Facial Recognition That Tracks Suspicious Friendliness Is Coming to a Store Near You

Anomalies trigger alerts to store security staff, who decide how to proceed. Our system is able to identify this anomaly and alert on that. Corsight says that some of its clients are already using the sweetheart detection system but declined to identify them. Corsight AI' says its new product can detect when employees are helping customers they know steal.© Corsight AI It just opens up the door for mission creep beyond what theyre claiming to focus on....

November 1, 2024 · 1 min · 123 words · Juan Little

Godzilla Minus One‘s Takashi Yamazaki on the Enduring Legacy of the King of the Monsters

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Yamakazi:I feel very good about the Western appreciation of Godzilla in general. What were the challenges in executing the scale of your vision in that regard? © Gizmodo We were able to access one of the biggest and best teams that Japan had to offer. For me personally as well, working onGodzillaat this caliber is really one of my lifetime goals....

November 1, 2024 · 2 min · 239 words · Jacob Cruz

Here’s How DIYers Plan to Fix the Mac Mini’s Awkward Power Button

Applesall-new Mac mini with M4is set to hit store shelves on Nov. 8. The Mac mini puts the power button on the underside of the equipment. One of the most notable designs comes from self-described hardware hacker Ivan Kulashov. © Apple He included links tothe filesfor anybody to download and print. While it seems simple and effective, Im more interested in another one of Kulashovs designs. He showed a render for a circular pad that the Mac mini might sit on top of....

November 1, 2024 · 1 min · 180 words · Kimberly Ramos

Instagram Star Peanut the Squirrel Seized by New York Environmental Authorities

The squirrels dismayed human owner is now trying desperately to get him back. Peanut had lived with Longo for the better part of a decade and has long starred in hisInstagramandTikTokvideos. In more than a few videos, Peanut wears costumes. © Isa Terli/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The Associated Pressreports thatthe officials also took Fred, a raccoon. Well internet, you WON. To the group of people who called DEC, theres a special place in hell for you....

November 1, 2024 · 1 min · 132 words · Randall Weber DVM

Jeffrey Epstein Had Photos of Donald Trump With ‘Young Girls,’ Reporter Claims

Epstein on more than one occasion would bring out these photographs that he had of Trump. They were Trump at Epsteins Palm Beach house, sitting around the pool with these young girls. And the young girls are topless and in some of the pictures theyre sitting in his lap. Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein attend a Victoria’s Secret Angels event sponsored by Rogers & Cowan at the club Duvet on 21st Street in New York on April 9, 1997....

November 1, 2024 · 2 min · 222 words · Lori Johnson

LegendaryStar WarsArtist Greg Hildebrandt Has Passed Away

Iconic fantasy and science-fiction illustratorGreg Hildebrandtpassed away yesterday at the age of 85. Well leave you with a small handful of some our personal favorites of the mans works. May he rest in peace. A crop of the Star Wars poster. Image: Greg and Tim Hildebrandt (Spiderweb Art Gallery) Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. © Marvel © Wizards of the Coast © MGM...

November 1, 2024 · 1 min · 79 words · Deborah Russell

November’s New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Are Here to Warm Your Shelves

Youve got tons of pages to get through! An outcast princess makes a political marriage with a reluctant king to save both their kingdoms. (November 12) Deadly Animalsby Marie Tierney Finding a dead body is not normal. The Great Library of Tomorrow by Rosalia Aguilar Solace © Blackstone Publishing, Inc. But Ava is not a normal teenager. (November 12) The Legacy of Arniston Houseby T.L. Huchu The Edinburgh Nights series continues as a dangerous cult craves a dark power....

November 1, 2024 · 2 min · 234 words · Dana Martin

Open Source Bites Back as China’s Military Makes Full Use of Meta’s Llama 2 AI Model

Chinese research institutions with connections to the Chinese military have developed AI systems using Metas open-source Llama model. Papers discussing the AI model are unequivocal: the bots have military applications. They called it ChatBIT. Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Acquired LIVE event at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.© David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images ChatBIT was trained using 100,000 military dialogue records....

November 1, 2024 · 2 min · 244 words · Daniel Hicks

Political Ad Push Is Reminding Voters That the GOP Wants to Ban Pornography

Porn has become an unlikely battleground issue in this presidential election. Republicans, by and large, want to ban it. Democrats dont and theyre running ad campaigns in key states targeting young men to remind them of that fact. © FTW Pac Banning porn isnt hypothetical. Its happening right now. On Friday, Oklahoma Senate Bill 1959 entered into force in the state. What, exactly, does that mean? Oklahoma wants the sites to see a drivers license or other form of ID before users log on....

November 1, 2024 · 2 min · 353 words · Jennifer Mcdonald

Samsung Teases Its Own Headset to Rival the Apple Vision Pro in 2025

This likely points towards us finally getting anApple Vision ProandMeta Quest 3rival by the South Korean giant. These little tidbits of information from various reports are all we know about the headset. News from the future, delivered to your present. © Artem Golub / Gizmodo Meta Pissed Off Everyone With Poorly Redacted Docs Meta is being very transparent on accident.

November 1, 2024 · 1 min · 60 words · Christopher Rodriguez

Satellite Reveals Epic Tsunami That Shook Earth for 9 Days Last Year

Satellite images can reveal what was previously unseeable and provide new perspectives on old sights. With nowhere for the energy to dissipate, the fjord tsunami shook the Earth for over a week. Seeing the shape of the wavethats something we could never do before SWOT. A data visualization shows lower and higher water levels in a fjord following a rockslide.Image: NASA Earth Observatory The fjord is 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) wide....

November 1, 2024 · 1 min · 112 words · Rebecca Rice

Scientists Tap Lucid Dreaming as a Means to Conquer Nightmares

Sleep researchers at Northwestern University believe that theyve developed an effective method to manage these difficult cases. They published two studies last month detailing their work. Is There a Way to Cure or Prevent Nightmares? © Anna Gorbacheva via Getty All six patients in the study received cognitive behavioral therapy, while half eventually received TLR as well. Other studies havefoundthat using sound to positively manipulate peoples dreams can reduce nightmares in general, however....

November 1, 2024 · 1 min · 114 words · Bryan Mckay

Sega’s Ready to Bring Another Video Game Franchise to the Big Screen

Dan Stevens and Adam Wingard will team up again forOnslaught. Lucy Liu is haunted on a new trailer for Steven SoderberghsPresence. Plus, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is getting into a new cult horror. © Sega House of the Dead Deadlinehas wordResident Evils Paul W.S. Outlast Bloody-Disgustinghas word a film adaptation of the survival horror video gameOutlastis now in development at Lionsgate. Petty is attached to write the script. Bendy and the Ink Machine Andre vredal is now attached to direct theBendy and the Ink Machinemovie....

November 1, 2024 · 1 min · 125 words · Kevin Rogers