Monthly Archives: May 2024

Hacker free-for-all fights for control of home and office routers everywhere

reader comments 2 Cybercriminals and spies working for nation-states are surreptitiously coexisting inside the same compromised name-brand routers as they use the devices to disguise attacks motivated both by financial gain and strategic espionage, researchers said. In some cases, the coexistence is peaceful, as financially motivated hackers provide spies with access to already compromised routers… Read More »

Anthropic releases Claude AI chatbot iOS app

Enlarge / The Claude AI iOS app running on an iPhone. reader comments 14 On Wednesday, Anthropic announced the launch of an iOS mobile app for its Claude 3 AI language models that are similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. It also introduced a new subscription tier designed for group collaboration. Before the app launch, Claude was… Read More »

MLB umpires took Brewers pitcher’s glove for controversial reason

MLB umpires confiscated the glove of Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Thyago Vieira during Wednesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays, raising more controversy during an eventful series. Despite Vieira having used the glove the night before, umpires took his glove and made him swap for a bright yellow glove during the ninth inning of Milwaukee’s 7-1 win… Read More »

The BASIC programming language turns 60

Enlarge / Part of the cover illustration from “The Applesoft Tutorial” BASIC manual that shipped with the Apple II computer starting in 1981. Apple, Inc. reader comments 71 Sixty years ago, on May 1, 1964, at 4 am in the morning, a quiet revolution in computing began at Dartmouth College. That’s when mathematicians John G.… Read More »

Red Sox blank Giants 4-0, win third in a row

The Boston Red Sox welcomed the San Francisco Giants to Fenway Park for the first of three games on Tuesday and walked out with a 4-0 victory. Boston’s offense was putting the pressure on the Giants, as they got to Logan Webb early and forced him out of the game after 3 2/3 innings. The… Read More »