Neowin News Feed for: Defcon

AI systems from Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, and others to be tested at DEFCON 31 in August

John Callaham — Thu, 04 May 2023 11:42:02 +0000

Among other announcements, the Biden Administration revealed that companies with AI systems like Microsoft and Google have agreed to have them tested at the annual DEFCON hacking conference. Read more...

DEF CON 2020 to take place online on Discord, Las Vegas conference cancelled

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Sat, 09 May 2020 03:14:01 +0000

In light of the current situation of the world due to the coronavirus, this year's hacking conference, DEF CON 2020, has been cancelled. In place of the Las Vegas event, DEF CON will be held online. Read more...

Would you want to work for the NSA?

Christopher White — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 20:38:57 +0000

With the Def Con conference finishing up, one reporter posed a question to the participants: Would you work for the NSA? The responses were mixed, but it seems that most people said, "Hell no!" Read more...

Another developer says “no thanks” to Windows 8

Andy Weir — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:24:51 +0000

Following in the footsteps of Valve, Blizzard and others, another developer has added their voice of discontent about Windows 8, claiming the new OS will be "game over for a lot of indies". Read more...

10 year old girl finds flaw in mobile games

John Callaham — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:19:37 +0000

A 10 year old girl who's also a hacker claims to have found an flaw that could effect some mobile games for the iOS and Android operating systems. Read more...

Steam Winter Update Released - Garry's Mod and DEFCON Update

Todd Tanner — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:18:22 +0000

As I reported a couple of days ago, the promised "Winter" update to Steam has been released. Included in this release are "Guest Passes" and a "new" GUI for the Valve application. Guest passes, well... Read more...