Amazon users are always a prime target for hackers, every pun intended, although it is usually phishing attacks that make the headlines. But what if I were to tell you that your Kindle could be used ...

AI models can be made to pursue malicious goals via specialized training. Teaching AI models about reward hacking can lead to other bad actions. A deeper problem may be the issue of AI personas.

Tom Bowen is a senior editor who loves adventure games and RPGs. He's been playing video games for several decades now and writing about them professionally since 2020. Although he dabbles in news and ...

This week on Uncanny Valley, we break down how one of the most common card shufflers could be altered to cheat, and why that matters—even for those who don’t frequent the poker table. Last week, the ...

Basketball stars have allegedly joined forces with the mafia to fleece high-rollers in a poker scam involving hacked shufflers, covert cameras, and an X-ray card table. Meanwhile, researchers have ...

FBI director Kash Patel speaks after federal indictments were announced in the NBA betting scandal. / Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images This month, a grand jury indicted Shane Hennen for his role in a ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The stakes. The famous faces. The posh private rooms. The clever cheating schemes. The federal indictment of a big-money poker ring involving NBA figures on Thursday, in which ...