Disc Image Studio experiments with reusable DVD art canvases ↗
New development-branch support reuses DVD±RW media for a tool that makes visible illustrations on an optical disc’s recording surface.
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Red Chamber AI drama removed amid actors’ likeness dispute ↗
Familiar television faces entered a new story, bringing the choices behind AI casting into focus.
OFF CAMERA turns a stunt double’s backstage scramble into a Claude-assisted game ↗
The released jam game contrasts polished shots with backstage chaos, while its maker records where human playtesting caught an agent’s mistake.
Lingxing warehouse outage sent shipped orders back to pending ↗
Reports ahead of Black Friday describe warehouses checking orders manually to prevent duplicate dispatches after software records became inconsistent.
Fake GTA 6 Colab download leads to account-stealing malware ↗
Cynet traced a game-download lure through a shared notebook to a stealer targeting gaming credentials and wallet data.
SpaceX’s AI unit is said to have cut about 60 people from the Grok Imagine team, leaving the video tool with only a skeleton crew ↗
People familiar with the matter told The Information that SpaceX’s AI group laid off about 60 employees from the Grok Imagine video and image team in the past week, leaving a small crew to keep the product running as the company shifts toward coding tools and Grok Bot.
A hard-to-treat colorectal tumor may lack a supply line, not soldiers: a Shenzhen, China team reports in Science that OX40 plus PD-1 rewired immunity in mice ↗
Lei Zhang’s group at Shenzhen Bay Laboratory reports in Science that PD-1–responsive colorectal tumors contain a spatial niche of helper T cells that arrive from lymph nodes. In mice, an OX40 agonist plus PD-1 blockade pushed that peripheral supply line and slowed tumor growth.
Laguna City face-entry plan faces privacy review before launch ↗
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog is examining a housing estate’s planned facial-recognition entry system, as residents weigh convenience against control of their data.
TacSushi keeps failed food-handling attempts as training lessons ↗
The robot learns from recorded consequences, but unfamiliar ingredients remain difficult. The work appears in this week’s CoRL workshop program.
KLM power-bank fire becomes a criminal investigation ↗
A September cabin fire has led to a police report. KLM has not confirmed the passenger’s identity.
Italy fines Meta €805 million over Facebook gallery consent ↗
The Android case targets consent for a gallery-suggestion feature available since 2023. A newer cloud feature is reserved for separate assessment.
Caine Prize upholds award after AI detector authorship review ↗
The Caine Prize upheld The Blue Fighter's win after an authorship review. Its next submissions open November 23 with AI declarations and limits on how detectors can be used.
ORBIT AI lab revises experiments with human checkpoints ↗
ORBIT connects AI planning with physical experiments, while people approve revised plans.
Beijing Vehicle Recall SMS Scam Impersonates Over 20 Brands ↗
A November 13 police briefing detailed fake recall messages; one owner lost more than 270,000 yuan after following an impostor’s account instructions.
Home Assistant AUX-2 hands-on reveals multiroom audio trade-offs ↗
A Chinese firsthand review explores keeping existing audio gear while taking on a new software setup.
Sany welders train robots for Ningxiang workshop ↗
A factory visit shows workers overseeing two welding machines as roles shift around automation.
Witcher’s Polish Geralt Uses AI Voice Restoration to Bridge Recordings ↗
CDPR is using consent-based AI assistance to connect Geralt’s Polish voice across old and new recordings while keeping the original performer involved.
Lenovo Googlebook review exposes Android office-app gaps ↗
iFanr’s hands-on test highlights the difference between premium laptop hardware and a complete desktop workflow.
SIQA Music Awards Put the Human Behind AI Songs in the Spotlight ↗
SIQA’s inaugural awards use peer voting and distinct AI-production categories, turning attention to how human contributions are credited.
Cainiao ZeeBot robots climb nine-meter racks for Singles’ Day ↗
A fleet of 135 ZeeBot robots handled bin retrieval during Singles’ Day. People still pick and pack individual products, showing the practical boundary of warehouse automation.