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Ukrainians arrest alleged admin of major crime forum XSS

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-06 00:10:08

Yesterday, Ukrainian authorities arrested the suspected administrator of a notorious Russian-language crime forum, XSS.is. In an X post, the Paris Prosecutor's Office announced that Ukrainian authorities detained the suspect after an investigation conducted with French authorities' and Europol's help that began almost exactly four years ago. XSS has been "one of the main hubs of global cybercrime" since 2013, French authorities said, allowing "the sale of malware, access to compromised systems

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Trump unveils his plan to put AI in everything

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2026-01-05 22:07:29

is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. Ensuring AI reflects “objective truth,” slashing onerous regulations, disseminating US AI tools around the world, and fast-tracking AI infrastructure: this is all part of President Donald Trump’s vision for AI policy. The White House unveiled its “AI Action Plan” Wednesday ahead o

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Trump Releases His All-American Action Plan for AI

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2026-01-06 05:45:32

Donald Trump on Wednesday revealed “America’s AI Action Plan,” a collection of more than 90 policy recommendations designed to ensure that the country remains competitive when it comes to the development of artificial intelligence, some of which would loosen regulations around the development of data centers and encourage rapid adoption of the technology across different sectors. “We believe we’re in an AI race,” David Sacks, the White House AI czar, said during a call with reporters. “We want t

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Proton launches privacy-respecting encrypted AI assistant Lumo

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-06 10:41:11

Proton has launched a new tool called Lumo, offering a privacy-first AI assistant that does not log user conversations and doesn't use their prompts for training. Proton is a Swiss company behind proven privacy and security tools and services, including Proton Mail, Proton VPN, and Proton Drive. In June 2024, it transitioned to a non-profit structure, putting user privacy over profits. The introduction of Lumo aligns with this mission, as Proton claims this AI tool is designed to provide help

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Cara – High Precision Robot Dog Using Rope

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-06 10:38:20

Finding the Exact 8:1 Gear Ratio The starting point of this project was figuring out how to achieve an exact 8:1 gear ratio with the capstan drives. In my capstan drive video, I designed all the drives to have an 8:1 gear ratio—but when measured, none of them actually did. The commenters on that video pretty accurately diagnosed my mistake. I had made the outer diameter of the big drum 8 times larger than the outer diameter of the small drum, but this doesn't account for the diameter of the rop

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Texas Instruments stock falls 12% as CEO warns of tariff concerns

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-06 15:11:21

The Texas Instruments headquarters in Dallas, Texas, US, on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. Texas Instruments shares plunged 12% after the automotive and industrial semiconductor supplier warned of ongoing tariff aftershocks. The company said it expects third-quarter earnings between $1.36 and $1.60 per share, a midpoint of $1.48 per share. That fell short of an LSEG estimate of $1.50. Texas Instruments anticipates revenues between $4.45 billion and $4.48 billion. The midpoint of $4.63 billion was sli

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Trump's AI Action Plan targets state regulation and 'ideological bias'

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-06 15:32:48

At the start of the year, President Trump announced his AI Action Plan, an initiative he said would eventually enact policy that would "enhance America's position as an AI powerhouse." Now, after months of consultation with industry players like Google and OpenAI, the administration has finally shared the specific actions it plans to take. Notably, the framework seeks to limit state regulation of AI companies by instructing the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and other federal ag

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Trump’s AI strategy trades guardrails for growth in race against China

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2026-01-06 15:57:21

The Trump administration published its much-anticipated AI Action Plan on Wednesday, a document that takes a sharp shift away from former President Biden’s cautious approach to addressing the risks of AI, and instead barrels ahead with plans to build out AI infrastructure, cut red tape for tech companies, shore up national security, and compete with China. The downstream effects of this shift will likely ripple throughout various industries and may even be felt by the average American consumer.

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Proton’s ChatGPT rival is prioritizing privacy with encrypted chats and zero logs

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-06 20:57:28

Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR The company behind Proton Mail and ProtonVPN has announced a new privacy-focused AI chatbot, called “Lumo.” Chats with Lumo are claimed to be end-to-end encrypted and stored directly on your devices. It offers both free and paid tiers and is available on Android and iOS devices, as well as with a web interface. Proton, known for its eponymous VPN and mail client apps, is joining the rally of companies that have embraced artificial intelligence or AI. Ea

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4 things Proton's privacy-first AI chatbot Lumo can do - and how to try it

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-01-06 20:10:53

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Proton, the company responsible for Proton Mail, Proton VPN, and more services, is planning to launch a new AI chatbot called Lumo that aims to preserve your privacy. This new chatbot can do things like summarize documents, create code, and just about anything the other chatbots can do. 1. Stores data locally The difference between Lumo and other chatbots is that Lumo stores all data locally, so you don't have to worry that the company has access to your data. Pro

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Stop Building AI Tools Backwards

news.ycombinator.com Hazel Weakly 2026-01-06 18:56:31

I’ve been reading this week about how humans learn, and effective ways of transferring knowledge. In addition, I’ve also had AI in the back of my mind, and recently I’ve come to the realization that not only is our industry building AI tools poorly, we’re building them backwards. Which, honestly, is really depressing to me because there is so much unrealized potential that we have available–is it not enough that we built the LLMs unethically, and that they waste far more energy than they return

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Proton's privacy-focused Lumo chatbot encrypts all your conversations

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-07 00:45:52

What's another AI chatbot in an already crowded field? That's the question Proton is trying to answer today with the release of its new Lumo assistant . And like with its best known service, Proton Mail , the company says Lumo is for those who want a private alternative to what big tech is offering. Proton says every conversation with Lumo is secured with zero-access encryption, meaning only your device can unlock your content. In the context of an AI chatbot, that has several implications. Mos

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Peacock's New Subscription Pricing Is Here. Here's What to Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-07 00:29:07

If you've been waiting to sign up for Peacock to binge Love Island, the streaming service will now cost more for new or returning subscribers. Pricing goes up on its monthly and annual plans beginning July 23, and will increase in August for current subscribers. With a bump of $3 more each month for Peacock Premium and Peacock Premium Plus, the rates are going from $8 to $11 for the ad-based option, and from $14 to $17 for the ad-free version. For the yearly plan, the price is up from $80 a yea

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Trump’s AI Action Plan Is a Crusade Against ‘Bias’—and Regulation

wired.com Kate Knibbs 2026-01-07 00:52:43

On Wednesday, the Trump Administration unveiled its new artificial intelligence action plan geared at keeping US efforts competitive with China. With over 90 policies recommended, it’s a wide-ranging document that, if followed, would give Silicon Valley’s most powerful companies even more leeway to grow. “We believe we’re in an AI race,” White House AI czar David Sacks said on a call ahead of the action plan’s release. “We want the United States to win that race.” The Office of Science and Tech

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Ukraine arrests suspected admin of XSS Russian hacking forum

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-07 05:41:27

The suspected administrator of the Russian-speaking hacking forum XSS.is was arrested by the Ukrainian authorities yesterday at the request of the Paris public prosecutor's office. The French authorities state that the investigation was opened roughly four years ago, uncovering activities related to ransomware and other cybercrimes, which yielded multi-million-dollar profits. This was despite the forum publicly banning all ransomware topics on the platform in May 2021. "The investigation, ope

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Proton throws shade at Apple Intelligence privacy as it launches AI chatbot

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-01-07 10:31:58

The company behind encrypted email service Proton Mail has today launched a new freemium AI chatbot which promises that your chats will remain completely private. Proton Lumo offers five protections it says aren’t matched by any of the existing mainstream AI services like ChatGPT and Gemini, and has even thrown shade at Apple Intelligence privacy … Proton Lumo AI chatbot Proton said it launched Lumo because the benefits of AI are too great to miss, but the privacy risks are too serious to ign

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Trump is set to unveil his AI roadmap: Here’s what to know

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-01-07 10:00:00

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to unveil his long-awaited AI Action Plan at a Washington D.C. event Wednesday hosted by Silicon Valley insiders — his first major address concerning artificial intelligence since he took office for the second time in January. The AI Action Plan should provide a roadmap of the Trump administration’s strategies, priorities, and concerns around AI — likely a technology that will come to define the 47th President’s term. The plan is effectively a replacemen

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Proton’s new privacy-first AI assistant encrypts all chats, keeps no logs

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2026-01-07 10:49:08

Privacy-focused productivity tools maker Proton on Wednesday released its AI assistant, called Lumo, which it says prioritizes protecting user data. The company says the chatbot keeps no logs of your conversations, has end-to-end encryption for storing chats, and offers a ghost mode for conversations that disappear as soon as you close the window. Available via a web client, as well as Android and iOS apps, Lumo doesn’t require you to have an account to use the chatbot and ask questions. You c

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Proton is launching a privacy-focused AI chatbot

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-01-07 20:00:00

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Proton, the company behind the encrypted email service Proton Mail, has launched an AI assistant aimed at preserving user privacy. The new chatbot, called Lumo, can summarize documents, generate code, write emails, and more, while storing data locally on users’ devices. Proton says it will protect this information using “zero-access” encryption, wh

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Project Lyra – Exploring Interstellar Objects

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-07 18:31:47

Project Lyra develops concepts for reaching interstellar objects such as 1I / 'Oumuamua and 2I / Borisov with a spacecraft, based on near-term technologies. But what is an interstellar object? Laser sail spacecraft arriving at 'Oumuamua, the interstellar asteroid (Credit: Maciej Rebisz) What is 1I/'Oumuamua and what is an Interstellar Object? On October 19th 2017, the University of Hawaii’s Pan-STARRS 1 telescope on Haleakala discovered a fast-moving object near the Earth, initially named A/2

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Trump met with Amazon's Jeff Bezos at the White House last week, sources say

cnbc.com Eamon Javers Annie Palmer 2026-01-07 16:43:54

Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon, takes the stage during The New York Times' annual DealBook Summit, at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on Dec. 4, 2024. President Donald Trump met with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos at the White House last week, CNBC has learned. The meeting between Trump and Bezos, one of the world's richest men, lasted for more than an hour, according to two people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the conversation was private.

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Wild Video Shows Robot Changing Its Own Battery

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-07 18:10:13

What do they even need us for anymore? Self Swap As we continue on our path towards a potential future filled with tireless humanoid robots staffing factory floors, companies are looking to solve a major pain point of the tech: a limited battery life. Chinese company UBTECH recently showed off its bipedal Walker S2 robot contorting its arms to hot swap one of its battery packs — a "world's first," seemingly — which means the 95-pound automaton could technically work 24 hours a day, an integra

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Democrats are desperately trying to revive the click-to-cancel rule

news.ycombinator.com Lauren Feiner 2026-01-08 00:12:41

is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. Democratic lawmakers are taking multiple routes to try to revive the Federal Trade Commission’s “click-to-cancel” rule after an appeals court blocked it on procedural grounds right before it was set to take effect. Democrats already introduced legislation earlier this month to cod

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Comparing the Glove80 and Maltron Keyboards

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-08 05:12:25

Computer keyboards largely go unnoticed in daily life: most of us have to use them at some point or another, but they tend to be seen as interchangeable lumps of plastic and metal . For some of us, however, what keyboard we use has an effect on our health. I have typed a lot, for well over 30 years. 25 years ago I had prolonged period of pain in my hands that was, in part, brought on by extensive keyboard usage. After 3 months of not typing at all, I resolved to do anything I could to lessen th

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Lumma infostealer malware returns after law enforcement disruption

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-08 10:34:42

The Lumma infostealer malware operation is gradually resuming activities following a massive law enforcement operation in May, which resulted in the seizure of 2,300 domains and parts of its infrastructure. Although the Lumma malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform suffered significant disruption from the law enforcement action, as confirmed by early June reports on infostealer activity, it didn't shut down. The operators immediately acknowledged the situation on XSS forums, but claimed that thei

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‘I Got You Guys Out of So Much Trouble’: Trump Signs Stablecoin Crypto Bill

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2026-01-08 10:05:36

The self-diagnosed “very stable genius” has, fittingly, signed into law the GENIUS Act, which introduces (very loose, industry-friendly) regulations for the operation of stablecoins—cryptocurrencies pegged to assets like the US dollar. During the press conference and signing ceremony for the bill, Trump got quite transparent about his relationship with the crypto community, telling them, “I got you guys out of so much trouble.” Trump’s comments, made over the weekend, show quite the prescience,

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Apple Intelligence news summaries are back, with a big red disclaimer

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-08 15:24:41

Apple has released the fourth developer betas of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 and its other next-generation software updates today. And along with their other changes and fixes, the new builds are bringing back Apple Intelligence notification summaries for news apps. Apple disabled news notification summaries as part of the iOS 18.3 update in January. Incorrect summaries circulating on social media prompted news organizations to complain to Apple, particularly after one summary said that Luigi M

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Democrats are desperately trying to revive the click-to-cancel rule

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2026-01-08 20:59:56

is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. Democratic lawmakers are taking multiple routes to try to revive the Federal Trade Commission’s “click-to-cancel” rule after an appeals court blocked it on procedural grounds right before it was set to take effect. Democrats already introduced legislation earlier this month to cod

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Towards A Unified Quantum Platform

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2026-01-08 22:25:03

Since its conception in the 1980s, quantum computing (QC) has presented academia and industry with numerous challenges as the technology has scaled. While QC systems have grown exponentially, with qubit numbers per system increasing from single digits to more than a thousand, a byproduct of this growth is a fragmented software and hardware ecosystem that makes further progress more difficult. Researchers have recently addressed this issue by creating a unified software and hardware platform to s

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Clout wars: Jensen Huang eclipses Elon Musk and Tim Cook in Washington

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2026-01-08 15:01:40

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) listens as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House during an event on "Investing in America" on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images The China-U.S. trade war in the first Donald Trump administration saw Apple CEO Tim Cook go on a charm offensive with the president while maintaining strong relations with Beijing. Apple avoided U.S. tariffs and continued to grow in China, while Cook earned the reputation as a sk

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Ukrainians arrest alleged admin of major crime forum XSS

Trump unveils his plan to put AI in everything

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Texas Instruments stock falls 12% as CEO warns of tariff concerns

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Ukraine arrests suspected admin of XSS Russian hacking forum

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Trump is set to unveil his AI roadmap: Here’s what to know

Proton’s new privacy-first AI assistant encrypts all chats, keeps no logs

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Democrats are desperately trying to revive the click-to-cancel rule

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Apple Intelligence news summaries are back, with a big red disclaimer

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Clout wars: Jensen Huang eclipses Elon Musk and Tim Cook in Washington

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