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OpenAI Codex system prompt includes explicit directive to “never talk about goblins”

The system prompt for OpenAI’s Codex CLI contains a perplexing and repeated warning for the most recent GPT model to “never talk about goblins,...

Anti-Trump Instagram pic of seashells now enough to indict ex-FBI directors

In my misspent youth, I once worked a summer job as a waiter at Shoney’s. It is an experience that I do not recommend....

Flesh-eating bacteria devour man’s arm and leg in just three days

Deadly threat These bacteria have a large arsenal of molecular munitions, including various toxins, that all help the bacteria hijack cells, siphon nutrients, degrade...

Put it in pencil: NASA’s Artemis III mission will launch no earlier than late 2027

Now, it’s looking more like late 2027, at the earliest, for Artemis III. “I’ve received responses from both vendors, both SpaceX and Blue Origin,...

Open source package with 1 million monthly downloads stole user credentials

The developers are urging all developers who installed version 0.23.3 to take the following steps immediately: 1. Check your installed version: pip show elementary-data...

Strange New Worlds S4 teaser strikes a more serious tone

https://youtube.com/watch?v=7FaPm2QTy5w&start=0&wmode=transparent Paramount+ unveiled a new teaser for the upcoming fourth season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds at CCXP in Mexico City...

Prime Video drops full trailer for Spider-Noir

https://youtube.com/watch?v=DfowFyDxUXo&start=0&wmode=transparent If your spider-sense is tingling, perhaps it’s because Prime Video released the official full trailer for its upcoming live action series,...

Artemis II broke Fred Haise’s distance record, but he is happy to pass it on

The bottom line: Astronauts likely won’t exceed Artemis II’s distance from Earth on most lunar landing missions, but it’s conceivable that on some occasions,...

Palantir employees are talking about company’s “descent into fascism”

It took just a few months of President Donald Trump’s second term for Palantir employees to question their company’s commitments to civil liberties. Last...

This is who’s developing Golden Dome’s orbital interceptors—if they’re ever built

The US Space Force released a list Friday of a dozen companies working on Space-Based Interceptors for the Pentagon’s Golden Dome initiative, a multilayer...

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