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Threat actors are exploiting two critical security flaws in WordPress plugins Super Forms and Elementor Pro, according to findings from Wordfence. The vulnerabilities in question are - CVE-2026-14894 ...
GoPro CEO Nick Woodman said in a letter to customers that making cameras is still his company's "core DNA," after a proposed $285 million acquisition by Starman was announced earlier this week. He cla...
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Article URL: https://prospect.org/2026/08/21/pentagon-minerals-deal-department-defense-cerberus-capital-alan-waldenberg-stephen-feinberg/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49564714 Po...
It's not quite the "push button; get song" of Suno, but Roland's new Melody Flip tool marks the company's foray into generative AI music. Available as a plug-in for your digital audio workstation (DAW...
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/military-disables-phone-ad-trackers Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49564555 Points: 107 # Comments: 50
No restoration time for platform used by more than 30,000 UK organizations, including NHS trusts and medical practices
A senator's letter confirms the U.S. military moved to prevent the tracking after foreign adversaries used location data to target troops.
OpenAI announced its next big model, GPT-6 Astra, and also, by the way, that "the AGI era" is here now. Today on The Vergecast, we've got an all-star panel to break down the news of the week. First, s...
Plex is urging users to update their instances to the latest version following the release of an update that patches multiple security flaws. The fixes are available in Plex Media Server 1.43.3 and Pl...
Multiple lawsuits have been filed against identity verification company IDScan after hackers allegedly breached the service and offered to sell more than 153 million driver's licenses. [...]
Article URL: https://bob.ibm.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49563851 Points: 102 # Comments: 98
Google on Thursday released security updates to patch 12 vulnerabilities, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-85046 ...
Two of Europe's leading launch startups announced new fundraising this week.
15 Mustangs on the city streets, but the Nissan LEAF follow-up could dispense with the safety driver
Article URL: https://spacetimedb.com/blog/how-does-spacetime-scale Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49563772 Points: 100 # Comments: 62
Aisle found six Curl flaws after Mythos and Codex reported none.
OpenAI on Thursday officially unveiled GPT‑6 Astra, which it described as the "world's most intelligent and aligned model." The development comes days after the artificial intelligence (AI) company sa...
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Data from drones in Ukraine is fueling a new Wild ...
Microsoft's Copilot rarely reproduces even full sentences from news articles and books, let alone substantive chunks that could substitute for the original, the company says in new legal filings as it...
The investigation was launched just a few hours after Tesla put the first production Cybercabs on the road in Austin.
The new extreme sport: Windows Updates
The mission to Phobos, Japan’s first Mars probe launch in 28 years, may reveal new information about our closest planetary neighbor.
Article URL: https://productrise.app/blog/google-ai-mode-prefers-more-expensive-products Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49563386 Points: 114 # Comments: 20
Article URL: https://collusion.wiki/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49563355 Points: 112 # Comments: 45
Feeling the pull of a new clean machine? I'll help you make sense of Dyson’s whirlwind vacuum lineup.
Attackers have begun targeting a critical-severity Citrix NetScaler auth bypass flaw (CVE-2026-19490) in the wild, according to vulnerability intelligence company Previdian. [...]
Customer alleges AI telco system had frequent issues, did not work as promised, as vendor sues separately for non payment
It’s a vulnerability that allows someone to recover the order of ballots cast, newly exploited with AI tools. Nearly four years since the original vulnerability was disclosed, I was still able t...
With these high-tech automatic litter boxes, gone are the days of scooping and smells. Welcome to the future.
Fairphone's CTO explains how and why the Dutch company builds a different kind of smartphone.
The success of a program linking zoos across the US has created social media stars and generated a wave of interest in how to protect the endangered great apes in the wild.
Gaming laptop deals aren’t what they used to be (stares daggers at RAMageddon), which is why I consider Woot’s deal on a refurbished Alienware 16 Aurora gaming laptop with Nvidia’s RTX 5050 a pretty g...
Apple's September 9th launch event could be one of its biggest in years. It will be Apple's first event since John Ternus took over as CEO on September 1st, stepping in for Tim Cook, and will likely f...
We cannot forget that AI coding agents are not yet trustworthy: Researchers at a stealth startup in Israel scanned 6,214 live domains belonging to defense contractors, Fortune 500, and Big Tech compan...
Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that causes delays or blocks some users from opening the Microsoft Teams desktop client on Windows systems. [...]
Project PANOPTES puts £5M on the table for an autonomous, vehicle-mounted defense
With the risk of infection rising, parents and young adults are facing agonizing choices about being out in public as school starts back up.
Macs are fantastic computers, but you’ll need one of these great displays to complete your work-from-home setup.
Homeland Security Investigations agents hit the outdoor retailer with a controversial subpoena as part of a dragnet search for the identities of protesters who entered a Minnesota church in March.
Nintendo just announced two Direct events for next week, scheduled back to back. First up is the Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct on September 8th at 10AM ET / 7AM PT. It's set to last around 3...
Article URL: https://jestoph.com/2026/09/04/jane-street-challenge.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49562657 Points: 129 # Comments: 42
Passkeys eliminate many password-based attacks, but researchers have documented 39 methods for compromising authentication built around them. Token explains how attackers can abuse authentication prom...
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Job seekers are trying to game the application process using AI. It’s not working, and not for the reasons you might think.
A swarm of rogue AI agents from OpenAI reportedly commandeered a German website and transformed it into a messaging board for other agents, with officials staying quiet about the incident for weeks as...
Elon Musk's gilded robot car barely made it on public roads before federal regulators launched an investigation into the vehicle's lack of traditional features - many of which are required by law. The...
The discovery adds to the planet’s history of strange atmospheric phenomena that scientists don’t full understand.
Battlefields in Ukraine are littered with the remnants of drones, which are now firmly established as a critical weapon of modern warfare. But behind all that wreckage, there’s a new gold mine for the...
Microsoft is partnering with TCL to bring its Xbox app to supported TCL smart TVs. The Xbox app lets you connect to Xbox Cloud Gaming and stream Game Pass titles or select games you own as part of a s...