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Meta Poaches OpenAI Scientist to Help Lead AI Lab
Wired - 25 Sep 2025 06:26
Yang Song, who previously led the strategic explorations team at OpenAI, is the new research principal of Meta Superintelligence Labs.
EU Digital Markets Act benefits only other big tech companies and hurts customers, says Apple
AppleInsider - 25 Sep 2025 05:05
The European Union has invited comments on how effective its Digital Markets Act is, so Apple has taken the opportunity to file objections that are unusually strong, unusually vehement - and also absolutely right.An EU f...
Intel Approaches Apple For Potential Investment Amid Struggles
Slashdot - 25 Sep 2025 03:30
Intel has approached Apple about a possible investment and closer collaboration, following recent multibillion-dollar deals with Nvidia, the U.S. government, and SoftBank to stabilize the struggling chipmaker. Reuters re...
Elon Musks xAI Signs Deal to Provide Grok Chatbot to US Agencies
The New York Times - 25 Sep 2025 16:00
The billionaires artificial intelligence company, xAI, has secured a deal with the government that will allow federal agencies to use the chatbot Grok for a small fee.
Malicious Rust Crates Steal Solana and Ethereum Keys - 8,424 Downloads Confirmed
The Hacker News - 25 Sep 2025 15:29
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious Rust crates impersonating a legitimate library called fast_log to steal Solana and Ethereum wallet keys from source code. The crates, named faster_log and async_pri...
Facebook Data Reveal the Devastating Real-World Harms Caused By the Spread of Misinformation
Slashdot - 25 Sep 2025 15:00
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Conversation: Twenty-one years after Facebook's launch, Australia's top 25 news outlets now have a combined 27.6 million followers on the platform. They rely on Facebo...
How Scientists Discovered A New Species Native To Only One US River
BGR - 25 Sep 2025 14:17
In the south, there is a species of fish that is native to only a single river, anywhere in the world. Here's how we found it and what we're doing about it.
Scientific breakthrough leads to 'fluorescent biological qubit' - it could mean turning your cells into quantum sensors
Live Science - 25 Sep 2025 14:00
Fluorescent proteins can be turned into qubits within cells and could give us a deeper understanding of biology at the nanoscale level.
Cisco Warns of Actively Exploited SNMP Vulnerability Allowing RCE or DoS in IOS Software
The Hacker News - 25 Sep 2025 14:00
Cisco has warned of a high-severity security flaw in IOS Software and IOS XE Software that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition under specific circumstanc...
OHV Vs. OHC: What's The Difference Between These Engine Designs?
Slash Gear - 25 Sep 2025 13:45
Differences in the design of overhead valve (OHV) engines and overhead camshaft (OHC) engines mainly have to do with the location of the camshaft.
Police Cars Aren't Armored For Good Reason
Slash Gear - 25 Sep 2025 13:15
It may seem surprising that police cars, often dispatched to potentially threatening situations, are not armored. This is important for their functionality.
Where To Get Huntington's Disease Treatment? Hope Flows As Doctors Claim First Patient Cured From Neuro Illness
IBTimes - 25 Sep 2025 07:47
First successful Huntington's disease treatment reported in UK as AMT-130 trial shows major progress, offering hope for early interventions.
Googles viral Nano Banana image editor might soon slip into Google Photos
Android Authority - 25 Sep 2025 06:11
We've spotted what looks like Nano Banana in Google Photo's image creation tools.
The surprising ways AI helps strong dev teams and hurts weak ones, according to Google
ZDNet - 25 Sep 2025 05:00
AI promises productivity, but without the right foundations, it can amplify chaos. The 2025 DORA report reveals seven practices that separate high-performing teams from struggling ones.
Alibaba Cloud plans expansion into Europe and South America
The Register - 25 Sep 2025 04:04
More datacenters in familiar territories, too, and AI everywhere Alibaba Cloud yesterday announced its first datacenters in Brazil, France, and The Netherlands, plus expansion of its presence in five other countries outs...
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon X2 Elite and Extreme For Windows PCs
Slashdot - 25 Sep 2025 03:10
Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon X2 Elite and Extreme chips, claiming they're the "fastest and most efficient processors for Windows PCs." Built on 3nm with up to 18 cores and a 5GHz Arm CPU boost, the chips ...
Neon Pays Users To Record Their Phone Calls, Sell Data To AI Firms
Slashdot - 25 Sep 2025 02:50
Neon Mobile, now the No. 2 social networking app in Apple's U.S. App Store, pays users up to $30 per day to record their phone calls and sell the data to AI companies. The app claims to only capture one side of a cal...
North Dakota driver's license coming to Apple Wallet soon
AppleInsider - 26 Sep 2025 01:59
Apple's website tracking which states support its digital driver's license in Apple Wallet has updated to include North Dakota, so expect it to be added soon.A North Dakota digital license. Image source: AppleThe...
Urgent: Cisco ASA Zero-Day Duo Under Attack; CISA Triggers Emergency Mitigation Directive
The Hacker News - 26 Sep 2025 01:47
Cisco is urging customers to patch two security flaws impacting the VPN web server of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software, which it sai...
KPop Demon Hunters Has Somehow Reached Yet Another Milestone
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2025 01:25
Huntr/x really knows how to get it done (done, done).
Neon Goes Dark After Exposing Users' Phone Numbers, Call Recordings, Transcripts
Slashdot - 26 Sep 2025 01:20
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: A viral app called Neon, which offers to record your phone calls and pay you for the audio so it can sell that data to AI companies, has rapidly risen to the ranks of ...
If I Could Make It 100% MAGA, I Would: Trump Gives Green Light to TikTok Deal
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2025 01:12
Details of the proposed deal haven't been released.