Sam Altman’s creepy ‘human verification’ orb spotted inside San Francisco Gap store

Come for the jeans — stay for the eyeball scanning. A gleaming white device courtesy of billionaire Sam Altman’s secretive ...
IEEE

BRIC: Bottom-Up Residual Vector Quantization for Learned Image Compression

Abstract: This paper presents Bottom-up Residual vector quantization for learned Image Compression (BRIC). This novel deep learning-based image compression method quantizes latent representations ...
Yahoo

Employee sparks outrage with shocking image of what their school is throwing away: 'That is so disheartening'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: u/alwayslurkeduntilnow/ Reddit One Reddit user sparked debate after posting a ...
9to5Mac

Texas judge blocks state’s App Store age verification law [U: Apple Developer]

Update, 8:27 p.m. ET: In a post on its Developer blog, Apple has confirmed that it will “pause previously announced implementation plans and monitor the ongoing legal process”. See the full post below ...
WISH-TV

Indiana legislation would toughen enforcement of immigration detainers, employee verification

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A Senate panel on Tuesday advanced a major immigration enforcement bill despite misgivings from both advocates and critics of immigration. The bill requires all governmental ...
Bleeping Computer

When Hackers Wear Suits: Protecting Your Team from Insider Cyber Threats

In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, a new and insidious danger is emerging, shifting focus from external attacks to internal infiltration. Hackers are now impersonating seasoned ...
Android Police

Gemini can now tell you whether that image is real or AI-generated

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
PC Magazine

Give Us Your Face or Lose Your Account: AI Age Verification Is Here, and Experts Are Worried

From Spotify to YouTube, platforms now demand biometric proof of age. Experts warn that you could lose access—and your privacy—if the algorithms get it wrong. I've been covering the tech industry, ...
Yahoo

Walmart employee shares image revealing baffling store policy: 'Feeling the guilt of customers asking what we are doing'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Growing your own garden produces satisfaction at a minimum and — depending on your results — can also produce food for free.
Colorado Public Radio

Fifth-grade Douglas County teacher detained by ICE and sent to Texas

A Douglas County teacher and her family were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday and transferred to a detention facility in Texas, despite the teacher having legal authorization ...
ktiv

Iowa Gov. Reynolds orders new employee verification policy

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) -- All state government departments will soon be required to verify a person’s eligiblity before that person can become an employee. Wednesday ...