We Hardened an AI Security Platform Against 16 Critical Vulnerabilities
Article URL: https://aegis-security.higgsfield.app Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49095787 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
Starling: The first real desktop written by AI
Article URL: https://starling.build/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49095823 Points: 7 # Comments: 1
KOReader
Article URL: https://koreader.rocks/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49095865 Points: 30 # Comments: 3
DNS Poisoning Campaign Makes Hospitality Wi-Fi Spots Inhospitable
Rather than targeting individual devices, attackers are compromising hospitality Wi-Fi gateways to steal corporate credentials at far greater scale. The post DNS Poisoning Campaign Makes Hospitality Wi-Fi Spots Inhospitable appeared first on TechNewsWorld.
Fast Metals is treating waste with more waste to extract critical minerals
Aluminum production has saddled the world with billions of tons of caustic waste. One startup has a plan to clean it up and turn a profit.
After rewriting SQLite in Rust, Turso turns its sights on Postgres
Having built a SQLite-compatible database from scratch in Rust, cloud database provider Turso is attempting something more ambitious: a Postgres-compatible implementation on the same foundation. "I don't think there is anything fundamentally wrong with Postgres. If...
Rare, fully-functional Nintendo Famicombox retro consoles were discovered in a Japanese love hotel
Nintendo's 1986 commercial-use Famicombox is rare, but a Japanese love hotel reportedly has one in almost every room.
Document-borne AI worms can self-propagate through Copilot for Word
Article URL: https://enklypesalt.com/posts/context-collapse-part3-ai-worming-through-word/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49096188 Points: 10 # Comments: 4
Critical VM Escape Vulnerability Patched in VMware ESXi
A total of five vulnerabilities have been patched in VMware ESXi, vCenter, Workstation, and Fusion. The post Critical VM Escape Vulnerability Patched in VMware ESXi appeared first on SecurityWeek.
National Chicken Wing Day freebies and deals to spice up your afternoon, from Wingstop to TGI Fridays
In 1785, English poet William Cowper famously mused, Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavour.” Now, he was talking about change, but the same lesson can be applied to a staple American bar food: the chicken wing and its many flavors. Today...
National Security Determination Threat Posed by Foreign-Produced Robotic Devices [pdf]
Article URL: https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/robots-nsd.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49095714 Points: 9 # Comments: 1
Atlanta Man Charged After OS Feature Wipes Phone During Search
Prosecutors will move forward with criminal proceedings on the basis that GrapheneOS was set up to destroy evidence.
Amiga Graphics Archive
Article URL: https://amiga.lychesis.net/index.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49095511 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
SpecForge – A Platform for Authoring Formal Specifications
Article URL: https://docs.imiron.io/v/0.5.10/en/tour.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49095628 Points: 8 # Comments: 0
Behold The Most Beautifully Ambitious Starship Simulator Yet
[Kevin Kelm] created something wondrous: Halcyon Dawn, an utterly unique and desperately challenging game that is equal parts intricate starship simulator, imposing hardware console, video game, and love letter to John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War book series. Grab a...
Russia Charges Telegram Founder Pavel Durov With Aiding Terrorist Activity
The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) on Wednesday said it charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov for allegedly facilitating terrorist activities and for failing to remove prohibited information in violation of Russian law. The principal security...
As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it
Pangram has raised $9 million to scale its AI detection software. The startup has also released a new AI text detection model, Pangram 4, and an AI image detection model in research preview.
US, Australia Release OT Isolation Guidance for Critical Infrastructure
The guidance details steps organizations can take to isolate vital OT and supporting systems, and operate in isolation for an extended period. The post US, Australia Release OT Isolation Guidance for Critical Infrastructure appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The powerful branding trick Guinness, Corona, and Spotify all share
When Guinness drinkers talk about “Splitting the G,” they mean taking the perfect first sip so the foam line lands precisely through the letter G on the pint glass. Ask an Irish bartender and they’ll tell you the original target was the gap between the harp and the...
Show HN: Vimgolf.ai – Learn Vim by playing through a map of levels
Just launched my app, VimGolf.ai! As users complete the levels on the map, I introduce progressively more complicated concepts — it’s aimed at people who have never used Vim. Any feedback would be much appreciated! Comments URL:...
Back of the NetApp: Latest exec signing scores $34M compensation package
The World Cup may be over but a reminder of the staggering sums footballers are paid has emerged from an unexpected quarter: NetApp's latest signing to its squad of execs. Chief Product Officer Syam Nair, who succeeded Harvinder Bhela in July last year after moving...
Google shuts down its Nobel-prize winning AlphaFold project as it focuses on Gemini
DeepMind's award-winning AlphaFold team is no more.
ChatGPT claims rogue AI attacked more companies
Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2el319vzr3o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49094996 Points: 12 # Comments: 0
Duffy’s ‘DEI bike lanes’ comment politicizes urban design. The policy won’t make roads faster
The Trump administration could soon reduce public transportation choices in the U.S. and make it more difficult to get around town on your own. A series of recent moves by the Department of Transportation deprioritizes mass transportation and bike lanes by removing...
Why the hottest brands are starting to look like reality TV
If video killed the radio star, has social media killed the reality TV star? Around two decades on from reality TV’s peak—think The Bachelor, American Idol, Big Brother—you no longer have to endure a grueling casting process or hope the editors treat you kindly to get...
Apple Readies AI Home Hub, New Apple TV, and HomePod Mini
Apple is reportedly preparing a 7-inch AI home hub, new Apple TV, and updated HomePod mini as Siri becomes central to its smart home strategy. The post Apple Readies AI Home Hub, New Apple TV, and HomePod Mini appeared first on TechRepublic.
NHS England rapped over inaccurate Palantir patient data disclosure
NHS England has admitted that a data protection document inaccurately stated who could access patient information, failing to disclose that Palantir staff could view identifiable data held within part of its Federated Data Platform. The US spy-tech firm won a £330...
OpenAI’s Rogue AI Ventured Beyond Hugging Face
Hugging Face has published an anatomy of the attack and OpenAI has shared additional information from its investigation. The post OpenAI’s Rogue AI Ventured Beyond Hugging Face appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Leaders: your calendar is your culture and your strategy. Set it carefully
Forget mission statements and forget the list of values posted in the boardroom. If you really want to understand a team’s culture, start by looking at a leader’s calendar. In an era when artificial intelligence is automating more of our work than ever, a leader’s...
The Hardest Part of AI Isn’t the Model Anymore.
A year or two ago, if your AI feature wasn't performing well, the answer was usually simple. Try a better model. Teams moved from GPT-3.5 to GPT-4, experimented with Claude, or waited for the next release, and many of their problems disappeared. That isn't the reality...