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OpenAI Poaches 4 High-Ranking Engineers From Tesla, xAI, and Meta

wired.com Will Knight 2025-09-14 15:00:00

OpenAI has hired four high-profile engineers away from rivals, including David Lau, former vice president of software engineering at Tesla, to join the company’s scaling team, WIRED has learned. The news came via an internal Slack message sent by OpenAI cofounder Greg Brockman on Tuesday. Lau is joined by Uday Ruddarraju, the former head of infrastructure engineering at xAI and X, Mike Dalton, an infrastructure engineer from xAI, and Angela Fan, an AI researcher from Meta. Both Dalton and Rudda

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I found an E Ink tablet worthy of replacing my Remarkable, and it's on sale for Prime Day

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-09-14 19:00:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Boox Note Max comes bundled with the pen and case for $649. It's thin and light, has a high-contrast display, and has a long list of features that make it a very versatile device. Theres no backlight, it's monochromatic, and there's a bit of a learning curve to use it to its fullest. View now at Amazon View now at B&H Photo and Video more buying choices You can snag the Boox Note Max for $60 off during Amazon Prime Day, making it $630. Also: The best Prime Day deals

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Fitbit Charge 6 Fitness Tracker Is Going for Peanuts With Prime Discount, Includes S and L Sized Bands

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-09-14 19:10:05

It’s not just bits and bobs for the house you can pick up during this month’s Prime Day deal event, it’s basically everything. If there’s anything that Amazon sells that you’d like to save money on, then this event means there’s a high chance that you’ll be able to do so. It’s a good chance to get tech that you’d normally skip over because of its price. There are big deals all over the place. One great deal we’ve found today is on the immensely useful Fitbit Charge 6 fitness tracker. This handy

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Microsoft Surface Laptop (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Hits a Price That Makes Old Tags Look Silly Thanks to Prime Day

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-09-14 19:25:36

Happy Prime Day to all who celebrate. This week you can all sorts of excellent deals across every product category at Amazon from laptops to treadmills to food processors to other laptops. If that happens to be exactly what you’re in the market for, you should pay attention to this Microsoft Surface deal. This 2024 touchscreen laptop is part of this week of savings and you can chop off 34% from the price. It’s normally $1,200, but for a limited time you can grab it for just $790. That’s bring it

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Supabase MCP can leak your entire SQL database

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-14 20:46:55

Model Context Protocol (MCP) has emerged as a standard way for LLMs to interact with external tools. While this unlocks new capabilities, it also introduces new risk surfaces. In this post, we show how an attacker can exploit Supabase’s MCP integration to leak a developer’s private SQL tables. The Problem LLMs are often used to process data according to pre-defined instructions. The system prompt, user instructions, and the data context is provided to the LLM as text. [ SYSTEM PROMPT ] You ar

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The Dyson Air Purifier Is 50% Off, Amazon Launches Final Clearance Amid Soaring Pollution

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-09-14 23:55:36

Pollution is one of the largest issues of the 21st century, and keeping your home environment clean has never been so necessary. Having the right air purifier can make the difference but with so many low-grade products available, it is very important to select carefully. Dyson is already skilled in the science of airflow control in vacuum cleaners and hair dryers, and it transfers that expertise into the field of air purification with the Dyson Purifier Cool TP07. Today, the Dyson Purifier Cool

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Mike Lindell lost defamation case, and his lawyers were fined for AI hallucinations

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-14 22:15:51

Lawyers representing MyPillow and its CEO Mike Lindell were fined $6,000 after using artificial intelligence in a brief that was riddled with misquotes and citations to fictional cases. Attorney Christopher Kachouroff and the law firm of McSweeney Cynkar & Kachouroff were fined $3,000, jointly and severally. Attorney Jennifer DeMaster was separately ordered to pay $3,000. This "is the least severe sanction adequate to deter and punish defense counsel in this instance," US District Judge Nina Wa

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I love Microsoft’s new 12-inch Surface Pro and it’s $685 for Prime Day

theverge.com Todd Haselton 2025-09-14 23:12:45

is a deputy editor with 18 years of experience writing and editing product reviews, gadgets and business news. Previously, he was a deputy editor covering technology companies at CNBC. Microsoft’s new 12-inch Surface Pro is awesome, and at $115 off at Best Buy, it’s a fantastic deal to jump on during Amazon Prime Day. Both Amazon and Microsoft are selling it for $699.99. No matter where you buy it, you can use the discount to cover most of the cost of the $150 keyboard, which anyone who’s inter

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The tech behind Rivian’s 2026 Quad Motor truck and SUV — and that kick turn

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-09-14 18:19:46

As Rivian starts accepting orders for its 2026 Quad Motor pickup truck and SUV, customers may initially be enticed by the power and tricks the four motors in these rebooted EVs can unleash. After all, four motors delivering a combined 1,025 horsepower and 1,198 pound-feet of torque — and the ability to accelerate from a standstill to 60 miles per hour in less than 2.5 seconds — is hard to ignore. But they should also pay attention to the software. “The Quad is really the pinnacle of everythin

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TSA Will Reportedly Let You Keep Your Shoes on at Security Checks

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-09-15 03:10:40

In an age of seemingly endless bad news, there appears to be one positive development to report: you won’t have to take your shoes off at airports anymore. The New York Times reports that the Transportation Security Administration has nixed the rule that requires passengers to remove their shoes while heading through security. The development was first announced by Gate Access, a newsletter that is written by a former TSA officer. The Times says a “source familiar with the matter who spoke on c

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Sorry If You Already Own One, but the Surface Pro Is Going for Peanuts This Prime Day

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-09-15 03:25:13

The Microsoft Surface Pro has long been famed as the ultimate hybrid PC, quickly switching from a tablet to a full-fledged laptop in seconds. What truly sets it apart is that it’s able to run Windows 11 Copilot+, which gives you all of the usual productivity and multitasking features of an actual desktop experience. Right now, thanks to Prime Day, you can get the latest (and most powerful) model (Snapdragon X Elite, 256GB storage, 16GM RAM) at its all-time best price on Amazon. Exclusive to Pri

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Best Indoor Security Cameras for 2025: Tested in Our Own Homes

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-15 02:30:00

Google's AI detection remains top-notch. Google/Amazon Field of view Look for views that match the unique needs of your space and where you plan on placing the camera. Most high-quality indoor cameras have around a 130-degree field of view — and some of our picks go beyond that — but you don’t need to break out a protractor. That’s plenty of coverage to get a great view of a room when placed in a corner or centered against a far wall. For the best coverage or to cover multiple angles from a ce

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Gmail’s new tab is made for unsubscribing from emails

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-09-15 03:59:37

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Google is introducing a new Gmail feature for those feeling overwhelmed by an onslaught of subscription emails in their inboxes. The Manage subscriptions view shows a list of emails delivered through active subscriptions, automatically sorted with the most frequent senders at the top, next to individual one-click links that will unsubscribe you f

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AirPods get five new features in iOS 26, but three require an H2 chip

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-15 07:11:07

The days of buying headphones and getting a static feature set are long gone. Since the launch of AirPods Pro 2 in particular, Apple has consistently upgraded AirPods products with new features via firmware. In iOS 26, there are five more new features coming—but more than half are exclusive to AirPods with an H2 chip. iOS 26 continues trend of adding new AirPods features When it comes to AirPods updates, Apple has gotten in the rhythm of big annual feature drops. For example, iOS 18 added non

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I tested the 4 most popular health trackers for a year - and they're on sale for Prime Day

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-09-15 07:08:00

The Oura Ring is, in my opinion, the sleep and health tracker to rule them all. Not only does it track your sleep, stress, activity, and more, it also creates helpful data illustrations that encourages healthy habits, whether that's a consistent bedtime routine, daily activity, or reduced alcohol consumption. Many users, myself included, have reported changing their drinking habits after seeing their heart rate's response to a few beers late at night on Oura's graphs. Earning high sleep scores

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NuxtLabs is joining Vercel

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-15 02:40:12

NuxtLabs is joining Vercel From the start, our mission at NuxtLabs has been to create the best possible developer experience for building fast, beautiful applications. We built Nuxt as an open source framework under the MIT license because we believed that great tools should be accessible, transparent, and community-driven. We’ve spent years pouring our time, energy, and resources into Nuxt. And through that, we’ve built not just a product, but also a community. One I’m proud of every single d

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Supabase MCP leaks your entire SQL Database, a lethal trifecta attack

news.ycombinator.com Simon Willison 2025-09-15 06:46:55

Supabase MCP can leak your entire SQL database (via) Here's yet another example of a lethal trifecta attack, where an LLM system combines access to private data, exposure to potentially malicious instructions and a mechanism to communicate data back out to an attacker. In this case, General Analysis identify all three components in a single MCP - the Supabase MCP. They imagine a scenario where a developer asks Cursor, running the Supabase MCP, to "use cursor’s agent to list the latest support

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Is Marshall Clearing House? These Wireless Earbuds Drop to All-Time Low for Prime Day

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2025-09-15 07:10:28

Finding the right pair of wireless earbuds is harder than it sounds. You want something with strong, reliable sound, enough battery life to last you through the day, and a fit that doesn’t make you constantly readjust on your morning walk. But at the same time, you want something that looks cool, too. AirPods are a great option for this, but you probably don’t want to spend too much on earbuds just to feel like you’re getting a fun accessory. What you need now is a pair of earbuds that fill the

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Gmail’s new subscription management is here to declutter your inbox

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-15 07:22:51

With decades of online life behind us, many people are using years-old email addresses. Those inboxes are probably packed with subscriptions you've picked up over the years, and you probably don't need all of them. Gmail is going to make it easier to manage them with a new feature rolling out on mobile and web. Google's existing unsubscribe prompts are evolving into a one-stop shop for all your subscription management needs, a feature that has been in the works for a weirdly long time. The pitc

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TSA to finally end its dumb shoe removal policy for airport security

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-09-15 07:48:35

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. A key pillar of post-9/11 airport security theater may finally be going away. Multiple outlets are reporting that the Transportation Security Administration will start allowing passengers at a few select airports to keep their shoes on while going through security checkpoints. No longer will we have to gaze upon our fellow

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The Galaxy Watch 8 still hasn’t launched yet, but don’t tell Samsung Health

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-14 13:30:09

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung’s next Unpacked event is scheduled for Wednesday, July 9. In addition to its latest foldables, Samsung is expected to launch its Galaxy Watch 8 series of smartwatches. Before they’re even official, the latest Samsung Health update is advertising features with “Watch 8 series” support. Mobile tech fans are all too familiar with the cat-and-mouse game of leaks and rumors in the cycle leading up to the launch of any major new product. For the mos

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The viral Air Purifier Table is my smart home's MVP and it's on sale for the best price I've seen

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-09-15 11:53:20

ZDNET's key takeaways The SwitchBot Air Purifier table is available for $258. This large-capacity air purifier has a washable prefilter, a color-changing night light, a wireless charger, and acts as a table. While the air purifier works as intended, the table is small, and the smart capabilities are incompatible with Apple Home. $193.74 at Amazon The SwitchBot 4-in-1 Air Purifier Table is one of my favorite smart home devices ever, and it's on sale for only $155 (save $115) during Prime Day.

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CVE-2025-48384: Breaking Git with a carriage return and cloning RCE

news.ycombinator.com David Leadbeater 2025-09-15 11:48:29

tl;dr: On Unix-like platforms, if you use git clone --recursive on an untrusted repo, it could achieve remote code execution. Update to a fixed version of git and other software that embeds Git (including GitHub Desktop). If you've ever used an old mechanical typewriter, you know that when you get to the end of the line there's a physical action to to get back to the start of the line. Sometimes this was done through an actual lever on the typewriter, later models had a button. Because this act

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Parvati Shallow Says RIP to the ‘Black Widow’ and All That

wired.com Leah Feiger 2025-09-15 11:27:38

Parvati Shallow, the reality TV maven and one-time Survivor winner, can now also add published author to her list of achievements. The legendary schemer, who orchestrated scores of blindsides on the beaches of the Cook Islands, Micronesia, and Fiji, has published a new memoir from Penguin Random House titled Nice Girls Don’t Win: How I Burned It All Down to Claim My Power. The book, a deeply revealing, personal excavation of Shallow’s childhood, divorce, relationships, and experience with reali

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OneText raises $4.5M from Y Combinator, Khosla to reinvent shopping by text

techcrunch.com Tage Kene-Okafor 2025-09-15 11:27:51

The typical online checkout experience has become bloated with friction. And while more companies are building solutions around online checkout, few are rethinking it from scratch. One such company is OneText, which is building what it calls a “text-to-buy network,” that lets shoppers complete purchases via text message. The company, founded by former PayPal employees, just closed a $4.5 million seed round backed by Khosla Ventures, Coatue, Citi Ventures, Y Combinator, Good Friends (the fund cr

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Gmail’s new ‘Manage subscriptions’ tool will help declutter your inbox

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-09-15 11:41:00

Google announced on Tuesday that it’s launching a new Gmail feature that is designed to help users easily manage their subscriptions and declutter their inboxes. The new “Manage subscriptions” tool is rolling out on the web, Android, and iOS in select countries. With the new feature, users can view and manage their subscription emails in one place and quickly unsubscribe from the ones they no longer want to receive. Users can view their active subscriptions, organized by the most frequent send

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VITURE launches new series of XR glasses for gamers, enthusiasts, and professionals

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-15 15:27:46

TL;DR VITURE has announced the launch of its Luma series and The Beast XR glasses. The Luma series consists of three entries, including a base model, Pro, and Ultra. The Beast is the company’s flagship model, boasting the most advanced specs. The XR glasses market is getting increasingly crowded with major players like Google, Samsung, and Apple all looking to enter the space. However, those tech giants have their work cut out for them as competitors like Xreal and VITURE have their own produ

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WhatsApp is working on threaded replies in group chats

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-15 15:22:07

Last March, WhatsApp beta for Android introduced a much-requested feature for busy group chats: threaded replies. Now, the iOS beta has added support as well, hinting that a public launch may be getting close. Here’s what it looks like. Replies indicator, with a dedicated screen for each thread As reported by WABetaInfo, the latest WhatsApp TestFlight beta lays the groundwork for threaded message replies, a long-awaited feature that will let users view and participate in structured threads tie

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Popular UV Manicure Lamps Might Be Frying Your Skin at the Molecular Level

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-09-15 15:20:56

UV LED nail lamps are very trendy right now, allowing people to quickly wrap up their manicures at the salon or in the comfort of their own home. But it now appears that these products can come at a potentially serious cost. Scientists in Argentina led the study, which examined how the UV dose emitted by a modern manicure lamp affected common skin molecules. They found that just a few minutes of exposure altered these molecules in ways that could be harmful to skin. Though the long-term health

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Google Maps is now available on Garmin’s smartwatches

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-09-15 15:54:04

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Garmin has announced that a free Google Maps app is now available for most of the company’s smartwatches that lets you know where and how far your next turn is while walking, cycling, or running. Unlike the more robust version of Google Maps available for Wear OS that can be used to search for destinations and even navigate without a smartphone,

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OpenAI Poaches 4 High-Ranking Engineers From Tesla, xAI, and Meta

I found an E Ink tablet worthy of replacing my Remarkable, and it's on sale for Prime Day

Fitbit Charge 6 Fitness Tracker Is Going for Peanuts With Prime Discount, Includes S and L Sized Bands

Microsoft Surface Laptop (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Hits a Price That Makes Old Tags Look Silly Thanks to Prime Day

Supabase MCP can leak your entire SQL database

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I love Microsoft’s new 12-inch Surface Pro and it’s $685 for Prime Day

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TSA Will Reportedly Let You Keep Your Shoes on at Security Checks

Sorry If You Already Own One, but the Surface Pro Is Going for Peanuts This Prime Day

Best Indoor Security Cameras for 2025: Tested in Our Own Homes

Gmail’s new tab is made for unsubscribing from emails

AirPods get five new features in iOS 26, but three require an H2 chip

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Supabase MCP leaks your entire SQL Database, a lethal trifecta attack

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Gmail’s new subscription management is here to declutter your inbox

TSA to finally end its dumb shoe removal policy for airport security

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CVE-2025-48384: Breaking Git with a carriage return and cloning RCE

Parvati Shallow Says RIP to the ‘Black Widow’ and All That

OneText raises $4.5M from Y Combinator, Khosla to reinvent shopping by text

Gmail’s new ‘Manage subscriptions’ tool will help declutter your inbox

VITURE launches new series of XR glasses for gamers, enthusiasts, and professionals

WhatsApp is working on threaded replies in group chats

Popular UV Manicure Lamps Might Be Frying Your Skin at the Molecular Level

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