xAI says an “unauthorized” prompt change caused Grok to focus on “white genocide”
Meanwhile, Grok's authorized prompt asks it to "provide truthful and based insights."
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Drop Duchy is a deck-building, Tetris-like, Carcassonne-esque puzzler
The game layers tile dropping onto worker placement, and stacks up nicely.
Rocket Report: How is your payload fairing? Poland launches test rocket.
No thunder down under.
The top fell off Australia’s first orbital-class rocket, delaying its launch
The Australian startup behind the Eris rocket says the rest of the vehicle was undamaged.
FBI warns of ongoing scam that uses deepfake audio to impersonate government officials
Warning comes as the use of deepfakes in the wild are rising.
After latest kidnap attempt, crypto types tell crime bosses: Transfers are traceable
Crypto abduction attempts continue to rock France.
Microsoft’s Surface lineup reportedly losing another of its most interesting designs
Surface Laptop Studio 2 is reportedly no longer being manufactured.
Tesla changes lease policy, didn’t use old cars as robotaxis
From 2019–2024, Tesla would not offer a buyout to lease customers.
Telegram bans $35B black markets used to sell stolen data, launder crypto
One market's shutdown comes after the Treasury Department sought a related ban.
With US out, WHO director says it’s running on budget of a local hospital
Mike Ryan, previously an executive director, is among the high-profile departures.