Archive for August, 2026
New ChatGPT Feature Collects Every Keystroke You Make
August 18th, 2026Via: Futurism: OpenAI has revealed a new feature for ChatGPT’s desktop app on macOS that basically tracks your clicks, keystrokes, and more — all so it can fine-tune its AI model, raising obvious privacy concerns. The feature, called Computer History, lets ChatGPT “learn from everything you do on your computer,” said Ari Weinstein, an OpenAI […]
AI’s Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities Are $3 Trillion And Growing $1.2 Trillion Per Quarter
August 17th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: Each quarter, big tech companies disclose their massive capital expenditures on artificial-intelligence infrastructure, from data centers to chips. But those figures don’t come close to expressing the full extent of future spending to which Google parent Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Oracle and many others have committed. That is because a huge swath of their […]
Cause of Death of Los Alamos National Laboratory Employee Might be Murder
August 17th, 2026Via: Daily Mail: Shocking new details have emerged concerning the mysterious disappearance and death of a New Mexico woman who worked at a secretive US nuclear lab. Authorities have revealed that Melissa Casias, whose body was discovered on May 28, was shot in the head at or around the time of her death, but it […]
Why the World’s Most Powerful Navy is Losing the Logistics War
August 15th, 2026Peace dividend? Federal Defense Spending: $1.198T as of June 2026 Via: What’s Going on With Shipping?:
“Vouching” for People Who Aren’t Registered to Vote in Minnesota Elections
August 15th, 2026Via: O’Keefe Media Group:
Only Approved Phones Can Pass Google’s New reCAPTCHA, Locking Out Privacy-Focused Alternatives
August 15th, 2026I just encountered one of these for the first time. I’m not doing it. Via: Cybernews: Verify you’re human – by owning an approved Android or an iPhone. Google’s new reCAPTCHA system forces users to scan a QR code with a “compatible mobile device” and locks out anyone using a privacy-focused OS and device, warns […]
Firefox Is Now the Last Major Browser that Still Supports uBlock Origin
August 15th, 2026Via: PC World: Firefox says it will keep supporting uBlock Origin even as Microsoft Edge and other Chromium browsers phase it out under Manifest V3. Firefox recently announced via Bluesky post: “Our support for uBlock Origin isn’t going anywhere.” The moment comes in response to news that Microsoft Edge is soon going to lock out […]
New Anti-Satellite Weapons Now Officially A Top U.S. Priority
August 14th, 2026Via: The War Zone: The head of U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) says having a “credible, acknowledged” means of damaging or even destroying enemy assets in space is vital to deterring opponents and surviving if a major fight in orbit does break out. American officials have already been steadily more open about their desire for new […]
U.S. Not Prepared To Handle Domestic Drone Attack
August 14th, 2026Mmm hmm. I guess the Pentagon needs to feed another trillion dollars into the incinerator. Via: The War Zone: The deputy commander of United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM) was asked on Thursday if he could defend against an attack by a swarm of drones in the homeland. His reply was blunt and chilling: “No.” “We […]
U.S. Launching International One-Way Attack Drone Task Force In The Middle East
August 14th, 2026Via: The War Zone: With one-way attack drones playing an ever larger role in American military operations, U.S. Central Command announced it is creating what it calls “the first multinational attack drone task force.” The move comes as combat between the U.S. and Iran has paused, but tensions in the region remain high, including ongoing […]
