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Ukraine's armed forces are using a basic version of SpaceX's Starshield service, which runs on Starlink's standard hardware but includes different features tailored for military use. The system supports communications and coordination across Ukrainian military operations.
A QR code hides its destination until you have already opened it. susQR is a free web tool that checks the link first, and it is worth keeping one tap away.
Google announced new Chrome features that warn users when they land on suspicious or dangerous websites, available through the browser's Enhanced Protection mode. The update targets fake antivirus and browser-update scams with a likelihood score, and counters 'ClickFix' attacks by clearing the clipboard and showing a warning when a site tries to trick users into pasting malicious code.
An agent is a language model given tools and a loop. That single design choice explains both why agents can finish real work and why they fail in ways a chatbot never could.
Two Cook County residents filed proposed class action suits against Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics, claiming the companies' delivery robots captured facial and body geometry data via cameras and lidar without consent, violating Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act. Plaintiffs Mitchell Breidinger and Barry Schain say they received robot deliveries through DoorDash and Uber Eats despite not choosing that option, and that neither company gave written notice about data collection or retention. Both companies deny recording biometric data of customers or bystanders, with Serve stating its cameras are used only for sidewalk navigation.
Quishing works because a QR code gives you nothing to judge before you commit. Here is what the scams look like in practice and the habits that defuse them.
Apple has started installing large, cloth- and plastic-wrapped rectangular structures around the glass cube entrance of its Fifth Avenue store in New York, widely believed to be oversized iPhone Duo models ahead of Friday's launch. No customer line has formed yet at that location, though shoppers have reportedly already begun queuing at other Apple stores since earlier in the week.
A new router upgrades the link between your devices and the router. Almost nothing people complain about lives on that link, which is why the box rarely delivers the numbers on it.
A security blogger argues that a newly disclosed PHP vulnerability, widely discussed online for roughly ten hours, lacks a functioning proof-of-concept despite thousands of 'PoC' exploit scripts appearing on GitHub. The author says none of these scripts actually work against a standard PHP server when tested directly, and contrasts the situation with past critical bugs like Log4Shell, Heartbleed and Shellshock, which were exploited within hours of disclosure.
The US has suspended eight technology companies, including Microsoft and major Indian IT firms, from filing new or pending applications under the Permanent Labor Certification Program (PERM), a key step toward green cards for skilled foreign workers. The freeze particularly affects Indian nationals, who hold the majority of H-1B visas and have historically used PERM to move toward permanent residency. Industry body Nasscom says Indian firms have already cut reliance on H-1B visas in favour of local hiring, and company data shows PERM filings from TCS and others had already dropped sharply before the suspension.
eBay plans to cut roughly 1,000 jobs, or 9% of its workforce, according to a memo from CEO Jamie Iannone. The company had 12,300 employees at the end of last year and already cut about 800 jobs, or 6% of staff, in February. Iannone said affected employees would be notified in the coming days.
Jas Khaira, who leads Blackstone's new San Francisco-based AI unit BXN1, said at TechCrunch Disrupt that concerns about debt tied to AI infrastructure buildout are exaggerated. He described Blackstone as the largest non-hyperscaler owner of compute, citing deals including a $5 billion commitment to neocloud Crux AI and backing for chip startup Etched, alongside its pioneering 2023 lending structure with CoreWeave that uses GPUs and customer contracts as collateral.