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Defense Contractor Gave Personal AI Agent Access to Secure Pentagon System
A defense contractor granted a personal AI agent access to a secure Pentagon system, raising counterintelligence and data-exfiltration risks.
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UEFI Firmware Code-Execution Flaw Threatens Most Servers
Code-execution flaw in UEFI firmware affects most servers on planet, creating persistent compromise risk.
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333 Tor Exit Nodes Hijacked to Intercept SSH and Email
Attackers hijacked 333 Tor exit nodes to intercept SSH and plaintext email.
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Certificate Authority eMudhra Quits TLS After Private-Key Mishandling
CA eMudhra exits TLS business after mishandling certificate private key.
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Binance Security Breach Hits $6.3 Billion
Binance breach impacts $6.3B in potential record heist.
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DeepMind Unveils Gemini 4 Carbon Frontier Model
DeepMind announces Gemini 4 Carbon as next frontier model.
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DeepMind's Genie 4 Advances World Simulation
DeepMind unveils Genie 4 new generation of world simulation.
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Mistral's Le Chonk Claims Leap Over Chinese Open-Weight Models
Mistral says Le Chonk (Large 4) has leapfrogged Chinese open-weight models.
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OpenAI Updates Model Spec and Misalignment Detection
OpenAI releases updated Model Spec and misalignment detection methodology.
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The 'Pain in the Ass' Math to Save Vibe Coding
Formal software verification emerges as answer to AI safety failures in vibe coding.
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Call to Monitor AI Agents in Real Time
MIT Tech Review argues for urgent real-time monitoring of AI agents.
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Microsoft's AI Future Means Fewer Jobs
Microsoft offers exit packages and layoffs amid AI pivot.
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AWS Will Be a $1 Trillion Business, After Heavy Spending
Jassy says AWS will be $1T business after heavy near-term spending.
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Reddit Shifts to Logged-In Experience as Search Traffic Dries Up
Reddit shifts to logged-in experience as search traffic dries up.
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Religious Exemption From Mandatory AI at Work
Workers can claim religious exemption from mandatory AI use without organized religion.
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China's Optical Suppliers Sell Off on Slower AI Growth Fears
China's optical suppliers sell off on slower AI growth fears despite earnings.
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North Korea Tests Attack Drones as Kim Demands Absolute Superiority
North Korea tests attack drones as Kim demands absolute superiority.
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Netanyahu Bloc Leads Without Majority in Israel Election
Netanyahu bloc leads without majority per official results.
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Venezuela's Machado Praises Trump and Urges 2027 Elections
Machado praises Trump and urges 2027 elections in Venezuela.
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US Judge Blocks Trump's Medicaid 'Frailty' Work Requirement
Federal judge blocks Trump Medicaid frailty work requirement.
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Pentagon Probes Whether Cyberattack Caused Six Military Freezer Failures
Pentagon probes whether cyberattack caused six military freezer failures.
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Bhutan Glacial Flood Triggers Evacuations Along India's Sankosh River
Bhutan glacial flood triggers evacuations along India's Sankosh River.
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Russian Strike Kills Two Teenage Girls in Chernihiv
Russian strike kills two teenage girls in Chernihiv.
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Six Sugar Substitutes Linked to Faster Brain Aging
Study links six sugar substitutes to faster brain aging.
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Einstein's Equations May Remove Need for Dark Energy
Einstein's equations may explain universe without dark energy.
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Even Stupendous Black Holes Can't Explain Dark Matter
Even stupendous black holes can't explain dark matter.
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Bright Object Beyond Pluto May Be Sixth Dwarf Planet
Bright object beyond Pluto may be sixth dwarf planet.
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Record Micro-LED Hits 2.75 GHz at 25 mW
Record micro-LED hits 2.75 GHz at 25 mW.
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Seabirds Get Jet Lag and Fly Off Course
Seabirds get jet lag and fly off course on long fast flights.
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World's Biggest Bats Are Getting Smaller
World's biggest bats including Madagascan flying fox are getting smaller.
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How Spiders Spin Silk Dope Into Nature's Toughest Material
How spiders spin silk dope into nature's toughest material.
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Molecular Twists May Strengthen Nature's Magnetic Compass
Small molecular twists may strengthen nature's magnetic compass.
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AI Upgrade Helps Perseverance Work Smarter on Mars
AI upgrade helps Perseverance work smarter on Mars.
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PAG to Buy 51% of Evergrande Services Arm for $510 Million
PAG to buy 51% of Evergrande services arm for $510m.
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Shell and TotalEnergies Double Profits on Refining Boom
Shell and TotalEnergies double profits on refining boom.
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Japan Has No Time to Lose to Avert Healthcare Crisis
Japan minister warns no time to lose to avert healthcare crisis.
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What China Wants From COP31 Climate Talks
Experts outline what China wants from COP31 climate talks.
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How the US Midterms Could Shake Up Science
Nature analyzes how US midterms could shake up science.
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Plant Biology Inspires PFAS Replacement
Plant biology provides inspiration for PFAS replacement.
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Digital Twins to Prevent Preterm Births
Digital twins applied to prevent preterm births.
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Google Gemini Now Edits Docs and PDFs Directly in Chat
Google now allows generating and editing Docs and PDFs directly in Gemini chats.
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IBM Granite Switch 4.1.1 Brings Software-Like Model Updates
IBM Granite Switch 4.1.1 introduces software-like updating for models.
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Creating AI Value With Enterprise Context
MIT TR analysis on creating AI value with enterprise context.
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Project ProtoStar Makes Publicly Funded Science AI-Ready
Hugging Face announces Project ProtoStar to make publicly funded science AI-ready.
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Pairing Industrial AI Autonomy and Human Control
MIT TR on pairing industrial AI autonomy with human control.
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NYT Cooking Tests AI Recipe Modifications
NYT Cooking app tests AI recipe modification tool.
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Ropes & Gray Develops AI for Transactional Diligence
OpenAI case study on Ropes & Gray developing AI for transactional diligence.
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Beyond Tree Cover: Mapping World's Forest Types
DeepMind maps world's forest types beyond simple tree cover.
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I Gave My Blood to the AI Death Clock
Wired tests AI death clock using blood data.
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NASA's Ignition Sequence Has Begun
NASA's ignition sequence has begun for upcoming launch.
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Turning Solar Power System Into Its Own Backup
Innovation turns solar power system into its own backup.
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Space Station Experiment Probes Plant Disease Risks for Moon
ISS experiment probes plant disease risks for future moon missions.
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Student Shark-Tooth Hunt Yields Rare Native American Spearpoint
Virginia student hunting shark teeth finds rare Native American spearpoint.
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Brazil to Spend 75% of 2027 Defence Budget on Personnel
Brazil to spend nearly three-quarters of 2027 defence budget on personnel.
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Army Pilots Try VR to Stay Alert in Flight
Army pilots test VR to stay more alert in flight.
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Trump Lashes Out at Reporter in Tarmac Tirade
Trump lashes out at reporter on tarmac: 'You look like hell'.
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Human Trafficking Victims Stranded in Guinea-Bissau
Human trafficking victims stranded in Guinea-Bissau.
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ArXiv Preprint Batch: Quantum Phases, Hybrid AI, and Earthquake Nucleation Claims
ArXiv batch spans non-Bloch quantum phases, hybrid AI patterns, Kumamoto earthquake nucleation claim, and gauge fields in superconductors.
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