Group of bipartisan lawmakers ask US government to ban several hack-for-hire firms

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has asked the U.S. government to ban several hack-for-hire firms — companies that carry out cyberattacks on behalf of paying clients. The lawmakers accuse the firms of targeting Americans and abusing foreign courts to silence U.S. reporting on their activities. Democratic senators Ron Wyden of Oregon and Sheldon Whitehouse … Read more

Man told ChatGPT he was feeling delusional. ChatGPT insisted he was Jesus.

The complaint says this confirmed to Lines that he was Jesus Christ, a belief ChatGPT allegedly reinforced for weeks by instructing him to “watch for patterns” when he grew paranoid and suspected people might be reacting to his “spiritual ways.” Occasionally, ChatGPT pushed Lines to seek professional help, his complaint said. But at other times, … Read more

The universal language of space is… Star Trek? Mais oui.

Sixty years after television audiences first tuned in to see the voyages of the Starship Enterprise, an astronaut on board the International Space Station has paid tribute to Star Trek by flying the badge of the franchise’s latest fictional captain. Expedition 75 flight engineer Sophie Adenot with European Space Agency (ESA) donned the Delta badge … Read more