Innovation, AI & Digital Frontier
Andy Ellis has aroundupof the security vendors at Black Hat this year.Key Takeaways: We have entered into an AI world. While nearly half of booths didn’t directly mention AI or agents in their taglin...
The Quest virtual reality headset gets a fully unlocked bootloader thanks to the QuestStack tool, which automates a complex process of privilege escalation to provide stable, privileged access to the…...
Illinois prosecutors shared defendants’ personal data with federal immigration agents without criminal warrants, public disclosure, or legislative oversight.
"The Register has a story about a Windows backdoor that waits silently in memory for a 'magic packet' before springing into action," writes Slashdot reader fred133. "No outgoing traffic, just waiting....
Disclosed in January and honeypots buzzed soon after, CISA says it’s finally time for the USG to plug the gap
Article URL:https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260824-this-quantum-battery-charges-faster-the-larger-it-getsComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49431560Points: 26# Comments: 18
The current EV market is flush with variety. I've driven single-motor economy-minded machines, dual-motor EVs with all-wheel drive, tri-motor vehicles that dial up the performance stakes, and even wil...
When the analog TV signals were turned off in most places around fifteen years ago, their replacement took the form of a set of digital multiplexes. ATSC for North America,…read more
The Optoma GT2400HDR laser projector is great for setting up a driving range in your living room, but mediocre video quality makes it less appealing for home entertainment.
Fast and lightweight unmanned aircraft is designed for easy deployment and fits in a pickup truck
Article URL:https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g36yze692oComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49431364Points: 73# Comments: 67
Alabama's attorney general issued a subpoena to OpenAI on Monday as part of an investigation into how one of its AI agents escaped a supposedly secure testing environment and autonomously hacked anoth...
Archeologists are confronting an “unfathomable” loss as border wall construction is set to cut across ranches that are home to unique historical sites, many of which haven’t been fully studied.
Sponsored search results lead developers straight into a ClickFix malware trap
Article URL:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12519-026-01046-1Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49431024Points: 20# Comments: 12
Google is rolling out a new Android feature that's been proven to reduce, or even eliminate, motion sickness when using a phone inside a moving vehicle. Dubbed Motion Assist by Google, it's very simil...
Thanks to a dwindling supply of open roles, “one-click” applications, and the rise of artificial intelligence, it’s easier than ever to apply for a job. We’re all paying the price.
“It never crossed my mind that they would be so bold as to sell our private data for AI,” says one former Spirit Airlines flight attendant.
Taxman wants to drag creaky NPS into agile era
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