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Claude's New AI File Creation Feature Ships With Deep Security Risks Built in
hubie writes:Expert calls security advice "unfairly outsourcing the problem to Anthropic's users"
Shopify Engages in Hostile Takeover of RubyGems and Bundler
wirelessduck writes:https://joel.drapper.me/p/rubygems-takeover/
Workslop - the Result of Too Much Clueless AI
looorg writes:They finally came up with a word for it. "Workslop". To much AI usage among (co-)workers is leading to "workslop". Where there is to much AI production that doesn't turn out to be very valuable or productive. It looks fine at a first glance but has produced nothing of value or solved any problems. It just looks fine. All shiny surface, but nothing actual.
Inequality in Agri-Food Chains: Global South Produces the Food, the Global North Keeps the Wealth
janrinok writes:https://phys.org/news/2025-09-inequality-agri-food-chains-global.html
Details Beginning to Emerge About Australia's Social Media Ban
Australia to require age verification using Google or Microsoft to access adult materialGet your VPNs ready! Australia, having already nominated an age limit for social media coming this December (after they work out how it will be implemented), will progress to requiring Australians to verify their identity by logging in to a Microsoft or Google account to access adult material starting with search engines. Stop laughing. No, really. They will. Soon. Ok, two minute laugh session. Moving on. While this change in law is for 'good intentions' and Australian politicians high five themselves for 'protecting children', Professor Lisa Given of the RMIS Information Sciences department was quoted as saying that the changes "will definitely create more headaches for the everyday consumer and how they log in and use search services." Meanwhile, in England where similar laws have been enacted, VPN use has skyrocketed.
Forty Years of Commitment to Software Freedom
canopic jug writes:The Free Software Foundation (FSF) turns forty on October 4, 2025. The Free Software Foundation will have then been defending the rights of all software users for the past 40 years. The long term goal is for all users have the freedom to run, edit, contribute to, and share software.There will be an online event, with an in-person option for those that can get to Boston. In November there will also be a hackathon.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.
OpenAI and Nvidia’s $100B AI Plan Will Require Power Equal to 10 Nuclear Reactors
upstart writes:"This is a giant project," Nvidia CEO said of new 10-gigawatt AI infrastructure deal:
Think Twice Before Abandoning X11. Wayland Breaks Everything!
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://gist.github.com/probonopd/9feb7c20257af5dd915e3a9f2d1f2277
EA is Reportedly About to be Sold in a Record-Setting $50 Billion Buyout
upstart writes:The deal could go through as early as next week:
New World Screwworm Parasite Detected in Northern Mexico Near US Border
janrinok writes:https://phys.org/news/2025-09-world-screwworm-parasite-northern-mexico.html
8,000 years of Human Activities Aave Caused Wild Animals to Shrink and Domestic Animals to Grow
upstart writes:8,000 years of human activities have caused wild animals to shrink and domestic animals to grow:
Physicists Nearly Double Speed of Superconducting Qubit Readout in Quantum Computers
janrinok writes:Physicists nearly double speed of superconducting qubit readout in quantum computers
The Cyber Vulnerabilities Lurking in CRM Systems
fliptop writes:The most alluring aspect of a CRM system, its centralized collection of customer data, is also its Achilles' heel:
This Experimental Computer Chip Reuses Energy
upstart writes: If the technology can be scaled up, it could help make AI cheaper and more efficient:
US Uncovers 100,000 SIM Cards That Could Have “Shut Down” NYC Cell Network
upstart writes:A "nation-state" is said to be involved:
Physics-Informed AI Learns Local Rules Behind Flocking and Collective Motion Behaviors
janrinok writes:https://phys.org/news/2025-09-physics-ai-local-flocking-motion.html
US Intel Officials “Concerned” China Will Soon Master Reusable Launch
upstart writes:"They have to have on-orbit refueling because they don't access space as frequently as we do."
Consumer Reports Slams Microsoft for Windows 10 Mess, Urges Extension of Free Updates
upstart writes:Consumer Reports slams Microsoft for Windows 10 mess, urges extension of free updates:
Airlines Seen as Vulnerable After Confirmed Ransomware Cyberattack, Suspect Arrested
Airlines Seen as Vulnerable as Ransomware Confirmed in Weekend Cyberattackupstart writes:A ransomware attack was confirmed as the source of the weekend's airport disruption:
How AI is Subsidized by Your Utility Bills and Drives Copper Prices
upstart writes:How Your Utility Bills Are Subsidizing Power-Hungry AI:
Cloudflare DDoSed Itself With React UseEffect Hook Blunder
upstart writes:Cloudflare DDoSed itself with React useEffect hook blunder:
Magma Displacement Triggered Tens of Thousands of Earthquakes, Santorini Swarm Study Finds
janrinok writes:Magma displacement triggered tens of thousands of earthquakes, Santorini swarm study finds
China's Latest GPU Arrives With Claims of CUDA Compatibility and RT Support
upstart writes:China's latest GPU arrives with claims of CUDA compatibility and RT support:
How India's Unplanned Hydropower Dams and Tunnels Are Disrupting Himalayan Landscapes
janrinok writes:https://phys.org/news/2025-09-india-unplanned-hydropower-tunnels-disrupting.html
American Kids Can’t Read or Do Math Anymore
upstart writes:American Kids Can't Read or Do Math Anymore:
More Than Half of World's Coastal Settlements Retreating From Rising Seas, Study Shows
janrinok writes:https://phys.org/news/2025-09-world-coastal-settlements-retreating-seas.html
Huntington's Disease Successfully Treated for First Time
upstart writes:Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time:
Facebook Data Reveal the Devastating Real-World Harms Caused by the Spread of Misinformation
janrinok writes:https://phys.org/news/2025-09-facebook-reveal-devastating-real-world.html
China Starts Producing World-First Non-Binary AI Chips for Aviation, Manufacturing
upstart writes:China starts producing world-first non-binary AI chips for aviation, manufacturing:
The Future of Nuclear Reactors is Making its Way to the US
upstart writes:The Future Of Nuclear Reactors Is Making Its Way To The US:
Different Types of Magic Mushrooms Use Unique Biochemical Paths to Produce the Same Active Compound
janrinok writes:https://phys.org/news/2025-09-magic-mushrooms-unique-biochemical-paths.html
The Ganges River is Drying at an Unprecedented Rate
janrinok writes:https://phys.org/news/2025-09-ganges-river-drying-unprecedented.html
Nvidia's $100 Billion Investment in OpenAI Raises Big Antitrust Concerns
upstart writes:Invest in a major customer, then get money from a major customer?
The End of EU-Imposed Cookie Consent Pop-Ups Could be Nigh
upstart writes:Consent fatigue and clickspamageddon to be addressed by European Commission amendments to its 2009 e-Privacy Directive:
Cloudflare is Sponsoring Ladybird and Omarchy
DannyB writes:Supporting the future of the open web: Cloudflare is sponsoring Ladybird and Omarchy
How Billions of Hacked Mosquitoes and a Vaccine Could Beat the Deadly Dengue Virus
upstart writes:How billions of hacked mosquitoes and a vaccine could beat the deadly dengue virus:
Why do Some Gamers Invert Their Controls?
jelizondo writes:The Guardian has a very interesting article about Human Computer Interactions and its implications beyond gamers:
'a Black Hole of Energy Use': Meta's Massive AI Data Center is Stressing Out a Louisiana Community
upstart writes:'A Black Hole of Energy Use': Meta's Massive AI Data Center Is Stressing Out a Louisiana Community:
When Cancer Targets the Young
upstart writes:When cancer targets the young:
Porsche EV Roll-Out Delay Deals $6 Billion Hit to Parent Volkswagen
fliptop writes:Porsche AG on Friday dialled[sic] back plans for its electric vehicle rollout due to weaker demand, pressure in key market China and higher U.S. tariffs, causing the luxury sportscar maker and its parent Volkswagen to slash their 2025 profit outlooks:
Scientists Found 7,000-Year-Old Mummies in the Desert That Don't Share DNA With Modern Humans
fliptop writes:This ancient people lived in the Sahara when it was a much more welcoming environment:
Deaths From Flesh-Eating Bacteria are on the Rise. Who is at Risk?
upstart writes:Deaths from flesh-eating bacteria are on the rise. Who is at risk?:
We Risk a Deluge of AI-Written ‘Science’ Pushing Corporate Interests
hubie writes:We risk a deluge of AI-written 'science' pushing corporate interests - here's what to do about it:
Something Extremely Strange is Happening at the Event Horizon of This Supermassive Blackhole
upstart writes:Something Extremely Strange Is Happening at the Event Horizon of This Supermassive Blackhole:
OpenAI's Research on AI Models Deliberately Lying is Wild
hubie writes:OpenAI's research on AI models deliberately lying is wild:
Online Book: The Pattern Language of Software Architecture
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://metapatterns.io/
Electronic Locks Have Backdoors, Too
An Anonymous Coward writes:It might come as no surprise that, much like recent stories about backdoors into encryption systems and poorly implemented DIY security, electronic locks have similar problems (originally seen on Bruce Schneier's Blog).
Rare Apple-1 With Storied Ownership Fetched Over $500,000 at Auction
upstart writes:Unit housed in original wood case thought to be one of just nine surviving examples:
AI Can Forecast Your Future Health – Just Like the Weather
upstart writes:AI can forecast your future health - just like the weather:
When Non-Avian Dinosaurs Went Extinct, the Earth Changed
upstart writes:When Non-Avian Dinosaurs Went Extinct, the Earth Changed:
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