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A writer named Stella Sacco says she was replaced mid-project by ChatGPT while serving as lead writer on a game called Rideshare Stimulator. Developer Saber disputes that claim, but Sacco's account on Bluesky tells a different story — and it's a tension the industry will keep navigating as AI gets cheaper and creative workers get squeezed.
Meanwhile, a flight carrying DEF CON attendees became the scene of a suspected evil twin attack, where someone reportedly broadcast a fake Wi-Fi hotspot to intercept passenger data mid-air. No arrests have been confirmed, but the timing — a plane full of hackers heading home from the world's largest security conference — makes the suspect pool rather obvious.
And in a story that sits at the intersection of finance and regulation, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission declared a market emergency and ordered prediction market platform Kalshi to keep operating in New York. The move signals that federal regulators are willing to step in when state-level friction threatens markets they consider legitimate.
Three very different stories, one common thread — the rules are still being written. Keep surfing. Tech Beat out.
