Unfortunate Company Accidentally Blows Half a Billion Dollars on Claude in One Month: Regarding the unnamed and deeply unfortunate company, an AI consultant told the outlet that it blew a staggering $500 million in a month after the small oversight of “failing to put usage limits on Claude licenses for employees.”
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Artificial intelligence: Why Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary wants to build a massive data center in Utah.
Artificial intelligence: Why Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary wants to build a massive data center in Utah.: some of the water taken to cool the hot-running, desert-sited servers would become part of a “closed-loop” system that flushes out used water back into the Great Salt Lake. That line has also been pushed by Cox, the governor,… Continue reading Artificial intelligence: Why Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary wants to build a massive data center in Utah.
Meta’s AI chatbot reportedly helped hackers steal Instagram accounts — all they had to do was ask
Meta’s AI chatbot reportedly helped hackers steal Instagram accounts — all they had to do was ask: The hacking method reportedly relied on exploiting Meta’s AI chatbot. Hackers would use a VPN to set their location to be near their target. They would then allegedly ask the support bot to add a new email address… Continue reading Meta’s AI chatbot reportedly helped hackers steal Instagram accounts — all they had to do was ask
Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code – Ars Technica
Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code – Ars Technica: On Wednesday, Ramon Batllet, a Java developer who used jqwik, spotted the prompt injection and took to GitHub to discuss it with Link. Batllet said they had no objection to developers excluding their apps from being used by AI… Continue reading Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code – Ars Technica
Donald Trump Lashes Out at Pope Leo for Meeting With Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
Donald Trump Lashes Out at Pope Leo for Meeting With Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson: “Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers!” Trump wrote without providing any evidence to support his allegation. “Governor Pritzker also!” Trunmp is crashing out.
Students saved from Texas’ Pleasure Pier roller coaster
Students saved from Texas’ Pleasure Pier roller coaster: “The ride experienced a malfunction at its initial ascent, however, as designed, it immediately stopped to keep everyone safe,” Turney said in a statement. “A thorough inspection of the ride will take place before it is placed back in service,” he added. No word if they are… Continue reading Students saved from Texas’ Pleasure Pier roller coaster
Is the Trump phone finally here? Here are six things we’ve learned about Trump Mobile
Is the Trump phone finally here? Here are six things we’ve learned about Trump Mobile: The box says “proudly assembled in the USA”. There’s also the original claim that the Trump phone would be made in America. At some point, Trump Mobile changed its website to remove that language, replacing it with “American-proud design.” (That… Continue reading Is the Trump phone finally here? Here are six things we’ve learned about Trump Mobile
Filled up the glide. Surprise, AZ
Insane.
Ted Cruz says GOP senators were ‘screaming’ at Todd Blanche during ‘anti-weaponization’ fund briefing
Ted Cruz says GOP senators were ‘screaming’ at Todd Blanche during ‘anti-weaponization’ fund briefing: Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., called the fund a “payout pot for punks,” referencing the fact that the Trump administration had not ruled out the possibility that people convicted of participating in the Jan. 6 riot could be compensated by the fund.
CEO Walks Back Comment About Replacing ‘Lower-Value Human Capital’ With AI
CEO Walks Back Comment About Replacing ‘Lower-Value Human Capital’ With AI: Speaking to journalists before the presentation on Tuesday, Winters said: “It’s not cost cutting. It’s replacing in some cases lower-value human capital with the financial capital and the investment capital we’re putting in.”
Meta cuts 8,000 jobs in sweeping global layoffs | Technology News | Al Jazeera
Meta cuts 8,000 jobs in sweeping global layoffs | Technology News | Al Jazeera: “The way to think about the investment is that we’re making a bet [on] the individual things that people care about, and that people are going to be more important in the future,” Zuckerberg said in an earnings call in April.
Musk’s failed court attack on OpenAI could leave lasting scars on Altman’s reputation
Musk’s failed court attack on OpenAI could leave lasting scars on Altman’s reputation: “This verdict removes the single largest legal threat to a public offering,” said James Rubinowitz, a trial lawyer and AI specialist. “That said, even in victory, OpenAI walks away with the worst documentary evidence about its governance now permanently in the public… Continue reading Musk’s failed court attack on OpenAI could leave lasting scars on Altman’s reputation
Waymo cars become trapped in Atlanta suburb after glitch
Waymo cars become trapped in Atlanta suburb after glitch: ake community feedback seriously and have already addressed this routing behavior
PowerMate Driver
John Gruber’s post on DaringFireball about the Griffin PowerMate reminded me that I still own one. I had more or less given up on it after Griffin stopped supporting newer versions of macOS, but his write-up got me curious again. Unfortunately, the repository Gruber linked to targets the original USB version of the PowerMate, while… Continue reading PowerMate Driver
ChatGPT Can Now Connect to Your Financial Accounts for Budgeting Advice – MacRumors
ChatGPT Can Now Connect to Your Financial Accounts for Budgeting Advice – MacRumors: Egads!
Apple Quietly Just Gave Your Mac an Unexpected New Feature
Apple Quietly Just Gave Your Mac an Unexpected New Feature: With the new Power Control setting turned on, your iMac, Mac Mini or Mac Studio will automatically turn on when reconnected to power. So if it’s off, you can just unplug and replug it into a power outlet and it’ll automatically turn on. It’ll also… Continue reading Apple Quietly Just Gave Your Mac an Unexpected New Feature
Dejected Trump Reacts to China Meeting With 9-Word Response
Dejected Trump Reacts to China Meeting With 9-Word Response: Sometimes people don’t like me saying it, but I say it anyway because it’s true. I only say the truth. HA HA HA
Utility Provider Cutting Electricity for 50k Lake Tahoe Residents to Power AI Data Centers
Utility Provider Cutting Electricity for 50k Lake Tahoe Residents to Power AI Data Centers:
Which Macs are suffering from shortages—and where are things getting worse? – Ars Technica
Which Macs are suffering from shortages—and where are things getting worse? – Ars Technica:
A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure
A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure: “We get this notification from Fayette County water system saying you need to stop watering your lawns to help conserve water,” said James Clifton, an attorney and property rights advocate who obtained and shared the 2025 letter to… Continue reading A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure