Author: Zach_Wilson

New York sues Kalshi for allegedly running an ‘illegal gambling operation’

New York is suing Kalshi over claims the prediction market is running “an illegal gambling operation.” In the lawsuit, New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses Kalshi of violating state laws by accepting wagers without a license from the state’s gaming commission, as reported earlier by CNBC. An investigation from…

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First your age, next your identity: Inside the ‘hack’ that broke the EU age verification app’s privacy promises

When Paul Moore heard the European Commission President saying that the EU age verification app will “give children a safer start online,” he was unconvinced. “Bypassing the latest EU age verification app (2026.07-1) with a Chrome extension,” he later posted on X. And it wasn’t the first time. With over…

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It’s time to panic about AI safety

When the phrase “OpenAI hacked Hugging Face” has more or less entered mainstream culture, you know we have an AI problem. This week, we learned more about exactly how OpenAI’s agent broke out of a sandbox and autonomously traversed the web, including a bunch of other supposedly secure web services,…

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How to fight a data center

If you're worried about noise, utility costs, or pollution: here's how to fight against a data center. Source

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7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more this weekend (July 31)

It’s time to bid farewell to July 2026 — and, if you won’t be heading out to catch Spider-Man: Brand New Day this weekend, you’re going to need something to watch at home instead. Thankfully, the world’s best streaming services have plenty of great-looking new movies and shows for you…

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Anthropic says Claude accidentally hacked real companies too

Anthropic just realized several of its Claude AI models hacked into the systems of three different organizations during testing, acting on their own and without the company noticing. The revelation comes days after rival OpenAI said one of its own models had breached developer platform Hugging Face, adding to growing…

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