Hacker News

Astra can read and write weights to improve Qwen Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making noise BYD sold more EVs last month than the US did all quarter, topping 300,000 US boy names that became girl names and vice versa Launch HN: Momentic (YC W24) – Agents that catch bugs by using your app If you love a website, back it up Show HN: Warsaw in voxels – An interactive 3D map of the city centre Can't fish Ethernet? Use "invisible" fiber instead Egoless Mathematics in the AI Era Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2026) Sneaking into the auditorium for the Windows 2000 launch rehearsal The SEC Should Block Anthropic's IPO to Protect the Public Ubuntu still has not released patch for Linux 0day RCE in almost 3 weeks Oracle files to sell $20B in new stock, bonds to finance AI buildout WTF Ubuntu?

Bleeping Computer

Chinese hackers use ARTEX AI in automated attacks against 200 orgs Fintech platform Sageworks taken offline after suspected cyberattack Google disrupts million-device XCPE Android malware botnet, bans TV box maker BTCPay Server warns of hot wallet crypto thefts on outdated instances Your Mobile Carrier Stores Your Call Logs for Years Hackers disrupt refrigeration systems at European supermarkets Microsoft fixes Smart App Control broken by October Windows update Over 1,000 GitLab servers vulnerable to ongoing RCE attacks Synology warns of C3RB3R ransomware attacks targeting NAS devices Ivanti patches two more Connect Secure zero-days chained in attacks FBI links $6.3 billion Binance crypto heist to North Korean hackers Alpine Linux rebuilds GitLab after attempted RCE attack OpenAI says it's doubling Pro usage limits and bringing Work features to Chat Northflank security breach leads to abuse of customers' AI API keys New Android SMS of Death exploit can remotely crash unpatched phones

Ars Technica

Dartmouth's provost warned us about AI cheating—but his own AI use cost him his job Thousands of “ghost students” use AI to steal millions in student loans, DOJ says Pentagon IG refuses to investigate Starlink/Starshield slowdown in Ukraine Trump ignored intel on China’s Nvidia spy to protect company’s stock, report says Kalshi and its co-founders face felony charges for violating Utah gambling laws Florida county won’t investigate sketchy Flock cameras removed by mystery owners "No human at the helm": Delaware plan would let AI agents run entire businesses US officials want Section 702 renewed before damaging court ruling goes public Musk accuses Ukraine of violating Starlink terms with deadly drone strikes Highway thieves are spoofing GPS to steal millions in data center-bound cargo Hegseth warns prediction market bets warp military judgment, endanger troops Knicks sent employees fake offer of championship rings in phishing test: Report The reactor meant to showcase nuclear’s comeback keeps hitting problems Comcast loses more customers, claims other ISPs' cheap prices are "irrational" Meta shocked by $25B fine after N.M. refused to join multistate settlement

Slashdot

The New York Times Sues Brave Web Browser For AI Scraping, Bypassing Paywalls Bad Flock Info Leads Police To Tow Wrong Car, Then Towing Company Totals It College Students are Pushing Colleges to 'De-Flock' America's Clocks Are Still Falling Back Tonight Despite Trump's Daylight Saving Push Flock Reinstalled Its Cameras After Another City Canceled Its Contract Two US Senators Raise Privacy Concerns About Meta's 'Pervert Glasses' Meta Settles Another Social Media Addiction Case Just Before Trial Thousands of 'Ghost Students' Use AI to Steal Millions In Student Loans, DOJ Says GM Reaches $220 Million Settlement Over Selling Drivers' Private Data Trump's CTFC Steps In to Defend Kalshi As Utah Brings Criminal Charges Against Execs Bank of America Kindly Asks That You Don't Share Your Password With Your AI Assistant Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers Amazon Puts a Camera In Its Echo Studio So Alexa Can See US Designates Helium As a Critical Material PHP2Shell Security Flaws Now Successfully Exploited

Events

The Verge

One of Google’s Android partners turned 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet More European supermarkets are getting their freezers hacked Binance hackers stole $6.3 billion in record-breaking crypto heist A hacker stole more than 40,000 DHS employee records Abandoned Popcorn Time apps had to be disabled to prevent a zombie army The disastrous PHP vulnerabilities were exploited days before the patch PHP: The three little letters wreaking havoc across the web 1Password lets AI agents use your passwords without seeing them Eiliko maker says it’s hiring an ‘independent security firm’ after Verge report on its insecure robots PHP: The three letters that shut down sites all over the internet today

Cipher Brief

The Command We Must Start The Cipher Brief’s 10th Threat Conference: Optimism, Urgency, and the Imperative to Act The Kids are Alright: U.S. Soft Power, Aid, and Youth in Africa F-35 Fallacy: Jets Alone Will Not Save Us The U.S. Military Has Much to Learn From Ukraine The Terms We Must Set The Thirteenth Mile: This Is What Gray Zone War Looks Like The Intelligence Community’s Missing Discipline We’re Losing the Cognitive Space Race Russia Never Left the International Financial System. It Built a Way Back In. Turkey Has Outsourced Its Censorship to American Companies Technology Is Outrunning the Way We Fight Hybrid Threats: Why Awareness Must Transcend Individual Cyberattacks America's Counter-Drone Authority Is Real, The Capacity Isn't Yet The U.S. Army’s Pacific Strategy Depends on Allies

Blogs

Cory Doctorow

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