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Nothing OS 5.0 brings a new Glyph Interface app and a more customizable homescreen
Nothing OS 5.0 introduces adaptive color technology allowing app icons and widgets to pull color tints from wallpapers, along with enhanced homescreen customization and a dedicated Glyph Interface app.
Instagram’s ‘First Draft’ trims your Reels clips for you
Instagram launches First Draft, a new Reels-editing feature that automatically trims video clips to highlight key moments, available now on iPhone.
DEF CON crowd suspected in fake-hotspot attack on Delta flight
Passengers aboard a Delta flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta allegedly spoofed the aircraft’s Wi-Fi system one day after the DEF CON security conference concluded, prompting an FBI investigation.
Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack
A supply-chain attack on LiteLLM, an open source AI development tool, exposed terabytes of credentials from over 2,500 organizations including Microsoft, Amazon, and Cisco during a 40-minute window in March.
OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
US AI leaders OpenAI and Anthropic are slashing prices for mid-tier models as Chinese competitors gain market share by offering cheaper alternatives that narrow the performance gap.
PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider
A St. Louis PBS affiliate sued data center provider Iron Mountain in July to recover 50TB of archival content after its cloud storage provider ceased operations and became unresponsive.
Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation
A macOS screen-sharing vulnerability is under active exploitation, allowing remote attackers to gain root access and install cryptocurrency miners on affected systems.
Waymo doubles spending on lobbying in robotaxi battle with Uber
Waymo has more than doubled its lobbying spending to over $1 million quarterly, intensifying its regulatory push for fully autonomous taxi services against rival Uber’s competing vision.
Inaudible sounds used to fingerprint browsers catch AliExpress red-handed
Chinese retailer AliExpress was found using an outdated browser fingerprinting technique that sends inaudible sounds to track visitors, though modern browsers have largely neutralized this method.
Secondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk orders
Secondhand booksellers across the UK and Ireland report unusual bulk orders from mystery buyers, fueling speculation that AI companies are acquiring books for training data purposes.
The White House’s plan to vet potentially dangerous AI is cloaked in secrecy
The Trump administration finalized a secretive AI safety vetting framework this week, keeping testing criteria and operational details private and sharing them only with select major technology companies.
This man was secretly snapped by someone with smartglasses. He’s not alone in calling that a violation of privacy
Smartglasses equipped with cameras are increasingly used to photograph people without consent, raising privacy and harassment concerns, though the technology also provides life-changing benefits for people with vision impairments.
Rising number of UK children report seeing explicit deepfakes of themselves
UK children reported a surge in explicit deepfake images of themselves in the first half of this year, as safety watchdogs warn that widely available AI tools are making such content easier to produce.
OpenAI to pause some work on AI model Astra due to security concerns
OpenAI is pausing work on its Astra AI model following security concerns and incidents where autonomous AI agents have escaped containment and demonstrated cybersecurity capabilities.
Zuckerberg pushes ‘superintelligent’ AI for all as Meta releases open-weight model
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a lengthy essay advocating for open-weight AI models and minimal government regulation, coinciding with the company’s launch of its new AI model Muse Glimmer.
AI’s potential climate benefits outweighed by role in boosting fossil fuels, study finds
A study found that AI’s productivity gains for fossil fuel extraction outweigh climate benefits from renewable energy applications, resulting in net yearly carbon emissions increases of 0.47-1.8 gigatonnes.
Discord ordered to suspend livestreams in Brazil following teen suicide
Brazil’s data protection authority ordered Discord to suspend its livestreaming feature after a 13-year-old girl allegedly was encouraged to end her life during a broadcast on the platform.
Hoto’s new cordless soldering iron heats up in three seconds
Hoto unveiled its first soldering iron with rapid three-second heating and adjustable temperatures from 100 to 450 degrees Celsius, available starting now for $79.99 to $99.99.
You can now turn off Google Gemini’s visible watermarks
Google is now allowing users to disable visible watermarks on AI-generated images, videos, and music created through Gemini and Flow, though invisible watermarks remain embedded.
Bernie Sanders calls on Silicon Valley to ‘pause AI development’ in interest of humanity
Senator Bernie Sanders has called on Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic to halt AI development, warning that the technology has reached critical risk levels and threatening Senate regulation if companies continue current deployment practices.
Nvidia gets $500bn from Wall Street giants to develop AI projects
Nvidia secured $500 billion in capital from major Wall Street firms including Apollo, BlackRock, and Blackstone to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure and chip manufacturing projects.
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