Data centers are becoming military targets in conflicts involving Ukraine, Russia and the Middle East, according to The New York Times and TIME. TIME reports that attacks on data centers in the Gulf, Russia and Ukraine are opening a new front in war and threatening AI and services people rely on.
The New Yorker reports that alleged perpetrators in the “Cornell Seven” case were doxed, along with the victim, the person who doxed her and people with no connection to the case.
The New Yorker reports that the U.S. passport, described as Americans’ most valued official document, is the latest national treasure to get a Trump makeover.
The New Yorker published a daily cartoon for Wednesday, October 14, describing it as a drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
In a New Yorker piece, Dexter Filkins discusses Pete Hegseth’s planned public execution of Nidal Hasan. He also recalls a public execution by the Taliban in Kabul.
The New Yorker examines the cases of Christa Pike and Nidal Hasan, arguing that the line between a routine execution and an unbearable one is vanishingly fine.
The Atlantic warns that a self-replicating AI-malware botnet is an emerging risk, describing it as more likely than extinction. This follows earlier reports that Anthropic warned small AI models could be months away from spreading across internet-connected devices and forming hard-to-stop botnets.
In Greece, Secretary of State Marco Rubio cast the West as a civilization defined by warriors and conquerors rather than democracies, according to The New Yorker.
In rural Argentina, isolated residents exchange messages over AM radio, according to The New Yorker.
Pierre Damas Bel was a 20-year-old college student planning for his future, but his family says that ICE monitoring made him lose hope, according to The New Yorker.
The New Yorker says former Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle is a rare associate of Trump in his administration to face consequences for misdeeds.
The Hindu reports that OpenAI fired an employee after a recording device was found in a conference room. WIRED reports that chatbot prompts revealed the engineer’s alleged efforts to set up a covert listening device days before one was found in a meeting room used by high-level executives.
WIRED reports that powerful AI models continue to cause chaos, while their targets are not widely seeking justice. Instead, those targets are being encouraged to adopt the same tools.
404 Media asks whether dubstep and BookTok are a perfect match. Its summary says a new music genre has arrived but gives no further details.
OpenAI and Anthropic joined whistleblowers and security leaders at a parliamentary session in Britain, calling on lawmakers to regulate the companies, WIRED reports. Nearby, Britain’s spy chief warned that AI could be used to create new bioweapons.
WIRED examined contracts from more than two dozen cities and towns across the country to show how Flock’s pricing and business model work and how they compare with peers.
Colossal announced progress toward developing a dodo, the extinct bird, using genome-editing technology, according to Fast Company and The Japan Times. Fast Company reports that the company’s AI tool GenoMorph helped narrow its DNA targets to 2,300 and that it used lipid nanoparticles to edit a genome within an egg for the first time.
Samsung says interest in the Galaxy Z Fold 8 has risen 300% since Apple's iPhone Duo launch, according to Android Authority. A later Android Authority article also described the launch as a free marketing boost for Samsung.
German police are investigating after a robot allegedly touched a 16-year-old girl in Cologne and made thrusting movements; police seized the robot, and the investigation is examining whether it was preprogrammed or controlled in real time, according to Fast Company. The Globe and Mail reports that the robot’s suspected 16-year-old owner and a 19-year-old companion allegedly filmed and streamed the incident. This follows earlier reports that police seized the robot, with CBC saying two men controlled it and police called the case new territory, and NBC News saying the alleged groping was livestreamed.
Qualcomm received $2 in damages in its legal battle with Arm, according to the reports. Tom’s Hardware says a federal jury sided with Arm on some issues and Qualcomm on others, and that the legal fight is set to continue.