Nuclear-Sabotage Malware Benchmark Trips Up Most Frontier AI Models
SentinelOne’s new benchmark, built on the Fast16 case, shows which AI models can sustain a malware investigation and which cannot. The post Nuclear-Sabotage Malware Benchmark Trips Up Most Frontier AI Models appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Understanding the AI Economy
Article URL: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/research/understanding-the-ai-economy/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49020335 Points: 21 # Comments: 10
Bullying, Belittling, and Berating Are Over
Toxic bullying in the workplace is usually discussed as an HR issue. But what happens when the bullying is happening inside executive ranks, boardrooms, and positions of power? I am the Founder, Chair and CEO of the Exceptional Women Alliance Foundation and Dr. Joanna...
What the global cotton industry taught me about leadership
For much of my career, global supply chains were built around a simple premise: Optimize for efficiency. But after working across the global cotton industry—one of the world’s most interconnected supply chains—I’ve seen how quickly that model can be tested when...
The floor got lowered—now it’s flooding
A product manager I know got a four-word message from her boss last month: “Do more with less.” She had the AI tools. She had a shrinking deadline. She also had a kind of dread. She is good at her job. She works hard. And she is watching that job change shape while...
Why the AI “friction phase” is a sign you’re doing it right
Every corporate announcement seems to be about an “AI-first” launch or a new agent. On paper, it looks like a revolution. On the ground, it feels a lot more like chaos. Rushing these tools out is slowing teams down, forcing endless rework, and confusing everyone...
Your exit interviews are asking the wrong questions
“She didn’t quit because she didn’t love the job. She quit because her son’s school kept calling her out of meetings, because the after-school program in her neighborhood closed, because by the time she got home on two buses she had nothing left. None of that appeared...
A quarter of your coworkers are probably experiencing ‘job lock,’ and you might be too
Wake up early, head to work, go to sleep and repeat. Maybe try to find some time to eat and see some loved ones in between. That’s the reality for most working Americans today. The only upside, if you’re lucky, is getting work in a field that you love. Or so you would...
If you get knocked on the head and get all your devices stolen and have amnesia, Google will let you back in with a selfie
Tired of worrying about how you might recover all the precious data stored in your Google account if you somehow lose your devices and forget your email address and phone number? Just give Google a video of your face and AI will recognize you to restore access. Selfie...
I use Anthropic’s Claude AI tools for very different jobs: How to pick between models, Code, and Cowork
Here's how Anthropic's AI tools work, what they can accomplish, and why security, cost, and your oversight still matter.
Uber lays off 10 percent of its customer service team in favor of using AI
Uber's global customer service network has been hit by layoffs in favor of AI.
How Synthetic Identity Fraud is Coming for Machine Identities
Most people understand identity theft as an attacker stealing a real person's sensitive information and impersonating them. Synthetic identity fraud is much harder to catch. Instead of stealing a real identity, the attacker manufactures a new one, frankensteining...
Attackers Weaponize GitHub Actions Runners to Target cPanel and WHM Servers
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a large-scale campaign that has turned compromised GitHub repositories into distributed attack infrastructure designed to target cPanel and WebHost Manager (WHM) instances. The activity involves malicious Packagist...
Google Adds Selfie Video Recovery for Users Locked Out of Their Accounts
Google on Thursday announced a new way for users to sign-in to their accounts by letting them take a selfie video. The selfie for sign-in, per the tech giant, is another option on top of existing recovery methods to log in to an account, including an email address or...
IBM insists AI didn’t kill software deals, just delayed them
IBM is asking investors to view calendar Q2's software wobble as merely a temporary AI-induced panic attack, insisting the delayed deals that triggered one of its steepest stock slides in years are already starting to return. Just over a week after its preliminary...
GoPro Wireless Mic System review: An audio upgrade with fixable flaws
GoPro's Wireless Mic System nails the basics, but it has some frustrating flaws.
Swiss train maker tells ransomware crooks to get off at the next stop
Swiss rail manufacturer Stadler Rail says it refused a CHF 10 million ($12.3 million) ransom demand after the Everest ransomware gang compromised one of its suppliers. Stadler will not pay, and based on its account of events, the company appears to have got off...
New Framework Desktop Option with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 and 192GB Memory
Article URL: https://frame.work/desktop?tab=192gb-coming-soon Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49019694 Points: 11 # Comments: 2
Worse on Purpose – How Corporate Greed Killed Product Quality – Worse on Purpose
Article URL: https://www.worseonpurpose.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49019647 Points: 8 # Comments: 1
Code mode yields a 99.2% cost reduction in our systems
Article URL: https://www.agent-swarm.dev/blog/code-mode-token-savings Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49019301 Points: 14 # Comments: 2
Europe hits Google with $1 billion fine for boxing-out rivals
Europe has hit Google with a $1 billion fine for illegally abusing its search engine dominance.
Firefox 153 contains itself while Thunderbird 153 fixes almost everything
Mozilla released Firefox 153 on Tuesday, closely followed by MZLA with Thunderbird 153 – codenamed "Meadow" for reasons that remain obscure for now. Firefox 153 is Mozilla's new Extended Support Release (ESR), so it will receive security updates until some time after...
The best Wi-Fi routers of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed
The best Wi-Fi routers provide a strong internet connection, rapid speeds, and plenty of coverage for working, streaming, gaming, and more.
Should you replace a traditional Wi-Fi router with mesh? I compared the two, and here’s my verdict
Choosing between one access point and full-home internet coverage? Here's the verdict after extended testing.
EU fines Google €890M for competition breaches over search and apps
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/23/eu-fines-google-for-competition-breaches-over-search-and-apps Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49019220 Points: 13 # Comments: 3
This applicator claims to do away with the worst part of getting tattoos
Getting tattoos can hurt. But people who’ve gotten one using Microdot Tattoos, a new applicator from the London-based skin technology company CipherX, say it hurts less than brushing your hair. Rather than a traditional tattoo needle that painfully punctures past the...
We tested 15 Wi-Fi 7 routers in our lab – this one had the best coverage
ZDNET's latest Lab Award goes to the Wi-Fi router with the widest coverage.
Saving Some Coin With 3D Printed Stencils
One of the extra tools someone might need when working with surface-mount components is a solder paste stencil, which not only simplifies the application of solder paste to a PCB but increases accuracy. These metal stencils can cost an annoying amount of money and...
Experts say exploiting Anthropic’s Fable isn’t how Kimi K3 got so good
"I don't think you get a model this strong and this quickly on the heels of Fable doing strictly distillation," one expert told TechCrunch.
This $300 Minimalist Flip Phone Could Help You Avoid Scrolling and AI
And let you hang up on the haters with a satisfying clap.