Collaborate Disseminate
I was curious if Block’s Goose agent, paired with Ollama and the Qwen3-coder model, could really replace Claude Code. Here’s how I got started. Continue reading I tried a Claude Code alternative that’s local, open source, and completely free – how it works
China’s decades-old network of elite high-school “genius classes” — ultra-competitive talent streams that pull an estimated 100,000 gifted teenagers out of regular schooling every year and run them through college-level science curricula — has produc… Continue reading China’s Decades-Old ‘Genius Class’ Pipeline Is Quietly Fueling Its AI Challenge To the US
Phillip Sitter and William Morris report and update on a case in Iowa where security researchers were arrested — for doing what they had been hired to do. Add this to any list of legal threats researchers face. Dallas County is paying $600,000 to… Continue reading IA: Dallas County to pay $600,000 to security testers arrested in 2019
Suspected Chinese state-sponsored attackers hijacked the Notepad++ update mechanism by compromising the software project’s shared hosting server and intercepting and redirecting update traffic destined for notepad-plus-plus.org, the software̵… Continue reading How state-sponsored attackers hijacked Notepad++ updates
With preparations well underway, Span Cyber Security Arena 2026 is set to return for its third edition, bringing together domestic and international experts in cyber security. As in previous years, the conference is designed for everyone involved in th… Continue reading Span Cyber Security Arena 2026: Only 10 days left to secure early bird tickets
According to the WSJ, an investment group controlled by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan poured $500 million into World Liberty Financial.
The post Trump Crypto Company Allegedly Took Secret $500M Investment From UAE ‘Spy Sheikh’ appeared first on Te… Continue reading Trump Crypto Company Allegedly Took Secret $500M Investment From UAE ‘Spy Sheikh’
The New York Times lists other reasons a company lays off people. (“It didn’t meet financial targets. It overhired. Tariffs, or the loss of a big client, rocked it…”)
“But lately, many companies are highlighting a new factor: artificial intelligenc… Continue reading Is AI Really Taking Jobs? Or Are Employers Just ‘AI-Washing’ Normal Layoffs?
“Dissent Doe,” DataBreaches.net admin@databreaches.net Zack Whittaker, this.weekinsecurity.com this@weekinsecurity.com February 2026. [Download .pdf version] Key takeaways Three-quarters of respondents in a pilot survey of journalists and s… Continue reading Under Pressure: Exploring the effect of legal and criminal threats on security researchers and journalists
Collaborating online means communication, file sharing, and task management. Here are the tools to stay connected with teammates without sacrificing personal boundaries. Continue reading The best online collaboration software of 2026: Expert tested
So Zack Whittaker (of TechCrunch and this week in security fame) and I were chatting about some of the many threats we’ve had to deal with over the years — threats of litigation, criminal charges, and threats by criminals all leapt immedia… Continue reading Threats: Results of a pilot survey on threats, and a new category on DataBreaches.net