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Updated 2025-09-16 16:15
As if 2 Ivanti vulnerabilities under exploit weren’t bad enough, now there are 3
Hackers looking to diversify began mass-exploiting a new vulnerability over the weekend.
Trio wins $700K Vesuvius Challenge grand prize for deciphering ancient scroll
The 2024 Challenge has also been announced, with a $100,000 grand prize.
4chan daily challenge sparked deluge of explicit AI Taylor Swift images
New AI image filters are "just another obstacle to defeat,'" researcher says.
Google and Mozilla don’t like Apple’s new iOS browser rules
Google and Mozilla want iOS's new EU browser rules to apply worldwide.
EU right to repair: Sellers will be liable for a year after products are fixed
Rules also ban "contractual, hardware or software related barriers to repair."
Windows version of the venerable Linux “sudo” command shows up in preview build
Feature is experimental and, at least currently, not actually functional.
Microsoft in deal with Semafor to create news stories with aid of AI chatbot
Collaboration comes as tech giant faces multibillion-dollar lawsuit from The New York Times.
Facebook rules allowing fake Biden “pedophile” video deemed “incoherent”
Meta may revise AI policies that experts say overlook more misleading" content.
New E. coli strain will accelerate evolution of the genes of your choice
Strain eliminates the trade-offs of a high mutation rate.
Andretti Cadillac didn’t snub Formula 1—F1’s email went to spam folder
Formula 1 emailed the prospective team but never followed up when it got no reply.
Deepfake scammer walks off with $25 million in first-of-its-kind AI heist
Hong Kong firm tricked by simulation of multiple real people in video chat, including voices.
A puzzling illness paralyzed US kids every other year—until it didn’t
Researchers braced for a surge in 2022 that never came-and no one knows why.
The new electric eSprinter outperforms, undercuts Rivian’s cargo van
The 2024 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter might be this year's ultimate small business accessory.
Humans are living longer than ever no matter where they come from
Disease outbreaks and human conflicts help dictate regional differences in longevity.
Hermit crabs find new homes in plastic waste: Shell shortage or cleverchoice?
The crustaceans are making the most of what they find on the seafloor.
The 2024 Rolex 24 at Daytona put on very close racing for a record crowd
The around-the-clock race marked the start of the North American racing calendar.
Google will no longer back up the Internet: Cached webpages are dead
Google Search will no longer make site backups while crawling the web.
Our oldest microbial ancestors were way ahead of their time
Specialized internal structures were present over 1.5 billion years ago.
“Rasti Computer” is a detailed GRiD Compass tribute made from Framework innards
It's a custom keyboard, an artfully dinged-up case, and a wonderful throwback.
Republicans in Congress try to kill FCC’s broadband discrimination rules
Over 65 Republicans file resolution of disapproval, while lobby groups sue FCC.
New 6GB version of the RTX 3050 may be Nvidia’s first sub-$200 GPU in over 4 years
Exciting? No. New technology? Also no. But it ought to be better than a 1650.
A startup allegedly “hacked the world.” Then came the censorship—and now the backlash.
Anti-censorship voices are working to highlight reports of one Indian company's hacker past.
Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin
US government tracking the energy implications of booming bitcoin mining in US.
Mathematicians finally solved Feynman’s “reverse sprinkler” problem
We might not need to "unwater" our lawns, but results could help control fluid flows.
Fans preserve and emulate Sega’s extremely rare ‘80s “AI computer”
Prolog-based Japanese education hardware sported an early touch-panel, speech synthesizer.
YouTube Premium announces 100 million subscribers
Ad-free videos and YouTube Music access hits a major milestone.
Tesla’s week gets worse: Fines, safety investigation, and massive recall
There have been 2,388 complaints about steering failure in the Model 3 and Model Y.
Daily Telescope: A Wolf-Rayet star puts on a howling light show
I'd like to see it go boom.
Why interstellar objects like ‘Oumuamua and Borisov may hold clues to exoplanets
Two celestial interlopers in Solar System have scientists eagerly anticipating more.
Rocket Report: SpaceX at the service of a rival; Endeavour goes vertical
The US military appears interested in owning and operating its own fleet of Starships.
Convicted console hacker says he paid Nintendo $25 a month from prison
As Gary Bowser rebuilds his life, fellow Team Xecuter indictees have yet to face trial.
Agencies using vulnerable Ivanti products have until Saturday to disconnect them
Things were already bad with two critical 0-days. Then Ivanti disclosed a new one.
Cops arrest 17-year-old suspected of hundreds of swattings nationwide
Police traced swatting calls to teen's home IP addresses.
FCC to declare AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal under existing law
Robocalls with AI voices to be regulated under Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Google’s Pixel storage issue fix requires developer tools and a terminal
Automatic updates broke your phone; the fix is a highly technical manual process.
Hulu, Disney+ password crackdown kills account sharing on March 14
New subscribers are already banned from sharing logins outside their household.
Starlab—with half the volume of the ISS—will fit inside Starship’s payload bay
"Building and integrating in space is very expensive."
Clownfish “count” white stripes to determine if an invader is friend or foe
They attacked similar fish with three stripes more often than those with one or two stripes.
Palworld’s Pokémon pastiche is Xbox Game Pass’ biggest-ever 3rd-party game launch
To compare, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have sold over 23 million copies each.
Elon Musk proposes Tesla move to Texas after Delaware judge voids $56 billion pay
Musk is sick of Delaware judges, says shareholders will vote on move to Texas.
eBay to pay $59M after DOJ ties pill press sales to fentanyl drug rings
It's DOJ's first e-commerce settlement under the Controlled Substances Act.
For the first time NASA has asked industry about private missions to Mars
"I'm curious to see if this request brings many new players to the table."
Exploring Reddit’s third-party app environment 7 months after the APIcalypse
Apollo dev: "I don't believe Reddit's leadership... cares about developers anymore."
The right bacteria turn farms into carbon sinks
A company works with farmers to treat fields with bacteria that sequester carbon.
Biogen dumps dubious Alzheimer’s drug after profit-killing FDA scandal
The move ends a long saga that "ended up doing a lot of actual damage."
Should you flush with toilet lid up or down? Study says it doesn’t matter
Pardon us while we go stock up on toilet tank disinfectant dispensers.
Chinese malware removed from SOHO routers after FBI issues covert commands
Routers were being used to conceal attacks on critical infrastructure.
Apple declares last MacBook Pro with an optical drive obsolete
The laptop hadn't been for sale in more than seven years.
ChatGPT’s new @-mentions bring multiple personalities into your AI convo
Bring different AI roles into the same chatbot conversation history.
Cops bogged down by flood of fake AI child sex images, report says
Investigations tied to harmful AI sex images will grow "exponentially," experts say.
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