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📰 Claude Sonnet 4.6 Launches with Opus-Level Performance at Mid-Tier Pricing
Anthropic has unveiled Claude Sonnet 4.6, a major upgrade that delivers near-Opus-level reasoning and coding capabilities while maintaining the cost-effective pricing of its predecessor. The mod...
Quantum computing is often treated as a distant, theoretical cybersecurity issue. According to Ronit Ghose, Global Head, Future of Finance of Citi Institute, that mindset is already putting financial institutions at risk. The biggest mi… #hackernews#news
Tech Explained: Anthropic opens Bengaluru office and expands India AI partnerships in Simple Terms
Tech Explained: Here’s a simplified explanation of the latest technology update around Tech Explained: Anthropic opens Bengaluru office and expands India AI partnerships in Simple Termsand what it…
TL;DR - 4th generation Shelly devices are leaving their 'Shelly' WIFI AP on that's used for initial configuration, even after they've been configured to join your real WIFI network […]
Latest update to Anthropic’s popular AI model also promises improvements for computer use, long-context reasoning, agent planning, knowledge work, and design. Credit: T. Schneider / Shutterstock Anthropic has launched Claude Sonnet 4.6, an update to the company’s hybrid…
The Aeromedical Society of Australasia, an organisation devoted to “professionals in air medical transport services across Australia and New Zealand,” has allegedly been hacked by the Lockbit5.0 ransomware operation. #aviation#aerospace
Google just dropped the I/O 2026 dates—think AI‑powered Gemini demos, fresh Chrome tricks, and a packed keynote lineup. Ready to see what’s next for Search and developers? Dive in for the full scoop! #GoogleIO#GeminiAI#ChromeDemo
Google’s AI search results will make links more obvious – Google says it will now display links more prominently inside its AI-powered features in Search. A list of links will now appear inside a pop-up when you hover over the sources in AI Overviews and AI... https://tinyurl.com/24c4sjwx#AISearch
Zhi Qiao et al.: High-speed quantitative X-ray multi-contrast imaging with deep learning based modulated pattern analysis #PhaseContrastImaging #WavefrontSensing @ShanghaiTechUni@advancedphoton...#IUCr
1. The Death of the Chat Interface: Claude Code and the Rise of CLI Agents
Anthropic core engineer Boris Cherny detailed the architecture of Claude Code, a CLI tool that shifts AI from a conversational partner to 1/19
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is the most capable Sonnet model to date. This is a complete upgrade of the model's skills across coding, computer usage, long context reasoning, agent planning, knowledge work, and design. Sonnet 4.6 also features a 1M token context window in…
Every few months, I write an updated, idiosyncratic guide on which AIs to use right now.
My new version has the most changes ever, since AI is no longer just about chatbots. To use AI you need to understand how to think about models, apps, and harnesses. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
I’ve mentioned them before, but I find myself referencing Melanie Mitchell’s posts about LLMs and “world models” a lot lately in debates about what LLMs can be said to “know” and how accurate the “stochastic parrot” and “spicy autocomplete” criticisms are. aiguide.substack.com/p/llms-and-w...
Anthropic expects to pay Amazon, Google, and Microsoft $80B+ total to run its models on their servers through 2029, plus an additional $100B for training costs (The Information)
I think its fun that huge monopolistic load bearing sites on this internet just go down randomly these days, sorry, no more youtube for a minute, google was ripping all the copper out of their walls to feed to their gemini AI and yanked out something important
Since we’re having another AI conversation, I’ll try to re-share my POV (about AI, and tech in general): I love *people* and hate fascist big tech and would like to see it destroyed. Basically, “love the sinner, hate the sin”. So I have a lot of empathy for *users* of platforms, even evil ones.
Via #LLRX - #AgenticAI in the Wild: Lessons from #Moltbook & #OpenClaw. Tools like OpenClaw the open-source #AI agent that underpins Moltbook R only possible because of rapidly developing, publicly available, capabilities of frontier #LLM such as #Anthropic#Claude. Authors discuss how the […]
Meta and Other Tech Firms Put Restrictions on Use of OpenClaw Over Security Fears
Last month, Jason Grad issued a late-night warning to the 20 employees at his tech startup. “You've likely seen Clawdbot trending on X/LinkedIn. While cool, it is currently unvetted and high-risk for our…
Wayback Machine director Mark Graham pushes back on unfounded claims from media organizations that the Wayback Machine is a backdoor for AI scraping.
Read more via @techdirt.com 🔗 www.techdirt.com/2026/02/17/p...
Just attended an excellent talk by Benoît Dupont on AI & cybercrime. He analyzed 160+ threads from elite cybercriminal forums, sharing real excerpts that revealed a fascinating tension: hackers exploring how to exploit AI while worrying it might replace them. arxiv.org/abs/2602.14783
Looser regulation and new investment are helping groups such as NeuroXess accelerate trials of ‘brain-computer interfaces’ #elon#musk#elonmusk https://mu.sk/voSz
Hegseth attempts to strong arm an AI firm into dropping its requirements that the military not use its product to spy on Americans. Hegseth threatens to force every company working w/his agency to drop Anthropic.
The latest update for #ForwardNetworks includes "Using NQE to Consistently Validate DNS Configuration During Network Changes" and "Modernizing Mission-Critical Networks Through Accurate, Non-Intrusive Surveys".
The latest update for #CyberArk includes "Why reducing #AI risk starts with treating agents as identities" and "Why #identitysecurity is foundational for crypto agility in the post-quantum era".
Officers from Poland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC) detained a 47-year-old man suspected of creating, acquiring, and sharing computer programs used to unlawfully obtain information stored in computer systems. He fac… #hackernews#news
The latest update for #Puppetize includes "What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC)? Best Practices, Tools, Examples & Why Every Organization Should Be Using It" and "Why Security and Stability Matter in Infrastructure Management".
The #Cybersecurity Excellence Awards publishes early nomination insights highlighting a shift in vendor emphasis from broad #AI positioning toward governance frameworks, identity architecture, and measurable accountability.
I still really miss working at Google but also maybe it’s a good thing I left like right before the AI stuff started getting really bad cause idk how it is to deal with that internally
Instead I was there during the Stadia era which was fun in its own way
📰 Thunderbolt 5 Cable Breakthrough: High-Performance Option Now Under $50
A new contender in the premium cable market, the Satechi Thunderbolt 5 Pro, offers professional-grade connectivity at a fraction of Apple’s price. This discovery challenges industry norms and redef...
The latest update for #ManageEngine includes "Recover any BitLocker-encrypted #Windows device without per-device recovery keys" and "Detecting file security vulnerabilities with file analysis".
India’s IT services industry AI moment; An AI model for India’s payments ecosystem
Hello, It’s the partnership of the decade. Infosys and Anthropic are collaborating to develop advanced enterprise AI solutions for companies across telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing and software…
The latest update for #WatchGuard includes "Why Browser-Based Attacks Are Becoming a Major Endpoint Risk" and "How to Protect Identity in a World Without VPNs".
Google Says People Are Copying Its AI Without Its Permission
Wait, does that sound like something another company has been doing? futurism.com/future-socie...
Meta and various tech firms have barred the AI tool OpenClaw from their devices due to significant cybersecurity concerns. The software, capable of autonomously managing tasks on computers, raises alarms about potential data breaches.
The latest update for #OnPage includes "#AI Is Changing #Healthcare Faster Than Most Systems Are Ready For" and "Silent Failure in Production ML: Why the Most Dangerous Model Bugs don't Throw Errors". @on_page
Maine lawmakers are taking urgent action to protect children from harmful AI chatbots that failed to intervene during moments of crisis, raising crucial questions about safety and privacy.
The latest update for #Teleport includes "2026 Research: The Top #AI Infrastructure Risks and Identity Gaps" and "How to Prevent Prompt Injection in AI Agents".
That's Day One done! While my conference companion would have preferred stronger ('any') environmental dialogues, we're both hopeful, after some of today's conversations, for suitably colorful creative work tomorrow, as we consider whether entirely differerent modes of AI can be realised.
Google I/O 2026 Release Date Confirmed as AI Becomes the Core of Google’s Next Tech Era
A New Chapter for Developers and Artificial Intelligence Google has officially set the stage for its most anticipated technology gathering of the year. Google I/O 2026 will take place on May 19 and 20 at the…
Maine's new proposed bill aims to safeguard mental health care by regulating AI tools and banning unlicensed therapy apps that could jeopardize patient safety.
Perplexity drops advertising as it warns it will hurt trust in AI
Leading start-ups have recently embraced sponsors as they search for revenue www.ft.com/content/6eec...
The latest update for #IONIX includes "Dangling DNS in the #AI Era: The Silent Attack Surface Expanding Beneath Your Feet" and "Deep Active Browser-Based Crawling: A Must-Have in Determining External Exposure".
The latest update for #Wallarm includes "Inside Modern #API Attacks: What We Learn from the 2026 API ThreatStats Report" and "#CISO Spotlight: Craig Riddell on Curiosity, Translation, and Why API Security is the New Business Imperative".
- roughly 70% have tried with 30% regularly, if we remove retirees
- far more mistrust, surprising no one
- split on economic impact ~50/50
- job outlook heavily negative
Claude Sonnet 4.6 delivers Opus-level AI at Sonnet pricing human-level computer use, 1M token context, 70% user preference over predecessors. AdwaitX breaks down 7 features that separate it from GPT-5 and Gemini 3. Read expert analysis now #AdwaitX#ClaudeAI#AI2026
"Consumer electronics will see a large number of failures. From the end of this year to 2026, many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory."
Jina AI introduces compact multilingual embedding models combining knowledge distillation and task-specific contrastive loss, supporting up to 32k tokens.
i've been pinching pennies for so long that the idea of paying money for ai just feels galling but i can see everyone having fun with their little coding agents just on the other side of the garden wall and my curiosity can only take so much
The latest update for #Indusface includes "CVE-2026-1357: #WordPress Plugin RCE Exposes Sites to Full Takeover" and "CVE-2026-1281 & CVE-2026-1340: Actively Exploited Pre-Authentication RCE in Ivanti EPMM".
" It’s not clear what exactly the issue was with its systems, and the scope of the data that was accessed. It’s also not yet known why the company took five months to detect the breach, or if it was contacted by hackers demanding a ransom."
Gamers can look forward to other new releases on Apple Arcade for March, including Pocket Love!+, Flow Free+, and Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story+. #Apple#AppleArcade
Streamline retail image editing with Combo Banana, a prototype automation tool built with Gradio, Nano Banana, and Google Cloud Run. #artificialintelligence
AI agents are like hiring a hypnotizable butler...capable but dangerously suggestible. Why compliance plus access creates risks you haven't considered. #ai
The latest update for #CISOGlobal includes "How Effective Policies and Procedures Can Keep Your Organization Secure" and "The Importance of Online Privacy and Evaluating Privacy Policies".
“Beyond proving hallucinations were inevitable, the OpenAI research revealed that industry evaluation methods actively encouraged the problem…found nine out of 10 major evaluations used binary grading that penalized “I don’t know” responses while rewarding incorrect but confident answers.”
Direct booking in 2026: Personalization, AI Visibility and Experience - Hotels combining tailored engagement, AI discoverability and distinctive value are best positioned to strengthen direct channels
remember when we used to send people to letmegooglethatforyou dot com as a sick burn when somebody asked a question they could find the answer to themselves?
genai is just a trillion dollar industry that makes that real, a middleman regurgitating everything a human has ever put on the internet
“Being honest about our A.I. use, in my experience, strengthens trust between doctors and patients and will hopefully lead to better care,” the physician Adam Rodman writes.
The latest update for #Speedscale includes "Runtime Validation vs Static Analysis: Why You Need Both" and "Oracle JDK to OpenJDK: A Guide to Reliable Migration #Testing".
Security is the silent hero of modern tech 🔐 As systems grow smarter, protecting data and privacy becomes just as important as innovation itself. Trust is built through secure technology. #CyberSecurity#TechSafety
If you've ever helped maintain a codebase, you know it can be pretty tough. And on this week's podcast, Quincy chats with OhMyZSH creator Robby Russel about this. They also discuss fixing technical debt, how LLMs can speed up your workflows, and more. www.freecodecamp.org/news/why-mai...
Anthropic Releases Claude Sonnet 4.6 — Anthropic has launched Claude Sonnet 4.6, its latest large language model, following the recent release of Opus 4.6. The update is positioned to improve benchmark performance and enterprise cost-efficiency for AI workloads. #business#finance
Palantir relocates headquarters from Denver to Miami — Palantir Technologies Inc., the data‑analytics and AI firm with extensive government contracts, has moved its headquarters from Denver to Miami. The relocation continues a recent trend of tech firms shifting operations to Florida and…
When AI data centers come to town, the results can be brutal: Soaring electricity bills. Local water supplies running dry. Air pollution. Water contamination. Noise and light pollution.
Tell your governor: No tax breaks for dirty, extractive data centers!
"There are many things to dislike about how it’s currently being developed, and valid reasons to dislike its very existence. But disliking something and ignoring it are different activities, and only one positions you to do anything about it." 🎯
People are beginning to talk like AI’s and Agentic AI’s are pretending to be people. It was bad enough when people were simply deceptive. The only people you can truly trust have tattoos and body piercings. They ain’t pretending. “What you got up your sleeve?” “Tattoo.” “Good, you’re in. Admitted.”
Well... Duh.
It Turns Out That Constantly Telling Workers They're About to Be Replaced by AI Has Grim Psychological Effects share.google/hgiSBpH7BKee...
Google News is trending now as it revolutionizes the way we consume news. With its personalized feed and real-time updates, users can stay informed about current events. The platform's AI-powered algorithm ensures relevant and ...
Google News is trending now due to its revamped design and enhanced features, making it a top choice for staying informed. The platform's AI-powered algorithms provide personalized news feeds, while its fact-checking capabiliti...
Large Language Model (LLM) integration risks for SaaS and enterprise
The rapid adoption of Large Language Models (LLMs) is transforming how SaaS platforms and enterprise applications operate. From embedded copilots and automated support agents to internal knowledge-base sear… #hackernews#llm#news
AI sharpens the lone researcher, yet science grows through open collaboration and reproducible methods. How do we keep AI as a tool for open science and ethical wisdom?
A study shows AI can enhance or hinder human decision-making based on information overlap and biases like correlation neglect. It identifies three regimes: impairment, complementarity, and automation, offering insights for optimizing human-AI collaboration.
The latest update for #Sentrium includes "Large Language Model (LLM) integration risks for #SaaS and enterprise" and "The Rise of Continuous Penetration #Testing-as-a-Service (PTaaS)".
Google News is trending now due to its revamped features and commitment to combatting misinformation. This personalized news aggregator has become a go-to source for millions, offering tailored headlines and in-depth articles. ...
Zono-conformal prediction uses zonotopes to offer smaller, reliable prediction sets for neural networks in critical applications. This method enhances efficiency and coverage guarantees, outperforming traditional conformal prediction techniques.
‘When one venture capitalist recently asked Claude Cowork—Anthropic’s new, more accessible agentic tool—for help organizing his wife’s desktop, the bot subsequently deleted 15 years of family photos.’
📰 Claude Sonnet 4.6 Delivers Opus-Level Coding at Sonnet Pricing, Anthropic Announces Upgrade
Anthropic has launched Claude Sonnet 4.6, a significant upgrade to its popular AI model, delivering enhanced coding, computer use, and office task performance rivaling its more ...
Google has offered a first glimpse of its budget Pixel 10a handset expected later this week, while the Pixel 9a has dropped by £100 to just £349 (Contains affiliate links)
AI as a tool made fedi discourse again.
I don't want to pile on.
But it's ABSOLUTELY a bubble.
I wonder if there's historical precedence to this: a technology that completely upended society but didn't actually work.
People who tend to see this as a second Industrial Revolution fail to […]
Basic Income Earth Network@basicincomeearth.bsky.social
Researchers in Luxembourg suggest Universal Basic Income (UBI) may mitigate AI’s impact on the workforce and strengthen economic security as automation reshapes labour markets, even as policy design and fiscal implications remain under study. zurl.co/G24ol
Java is old! Yes, but the people working on Java are not (all) old :) Yagmur Eren works on the JDK in Stockholm, Sweden. She will be speaking at JavaOne about "Intelligent JVM Monitoring: Combining JDK Flight Recorder with AI". Join us at JavaOne and learn from the people who work on and with Java!
OT teams are losing the time advantage against industrial threat actors
In many industrial environments, internet-facing gateways, remote access appliances, and boundary systems sit close enough to production networks that attackers can move from IT intrusion to operational disru… #hackernews#news
ArXiv math.OC Optimization and Control@optb0t.bsky.social
📚 New Arxiv Paper
Title: Operating room planning with pooling downstream beds among specialties: A stochastic programming approach
Authors: Arian Andam, Hossein Hashemi Doulabi
ArXiv math.OC Optimization and Control@optb0t.bsky.social
🔄 Updated Arxiv Paper
Title: Functional multi-armed bandit and the best function identification problems
Authors: Yuriy Dorn, Aleksandr Katrutsa, Ilgam Latypov, Anastasiia Soboleva
Anthropic Claude legal not being used as a testing ground for ai weaponization in federal jurisdictions on criminal charges between Co conspirator parties (Clinton, Trump, DoD deal$) posing as oppositions in co-opetition between implicit and explicit continuous random variables following some pdf.
The article "Mamba Explained" examines the Mamba AI framework, outlining its architecture and methods for boosting machine learning performance. It offers a thorough overview for those keen on deepening their AI knowledge. https://thegradient.pub/mamba-explained/#1
Ars Technica Pulls Article With #AI Fabricated Quotes About AI Generated Article ... A story about an AI generated article contained fabricated, AI generated quotes ... www.404media.co/ars-technica...
Apparently, Google Drive recently enabled connections to their Gemini AI by default even for existing accounts. You can disable it by going to Settings -> Managed Apps. Make sure to turn off both Gemini and Opal, unless you intend for them to be on
I agree with almost all of this. I too fear the currently prevailing progressive attitudes towards LLMs are a strategic mistake - and unilateral disarmament.
Ignoring a technology means you can’t shape it. And swords don’t beat themselves to plowshares.
my dude "the left" has not only largely been behind the actual r&d that brought ai into being it has also extensively discussed and evaluated its merits and dangers and as a result has conscientiously dismissed it as a largely dangerous and unethical technology esp when in the hands of billionaires
Meta (and others) restricting OpenClaw is a timely reminder that “agentic” AI isn’t just a smarter chatbot - it’s software that can take real actions on a real machine.
What makes this WIRED piece worth reading is that it gets specific about the risk model:
• OpenClaw can control apps, files, ...
The conduct of powerful nations is causing knock-on effects in the cyber world as long-standing security frameworks appear increasingly precarious....
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Businesses that use virtual private networks to secure their computer systems are concerned that they could be inadvertently caught by government plans to restrict their use to people under 16. The government’s announcement to limit the use of VPNs by under 16s is part of a wider propo...
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Anthropic has said that developers prefer its latest Claude Sonnet 4.6 to its predecessor, the Sonnet 4.5, “by a wide margin”. Claude Sonnet 4.6 showcases "human-level capability" in multi-step tasks, the AI giant boasts.
A look at China's push to become a world leader in brain-computer interfaces, as Shanghai-based startup NeuroXess moves to human trials with Beijing's backing (Eleanor Olcott/Financial Times)
"I vibe coded an AI app with no foreseeable profit possible, that had security flaws that leaked thousands of users API keys, and now I'm leaving Europe for the US, where frivolous things like profitable business and cyber security are not considerations" - this guy, probably […]
This amazing podcast makes me feel good about not using ChatGPT. I really like Gemini which feels like an impersonal, entirely positive enhancement of search. This chatbot sounds like a psychopathic evolution of that xxxxing Microsoft paperclip.
counter prediction: the rise of LLMs makes it harder for journalism than ever before because it's even more difficult to tell what is good quality journalism and what is imitation slop
Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.6, featuring a 1-million-token context window, enhanced coding precision, and reliable autonomous agent workflows for devs.
Murena, we believe you shouldn’t have to be locked into the unethical business practices of Big Tech.
Murena Workspace , a complete, open-source online ecosystem built for people who want to reclaim control over their digital lives and who value their privacy and the planet. murena.com/workspace/
How to waste money/the planet "a single GW of AI data centers costs $80 billion to build...consumes around $1.3 billion in energy costs annually. Data centers have a lifespan of 3 yrs...annual cost of a single GW of AI compute power is almost $28 billion" - Medium wlockett.medium.com/openais-insa...
Interdependence is not the opposite of sovereignty. The 3rd place essay of the Binding Hook & @munsecconf.bsky.social Essay Prize by Ian Donahue, argues Europe should pursue engineered interdependence to make critical systems harder to disrupt. Read the full essay: bindinghook.com/engineering-...
The 2026 ranking encourages teams to integrate risk modeling earlier in the development lifecycle. The release also includes an Alternate Top 15 Web3 Attack Vec #cybersecurity
A US federal judge orders OpenAI to stop using the word "Cameo" for its Sora products and features, in a trademark lawsuit filed by celebrity video app Cameo (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
Booz Allen to acquire Defy Security, expanding global cyber reach
Booz Allen Hamilton has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Defy Security as a wholly owned subsidiary. The acquisition will expand delivery of end-to-end, tech-enabled cybersecurity solutions for U.S. a… #hackernews#news
Low-Skilled Cybercriminals Use AI to Perform “Vibe Extortion” Attacks <- inevitable move on the adversary side. Why give an average of 20% of your takings to the Ransomware-as-a-Service operators when you can vibe-extort with AI?
Google I/O 2026 highlights the new Aluminium OS desktop-first platform, Android 17 system intelligence, and Gemini 4 autonomous reasoning capabilities.
Boston small businesses can reduce cyber risks through employee training, phishing awareness, and secure practices. SG COMPUTERS delivers managed cybersecurity services and protection.
A BBC investigation just revealed that Orchids, a popular AI "vibe-coding" platform with a million users, has a critical security flaw that allows hackers to take full control of a victim's computer, without them clicking a single thing: bbc.in/40e2wqT
Did You Know?
The Netherlands is home to some of the strictest data privacy regulations in the world. That’s exactly why QloudHost strategically places its servers in Amsterdam
SEC filing: Peter Thiel and Founders Fund have fully exited ETHZilla, down from a 7.5% stake in August 2025; ether is down 60% from its August 2025 peak (Sidhartha Shukla/Bloomberg)
Dutch police have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of hacking... after they accidentally sent him a link granting him access to their own confidential documents.
Who is the bigger plonker? The police for sharing a download link, or the guy who demanded a "reward" for the return of the files?
A good response to the AI ~discourse~ by @bcmerchant.bsky.social. A few choice top-line quotes:
1. "We’re in the midst of another concerted, industry-led hype cycle, this time driven more visibly by Anthropic, which just landed a $30 billion investment round."
We must stand "against the onslaught of AI logics in our academic environments" — when they attack women it is the same playbook as AI, making these men pro-AI unless they get serious. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
A Breach in Uzbekistan’s Digital Infrastructure Exposes the Risks of Rapid E-Government Expansion
In January 2026, cyberattacks targeting three Uzbek government systems led to the exposure of roughly 60,000 data records — far fewer than early claims of 15 million. Authorities qui… #hackernews#news
Check Point Doubles Down on Unified Security with Rotate Deal as AI-Driven Attacks Target Daily Work
Check Point has acquired Israeli startup Rotate to build a new Workspace Security division. The deal signals a structural shift in how enterprise security gets delivered, with Che… #hackernews#news
No one wants to trust people who actually know what they are talking about AND THEY KNOW they know what they are talking about. They call them the "wokies". They won't listen when you tell them to do this.
This might not quite be a Bluesky thing, but I feel I should point out that I'll be hosting this panel session as part of Infosecurity Magazine's Cyber-Resilient CISO Virtual Summit next week
(I've not hosted a live event before, it'll be fine, right?)
At India's AI Summit, Sundar Pichai announces the America-India Connect Initiative to build new fiber optic lines between India, the US, and other countries (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)
The title of the post is"What AI Security Research Looks Like When It Works," and I agree: In the latest OpenSSL security release> on January 27, 2026, twelve new zero-day vulnerabilities (meaning unknown to the maintainers at time of disclosure) were…
‘Transformational moment for India’: Sundar Pichai on AI, innovation, and decade ahead
New Delhi, Feb 18 (LatestNewsX) India is standing at the start of a major technological transformation, and artificial intelligence will play a central role in shaping the country’s future, Alphabet and Google…
📰 Google Cloud AI Revenue Surges 48% as Profitability Proves AI Is More Than a Bubble
Google's Cloud division reported a 48% revenue increase and a 154% surge in operating profit, driven overwhelmingly by demand for AI infrastructure. These figures challenge widespread m...
Ever found yourself lost, wishing for maps that work anywhere—without network or surveillance? Organic Maps uses OpenStreetMap and keeps your journeys private. It’s an open-source celebration of digital freedom and real-world adventure.
2 Feb '26 "suspended VECTOR while it conducts a “compliance review” of the application" ~ Cynthia Smith, Army defensescoop.com/2026/02/02/a... "VECTOR’s so-far brief existence highlights stakes around where military’s rapid AI adoption & policy guardrails should intersect" #Palantir#law@pogo.org
-Supply chain attack plants backdoor on Android tablets
-EU blocks AI tools on lawmaker devices
-Cellebrite used against a Kenyan activist and politician
-Chinese APT exploits a Dell zero-day
-Chrome patches zero-day
🇪🇸 Spanish police say they have arrested a 20-year-old man who allegedly hacked a hotel booking website to reserve luxury rooms for as little as one cent, in the first known cybercrime of its kind.
➡️ u.afp.com/S6dM
The Machine-Speed Mandate: Breaking Down a New Global IR Report Cybersecurity has reached a critical inflection point where the traditional measures of defensive success—prevention and detection...
AI vulnerability finding is changing cybersecurity, faster than expected. This capability will be used by both offense and defense. www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
MetaMask Users Targeted with Phishing Emails Containing Forged Security Report to Evade Detection A new phishing campaign is targeting MetaMask users through carefully crafted emails that contain f...
The Spectre Haunting Europe@frightfulhobgoblin.bsky.social
It's 1934, and I have been sent to the gulag for telling an off-colour joke about Comrade Stalin in a letter to my cousin which was unfortunately intercepted and steamed open by the NKVD.
Literally everything that right-wingers hate about 'communism' is true about the current fascist govt.
DG Matrix, which builds solid-state transformers to handle up to 2.4 MW and boost data center power efficiency, raised a $60M Series A led by Engine Ventures (Tim De Chant/TechCrunch)
Ars Technica Retracts Story Featuring Fake Quotes Made Up By AI, About A Different AI That Launched A Weird Smear Campaign Against An Engineer Who Rejected Its Code (Seriously)
Last week, Denver-area engineer Scott Shambaugh wrote about how an AI agent (likely prompted by its operator) started a…
Big Tech is racing to build always-on AI devices to replace phones as primary AI interfaces, leveraging user data and reshaping distribution and privacy dynamics.
Drop in Google and drop in AI Search. That's something I have been saying for a long time (based on AI Search platforms scraping and leveraging Google results). Well, Lily just published an outstanding post covering this topic. And yep, citations dropped after Google visibility/rankings dropped.
"Since the start of 2026, Tesla Inc., Apple Inc. and a dozen other major corporations have signaled that the shortage of DRAM, or dynamic random access memory — the fundamental building block of almost all technology — will constrain production."
Jülich Supercomputing Centre (FZJ-JSC)@fzj-jsc.bsky.social
⚡💻 The UNSEEN project has used supercomputers for energy system modelling and taken analyses for the electricity supply in Germany 🇩🇪 to a new level 🚀with over 11,000 scenarios. The results have been published in Nature Communications: www.fz-juelich.de/en/jsc/news/...
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 4.6, featuring improved coding and computer automation with a 72.5 OSWorld-Verified benchmark score, outperforming the Opus 4.6 model in financial analysis and office tasks.
OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI in the United States, citing Europe's restrictive labor laws and regulatory environment as significant barriers to technological growth and regional competitiveness.
Canva COO Cliff Obrecht says the company hit $4B in ARR at the end of 2025, had 265M+ MAUs and 31M+ paid users, and expects to IPO in the next "couple of years" (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
The team behind AsteroidOS, a Linux-based replacement operating system for a growing number of smartwatches, has announced the milestone release of AsteroidOS 2.0 — adding support for always-on displays and major performance gains in the user interface.
Amazon and Flock Safety have ended a partnership that would’ve given law enforcement access to a vast web of Ring cameras. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Friday at #AIImpactSummit, MLCommons' Peter Mattson joins Microsoft, Partnership on AI, Frontier Model Forum, Equiano Institute & more to discuss AI-driven cyber risk.
🕥 10:30–11:25 AM IST | Room 16, Bharat Mandapam
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/live/e6ILMJUiewQ
Palo Alto Networks Fortifies Endpoint Defenses with Strategic Koi Acquisition
In a significant move poised to reshape the endpoint security landscape, industry giant Palo Alto Networks has reportedly entered into an agreement to acquire Koi, an innovator in advanced endpoint protection, for a sum…
SCOOP: Ring’s controversial, AI-powered “Search Party” feature isn’t intended to be limited only to dogs, the company’s founder, Jamie Siminoff, told Ring employees in an internal email obtained by 404 Media.
Chinese hackers exploiting Dell zero-day flaw that has been around since mid-2024
Dell users will want to pay attention to the news that a suspected Chinese state-backed hacking group has been quietly exploiting a critical Dell security flaw in zero-day attacks that started in mid-2024. Martin…
"Anthropics Claude Sonnet 4.6 Arrives with Smarter Search and Coding Skills But a Concerning Lack of Ethical Brakes" (via the Decoder) the-decoder.com/anthropics-c...#LLMs#GenAI
Space Goat Coast to Coast 🇨🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️@spacegoatc2c.bsky.social
The Trump regime is so corrupt that even if this was some innocent blunder, it's difficult to not be suspicious.
My personal suspicion is that Google was fiddling with the recommendation algorithms to further suppress left/left leaning content (and likely to also boost right/right leaning content).
OpenAI has hired OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger to drive personal agents on the Codex team, while OpenClaw transitions to an independent open-source foundation as security concerns and corporate bans are reported.
Microsoft Says Office Bug Exposed Emails To Copilot AI — Microsoft confirmed a software bug allowed its Copilot AI to summarize customers’ confidential emails for weeks without permission. The disclosure raises fresh concerns about enterprise data privacy and the controls governing AI…
New in Gemini: Music generation in Gemini via its Lyria 3 model.
I've been testing this over the past few weeks as part of the early access program and it's mind-blowing. I never thought it would be as good as it was... Today you can generate 30 second clips with lyrics btw...
Google’s AI music maker is coming to the Gemini app
Google has given Gemini the ability to spit out AI-generated music, courtesy of DeepMind’s latest audio model. Beta access to Lyria 3 is rolling out in the Gemini app, enabling users to generate 30-second tracks based on text, images, and videos,…
As if police departments haven't already spent millions of dollars on spying gear...
GeoSpy... yes SPY.... uses AI to locate where a photo was taken to track down people. Mind you, this tool is still in its testing phase and is still being purchased. Talk about a waste of money on sketchy tech. 😵💫
Traditional defenses are failing as adversaries evolve into "Digital Parasites" that prioritize silent persistence over loud encryption. This webinar provides the research-led map you need to stay ahead of the latest adversary techniques. cybersec.picussecurity.com/s/2026-malwa...
The Gemini app is introducing music generation capabilities for all users through its Lyria 3 feature. Lyria 3 is the latest addition to the Gemini app, enabling users to generate music.
The Gemini app is introducing a new feature that allows users to generate music with Lyria 3, expanding its…
Why pay for a #Gartner report when you can get it for free? The @Gartner_inc Peer Insights report ‘Voice of the Customer for Network Security Microsegmentation’ courtesy of @ZeroNetworks. Details about those who implemented #ZTN microsegmentation. api.cyfluencer.com/s/gartner-vo...
The AI healthcare gold rush is here: AI companies are clustering around healthcare and fast. In just the past week, OpenAI bought health startup Torch, Anthropic launched Claude for healthcare, and Sam Altman-backed MergeLabs closed a $250… @TechCrunch #AIHealthcare#HealthTech#DigitalHealth
Cybersecurity Excellence Awards Reveal Nomination Shift From AI Hype To Governance Execution
Early nomination insights from the 2026 program highlight a shift in vendor emphasis from broad AI positioning toward governance frameworks, identity architecture, and measurable accounta… #hackernews#news
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Attention Chrome users - if you do not have automatic updates turned on, be sure to update to version 145.0.7632.75/76 by selecting the 3-dot menu >>Settings>>>About Chrome
urgh why do YouTube videos on Linux distros always end up shilling out on AI IN the video??? I'm looking at you to get away from that crap in windows not embrace it in a different way.
Google’s AI music maker is coming to the Gemini app
Google has given Gemini the ability to spit out AI-generated music, courtesy of DeepMind’s latest audio model. Beta access to Lyria 3 is rolling out in the Gemini app, enabling users to generate 30-second tracks based on text, images, and videos,…
Unit 42's annual incident response report reveals that nearly two-thirds of breaches originate from identity abuse, with social engineering being the leading method. Identity-related issues were involved in 90% of incidents, highlighting poor security controls.
Following a theme within the industry where larger security companies are buying AI-focused security startups, Proofpoint acquires Acuvity to tackle the security risks of agentic AI. 👀 🤖
For all the promised convenience of modern vehicle software, there’s a growing nostalgia for an era when a phone call to a mechanic could resolve most problems.
HELP!!! Every time I have updated Windows on a relatively new computer, it has 'killed' the machine! A new update is flashing at me, does anyone have any advice?
Google DeepMind is calling for the moral behavior of large language models—such as what they do when called on to act as companions, therapists, medical advisors, and so on—to be scrutinized with the same kind of rigor as their ability to code or do math.
~Elastic~
Lotus Blossom APT uses the Chrysalis backdoor in a Notepad++ supply chain attack, leveraging DLL sideloading for persistence and C2.
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IOCs: api. skycloudcenter. com
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What is an insider threat and how can you protect your business? Insider threats can be accidental or deliberate, but they're always dangerous: Find out how to protect your business. Cyberattac...
