News Information Technology News Feeds SlashdotOpenAI Is Adding Text Watermarking In ChatGPT and Codex October 6, 2026OpenAI is rolling out an invisible, machine-readable text watermark called textGrain to ChatGPT and Codex, "but only for users in the European Union at first," reports The Verge. From the report: OpenAI says its textGrain watermarking "matched or exceeded" other approaches like Google DeepMind's SynthID for text, which is also the basis for the watermarking […]Old Hearts Become Biologically Younger When Transplanted Into Younger People October 6, 2026alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: It might be reasonable to think that there's an indelible link between the heart and the body it resides in -- the processes that affect one inevitably affect the other. But a new preprint, uploaded to bioRxiv and yet to be peer-reviewed, suggests that this may only be true […]Texas City Demands $2 Million For Public Records On Flock Usage October 6, 2026An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: As bipartisan backlash against Flock grows, some cities are asking anti-surveillance advocates and media outlets to pay eye-popping fees -- including charging tens of thousands or even millions -- to get information about how police departments are using and potentially abusing AI-enabled camera systems that track […]Rural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax Break October 5, 2026Wired reports that rural data center projects could become eligible for expanded federal Opportunity Zone tax benefits starting in 2027, with more than 100 planned or developing facilities potentially qualifying. "Right now, the only requirement to get the benefits is capital investment," says Emily Kraschel, a tax policy analyst at the Searchlight Institute, a public […]Hackers Steal 8 Million Citizens' Records From Danish Government Database October 5, 2026Hackers stole records belonging to roughly 8 million Danish citizens and residents from Denmark's Central Person Register (CPR), including names, addresses, social security numbers and other personal information. The breach is believed to be the largest in Denmark's history. TechCrunch reports: The CPR is a government database of Danish citizens' information, including their government-issued identity […] Ars TechnicaMCP for agent-to-agent comms may be the riskiest protocol you've never heard of October 5, 2026Trust gaps in the new protocol spread malicious prompts from one agent to another.Cable lobby to sue Trump FCC over repeal of national TV ownership cap October 5, 2026Cable industry to sue, says FCC can't repeal TV ownership limit set by Congress.Texas city demands $2M for public records on Flock usage October 5, 2026Prices of public records tracking cops' use of Flock go up as backlash swells.Command-line tool quickly removes Apple Intelligence from macOS 27 October 5, 2026The tool can free up over 12GB of storage.Controlling the brain with light earns a physiology Nobel October 5, 2026The entire field of optogenetics traces back to light-seeking algae.
