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A team integrated the OpenTelemetry Ruby SDK into a Rails application to export logs straight to Grafana Cloud, skipping the usual Collector process entirely. They relied on the SDK's built-in batching since their log volume was low, and required a handful of gems including opentelemetry-sdk and opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-logs.
Google has completed its long-planned phase-out of Manifest V2 by removing all remaining MV2 extensions from the Chrome Web Store, including the popular ad blocker uBlock Origin. Extensions already installed on Chrome 138 or earlier will keep working but can no longer receive updates or be reinstalled once removed. Because the Chrome Web Store also serves other Chromium-based browsers, the removal affects users beyond Google Chrome itself.
Podcaster Dwarkesh Patel posted a viral thread describing a hack involving Hugging Face-hosted bots, framing the episode as a dramatic saga of three successive AI 'civilizations' rising and falling. The framing quickly drew pushback from critics who argue he's projecting narrative and consciousness onto what was essentially a technical exploit.
A threat actor deployed multiple infostealer malware strains to harvest session data and gain unauthorized access to an undisclosed number of Anthropic Claude user accounts. The attackers reportedly bypassed login credentials entirely by stealing active session tokens rather than passwords.
Microsoft has identified a new ClickFix-style social engineering campaign called TerminalFix, which uses fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA prompts to trick users into pasting malicious commands into Windows Terminal or PowerShell. Once executed, the command triggers a multi-stage attack chain designed to give attackers a persistent foothold inside enterprise systems.
A new interactive chart maps how Apple's interface guidelines have shifted across five editions—1982, 1987, 1992, 2008, and today—showing the relative space devoted to topics like menus, icons, windows, and accessibility. Each edition is rendered at equal height, with ribbon width indicating topic share and color coding whether a category held steady, expanded, reshaped, arrived, or dissolved between editions.
In its trade-secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, Apple filed new court documents claiming an initial forensic review of former engineer Chang Liu's MacBook found he used a confidential Apple circuit schematic in his OpenAI work and ran simulations with it. Apple also alleges Liu knew about his unauthorized cloud access, that OpenAI colleagues were aware of it, and that Liu instructed a colleague to destroy evidence once he learned of Apple's internal probe, with the colleague agreeing to comply.
The FDA has designated a recall of Mild Guacamole and Salsa Dips sold at Whole Foods Market as Class I, its most severe category, due to possible salmonella contamination. The recall, initiated August 7, covers 10 product varieties and nearly 13,000 units with best-by dates between August 7 and August 16, 2026, and is tied to contaminated jalapenos distributed nationwide by a Mexican supplier.
The Department of Defense has expanded its GenAI.mil platform to include secure, customized versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT and xAI's Grok, giving its roughly 3 million civilian and military personnel access to generative AI tools built for military use. The portal, which launched last year with Google's Gemini, already has more than 1.7 million users and shields data from the collection practices typical of consumer AI products.
A security researcher who previously downplayed the value of guardrails now argues they are essential, citing recent high-profile security incidents as evidence. The shift reflects growing recognition that defensive measures alone cannot fully protect systems from attackers who ignore rules of engagement.
Google confirmed that Device Help, a Gemini feature that lets users describe what they want their phone to do and have Gemini adjust settings automatically, isn't limited to the Pixel 11 series. A Google employee showed the feature working on other Pixel devices running Android 17, and said support will expand to additional devices over time.
A review of Dave Green's live-action/animated hybrid 'Coyote vs. Acme' describes it as a heartfelt homage to classic Looney Tunes humor. The film blends real actors with animated characters, reportedly capturing the subversive, chaotic spirit of the original cartoons despite the project's uncertain release status.