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A newly released PS5 hacking exploit now supports more recent console firmware, expanding the pool of hardware that can be jailbroken beyond older, unupdated units previously required. This means users no longer need to hunt for outdated secondary-market consoles to get into PS5 hacking.
A powerful nor'easter dumped floodwaters into Surf City, New Jersey over the weekend, turning suburban streets into waterways. A resident captured video of a shark's dorsal fin cutting through the water in a driveway before it headed toward Barnegat Bay. Shark researcher Greg Skomal identified it as a smooth dogfish, a small species common to the area and harmless to humans.
Apple TV is licensing Small Prophets, a British comedy that debuted on the BBC earlier this year, for global streaming. The series, created by Mackenzie Crook and holding a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, premieres October 7 with two episodes, followed by weekly releases through November 4. UK viewers, however, won't get access until 2027.
Microsoft Threat Intelligence reported on Sept. 29 that Russia-linked APT group Star Blizzard has replaced its ClickFix social-engineering technique with a new malware delivery method called RedFlick. The group, also known as ColdRiver or Callisto, has used RedFlick since January to install its CosmicPulse backdoor via scheduled tasks, requiring only a single victim interaction instead of multiple steps.
SteelSeries has released the Sensei Pro and Rival Pro gaming mice, marking the company's 25th anniversary. Both models use ultra-wideband wireless technology and an 8K polling rate, and include a dual-battery 'infinite power system' that lets one battery charge while the other is in use. Each mouse is priced at $180, sold in black or white and in standard or Mini sizes through SteelSeries' online store.
Discord unveiled Ads Manager, a self-service platform letting advertisers forecast, bid on and monitor campaigns from one dashboard, though open access won't arrive until early 2027. The company also rebranded its in-game reward video ads as Video Quests Reserve, a reservation-based format aimed at delivering premium, high-impact brand placements with trackable impressions and clicks.
A new paper in Nature reports that stripes and spots on many butterfly wings create a visual effect similar to the illusion seen in rotating barbershop poles, where predators misjudge the insect's speed and direction. Co-author George Hancock of the University of Exeter says these patterns generate false motion cues while masking the butterfly's actual flight path, interfering with predators during the split-second window of an attack.
Meshy is promoting its Meshy 7 AI platform, which converts text prompts or 2D images into print-ready 3D models without manual modeling. New customers can get 60% off their first month's subscription using the code TOMESHY60, applicable to paid tiers above the free plan.
Dutch authorities have arrested a man identified as Van der Stap as part of an investigation into the Shiny Hunters hacking group, according to KrebsOnSecurity. Van der Stap had previously served prison time for data theft and extortion and had publicly rebranded himself as a reformed hacker working in offensive security.
Strata is a semantic layer server that runs locally via Docker with a bundled database and a preloaded TPC-DS retail sample dataset. Users install it with a single shell command or Docker run command, then use a separate CLI tool to create git-tracked YAML projects and connect warehouses like Snowflake, Databricks, PostgreSQL, Redshift, MySQL, or SQL Server. A free trial activates automatically on first setup.
A music theory blog post reconstructs a circular diagram that John Coltrane once sketched and gave to Yusef Lateef, who later referenced it in his own book on scales. The diagram overlays chromatic scales onto the circle of fifths/fourths, and the post turns it into an interactive tool letting users rotate keys and highlight harmonic shapes, including patterns connected to Coltrane's composition 'Giant Steps'.
DoorDash is rolling out its drone delivery program, DoorDash Air, starting in Northern California with Chipotle and Popeyes as launch partners. The company says its six-propeller drone is quiet at delivery altitude and that early tests showed restaurant-to-door delivery times averaging under five minutes for eligible orders.