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There's a lot of capital pouring into the business of giving models away.

Anthropic refused to support lethal autonomous warfare and mass surveillance.

"It's called the US Space Academy. That's a big deal."

Annual Apple TV subscriptions get the biggest bump.

Malicious actors are exploiting a newly patched security flaw in PaperCut NG and MF to execute arbitrary code on susceptible instances, as the company released a fresh emergency fix with additional hardening. "This vulnerability gives an unauthenticated attacker remote control over PaperCut's trusted configuration, which could be used to execute arbitrary Java code inside the application's

Sophia Bendz, general partner at Cherry Ventures, stopped by Equity to break down the latest in the Swedish tech ecosystem.

James Cameron's 1991 sci-fi blockbuster returns to theaters this weekend for its 35th anniversary.

Google on Thursday announced new network security protections in Android 17 to bolster connection privacy, address cellular vulnerabilities, and safeguard the privacy of users' home networks. Topping the list is support for Encrypted Client Hello (ECH), a privacy standard that prevents networks from eavesdropping on which websites a user is visiting. "This new privacy standard works in tandem

If you’re expecting to use a lot of mobile data over the Merdeka and Malaysia Day period, CelcomDigi is offering a massive 1,631GB high-speed internet pass for just RM6.90. Called the 1631GB National Day Internet Pass, the add-on provides 1,631GB of data that can be used on both 5G and 4G networks in Malaysia. Despite […]

Article URL: https://anil.recoil.org/notes/rumour-is-the-exploit Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49480466

The backlash against license plate readers comes amid a wave of police abuses of surveillance cameras.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a critical security flaw impacting ownCloud to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog following reports that a Chinese-speaking threat actor weaponized the vulnerability to target a nuclear research body in the Philippines. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-49105 (CVSS score: 9.8), is a case of

With 32GB DDR4 SO-DIMM memory kits costing roughly half as much as comparable DDR5 kits, MSI’s new Katana 15 HX C14 could help reduce the impact of soaring memory prices.

There's new risk emerging from Big Tech's massive artificial intelligence buildout.

The Trump administration is reportedly drafting a rule to close a loophole around remote access to advanced AI compute, and it could be shared with trade groups as early as September.

It looks a bit clunky, but it does the job – and on your own computer

Meta fixes AI glasses to stop recording any time users cover up the safety light.

Retro, a friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram employees, has raised more than $21 million in Series A funding.

Netflix and Twitch experienced bandwidth issues during the first extended preview of Grand Theft Auto 6, signaling massive viewer interest. Take-Two shares rose in premarket trading; analytics firm Newzoo projects launch-week sales could hit $4.5 billion. The game is scheduled for release on Nov. 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, 13 years after the previous installment.

Tree huggers aim to end blanket critical infrastructure status for bit barns and ensure environmental standards are met

Socket researcher Karlo Zanki identified 19 Chrome and Edge extensions (14 newly created, 5 purchased from prior owners) that were pushed as clean versions and later updated with wallet-stealing and crypto-draining code, in a campaign tracked as 'Superior' and active since February 2024. The tactic involves either buying legitimate extensions or shipping a benign version first, then publishing a malicious update once user downloads accumulate.

Article URL: https://www.osnews.com/story/145883/easyeffects-should-be-part-of-every-linux-distribution-and-desktop-environment-to-massively-improve-laptop-speaker-sound-quality/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49479924

https://twitter.com/Zai_org/status/2093354097122455713https://z.ai/blog/glm-5.3 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49479878

Nvidia is forming a Political Action Committee (PAC) to influence Washington policy, telling employees that upcoming Congressional decisions could substantially impact the AI industry. The article provides no further substantive detail beyond the headline.

Article URL: https://ckardaris.com/blog/2026/08/28/keyboard-driven-guis.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49479837