Hacker News

Patrick Stewart has died We're releasing the weights of Mistral Large 4 The importance of communities around software Alleged Chinese spy had 'close relationship' with Nvidia boss Jensen Huang Show HN: Auto Dismiss Mac OS "Allow <app> to find devices on local networks?" H.264 Is Magic (2016) After 28 years walking across the globe, he's almost home LLM Voice DoorDash to acquire Instacart Duet is the future of chatbot interaction Edit an SQLite database in your browser One reviewer per layer: splitting code review by the way code is read IgE disruptor for food allergy with Claude-enabled antibody design [pdf] Launch HN: Simantic (YC F26) – Firmware Simulation for AI Agents Grace Blackwell needs a new scheduler: 27% more usable GPUs from the same racks

Bleeping Computer

Fake crypto app on Apple App Store linked to $23K wallet theft Hackers exploit Cisco SD-WAN flaw to deploy custom KeyDrift malware Chrome extensions with 13.4 million installs caught hijacking searches Microsoft fixes Remote Desktop failures caused by recent Windows updates 3 Ways AI Agents Already Operate in Your Browser CISA warns of Fragnesia Linux flaw chained in PHP2Shell attacks Windows 11 KB5127936 update released with 41 changes and fixes New Cisco firewall zero-day exploited to crash SSL VPN devices Police seize Virtualine bulletproof service tied to ransowmare, cybercrime Discord to let search engines index public server messages Sony ISP subsidiary data breach exposes 2.5 million customer records Volt Typhoon hides zero-day attacks using 'Silent Train' framework Microsoft urges Entra ID admins to migrate users to passkeys InfraTrust report warns of exploited flaws in critical network infrastructure Even after PHP2Shell, blast radius matters more than a CVSS score

Ars Technica

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 UN says we're going to blow past 1.5º warming, offers a "now what?" answer FCC chair warns media not to run the "fake polls" Trump keeps complaining about

Slashdot

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 Highway Thieves Are Spoofing GPS To Steal Millions In Data Center-Bound Cargo Amazon Deforestation Fell To Lowest Level Since 1988 - And Silva Wins Reelection Google Says Gmail and Photos Data Shared with AI Search Could Be Used for Targeted Ads America's Defense Department Is Building an 'Elite New Tech Sabotage Agency' California Cities Pull the Plug On Data Centers After State Regulations Don't Scale Up Fast Enough Ex-Police Officer Kept Using Flock Five Years After Leaving the Force Greece Enacts Social Media Ban For Kids Under 15 UN Says Breaching 1.5C Warming Limit Is 'Imminent and Unavoidable' Several Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities Accidentally Posted To Public Kernel Mailing List Google Staff Resign In Backlash Over Its AI Contracts With Military

Events

The Verge

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 OpenAI says an AI agent lied about disabling its safety monitoring system A critical PHP vulnerability may take websites down today Meta pauses Muse sharing after researchers find AI chats on the web

Cipher Brief

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 The Hidden Risks of AI-Powered Intelligence What a Russian Hybrid Attack Might Look Like

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