Fake Google Security Team ad says ‘no script reading’ in voice phishing – then prints the script
Yes, criminals have job listings too. A Telegram user recruiting callers to work in an apparent Google Security Team voice-phishing scam told applicants that they weren’t allowed to read from scripts – in the same ad that also included the exact script they had to...
ShinyHunters tells The Reg: We hacked the FBI to ‘protect our business’
ShinyHunters, the data theft and extortion crew that has stolen sensitive information belonging to millions of cancer patients, university and K-12 students, and Carnival cruisers, wanted to preserve their reputation and keep their “business” afloat. So it hacked the...
Google-backed energy outfit brings 33 MW of 4 GW geothermal potential online in Utah
Google's bet on geothermal energy is starting to pay off. Fervo Energy, an enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) provider backed by the Chocolate Factory, achieved first power at its Cape Station power plant in Beaver County, Utah this week. The first of three 33 MW...
Crooks use fake desktop apps to fool HR staff into giving them remote access
You work in your company's human resources department and use HR software to check employee information, benefits, and payroll. So, when you see a downloadable Windows version promising a faster alternative to the usual web interface, you grab it. Unfortunately, the...
Bitget blames North Korea for $387.5M crypto wallet raid
The CEO of crypto exchange Bitget has confirmed that a cyberattack with all the hallmarks of a North Korean operation resulted in approximately $387.5 million worth of digital assets being stolen from the exchange’s wallets. Bitget initially estimated the loss at...
With the launch of AT&T Turbo Live, the fast-lane era of live sports arrives—but be prepared to pay extra for it
With the launch of AT&T Turbo Live, the fast-lane era of live sports arrives—but be prepared to pay extra for it Go to Source In a world where sports is dominant, major leagues and stadiums across the country are coming up with...
Advice to a Beginning Graduate Student (2001)
Article URL: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mblum/research/pdf/grad.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49848680 Points: 5 # Comments: 1
Workers are faking their interest in AI to satisfy bosses, report shows
Corporate leaders are putting tremendous pressure on workers to incorporate artificial intelligence into their workflow—often without a clear understanding of its capabilities or impact. As a result, some employees are simply faking their usage of AI. According to a...
Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal
nthropic has committed $11.6 billion over seven years to Akamai's cloud infrastructure, a bet on CPUs that could grow to about $20 billion, and in an unusual arrangement, Akamai is giving Anthropic a potential stake of up to 5% of its stock that grows as Anthropic...
Zelensky says Russia has widened attacks to hit Ukraine’s data centres
Zelensky says Russia has widened attacks to hit Ukraine's data centres Go to Source Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c84gkwgk7d06o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49848495 Points: 14 # Comments: 0
Yes, Claude can do Nine Loops
Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/research/yes-claude-can-do-nine-loops Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49848033 Points: 37 # Comments: 2
Meta’s Muse appears to use an OpenAI model labeled muse-special
Article URL: https://mouse.dev/blog/muse-special/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49848095 Points: 4 # Comments: 4
Ollaya – Ollama for open-source, Jev-style decision models
Article URL: https://ollaya.dev/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49848269 Points: 20 # Comments: 7
The Post-AGI Era
Article URL: https://www.avidfayaz.com/writings/post-agi/the-post-agi-era Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49847359 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
Federal court allows the U.S. government to label Anthropic a supply chain risk
In the latest twist in Anthropic’s dispute with the Pentagon, a federal appeals court on Friday rejected the AI lab’s challenge to the government’s labeling of it as a supply chain risk. The decision allows the Pentagon to continue to remove Anthropic’s Claude models...
Cricut’s new DIY machines let you print and cut your own stickers
Surely my sticker budget will break even eventually.
Alan Kay: Shannon gave us a way of dealing with noisy channels [video]
Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjntrqhn8pk Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49848295 Points: 9 # Comments: 1
Candy Crush maker signs collective bargaining agreement, averting strike
That's one way to topple a King.
Show HN: Doom or Bloom, map your AI worldview with Jev
Map your AI worldview by answering a few questions, and see how you compare with others.only takes a few minutes && free & open source && private by default && powered by JevI think this is a really important question for everyone to be...
In the era of AI slop this skill will set you apart
Presentation skills have always been critical to career success. From a functional perspective, strong communication skills help leaders outline vision, motivate followers, and coordinate collective action. From a symbolic perspective, good presenters just look more...
McDonald’s is changing its menu for the Ozempic era
McDonald’s is trying to step into the Ozempic era. As part of an $8.5 billion overhaul of the restaurants planned over the next decade, the fast food giant is planning to meet customers amid a new era of eating habits. According to data from Gallup, around 11% of the...
So Long, RTX 5090—We Could Hardly Afford Ye
It's time to declare the RTX 5090 dead and buried, at least as far as consumers are concerned.
Ahead of U.S. IPO, British AI neocloud Nscale secures $3.36B in convertible finacing
The funding, which comes from Third Point, Nvidia and others, will fuel the company's massive AI data center buildout.
Investigating a Rare Burnout 3 Beta Disc
These days, it’s pretty easy to buy old retail console games just by hunting online auction sites. It’s much rarer to come across a disc holding a beta version that was only ever intended for internal us, and yet, that’s precisely what landed in [MattKC’s] hands—a...
Oregon has an engineer shortage. A historic $1 billion donation from Nike’s cofounder could help change that
Nike cofounder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, are committing $1 billion to the Knight College of Engineering at the University of Oregon, the university announced Wednesday. The gift is the largest single contribution to a comprehensive public university, according...
How solopreneurs can use AI as a behind-the-scenes assistant
Every week, running a solo business, I have an entire list of tasks that need to get done on top of my client work. If they don’t get done by Friday, they’re staring at me when I begin work again the following Monday. The easiest tasks to push off are those that...
Forget 10,000 steps: This daily walking goal can help lower your heart disease risk
Walking your way to better health may not require quite as many steps as you think. While 10,000 steps per day has become an oft-cited goal, two recent research studies found that far fewer steps are associated with a variety of health benefits—so long as you pick up...
Tesla’s optimus hits snags in hands, suppliers as scale-up begins
Original source (paywalled): https://www.theinformation.com/articles/teslas-optimus-hits-... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49846995 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
The cheap new AI model taking aim at OpenAI and Anthropic
Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/456884ea-2558-4648-8036-a77b73733430 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49847170 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Typst Makes Big Strides
Article URL: https://lwn.net/Articles/1092993/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49846640 Points: 9 # Comments: 0