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Missing Google’s weather app? I found three reliable weather apps for Android, but there’s an even better option. Continue reading Your best Google weather app alternatives (and what I recommend instead)
Linus Torvalds has pondered his professional mortality in a self-deprecating post to mark the release of the first release candidate for version 7.0 of the Linux kernel. From a report: “You all know the drill by now: two weeks have passed, and the kern… Continue reading Linus Torvalds: Someone ‘More Competent Who Isn’t Afraid of Numbers Past the Teens’ Will Take Over Linux One Day
Spotify is expanding access to its AI-powered Prompted Playlists, which are now available in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and Sweden.
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Despite AI’s progress in building complex software, the ubiquitous PDF remains something of a grand challenge — a format Adobe developed in the early 1990s to preserve the precise visual appearance of documents. PDFs consist of character codes, coordi… Continue reading ‘How Many AIs Does It Take To Read a PDF?’
U.S. artificial-intelligence startup Anthropic said three Chinese AI companies set up more than 24,000 fraudulent accounts with its Claude AI model to help their own systems catch up. From a report: The three companies — DeepSeek, Moonshot AI and Mini… Continue reading Anthropic Accuses Chinese Companies of Siphoning Data From Claude
Following Xbox’s big reorg on Friday, a new report reveals why Sarah Bond, who many people saw as Phil Spencer’s natural successor, didn’t get the job.
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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new cryptojacking campaign that uses pirated software bundles as lures to deploy a bespoke XMRig miner program on compromised hosts.
“Analysis of the recovered dropper, persistence triggers, and min… Continue reading Wormable XMRig Campaign Uses BYOVD Exploit and Time-Based Logic Bomb
The Shelly Gen4 Smart Plug ups the ante in the smart home market, with the best value for the price and support for the major platforms. Continue reading This hub-free smart plug is the best option for most homes (and it’s only $20)
16 zero-day security flaws found in Foxit and Apryse PDF platforms could lead to account takeover and RCE. Learn how AI identified these risks. Continue reading Multiple Zero-Day Flaws in PDF Platforms Enable XSS and One-Click Attacks
The first fiber-optic cable ever laid across an ocean — TAT-8, a nearly 6,000-kilometer line between the United States, United Kingdom, and France that carried its first traffic on December 14, 1988 — is now being pulled off the Atlantic seabed after… Continue reading Say Goodbye to the Undersea Cable That Made the Global Internet Possible