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- + Merger of two massive black holes is one for the record books—The event resulted in a new black hole with a mass 225 times larger th...
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- + Nvidia chips become the first GPUs to fall to Rowhammer bit-flip attacks—GPUhammer is the first to flip bits in onboard GPU memory. It likely w...
- + New Grok AI model surprises experts by checking Elon Musk’s views before answering—Grok 4's "reasoning" shows cases where the chatbot consults Musk posts...
- + AI therapy bots fuel delusions and give dangerous advice, Stanford study finds—Popular chatbots serve as poor replacements for human therapists, but ...
- + Pro basketball player and 4 youths arrested in connection to ransomware crimes—Suspects were allegedly involved in a string of ransomware breaches. [...
- + Musk’s Grok 4 launches one day after chatbot generated Hitler praise on X—xAI claims new multi-agent model hits top benchmarks as Nazi controver...
- + ChatGPT made up a product feature out of thin air, so this company created it—Soundslice caught OpenAI's bot telling users about a fake music notati...
- + Browser extensions turn nearly 1 million browsers into website-scraping bots—Extensions load unknown sites into invisible Windows. What could go wr...
- + AI mania pushes Nvidia to record $4 trillion valuation—AI craze makes Nvidia the most valuable publicly traded company in his...
- + Critical CitrixBleed 2 vulnerability has been under active exploit for weeks—Exploits allow hackers to bypass 2FA and commandeer vulnerable devices...
- + What is AGI? Nobody agrees, and it’s tearing Microsoft and OpenAI apart.—Several definitions make measuring "human-level" AI an exercise in mov...
- + Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps—Important changes to Android devices took effect starting Monday. [Cat...
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- + Brits clinging to Windows 10 face heightened risk, says NCSC—Businesses and consumers alike may not feel the need to upgrade to Win...
- + Luxury retailer LVMH says UK customer data was stolen in cyber attack—French luxury goods retailer LVMH has disclosed multiple cyber attacks...
- + Technology fuels successful FCA fight against unauthorised financial services—The UK finance regulator is using data and technology to identify webs...
- + Assessing the risk of AI in enterprise IT—We speak to security experts about how IT departments and security lea...
- + MoD supply chain cyber scheme gets up and running—The Ministry of Defence and IASME have launched a certification scheme...
- + Government funding to help SMEs protect their IP—Scheme will see SMEs and innovative startups working in sensitive sect...
- + UK and France forge closer cyber, tech research ties—The navigation and timing systems used by power suppliers and emergenc...
- + Four arrested in M&S cyber attack investigation—Police have made four arrests in connection with a trio of cyber attac...
- + NAO says government should employ data analytics to tackle fraud—The National Audit Office recommends public bodies share and manage da...
- + July Patch Tuesday brings over 130 new flaws to address—Microsoft patched well over 100 new common vulnerabilities and exposur...
- + M&S calls for mandatory ransomware reporting—The government should extend ransomware reporting mandates to business...
- + AI for Good: Signal president warns of agentic AI security flaw—Secure by design is a mantra of the tech sector, but not if it’s agent...
- + SEC and SolarWinds to settle lawsuit over 2020 breach—The US SEC and SolarWinds have reached a settlement in principle to re...
- + What is the domain name system (DNS)?—The domain name system (DNS) is a naming database in which internet do...
- + Gartner’s view on AI security: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast—We speaker to Gartner's Nader Heinen about why access control should b...
- + From the FBI to F&A: lessons learnt in safeguarding systems and data—One chief information security officer shares her experience of marsha...
- + Fine-tuning to deliver business AI value—Foundation AI models offer knowledge that spans the internet, but they...
- + Implement a business continuity plan for remote workers—Business continuity efforts don't stop when employees go remote. Learn...
- + US CISA agency extends Iran cyber alert, warns of CNI threat—The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reiterates gui...
- + Google fixes type confusion flaw in Chrome browser—An actively exploited type confusion vulnerability in the Google Chrom...
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- + Record Changer Spins Round and Round—There was a time when all the cool kids had a 45 RPM record player. [R...
- + Do You Trust this AI for Your Surgery?—If you are looking for the perfect instrument to start a biological ho...
- + 2025 One Hertz Challenge: Valvano Clock Makes the Seconds Count—A man named [Jim Valvano] once said There are 86,400 seconds in a day....
- + Robots Want the Jobs You Can’t Do—Theres something ominous about robots taking over jobs that humans are...
- + Coroutines in C—It is virtually a rite of passage for C programmers to realize that th...
- + Hacking When It Counts: DIY Prosthetics and the Prison Camp Lathe—There are a lot of benefits to writing for Hackaday, but hands down on...
- + A Budget Quasi-Direct-Drive Motor Inspired By MIT’s Mini Cheetah—Its an unfortunate fact that when a scientist at MIT describes an exci...
- + A Budget Quasi-Direct-Drive Motor Inpired By MIT’s Mini Cheetah—Its an unfortunate fact that when a scientist at MIT describes an exci...
- + Explore the Granddaddy of all Macs with LisaGUI—Sure, Apples Lisa wasnt the first computer released with a graphical u...
- + Citizen Science is All Fun and Games—You are probably familiar with initiatives like Seti@Home, where you d...
- + Smart Coffee Table to Guide Your Commute—One of the simple pleasures of life is enjoying a drive to work… only ...
- + Hackaday Links: July 13, 2025—Theres interesting news out of Wyoming, where a coal mine was opened t...
- + 2025 One Hertz Challenge: Ham Radio Foxhunt Transmitter—[Jim Matthews] submitted their Ham Radio foxhunt transmitter project f...
- + Hurdy-posting Continues with the Balfolk Boombox, a Synth Gurdy—The Hurdy-Gurdy continues to worm its way into pole position as the ha...
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- + Flock Safety’s Feature Updates Cannot Make Automated License Plate Readers Safe—Two recent statements from the surveillance company—one addressin...
- + Tackling The AI Bots That Threaten To Overwhelm The Open Web—It is a measure of how fast the field of AI has developed in the three...
- + Federal Court Says ICE Can’t Round Up People Just Because They Seem Vaguely Foreign—The Supreme Court may have suddenly decided nationwide injunctions are...
- + Twitter Is Dead, X Is Elon’s Personal Propaganda Platform, Where Grok Checks His Feed Before Answering—Last week, Elon Musks Grok AI started spewing extreme antisemitism, ca...
- + Daily Deal: Coding With Python Bundle—The Coding with Python Bundle is great training for aspiring developer...
- + DHS Lets Contract Expire During A Flood, Leading To Thousands Of Missed FEMA Calls—That an agency overseen by former South Dakota governor Kristi Noem wo...
- + Verizon Wants Trump To Kill Phone Unlocking. Consumer Groups Say That Will Drag U.S. Wireless Back To The Stone Age—With the Trump administration openly destroying whatever is left of U....
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- + Amazon Web Services launches Kiro for writing code with AI help—Amazon Web Services on Monday released Kiro, a program that allows dev...
- + Stanford study on AI therapy chatbots warns of risks, bias—A recent study by Stanford University offers a warning that therapy ch...
- + VA shifts layoff plans, but questions persist over veterans' care—Despite an apparent reversal on mass layoffs, the Department of Vetera...
- + U.S. Supreme Court allows mass firings at Education Department—The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to p...
- + Proposed U.S. tariffs could cut Brazil’s GDP by as much as 0.8%—The 50% tariffs proposed by Donald Trump could cut Brazil's gross dome...
- + Andrew Cuomo to run as independent for New York City mayor—Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday formally announced he is running as...
- + France celebrates Bastille Day with troops, tanks, aircraft, fireworks—France on Monday celebrated Bastille Day with the nation's biggest hol...
- + Police confirm Oklahoma farmer was killed by his own water buffalo—Police in an Oklahoma town confirmed Monday that a farmer was killed b...
- + World's oldest leader seeks re-election to extend Cameroon's 43-year regime—Cameroon's President Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, says...
- + First AI data supercluster going online in 2026, Zuckerberg says—Meta will invest in "hundreds of billions of dollars" in artificial in...
- + Trump threatens 100% secondary tariffs on Russia if no peace deal reached—President Donald Trump warned Russia Monday that it may face "severe t...
- + DOGE cuts on Senate agenda in busy week for lawmakers—Lawmakers have a busy week in Washington as senators consider a GOP pl...
- + Zelensky suggests new Ukrainian prime minister—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday proposed a new Ukrain...
- + Paraguay's economy grows amid structural challenges—Paraguay ended the first half of the year with strong macroeconomic in...
- + Tylenol-maker Kenvue fires CEO Thibaut Mongon, hires Kirk Pery as interim CEO—American consumer health company Kenvue's Board of Directors announced...
- + Four confirmed dead in crash at London Southend Airport—London Southend Airport in Essex remains closed Monday following a pla...
- + Bitcoin exceeds $120,000 before House 'Crypto Week'—Bitcoin was trading above $120,000 on Monday as U.S. lawmakers were se...
- + Air India CEO: Mechanical, maintenance issues played no part in crash—The CEO of Air India sought to draw a line under rife speculation arou...
- + Nine dead, several hurt in Massachusetts assisted living complex fire—A fire at an assisted living complex in Massachusetts is under investi...
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- + It's Not Just Epstein. MAGA Is Angry About a Lot of Things—Pockets of Donald Trump’s most loyal base are increasingly angry at wh...
- + GM’s Final EV Battery Strategy Copies China’s Playbook: Super Cheap Cells—General Motors’ homemade version of the low-cost power option favored ...
- + Best AirPods Pro Alternatives: AirPods for Android and More—These excellent AirPod alternatives provide great features and versati...
- + AI 'Nudify' Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars—Millions of people are accessing harmful AI “nudify” websites. New ana...
- + The Structure of Ice in Space Is Neither Order nor Chaos—It’s Both—Long thought to be completely disordered, space ice appears to have so...
- + Le Wand Dive Review: A Waterproof Wand Vibrator—It’s heavy and loud, but this powerful wand vibrator will send shockwa...
- + 9 Best Electric Scooters (2025), Tested and Reviewed—These WIRED-tested two-wheelers will help you scoot scoot scoot around...
- + Garmin Forerunner 970 Review: A Very Extra Running Watch—This is a very extra watch for very nerdy runners. [Category: Gear, Ge...
- + LG Gram Pro 16 (2025) Review: Thin Is Still In—Thin is still in with this big update to LG’s impossibly light laptop ...
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