New OkoBot framework deploys 20 payloads to steal data, crypto

A new malicious framework called OkoBot is delivering more than 20 payloads in attacks focused on stealing cryptocurrency ...
Decrypt

Stop Over-Prompting: OpenAI’s New GPT-5.6 Guidelines Change Everything

Forget the XML blocks and persistence scripts. OpenAI’s new prompt guide says define the destination, set conditions, and get ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 3’ Taps Gary Dauberman to Pen Script

The writer behind the beloved 'It' and the 'Annabelle' movies is coming in to bring some fresh blood to the hit Blumhouse Atomic Monster video game movie franchise. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer ...
Reuters

Databricks strikes deal to buy Panther Labs in cybersecurity push

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16 (Reuters) - Databricks said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy startup Panther Labs, as the U.S. data analytics provider pushes deeper into the cybersecurity business.
The Next Web

Databricks is raising again at up to $175 billion, four months after closing at $134 billion

Databricks is in talks to raise at $165-175bn, four months after closing at $134bn. CEO Ghodsi has privately signalled an IPO as soon as next year. Discussions are early-stage and the round has not ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Databricks CEO Plans to Avoid IPO During Year of Huge Offerings

Databricks, a data software company, plans to sell shares to the public at some point, but won’t tap the public markets this year amid a flurry of planned tech IPOs. The company wants to sell shares ...
The Atlantic

The Biggest Tell That Something Was Written by AI

A few weeks ago, where I live in Johannesburg, a man ran a stop sign and crashed into my Subaru. At the scene he was frantic, unable to gather his thoughts. Half an hour later, I received a lengthy, ...
The New York Times

What 370,000 College Essays Tell Us About A.I.’s Effects on Creativity

Ms. Winthrop is the director of the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution and led its global task force on A.I. and education. I am a big fan of technology. I’ve blissfully given ...
Inc

Why Is Databricks Valued at $134 Billion and Headed for a Massive IPO? It Solves Businesses’ Biggest Problem

Arsalan Tavakoli was at his bachelor party in 2013 when Ali Ghodsi, a computer science researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, pulled him aside. The two had become colleagues and friends ...
Forbes

5 ChatGPT Prompts To Create Viral YouTube Scripts In Seconds

YouTube content creation often feels like a guessing game, but a new strategy empowers creators to use ChatGPT for data-driven success. The AI transforms instinct into evidence by analyzing competitor ...
IGN

Seth Rogen Tells Filmmakers Using AI to Write Scripts to 'Go Do Something Else'

Seth Rogen has pushed back on the use of AI in movies, telling writers using the technology for their scripts to "go do something else." "I don't understand what it's supposed to do. Every time I see ...
Variety

Seth Rogen Says if You Use AI to Write Scripts, Then ‘You Shouldn’t Be a Writer’: ‘Go Do Something Else’

Seth Rogen told Brut at the Cannes Film Festival that if you use AI to write your stories or scripts, then you “shouldn’t be a writer.” “I don’t understand what it’s supposed to do,” Rogen said when ...