China’s New Hyperloop Train Just Hit a Record 387 MPH During Testing

China could soon have a train that is as fast as a plane. The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, or CASIC for short, just announced its new magnetically levitated (maglev) train soared to over 387 miles (623 km/h) during testing. It is the fastest speed ever achieved by a superconducting maglev vehicle, according to the state-owned outfit. … Read more

Canadian university vending machine error reveals use of facial recognition

A malfunctioning vending machine at a Canadian university has inadvertently revealed that a number of them have been using facial recognition technology in secret. Earlier this month, a snack dispenser at the University of Waterloo showed an error message – Invenda.Vending.FacialRecognition.App.exe – on the screen. There was no prior indication that the machine was using … Read more

Swarms of AI “killer robots” are the future of war: If that sounds scary, it should

Yes, it’s already time to be worried — very worried. As the wars in Ukraine and Gaza have shown, the earliest drone equivalents of “killer robots” have made it onto the battlefield and proved to be devastating weapons. But at least they remain largely under human control. Imagine, for a moment, a world of war in which those aerial drones (or … Read more

Amazon Made Airport Workers Toil In 100-Degree Heat Without Shade

The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) cited Amazon three times for exposing its workers to dangerously hot conditions at San Bernardino International Airport. The online shopping giant was only fined $14,625 for leaving employees on the airport tarmac with little shade to shelter from the scorching California sun over the summer months. Amazon has repeatedly been criticized for … Read more

Cryptocurrency scam: San Diego man loses tens of thousands of dollars

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What began as a routine phone call quickly spiraled into a nightmare for Jurek Wasowski. “I am devastated,” Wasowski lamented, reflecting on the scam that upended his life. It was a summer day when Wasowski’s phone rang. “I never answer calls from unknown numbers, but at that moment, I happened to be occupied and picked … Read more

New tool lets artists fight AI image bots by hiding corrupt data in plain sight

A team at the University of Chicago created Nightshade to protect ideas and content. From Hollywood strikes to digital portraits, AI’s potential to steal creatives’ work and how to stop it has dominated the tech conversation in 2023. The latest effort to protect artists and their creations is Nightshade, a tool allowing artists to add … Read more

FBI says North Korea deployed thousands of IT workers to get remote jobs in US with fake IDs

Thousands of information technology workers contracting with US companies have for years secretly sent millions of dollars of their wages to North Korea for use in its ballistic missile program, FBI and Department of Justice officials said. The Justice Department said Wednesday that IT workers dispatched and contracted by North Korea to work remotely with companies in St. Louis and … Read more