Aggregator

Captchas have largely vanished from the web in 2025, replaced by invisible tracking systems that analyze user behavior rather than asking people to decipher distorted text or identify traffic lights in image grids. Google launched reCaptcha v3 in 2018 to generate risk scores based on behavioral signals during site interactions, making bot-blocking technology "completely invisible" for most users, according to Tim Knudsen, a director of product management at Google Cloud. Cloudflare followed in 2022 by releasing Turnstile, another invisible alternative that sometimes appears as a simple checkbox but actually gathers data from devices and software to determine if users are human. Both companies distribute their security tools for free to collect training data, and Cloudflare now sees 20% of all HTTP requests across the internet. The rare challenges that do surface have become increasingly bizarre, ranging from requests to identify dogs and ducks wearing various hats to sliding a jockstrap across a screen to find matching underwear on hookup sites.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

The Grateful Dead was formed during the rise of the counterculture in Palo Alto, California, in 1965. They stood out for blending rock, blues, jazz, folk.

Amazon deal still dwarfed by $250B Azure commitment made as part of OpenAI's for-profit transformation

OpenAI has signed a seven-year, $38 billion agreement with Amazon Web Services, adding another hyperscaler alongside Microsoft Azure for its growing AI compute needs. Where it's getting all this money was not disclosed.…

Speaking to The Times, the Great British Bake Off judge stated that she 'hated the bloody thing', about Mounjaro, a prescription-only drug

The middle Beckham son, 23, and his DJ girlfriend, 25, appeared to confirm their relationship was back on last month after being spotted together in Paris.

The county line had sold Class A drugs in multiple areas in Essex

An anonymous reader shares a report: The Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA), an anti-piracy organization representing Japanese IP holders like Studio Ghibli and Bandai Namco, released a letter last week asking OpenAI to stop using its members' content to train Sora 2, as reported by Automaton. The letter states that "CODA considers that the act of replication during the machine learning process may constitute copyright infringement," since the resulting AI model went on to spit out content with copyrighted characters. Sora 2 generated an avalanche of content containing Japanese IP after it launched on September 30th, prompting Japan's government to formally ask OpenAI to stop replicating Japanese artwork. This isn't the first time one of OpenAI's apps clearly pulled from Japanese media, either -- the highlight of GPT-4o's launch back in March was a proliferation of "Ghibli-style" images. Altman announced last month that OpenAI will be changing Sora's opt-out policy for IP holders, but CODA claims that the use of an opt-out policy to begin with may have violated Japanese copyright law, stating, "under Japan's copyright system, prior permission is generally required for the use of copyrighted works, and there is no system allowing one to avoid liability for infringement through subsequent objections."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Sir Anthony Hopkins has admitted his alcohol addiction was going to 'kill' him as he is haunted by the 'regret' of walking out on his first wife and baby daughter.

One of the world's most popular colors has a dark secret, with the mentally ill choosing it overwhelmingly in an attempt to calm their own inner turmoil.

National Highways and Police are at the scene

When Prince William visited the Dubai World Expo in 2020, I had the honour of meeting him in private before he went to greet the crowds outside.

With every day that passes it becomes more apparent that the Chancellor will, later this month in the Budget, break Labour's manifesto commitment not to increase income tax.

The Home Secretary told MPs she will also look at whether measures must be taken to 'better protect the public' from future attacks.

Police have praised the bravery of his victim

The British beauty and wellness brand is celebrating Christmas fairytale-style this year with the launch of its 'Gift Happily Ever After' campaign.

A developer operating under the handle @XenoPanther has stripped Windows 7 down to 69MB. The OS boots but runs almost nothing because critical files like common dialog boxes and common controls are missing. @XenoPanther described the project on X as "more of a fun proof of concept rather than something usable." The desktop appears and the genuine check remains intact.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Watch salesman Oliver White, 27, killed himself one day after he was restrained with cable ties during a heist at 247 Kettles in Kew Road, Richmond, on May 25 2024.

The idea is to clear out the migrant hotels which have become the focus of protests by putting up the occupants in an Army barracks.

Accenture to poke around the beleaguered airline's IT infrastructure

Alaska Airlines has called in consultants to advise it on what went wrong during a late October IT meltdown that grounded flights and wreaked havoc for two days.…

A beloved TV personality who is known as one of the best minds on the box dressed as Beatles legend Paul McCartney for Halloween.