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Perplexity’s Comet AI browser tricked into buying fake items online

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-11 17:31:13

A study looking into agentic AI browsers has found that these emerging tools are vulnerable to both new and old schemes that could make them interact with malicious pages and prompts. Agentic AI browsers can autonomously browse, shop, and manage various online tasks (like handling email, booking tickets, filing forms, or controlling accounts). Perplexity’s Comet is currently the primary example of agentic AI browsers. Microsoft Edge is also embedding agentic browsing features through a Copilot

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Physics of badminton’s new killer spin serve

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-14 18:44:31

Serious badminton players are constantly exploring different techniques to give them an edge over opponents. One of the latest innovations is the spin serve, a devastatingly effective method in which a player adds a pre-spin just before the racket contacts the shuttlecock (aka the birdie). It's so effective—some have called it "impossible to return"—that the Badminton World Federation (BWF) banned the spin serve in 2023, at least until after the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. The sanction wasn

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How a mysterious particle could explain the Universe’s missing antimatter

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-17 22:15:17

Everything we see around us, from the ground beneath our feet to the most remote galaxies, is made of matter. For scientists, that has long posed a problem: According to physicists’ best current theories, matter and its counterpart, antimatter, ought to have been created in equal amounts at the time of the Big Bang. But antimatter is vanishingly rare in the universe. So what happened? Physicists don’t know the answer to that question yet, but many think the solution must involve some subtle dif

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Lawyers File AI Slop in Murder Case

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-18 05:50:51

This is getting out of hand. Fool Me Twice Yet another team of lawyers was found leaving AI slop in court documents. It's the latest example of white-collar professionals outsourcing their work to confidently wrong AI tools — and this time, it's not just about any old frivolous lawsuit. As The Guardian reports, a pair of Australian lawyers named Rishi Nathwani and Amelia Beech, who are representing a 16-year-old defendant in a murder case, were caught using AI after documents they submitted t

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Former Hospital Worker Allegedly Stole Skin Grafts in California

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-11-22 02:50:51

A man in Southern California has been arrested for allegedly stealing from three area hospitals. But the things he stole weren’t your run-of-the-mill items. The man made off with about $300,000 in surgical equipment and skin grafts, according to the Mercury News. Jason Brauner, a 47-year-old man from San Jacinto, California, allegedly posed as a hospital employee to pilfer the highly unusual property. The Riverside County Sheriff said in a press release that Brauner was arrested on Aug. 6 and c

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iPhone 17 Pro Will Reportedly Get Higher Price Tag, But Also More Storage

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-25 06:59:42

The price of an iPhone Pro has been $999 since 2019, but a new leak appears to corroborate what has been rumored before -- that the price is going up. The iPhone 17 Pro, set to launch in September, reportedly will be priced $50 more at $1,050 in the US before taxes, according to Chinese leaker Instant Digital. The model will also reportedly get a storage boost from the Pro's usual 128GB to 256GB. For context, if you were to bump up to 256GB on the iPhone 16 Pro, that would cost you $100 and bri

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StarDict sends X11 clipboard to remote servers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-29 06:08:13

StarDict sends X11 clipboard to remote servers [LWN subscriber-only content] StarDict is a GPLv3-licensed cross-platform dictionary application. It includes dictionaries for a number of languages, and has a rich plugin ecosystem. It also has a glaring security problem: while running on X11, using Debian's default configuration, it will send a user's text selections over unencrypted HTTP to two remote servers. On August 4, Vincent Lefevre reported the problem to the oss-security mailing list an

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Bitcoin briefly retakes $120,000, ether touches 2021 highs after breaking key $4,000 level

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-11-30 03:04:17

Bitcoin has edged closer to its all-time high after an overnight rally that also propelled ether to levels not seen since 2021. The price of bitcoin was last flat at $118,981.86, according to Coin Metrics. Ether was also flat at $4,256.90, after surging on Sunday to its highest level since December 2021. Both were trading off their highs of the day. On Friday, ether broke $4,000 for the first time since December. The moves took place alongside a rise in U.S. equity futures earlier in the morni

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Siri's New Features May Include Adding Voice Controls to Apps

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-30 22:26:01

Apple is testing new features for its Siri assistant with popular apps -- including Uber, Facebook and YouTube -- that would make it possible to use third-party app features with voice commands, according to a report from Bloomberg. The testing is being done with the goal of releasing a revamped Siri in the spring of 2026 that uses Apple's App Intents to expand what Siri can do outside of Apple's own OS and first-party apps. For instance, people might be able to post Instagram comments or make

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Bitcoin retakes $120,000, ether touches 2021 highs after breaking key $4,000 level

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-12-01 17:43:20

Bitcoin is a stone's throw from its all-time high after an overnight rally that also propelled ether to levels not seen since 2021. The price of bitcoin was last higher by 1% at $119,782, according to Coin Metrics. Ether was down about 1.6% at $4,181, after surging on Sunday to its highest level since December 2021. On Friday, it broke $4,000 for the first time since December. The moves took place alongside a rise in U.S. equity futures, as investors looked ahead to a batch of key inflation re

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Gurman: All-new App Intents feature and Siri overhaul on track to launch next spring

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-12-01 18:28:59

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is aiming to ship its brand new App Intents feature, allowing Siri to take actions for you, next Spring – alongside its long-promised Siri overhaul. These features were initially on track to launch during the iOS 18 release cycle, though Apple faced engineering delays. Now, they should launch by ~iOS 26.4, according to current reporting. Apple’s Siri delays sure have been disappointing, and Apple likely shouldn’t have announced the features without ha

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Woman Diagnosed with Malaria in Washington May Be State’s First Locally Acquired Case

gizmodo.com Natalia Mesa 2025-12-05 12:55:11

Washington state officials have revealed that a local woman has been diagnosed with malaria, which, if confirmed, would mark the first known case of the disease being acquired in the state. The woman was diagnosed with malaria, a mosquito-borne illness caused by a parasite, on August 2, according to the officials. State and federal public health agencies are working to confirm the source of the infection, according to a statement published on Wednesday. Officials believe that the infection may

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There’s Even More Rumors About the Villains of ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-12-06 17:00:29

It’s going to be a while before we see Blade Runner 2099. Dune Part III will be partially shot on film. Exit 8 is coming stateside. Plus, get a creepy new look at Ben Wheatley’s new movie. Spoilers now! Spider-Man: Brand New Day As reported by Cosmic Marvel and Comic Book, costume prop modeler Monica Avitto has created a public mood board on Pinterest full of samurai armor for one of the villains appearing in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, leading to fevered speculation that a Japanese character l

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Grand Canyon ‘Megafire’ Explodes in Size and Is Now Creating Its Own Weather

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-12-08 03:15:02

Despite over a month of firefighting efforts, the Dragon Bravo fire experienced a surge of growth this week, doubling in size within just a few days. The northern Arizona “megafire” is now the largest active blaze in the continental U.S. and the largest of 2025 so far. As of Wednesday, August 6, the Dragon Bravo fire has torched 130,520 acres along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, according to the national wildfire monitoring database InciWeb. This fire sparked to life when lightning struck the ar

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The 12 Most Effective Cardio Workouts

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-08 05:00:00

Cardio is more than just running laps or hopping on a bike. It's any movement that gets your heart pumping, your body sweating and your energy levels soaring. Whether you're chasing a weight loss goal or looking to boost endurance, there's a cardio workout that fits your mood and motivation. Not into high-impact moves? Go for swimming or a rowing session that's easier on the joints. Want something that pushes your limits? Sprinting or HIIT might be your jam. Cardio is flexible and lets you mix i

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Russia’s Colossal Earthquake May Have Ignited Multiple Volcanoes

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-12-09 03:55:09

The sixth strongest earthquake ever recorded struck Russia’s far east Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29 and has seemingly triggered a string of nearby volcanoes. According to the United States Geological Survey, it’s not uncommon for large earthquakes to cause volcanic activity, though volcanoes will only erupt if they were already close to erupting on their own. Depending on its magnitude, the earthquake must also occur within a certain distance from the volcano. Klyuchevskaya, one of the highes

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The Pixel 6 Pro camera crashes when zooming, and there is no fix in sight

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-09 08:42:24

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR A persistent bug causes the Pixel 6 Pro’s camera app to crash when switching from 1x to 4x during a 4K 30fps video. Despite appearing as early as February and spanning multiple updates, there’s still no official fix. Customer service allegedly blames hardware, requiring out-of-warranty repairs. Although the Pixel 6 series is a few years old, the flagship phones still have plenty of life left. The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are promised to receive updates until

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Some Sonos Speakers Are Getting So Hot That the USB-C Port Melts

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-12-11 03:24:23

If you’re in the business of selling audio gear with a Sonos logo on it, you may be feeling a little more heat than usual. And if you’re a person who owns a Sonos speaker, you may be equally as hot, though potentially not in a figurative sense. According to a report from Bloomberg, Sonos has admitted that a small number of customers who bought its Roam Bluetooth speakers have experienced overheating problems that caused the speaker to partially melt (specifically the USB-C port). Per Bloomberg,

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Ray-Ban Meta stealth stickers go viral but fail to beat safeguards

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-11 12:08:51

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR A TikTok seller is promoting vinyl “Ghost Dots” that claim to block the recording light on Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. Meta’s glasses disable photo and video recording when the light is blocked, and comments suggest the stickers don’t work. TikTok briefly removed the product, but it’s already back on sale. Anyone talking to a Ray-Ban Meta wearer probably wants to know if they’re being recorded, which is why the tech giant added a recording light to it

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EPA Moves to Cancel $7B in Grants for Solar Energy

news.ycombinator.com Maxine Joselow 2025-12-11 22:29:28

The Trump administration is preparing to terminate $7 billion in federal grants intended to help low- and moderate-income families install solar panels on their homes, according to two people briefed on the matter. The Environmental Protection Agency is drafting termination letters to the 60 nonprofit groups and state agencies that received the grants under the “Solar for All” program, with the goal of sending the letters by the end of this week, according to the two people, who spoke on the co

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Apple might be building its own AI ‘answer engine’

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2025-12-15 14:49:00

In Brief Apple has formed a new team to build a ChatGPT-like app, according to according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. This team — reportedly called Answers, Knowledge, and Information — is working to build an “answer engine” that can respond to questions using information from across the web. This could be a standalone app or provide search capabilities in Siri, Safari, and other Apple products. Gurman also notes that Apple is advertising for jobs with this team, specifically looking for appli

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Tesla partly liable in Florida Autopilot trial, jury awards $329M in damages

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-12-16 06:24:42

A jury in federal court in Miami has found Tesla partly to blame for a fatal 2019 crash that involved the use of the company’s Autopilot driver assistance system. The jury awarded the plaintiffs $329 million in punitive and compensatory damages. Neither the driver of the car nor the Autopilot system braked in time to avoid going through an intersection, where the car struck an SUV and killed a pedestrian. The jury assigned the driver two-thirds of the blame, and attributed one-third to Tesla. (

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Truecaller’s call-recording feature won’t work on iPhones from September 30

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-12-16 08:36:07

Truecaller is discontinuing its call recording function on iOS — just over two years after the feature was launched — as the Swedish company opts to focus on its core offering: fighting spam calls. On Friday, the company confirmed to TechCrunch that its call recording feature will no longer be available on iPhones starting September 30. Users with saved call recordings can either download them to their devices, share them via email or messaging apps, or switch their storage preference to iCloud

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Tesla partly liable in Florida Autopilot trial, jury awards $200M punitive damages

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-12-16 12:24:42

A jury in federal court in Miami has found Tesla partly to blame for a fatal 2019 crash that involved the use of the company’s Autopilot driver assistance system. The jury awarded the plaintiffs $200 million in punitive damages, along with compensatory damages. Neither the driver of the car nor the Autopilot system braked in time to avoid going through an intersection, where the car struck an SUV and killed a pedestrian. The jury assigned the driver two-thirds of the blame, and attributed one-t

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Truecaller’s call recording feature won’t work on iPhones from Sept. 30

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-12-17 08:36:07

Truecaller is discontinuing its call recording function on iOS — just over two years after the feature was launched — as the Swedish company opts to focus on its core offering: fighting spam calls. On Friday, the company confirmed to TechCrunch that its call recording feature will no longer be available on iPhones starting September 30. Users with saved call recordings can either download them to their devices, share them via email or messaging apps, or switch their storage preference to iCloud

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Amazon's gloomy earnings forecast overshadows better-than-expected results

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-12-18 22:57:49

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle on Oct. 5, 2021. Amazon shares slid more than 3% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported second-quarter results that exceeded expectations, but it gave light operating income guidance for the current period. Here's how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $1.68 vs. $1.33 estimated $1.68 vs. $1.33 estimated Revenue: $167.7 billion vs. $162.09 billion esti

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Amazon set to report earnings: AI and tariffs are key to the second quarter

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-12-19 03:32:45

Amazon will report second-quarter results after the market close Thursday. Here's what analysts surveyed by LSEG are expecting: Earnings per share: $1.33 $1.33 Revenue: $162.09 billion Wall Street is also looking at other key revenue metrics: Amazon Web Services: $30.8 billion, according to StreetAccount $30.8 billion, according to StreetAccount Advertising: $14.99 billion, according to StreetAccount The company spooked investors in May when it warned in its earnings report that "tariff a

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Amazon earnings primer: Why AI and tariffs are key to the second quarter

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-12-19 17:11:09

Amazon will report second-quarter results after the market close Thursday. Here's what analysts surveyed by LSEG are expecting: Earnings per share: $1.33 $1.33 Revenue: $162.1 billion Wall Street is also looking at other key revenue metrics: Amazon Web Services: $30.8 billion, according to StreetAccount $30.8 billion, according to StreetAccount Advertising: $14.99 billion, according to StreetAccount The company spooked investors in May when it warned in its earnings report that "tariff an

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iOS 26 updates for AirPods preview: Enhanced audio recording, camera remote and more

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-22 08:30:36

Of all the new iOS 26 features that Apple previewed at WWDC in June, AirPods updates were only briefly mentioned. Studio-quality audio recording and improved call clarity got top billing, while the addition of a camera remote control was also quickly discussed. However, when the beta software arrived last week, it turned out there were actually more features than described at the event, making this a meatier update for Apple’s recent AirPods than initially indicated. I’ve spent some time testing

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Robinhood's 175% rally this year is best among U.S. tech stocks

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2025-12-23 08:36:04

As Robinhood investors await second-quarter earnings, expectations are sky-high. The online broker, known for popularizing stock and crypto trading with young investors, has seen its shares surge 177% this year, outpacing all other U.S. tech companies valued at $5 or more, excluding those that went public in 2025. The next best performer is Palantir , up 107%. Robinhood's pop this year follows a 192% rally in 2024. The company's market cap now sits at $91 billion, putting it slightly behind Co

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Perplexity’s Comet AI browser tricked into buying fake items online

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Amazon's gloomy earnings forecast overshadows better-than-expected results

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