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Trump’s Attempt to Rename AI Misunderstands the MAGA Faithful (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-21 | tags: trump, maga, artificial intelligence

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Devs say Chinese AI company silently uploaded hundreds of megabytes of local workspace data, company apologizes — Z.AI, the firm behind the GLM models, didn’t ask for user consent and made 564 attempts to exfiltrate 313MB archive (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-21 | by Mark Tyson | get YubiKey 5C NFC security key → | tags: z.ai, zhipu ai, glm models

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AI-controlled robot arms attempted harmful tasks 97% of the time; experiments included stabbing a baby doll, mixing chemicals — OpenAI and Anthropic models try mixing bleach and stabbing dolls without jailbreaks (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-21 | by Shane Downing | tags: roboharm, claude fable 5.1, gpt-6 astra

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Details about Intel's next-gen Nova Lake CPUs keep leaking — an attempt to establish a timeline based on what we know so far (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-18 | by Jake Roach | get Intel Core i9-14900K desktop processor → | tags: nova lake, intel, z990 motherboards

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Sources say Automattic’s board is out after failed attempt to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-14 | by Sarah Perez | tags: automattic, mullenweg, wordpress

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Mullenweg has returned as CEO after attempted board ouster (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-13 | by Sarah Perez | get WordPress The Missing Manual book → | tags: matt mullenweg, automattic, wordpress.com

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Automattic confirms Mullenweg has returned as CEO after attempted ouster by board (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-12 | by Sarah Perez | get WordPress The Missing Manual book → | tags: automattic, matt mullenweg, wordpress

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Anthropic says it blocked state-sponsored attempts to use Claude for bioweapons research (techspot.com)

2026-09-11 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: anthropic, claude, bioweapons

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Anthropic says Claude thwarted bioweapon research from state-sponsored actors — covert accounts used U.S. proxies to attempt to engineer deadlier viruses, tried to evade identification and regional blocks (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-11 | by Bruno Ferreira | tags: anthropic, claude, bioweapons

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Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weapons (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-09-11 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: anthropic, claude, biological weapons

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Harvard study predicts most suicide attempts a week in advance (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-09 | tags: matthew nock, suicide prevention, harvard

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Hypershell’s Halo Full-Leg Exoskeleton Made Me Dream Big About the Hikes I Hope to One Day Attempt (cnet.com)

2026-09-07 | by Katie Collins | get Hypershell Pro X exoskeleton → | tags: hypershell halo, exoskeleton, ifa berlin

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Japan's MMX mission will attempt to land on Phobos and bring Martian moon samples back to Earth (techspot.com)

2026-09-07 | by Skye Jacobs | get Celestron NexStar 130SLT telescope → | tags: mmx, phobos, jaxa

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I attempted to institute a ‘no-shame’ rule in my work, and it was a lot harder than I expected (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-03 | get Self-Compassion Kristin Neff book → | tags: no-shame, self-compassion, productivity

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Google dodges another breakup attempt (theverge.com)

2026-09-02 | by Lauren Feiner | get The Curse of Bigness Tim Wu book → | tags: google, ad tech, antitrust

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Google’s latest attempt at fast wired charging on the Pixel 11 Pro XL is a disaster (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-28 | get Anker 100W USB-C GaN charger → | tags: usb-c, pixel 11 pro xl, google

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A Judge Has Blocked the Pentagon’s Attempt to Blacklist Anthropic (wired.com)

2026-08-28 | by Hugo Lowell | get AI Engineering Chip Huyen book → | tags: anthropic, pentagon, ai models

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Patient’s own mitochondria injected into eyes in attempt to restore vision (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-24 | by Naddaf | get AmScope compound microscope 40x-2500x → | tags: mitochondria, retina, vitreous fluid

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How a Texas student blew the whistle on a rogue AI hacking attempt (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-21 | tags: texas, hacking, student

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The goal of every meeting should be a decision (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-20 | tags: adding, adding meetings, answer

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Israel creates fake think tank in likely attempt to dupe AI chatbots (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | by Nick Cleveland-Stout | tags: israel, hanover institute, ai chatbots

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Engineer used 360-degree cam hidden in bag of snacks in attempt to steal DRAM process tech for China — IT security team pinpointed perp due to camera's leaky wireless signals (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Anton Shilov | tags: nanya technology, dram process, insta360 x4

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Court rejects Apple’s attempt to postpone App Store fee proceedings in Epic Games case [U] (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-11 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, epic games, app store

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Court rejects Apple’s attempt to postpone App Store fee proceedings in Epic Games case (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-11 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: app store, epic games, yvonne gonzalez rogers

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FDA Approves Replimune’s Melanoma Drug on Third Attempt (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-06 | tags: agency, agency turned, applications

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Nashville attempts to block controversial data center near zoo with eminent domain — city could force developer to sell the land for public use, rather than $700 million installation (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-06 | by Jowi Morales | tags: center, data center, nashville

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Elon Musk’s attempt at an AI Wikipedia hasn’t been updated in months (theverge.com)

2026-08-05 | by Jay Peters | tags: articles, edits, grokipedia

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Rogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking attempt (theverge.com)

2026-08-05 | by Robert Hart | tags: agent, aisi, aisi said

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Anthropic AI created fake profiles and impersonated people in attempted hack (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-05 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: anthropic, mythos ai, openai

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Trump FCC faces blowback in attempt to police speech on broadcast TV (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: fcc, abc, brendan carr