Prompted by OpenAI Disclosure, Anthropic Finds Its Own Models Hacked 3 Organizations
A security company’s systems were hacked after it installed a malicious Python package deployed by Claude. The post Prompted by OpenAI Disclosure, Anthropic Finds Its Own Models Hacked 3 Organizations appeared first on SecurityWeek.
HoverAir’s Versa is a pocket gimbal camera and drone mashup
HoverAir has unveiled Versa, an interesting product that marries a gimbal camera and drone.
I installed these smart window shades in 10 minutes – now I want them all over my house
The Smartwings window shades are convenient and fully customizable, making them a good option for non-standard windows.
Danube’s record low levels force shutdown of Hungary’s only nuclear plant
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0nqv05g0do Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49120120 Points: 6 # Comments: 3
UK wants datacenters to pay a fee for grid connection requests
Ofgem is seeking feedback on proposals to levy a fee on datacenter development projects at the time they apply for a grid connection. The move aims to discourage companies from seeking approval for speculative applications that clog up the pipeline and cause...
Critical Flaw Led to Azure Cosmos DB Pwnage
Named CosmosEscape, the vulnerability exposed the primary key for Cosmos DB accounts, granting full read and write access. The post Critical Flaw Led to Azure Cosmos DB Pwnage appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Google fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI
Article URL: https://blog.google/security/chrome-stronger-with-every-update/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49120097 Points: 8 # Comments: 2
Is it time for the B-school case study to die?
A little over a century ago, medical education in America was transformed. Before the reforms triggered by the 1910 Flexner Report, you could become a doctor largely by listening to lectures and reading textbooks. Afterward, aspiring physicians learned medicine by...
How long should you keep your phone for? I did the math – it’s likely not what you think
Annual upgrades matter less these days, and better software support lets you hold onto your phone for longer.
Airport sign fails to boot, officers already on the scene
BORK!BORK!BORK! The sight of the police can make even the clearest conscience twitch. Perhaps the authorities have finally come to ask about that music track you copied 30 years ago. We're not saying the presence of the law sent this digital signage into a tizz, but...
The surprising operating system behind brave decisions
Below, Guryan Tighe shares five key insights from her new book, Unmasking Fear: How Fears Are Our Gateways to Freedom. Guryan refers to herself as a “fear technician.” Through coaching and group facilitation, she specializes in helping people understand the value of...
How some use ‘psychic’ powers at work—and how you can, too
Last year, Hannah Bruns was working as an aesthetician based in Baltimore. Bruns wasn’t happy at her job. At the time, she was going through her Saturn Return—an astrological transit that occurs when the planet Saturn returns to the exact same zodiac sign and degree...
Amazon’s Zoox is the first steering wheel-free robotaxi to get regulatory approval for paid rides
The NHTSA has given Amazon's Zoox permission to charge for rides. It's the first AV with no manual controls to get it.
Using the Chimney Effect to Drop Passively Cooled PC Temperatures
The stack effect — also known as the chimney effect — is the basic principle that hot air not only rises, but if guided through a tube, the rising hot air will create more pressure that will effectively draw air more effectively into the tube. This is not only great...
Tecno’s new concept may be the first truly bezel-less smartphone
Tecno is teasing a truly bezel-less smartphone concept and it'll reveal it at IFA 2026.
CareCloud Data Breach Impacts Over 350,000
In March 2026, hackers stole personal, financial, and medical information from the company’s AWS environment. The post CareCloud Data Breach Impacts Over 350,000 appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Sony says it has secured enough ram for all the PS5s it expects to sell this year
Whenever computer or gaming hardware is discussed these days, the 'Ramageddon' memory shortage is likely to come up.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash Update
Article URL: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/updates/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49119559 Points: 26 # Comments: 10
Show HN: What should the GUI for AI agents look like?
Hi HN! We’re Akilan and Miguel, the creators of MarbleOS.The inspiration for Marble comes from the GUI work at Xerox PARC, the 1984 Macintosh, and later NeXTSTEP, which became the foundation for Mac OS X. Before GUIs, interacting with a computer was limited to strange...
Critical Code Execution Vulnerability Patched in TeamCity
Tracked as CVE-2026-63077, the security defect can be exploited without authentication via the agent polling protocol. The post Critical Code Execution Vulnerability Patched in TeamCity appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Techie lured out of retirement to support software only he remembered
ON CALL Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day, dear reader! And happy Friday, too, as it heralds both the end of the working week and the day on which The Reg delivers another edition of On Call, the reader-contributed column in which we share your stories of...
Anthropic says its AI models also hacked three organizations on their own
After OpenAI's admission that its models broke into Hugging Face, Anthropic has now admitted that the models it was testing also hacked other organizations.
Human Honeypot
Article URL: https://human2llm.pages.dev/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49119322 Points: 3 # Comments: 1
JEP 401: Value Objects (Preview) merged to OpenJDK master
Article URL: https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/31120 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49119063 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Why sniffing out AI use at work is easier said than done
Anyone who scrolls LinkedIn will likely encounter a seemingly endless slew of posts that appear to be AI-generated. Constructions like “It’s not X, it’s Y,” gratuitous use of em dashes and words like “delve” and “underscore” are among the purported AI tells. Of...
Anthropic’s Claude escaped test sandbox to attack three organizations
Anthropic has admitted that its Claude models escaped sandboxes to access the open internet and attack three organizations – but has also advanced decent excuses for the incidents. The AI upstart discovered the attacks after checking if security tests of its models...
Custom Beach Robot Handles the Hard Work
A day at the beach can involve hauling a surprising amount of gear, from coolers, towels, blankets, chairs, and umbrellas, and if children are involved the amount of beach stuff needed seems to go nonlinear very quickly. Some turn to beach carts with large,...
The AI trade now runs on borrowed money, and the lenders are repricing it
Article URL: https://greyswansignals.com/?theme=dark Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49118933 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
The Session You Cannot take with you
Article URL: https://earendil.com/posts/session-portability/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49118781 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
The bond market isn’t buying what Fed Chair Warsh is selling
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/commentary/reuters-open-interest/bond-market-isnt-buying-what-fed-chair-warsh-is-selling-2026-07-30/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49118696 Points: 11 # Comments: 0