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China wants to ban making yourself into an AI to keep aged relatives company
The Register - 29 Dec 2025 02:02
PLUS: Australia buys air-gapped Google Cloud; Huawei triples use of home-built components; JAXA blames low pressure for rocket crash; And more Asia In Brief Chinas Cyberspace Administration on Saturday posted draft rules...
Builder jailed 14 years after $1.69M fraud funding gambling habit case
ReadWrite - 29 Dec 2025 13:51
A builder who swindled dozens of customers out of about £1.25 million ($1.69 million) has been sentenced to 14 years Builder jailed 14 years after $1.69M fraud funding gambling habit case The post Builder jailed 14 year...
Does physics say that free will doesn't exist?
SPACE.com - 29 Dec 2025 13:00
At first glance, it seems like our understanding of physics forbids free will.
Traditional Security Frameworks Leave Organizations Exposed to AI-Specific Attack Vectors
The Hacker News - 29 Dec 2025 12:04
In December 2024, the popular Ultralytics AI library was compromised, installing malicious code that hijacked system resources for cryptocurrency mining. In August 2025, malicious Nx packages leaked 2,349 GitHub, cloud, ...
How California built one of the world's biggest public-sector IT systems
The Register - 29 Dec 2025 12:03
20 years, multiple delays, and millions of dollars later, FI$Cal is live - mostly Since 2005, YouTube has gone from launching its first website to serving up more than 100,000 years' worth of video content every day....
The Worst Hacks of 2025
Wired - 29 Dec 2025 12:00
From university breaches to cyberattacks that shut down whole supply chains, these were the worst cybersecurity incidents of the year.
'Stop and re-check everything': Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA's cleanrooms
Live Science - 29 Dec 2025 12:00
Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA cleanrooms, revealing surprisingly resilient microbes with potential uses in biotechnology and medicine.
22 Million Affected by Aflac Data Breach
SecurityWeek - 29 Dec 2025 11:57
Hackers stole names, addresses, Social Security numbers, ID numbers, and medical and health insurance information from Aflacs systems. The post 22 Million Affected by Aflac Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Infostealer Malware Delivered in EmEditor Supply Chain Attack
SecurityWeek - 29 Dec 2025 11:21
The download button on the official EmEditor website served a malicious installer. The post Infostealer Malware Delivered in EmEditor Supply Chain Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Fresh MongoDB Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks
SecurityWeek - 29 Dec 2025 09:54
Dubbed MongoBleed, the high-severity flaw allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to leak sensitive information from MongoDB servers. The post Fresh MongoDB Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks appeared first on SecurityW...
Hacker Claims Theft of 40 Million Condé Nast Records After Wired Data Leak
SecurityWeek - 29 Dec 2025 09:30
A hacker named Lovely made public 2.3 million records representing Wired subscriber information. The post Hacker Claims Theft of 40 Million Condé Nast Records After Wired Data Leak appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The Earth Observer: Offering Perspectives from Space through Time
NASA Breaking news - 29 Dec 2025 23:52
An Intertwined History: The Earth Observer and EOS The Earth Observer, a newsletter issued for more than 36 years, will release its last online content at the close of 2025. This newsletter evolved in parallel with NASAs...
'They Have Poop DNA': Influencer Sneako Targets JD Vance's Family With Vulgar Remarks
IBTimes - 29 Dec 2025 23:30
Influencer Sneako supports Clavicular's statement, describing JD Vance as 'subhuman,' and also criticises his wife, Usha, and their children.
Sam Altman Offers $555K Salary To Fill Most Daunting Role In AI
Slashdot - 29 Dec 2025 23:20
OpenAI is offering a $555,000 salary (plus equity) to recruit a new "head of preparedness," a high-pressure role tasked with anticipating and mitigating extreme AI risks. "This will be a stressful job, and yo...
What Makes Nvidia's AI Accelerators Different From Regular GPUs?
BGR - 29 Dec 2025 23:17
Nvidia's AI accelerators aren't an upgrade from a regular GPU, they're a tailor-made piece of hardware that's dedicated to providing consistency.
Why NewJeans' Danielle Was Axed From Group? Alleged Role In Provoking Conflict, Delaying Group Activities
IBTimes - 29 Dec 2025 23:15
ADOR confirmed talks with Minji, Hanni, and Danielle, but negotiations with the latter failed, and the group leader's status is not yet finalised.
A Pioneering Study Assesses the Likelihood of Asteroid Mining
Universe Today - 29 Dec 2025 23:14
A team led by the Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC) analyzed samples of C-type asteroids in a recent study. Their findings support the idea that these asteroids can serve as a crucial source of materials if and when...
Amazon slashes Apple Watch Series 11 to $299 heading into the new year
AppleInsider - 29 Dec 2025 23:13
If you're embarking on a new fitness journey for 2026, keep track of your steps and monitor sleep patterns with the Apple Watch Series 11, which is now on sale for $299.Save $100 on a variety of Apple Watch Series 11...
This e-reader was my best tech upgrade of the year
Pocket-lint - 29 Dec 2025 23:02
Turns out that digitizing my workflow was the thing that revolutionized it.
Samsungs New Wi-Fi Speaker Has Big Monolith Energy
Gizmodo - 29 Dec 2025 23:00
Playing the theme to '2001: A Space Odyssey' on this thing might feel a little too on-the-nose.
'I Was a Single Mom Who Bought a Company for $25,000 on My Credit Card. Now It Generates Over $50M in Sales'
IBTimes - 29 Dec 2025 23:00
Teresa Johnson charged $25,000 to her credit card in 2005 to buy a pottery studio. Twenty years later, her Color Me Mine franchise generates over $55 million in global sales.
Dual-cation strategy boosts upconversion efficiency in stable oxide perovskites
Phys.org - 29 Dec 2025 23:00
Researchers at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new way to significantly enhance upconversion luminescence in oxide perovskites, a class of materials known for ...