIC from 1978

Historic interpreter taught millions to program on Commodore and Apple computers.

Philips introduces budget-friendly Hue bulbs as part of major lineup overhaul

Philips introduces budget-friendly Hue bulbs as part of major lineup overhaul

New accessories also add Matter support, for those to whom that matters.

Hollow Knight: Silksongis breaking Steam, Nintendo’s eShop

Hollow Knight: Silksongis breaking Steam, Nintendo’s eShop

Valve’s usually stable platform struggles thanks in part to lack of pre-loading options.

New AI model turns photos into explorable 3D worlds, with caveats

New AI model turns photos into explorable 3D worlds, with caveats

Openly available AI tool creates steerable 3D-like video, but requires serious GPU muscle.

Google’s Material 3 Expressive UI rolls out to Pixel 6 and newer

Google’s Material 3 Expressive UI rolls out to Pixel 6 and newer

Google’s latest updates include a smattering of features for Pixels and other Android phones.

These psychological tricks can get LLMs to respond to “forbidden” prompts

These psychological tricks can get LLMs to respond to “forbidden” prompts

Study shows how patterns in LLM training data can lead to “parahuman” responses.

Mis-issued certificates for 1.1.1.1 DNS service pose a threat to the Internet

Mis-issued certificates for 1.1.1.1 DNS service pose a threat to the Internet

The three certificates were issued in May but only came to light Wednesday.