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You gave your AI agent access, but who is giving it orders?
AI agents can be manipulated through malicious emails, websites, and plugins into executing commands, stealing data, or deleting files using their legitimate permissions. Gen Digi…
Our best tips for using the iPhone Duo
The Duo is an entirely new kind of iPhone, so it comes with a bit of a learning curve. That's a wild thing to imagine, since the iPhone has had very few fundamental changes since …
Apple revives the original iPod as an Apple Music easter egg
If you've been feeling nostalgic for your old iPod, you can head over to Apple Music's 404 page to listen to music on a virtual recreation of the first-generation iPod. The hidden…
Hackers Breach Enterprise Firewalls and VPNs, Exposing Over 70,000 Credentials
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a large-scale campaign that has targeted exposed network edge devices such as Fortinet FortiGate and Palo Alto Networks GlobalP…
OpenClaw creator puts last month’s token bill at $10M, The Register reports
Peter Steinberger created the open-source AI agent OpenClaw and now works at OpenAI. He estimates he spent about $10M on AI tokens last month. He said so on stage at Cloudflare’s …
The reactor meant to showcase nuclear’s comeback keeps hitting problems
A contractor fell into a reactor cavity and a bundle of fuel rods almost fell over.
Recursive releases Flint, a laptop coding model largely built by its own AI
Recursive Superintelligence, the startup trying to build AI that improves itself, has released its first model. Flint is a free coding model small enough to run on a laptop. Recur…
Cloudflare sees millions of attempts to exploit critical PHP flaws
Cloudflare has recorded millions of attempts to exploit two critical PHP vulnerabilities since details became public on Wednesday, according to CEO Matthew Prince. The flaws affec…
Anthropic and Hg reportedly plan AI consultancy for European firms
Anthropic is planning to back a new European AI consultancy with Hg, the London-based private equity firm, the Financial Times reported. The independent company will place AI engi…
Greece enacts social media ban for kids under 15
Greece has passed a social media ban for kids under 15 after after announcing the measure earlier this year.
Netflix can’t fire its way out of this downward spiral
Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters assured investors this week that they have nothing to be concerned about. Sure, the company was going to lay off 1,000 employees, down…
People are vibe coding their way to better TVs
Vibe coding has reached TVs. Social media is awash with posts from people using LLMs and open-source tools to remove ads and tracking, trim bloat so the OS runs faster, and even c…
OpenAI’s AI agents analyse a mouse brain gene atlas in 32 minutes
OpenAI, PerturbAI and Scripps Research have used close to 2,000 AI agents to analyse a large mouse brain dataset in 32 minutes. The team estimates that researchers working by hand…
Brick’s new app blocker is designed for bedtime doomscrolling
Brick, the company behind the $59 gadget that blocks you from using apps on your phone, has launched a new device that's designed to help you cut back on doomscrolling in bed. The…
HPE patches eight max severity RCE and auth bypass AOS flaws
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) released security updates to patch 72 vulnerabilities in the Aruba Operating System (ArubaOS), including eight maximum-severity authentication byp…
Eka Robotics raises $150M to teach robots to grip by feel
Eka Robotics, a Cambridge, Massachusetts startup building robots that handle objects by touch as well as sight, has raised a $150M Series A. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and F-Prime…
Intel CTO tells Dwarkesh Patel the world lacks tools to 10x chip output
Intel could not make 10 times more leading-edge wafers even if it wanted to, says its chief technology officer, Pushkar Ranade. The world lacks the chipmaking tools. Doubling outp…
UK to set up AI unit to spot and fight wildfires faster
The UK government will set up a Wildfires AI Unit to help spot and fight fires faster, after the country’s hottest summer on record. Prime Minister Andy Burnham is setting out the…
'It's been relentless' say IT workers on frontline of PHP cyber-security scramble
IT and cyber experts have told the BBC about their struggles in the last 48 hours to update their systems.
ASUS ProArt P16 review: A sleek showcase for NVIDIA's RTX Spark
NVIDIA's RTX Spark platform is off to a good start, but the ProArt P16 is really only meant for AI fanatics.
Retro gaming is being overrun with AI
Retro video games are everywhere lately - especially in places where they aren't supposed to be. Halo in a web browser, Wind Waker on the iPhone, Super Smash Bros. in mixed realit…
Formic raises $50M to bring general-purpose robots to US factories
Formic, a Chicago company that rents robots to American factories, has raised $50M. Today its robots are built for specific tasks. The money will help it move to general-purpose m…
Rivian buys Third Dimension AI to turn real roads into 3D test worlds
Rivian has bought Third Dimension AI, a startup that turns real-world camera footage into 3D scenes. The carmaker will use them to train and test its driver assistance and self-dr…
Ukraine learns to fight without Starlink as Musk plays politics with satellites
Ukraine has changed drones and war-fighting tech to reduce reliance on Starlink.