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Anti-Exploitation Group Horrified by Elon Musk's AI-Powered Waifu

futurism.com Unknown 2025-07-19 06:04:39

One of the weirder bits of news on the AI front this week has been Elon Musk's rollout of sexually-charged animated chatbots. Officially called "companions" — or by the slangier "waifus," a Japanese term for a fictional romantic partner — the virtual characters rolled out to X-formerly-Twitter just days after Grok experienced a catastrophic meltdown, blasting users with racist comments and calling itself "MechaHitler." Users on X-formerly-Twitter can now pay a $300 monthly subscription to acce

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SonicWall SMA devices hacked with OVERSTEP rootkit tied to ransomware

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-07-22 11:33:15

A threat actor has been deploying a previously unseen malware called OVERSTEP that modifies the boot process of fully-patched but no longer supported SonicWall Secure Mobile Access appliances. The backdoor is a user-mode rootkit that allows hackers to hide malicious components, maintain persistent access on the device, and steal sensitive credentials. Researchers at Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) observed the rootkit in attacks that may have relied on “an unknown, zero-day remote code

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Police disrupt “Diskstation” ransomware gang attacking NAS devices

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-07-24 15:53:08

An international law enforcement action dismantled a Romanian ransomware gang known as 'Diskstation,' which encrypted the systems of several companies in the Lombardy region, paralyzing their businesses. The law enforcement operation codenamed 'Operation Elicius' was coordinated by Europol and also involved police forces in France and Romania. Diskstation is a ransomware operation that targets Synology Network-Attached Storage (NAS) devices, which are commonly used by companies for centralized

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Reddit starts verifying ages of users in the UK

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-07-26 03:03:20

Reddit starts verifying ages of users in the UK Ofcom, the UK regulator, said: "We expect other companies to follow suit, or face enforcement if they fail to act." Reddit, known for its online communities and discussions, said that while it does not want to know who its audience is: "It would be helpful for our safety efforts to be able to confirm whether you are a child or an adult." The social media platform is bringing in the measures to comply with new rules under the UK's Online Safety A

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Switching to Claude Code and VSCode Inside Docker

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-26 05:11:24

Last night I finished a transition from my old AI coding setup I've been using for a while to running Claude Code in Docker using VSCode's "Dev Container" feature. In this post I lay out a few of my thoughts on why I wanted to switch to something in the first place, and also a short guide for those who want to do the same. If you are here just for the guide + code (a tiny single file), here it is: https://github.com/tim-sha256/claude-in-docker 🥺 Important note! I'm not a professional vibe

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Our favorite smartphone accessories at Android Authority

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-27 12:00:04

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority It’s all well and good having a great Android phone, but an ecosystem of accessories can also make for a more enjoyable experience. Just take a look at all the handy add-ons for Galaxy phones and iPhones that you can buy on Amazon or the millions of other retailers — there are so many! Unsurprisingly, we love phone accessories here at Android Authority, but not all of them are created equal. So I thought it would be a good idea to ask my colleagues about thei

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Futureproof Fiber Gives Homeowners an Edge, but Access Isn't Always Fair

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-27 11:00:00

We live in a fast-evolving digital age, making a high-speed internet connection as essential as running water and electricity. But a lack of affordable internet options perpetuates what is known as the broadband divide -- the gap that divides those who can or can't digitally connect in meaningful ways. A lesser-known discussion point around the broadband divide goes beyond a lack of internet access. Lack of fast internet -- fiber internet, specifically -- negatively affects home values, hurting

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Show HN: Pangolin – Open source alternative to Cloudflare Tunnels

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-29 20:50:43

Tunneled Reverse Proxy Server with Access Control Your own self-hosted zero trust tunnel. Pangolin is a self-hosted tunneled reverse proxy server with identity and access control, designed to securely expose private resources on distributed networks. Acting as a central hub, it connects isolated networks — even those behind restrictive firewalls — through encrypted tunnels, enabling easy access to remote services without opening ports. Resources page of Pangolin dashboard (dark mode) showing

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Elon Musk Says Grok Is Coming to Tesla EVs

wired.com Jeremy White 2025-07-31 19:48:42

“Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles very soon. Next week at the latest,” Elon Musk stated Thursday in a post on X. The EV brand would catch up with the likes of Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen, which have already integrated ChatGPT into their vehicles as voice assistants. The announcement follows a livestream late Wednesday that Musk held with xAI colleagues where the billionaire unveiled Grok 4, the latest AI model from xAI, his multibillion-dollar initiative to rival OpenAI and Google. The timing

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This smart lock is feature-rich, solves a common problem - and it's 43% off

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-01 11:24:00

ZDNET's key takeaways You can buy a Philips Home Access 4000 Series smart lock for the MSRP of $210 This smart lock is very responsive, taking quick action when commanded, and features plenty of unlocking options in the user-friendly app The lock is a bit slow in the process of locking itself and then being receptive to a code or fingerprint and makes some errors with fingerprint unlock. View now at Amazon The Philips Home Access 4000 Series smart lock is available for $90 off during Amazon P

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All digital Xbox games now carry standardized accessibility tags

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-02 11:09:45

Microsoft just announced that all digital games and experiences are now accompanied by clearly labeled and standardized accessibility tags . These Accessible Games Initiative tags are designed to "provide players with clear and consistent information about the accessibility features in video games." They are found on top of the store page. As you can see below, the game South of Midnight includes 13 accessibility features . Clicking "More" leads to a description of each. In this case, the game

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Ruckus Networks leaves severe flaws unpatched in management devices

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-02 19:42:07

Multiple vulnerabilities that remain unpatched in Ruckus Wireless management products could be exploited to fully compromise the network environment they serve. The issues affect Ruckus Wireless Virtual SmartZone (vSZ) and Ruckus Network Director (RND), and range from uauthenticated remote code execution to hardcoded passwords or SSH public and private keys. Ruckus vSZ is a centralized wireless network controller that can manage tens of thousands of Ruckus access points and clients, allowing c

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New ServiceNow flaw lets attackers enumerate restricted data

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-02 22:00:00

A new vulnerability in ServiceNow, dubbed Count(er) Strike, allows low-privileged users to extract sensitive data from tables to which they should not have access. ServiceNow is a cloud-based platform that enables organizations to manage digital workflows for their enterprise operations. It is widely adopted across various industries, including public sector organizations, healthcare, financial institutions, and large enterprises. The flaw was discovered by Varonis Threat Labs in February 2025

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Where’s your new Google Photos editor? Google shares updated timetable

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-04 15:42:52

Google Photos recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary, and while we’re thankful for all the memories it’s helped us preserve along the way, we were also very excited to hear about what’s coming next, with promises of a bold new editing experience about to roll out. When sharing the news back in May, Google communicated that initial access would get underway for Android users in June, with iOS support following later. We’re soundly into July by this point, and still haven’t seen the new edito

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Overcoming Technical Barriers in Desktop and Application Virtualization

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-05 07:09:49

As organizations increasingly embrace remote and hybrid work, desktop and application virtualization have become essential strategies for ensuring flexibility, scalability, and security. However, implementing these solutions presents several technical challenges that IT leaders must address to maintain seamless operations and robust security. This article explores these challenges and highlights proven strategies for overcoming them. Securing Virtual Environments in the Face of Evolving Threa

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OpenAI tightens the screws on security to keep away prying eyes

techcrunch.com Connie Loizos 2025-08-05 23:44:33

In Brief OpenAI has reportedly overhauled its security operations to protect against corporate espionage. According to the Financial Times, the company accelerated an existing security clampdown after Chinese startup DeepSeek released a competing model in January, with OpenAI alleging that DeepSeek improperly copied its models using “distillation” techniques. The beefed-up security includes “information tenting” policies that limit staff access to sensitive algorithms and new products. For exa

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Amazon devices go on sale ahead of Prime Day: Here are the hottest deals!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-10 11:58:40

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Amazon Prime Day is right around the corner, and it’s one of the hottest sales events we see every single year. You don’t have to wait for July 8-11 to start saving on hot products, though. Amazon Prime subscribers usually get early access to discounts, and today we noticed an influx of deals on Amazon devices. Almost all are on sale, so let’s talk about the hottest offers. Important note: All of these offers are exclusive to Amazon Prime subscribers. They a

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Perplexity joins Anthropic and OpenAI in offering a $200 per month subscription

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-13 11:17:15

You can add Perplexity to the growing list of AI companies offering $200+ per month subscription plans to users who want unlimited access to their most advanced products and tools. As of today, Perplexity Max is available on iOS and the web. The subscription comes with unlimited monthly usage of Labs, the agentic creation tool Perplexity released this past May. People can use Labs to generate spreadsheets, presentations, web applications and more. Perplexity is also promising early access to ne

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Nuki, my favorite smart lock, is now available in the US; I can’t recommend it enough

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-14 03:03:15

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Europe’s best smart lock, the Nuki Smart Lock, has launched in the US. The Matter-compatible lock costs $159 alone, or $299 with the fingerprint-supporting keypad (currently $229 on Amazon). A $5.9 premium monthly subscription enables remote access via the Nuki app and notifications, but it’s free for a lifetime for early adopters. If you ask me about my favorite product I’ve ever reviewed in my 19 years as a tech writer, the answer would be pretty st

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Google Home’s new sharing tools are now available to everyone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-15 01:07:07

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Home is now widely rolling out its new Member role feature. It was previously available to Google Home users enrolled in the public preview program. Member role allows you to invite family members, including children under 13, as well as guests and roommates to manage specific devices or your entire smart home. Google Home’s Member access feature is now rolling out widely with version 3.3 of the app. The feature makes it easier to share a devi

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RFK Jr.’s health department calls Nature “junk science,” cancels subscriptions

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-15 07:21:06

Scientists at several federal agencies are losing access to scientific literature published by Springer Nature, which produces the prestigious journal Nature among many other high-profile titles. That's according to a report Monday by Nature's news team, which is also published by Springer Nature, but is editorially independent. According to the news outlet, spokespeople for NASA and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed that agency scientists would no longer have access to Springe

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PSA: If you have a Brother printer, change the password now

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-17 08:37:57

Almost 700 Brother printer models have been found to contain a number of serious security flaws that could allow an attacker to access other devices on your network, and potentially access your documents. The same is true of some printer models made by Fujifilm, Toshiba, Ricoh, and Konica Minolta … Cybersecurity company Rapid7 discovered eight vulnerabilities affecting 689 Brother printers, and 46 models from other brands. The most egregious of these is that the default password of each printe

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Robinhood gives out tokens of OpenAI and SpaceX in Europe. Stock hits record

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2025-08-18 11:30:25

CANNES — Robinhood stock climbed 10% to an all-time high Monday after the company rolled out tokenized shares of OpenAI and SpaceX to users in Europe as part of a larger crypto rollout. It is the company's first move to make private equity accessible via blockchain. The announcement, which came Monday during the company's product showcase in Cannes, is part of a broader push to expand Robinhood's crypto footprint globally. The tokenized assets will be available exclusively through Robinhood's

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Reverse Engineering the Microchip CLB

news.ycombinator.com Reverse Engineering The Microchip Clb 2025-08-19 12:30:02

Microchip added a very cool peripheral called the Configurable Logic Block (CLB) to there new PIC16F13145 microcontroller family. It’s essentially a small FPGA (32 LUTs) that can connect to the internals of the chip. However, they don’t document how to configure it yourself, only referring you to their online configurator tool that submits jobs to an API that places and routes to LUTs. The [CLB] Interface does not appear as an SFR in the Register Map and is not directly user-accessible; it is

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Show HN: Octelium – FOSS Alternative to Teleport, Cloudflare, Tailscale, Ngrok

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-19 07:24:17

Octelium Table of Contents What is Octelium? Octelium is a free and open source, self-hosted, unified platform for zero trust resource access that is primarily meant to be a modern alternative to remote access VPNs and similar tools. It is built to be generic enough to not only operate as a zero-config remote access VPN (i.e. alternative to OpenVPN Access Server, Twingate, Tailscale, etc...), a ZTNA platform (i.e. alternative to Cloudflare Access, Teleport, Google BeyondCorp, etc...), a sca

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Best Kindle Accessories (2025): Kindle Cases, Straps, Charms

wired.com Nena Farrell 2025-08-19 06:06:00

If you’re on TikTok, you've likely seen ideas for the best Kindle accessories to decorate your e-reader. There's a ton of fun ways people decorating their Kindles on #BookTok (the community of TikTok users who share their book recommendations), from protective cases to fun stickers and charms. The right accessories can make all the difference, whether it's to protect your Kindle, add some joy to your life (or both!) If you don't know where to begin, we've got you covered on the best Kindle acce

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