Science & Tech

Rockstar Calls Latest GTA VI Clips “Heartbreaking” as New ‘Lucia’ Footage Surfaces

Rockstar criticized fresh Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay clips—described as a ‘Lucia prologue’—and Take-Two is seeking records to identify the leaker.

$TTWO, #gta6, #rockstar, #leak, #taketwo

AWS to Acquire DuckLabs, Team Behind DuckDB; Project to Remain Open Source

AWS will acquire DuckLabs, the Amsterdam team behind DuckDB; the DuckDB project will remain open-source under the DuckDB Foundation and MIT license.

$AMZN, #aws, #duckdb, #acquisition, #open-source

Amazon-owned Ring makes 'TAKE' default worldwide, will delete keys after 24 hours

Ring will roll out TAKE (Throw Away the Key Encryption) as the default starting in September, temporarily storing decryption keys for 24 hours.

$AMZN, #ring, #encryption, #privacy, #amazon

LAION publishes 10-million-hour open video dataset LAION-BVD; processed subsets available

LAION published LAION-BVD, a claimed 10-million-hour open video dataset for multimodal AI; processed subsets and pipelines are public, raw videos restricted.

#laion, #dataset, #ai, #video, #multimodal

NASA Spotlights Ames’ Software, Coronagraph Tools Ahead of Roman Telescope Launch

NASA details how Ames Research Center’s software, coronagraph masks and supercomputing will support the Roman Space Telescope ahead of its Aug. 30 launch.

#roman, #nasa, #ames, #coronagraph

Apple unveils M6 (first 2nm Mac chip) and quad-die M5 Ultra to boost on‑device AI

Apple introduced the M6 — its first 2nm Mac chip — and the quad-die M5 Ultra, aiming to bring far stronger on-device AI to new Mac mini and Mac Studio.

$AAPL, #apple, #mac, #mseries, #ai

Carnegie Mellon Preprint Finds Reinforcement Learning on Benign Facts Can Amplify LLM Leakage of Memorized Emails

A CMU preprint shows reinforcement learning on benign factual Q&A can make models more likely to reveal memorized Enron email addresses.

#ai, #privacy, #llm, #machine-learning

Sandbox isolates SAND bridges after attacker mints 14.9 billion tokens on Base and BNB Smart Chain

The Sandbox halted bridging after an attacker minted 14.9B unbacked SAND on Base and BNB Smart Chain; Ethereum-backed SAND largely unaffected.

#crypto, #blockchain, #sand, #sandbox

Take-Two seeks federal subpoenas as alleged GTA VI footage keeps spreading before Rockstar’s Aug. 27 ‘Extended Look’

Take-Two filed federal DMCA subpoenas as new alleged Grand Theft Auto VI clips spread online days before Rockstar's Aug. 27 'Extended Look'.

$TTWO, #gta6, #take-two, #rockstar, #dmca, #gaming

Trump Issues National Space Transportation Policy Aiming for 1,000+ U.S. Launches a Year by 2030

White House memo directs agencies to expand launch ranges, reentry sites and permits with deadlines to reach more than 1,000 annual launches by 2030.

#space, #spacepolicy, #launches, #trump

Activision reveals Call of Duty: NEXT schedule and Modern Warfare 4 beta windows

Activision sets Call of Duty: NEXT for Aug. 21; Modern Warfare 4 Early Access beta runs Aug. 21–25, Open Beta Aug. 28–Sept. 1. Preloads start Aug. 20.

#callofduty, #gaming, #activision, #mw4

Major DeFi Projects Announce $14.5–$15B Migration to Chainlink After KelpDAO Hack

About $14.5–$15 billion in announced migrations from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP reflect fallout from April's KelpDAO rsETH bridge exploit.

#crypto, #defi, #chainlink, #layerzero

Bloomberg: Sony and Guerrilla Reportedly Rework Horizon Hunters Gathering After Playtests

Bloomberg reports Sony and Guerrilla reworked Horizon Hunters Gathering after playtests, removing live-service elements and shifting to a smaller co-op with story mode.

$SONY, #playstation, #horizon, #videogames, #guerrillagames, #sony

OpenAI offers Zero Data Retention and Private Safety Processing for enterprise API customers

OpenAI offers eligible enterprise API customers Zero Data Retention for frontier models and previews Private Safety Processing to allow safety checks without exposing content.

#openai, #privacy, #enterprise, #aisafety

Ninth Circuit Says Meta, TikTok Can’t Immediately Appeal Denial of Section 230 Defense

A Ninth Circuit panel ruled Meta and TikTok must continue district-court litigation before appealing a denial of Section 230 protection.

#section230, #ninthcircuit, #meta, #tiktok