Ripple effect: BioWare fans have consistently feared for the studio’s future since EA acquired the company nearly 20 years ago, and those fears intensified following the announcement of a Saudi-led leveraged buyout last year. Although BioWare hadn’t released a hit in 12 years, its early successes helped define the RPG genre, and fans probably still … Read more
The theory of the dead Internet could soon become a reality in the truest sense of the word. Two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, the programming language that powers an estimated 70% of all websites, have triggered an emergency security response. OpenAI says its GPT 5.6 Sol model helped uncover one of the flaws and shows … Read more
WTF?! OpenAI has revealed that two of its AI agents disabled their own security monitoring systems while making software changes requested by a researcher. Even more concerning, one of the agents lied about his behavior, claiming he had not disabled the security railings despite evidence to the contrary. In a blog post disclosing the incidents, … Read more
The U.S. Army has awarded the Javelin Joint Venture, a partnership between Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, a $215 million contract to produce a new generation of launchers for its Javelin anti-tank missile system. The Lightweight Command Launch Unit (LWCLU) is designed to provide soldiers with enhanced target detection capabilities in a smaller, lighter package while … Read more
Face palm: Like many companies that offer family plans, Spotify isn’t afraid to go the extra mile to ensure that members actually live in the same household. The latest trick requires users to scan a QR code that appears on the plan manager’s phone. And to prevent them from simply sending someone a screenshot, the … Read more
Innovation is often described as a breakthrough. In practice it is slower, messier and far less predictable. This category examines how new ideas actually go from concept to implementation and why many don’t make it very far. Interesting Engineering’s coverage includes new technologies, novel manufacturing methods, and unconventional approaches to long-standing problems. But the focus … Read more
Through the mirror: We are moving ever closer to a future where law enforcement controls robots that can kill. But Atlanta has just recommended a new law that will ensure this dystopian vision doesn’t come true: the HALT (Human Authority over Lethal Technology) Act. The bill, introduced by Councilwoman Liliana Bakhtiari, prohibits city employees and … Read more
Space is both an engineering and a scientific problem. It’s about building systems that can withstand harsh environments and using them to collect data that couldn’t be collected any other way. This category is about how spacecraft are designed and operated and how space is used as a platform for science, observation and experimentation. Interesting … Read more
Plex gives you a central place to find and access all the media that matters to you. From personal media on your own server to free on-demand movies and shows, live TV, podcasts and web shows to music streaming, you can enjoy it all in one app on any device. And getting started is very … Read more
Researchers in the US have shown how a two-letter trigger can make a robot abandon its assigned task and point a knife at a model human hand instead of a plastic apple. The experiment, conducted by computer scientists at Binghamton University in New York, uncovered a security flaw in large language models (LLMs) used to … Read more