Massive Password Spray Campaign Targeting Azure CLI
Hackers were seen making over 81 million login attempts originating from systems associated with hosting provider LSHIY. The post Massive Password Spray Campaign Targeting Azure CLI appeared first on SecurityWeek.
What happened when I engineered more boredom into my life
As a knowledge worker who spends a lot of time on the internet, I struggle with distractions and information overload. I’ve tried a lot of practices to stop doomscrolling, some of which have worked. For example, I now read a nonfiction book first thing in the morning...
Meta is adding rate limits and soft paywall to smart glasses
Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/959899/meta-ai-glasses-paywall-rate-limit Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48742717 Points: 16 # Comments: 5
Anthropic Restores Claude Fable 5 After U.S. Lifts Jailbreak-Linked Export Controls
Anthropic is putting Claude Fable 5 back online worldwide. On June 30, the U.S. Commerce Department lifted the export controls it had imposed on Fable and its more tightly controlled sibling Mythos 5 about two and a half weeks earlier. Fable 5 returns to users on...
Japan wants 10 million more robots by 2040, some providing medical care
Japan has updated its national robotics strategy with a goal to adopt 10 million robots by the year 2040, with some intended to provide medical care. Minister for the Economy, Trade and Industry Ryosei Akazawa yesterday announced the amended strategy, which envisions...
Former Indonesian minister and startup hero jailed for Chromebook buys
An Indonesian corruption court has sentenced the nation’s former education minister Nadiem Makarim, who is also a hero of the nation’s tech startup scene, to ten years in jail for his role in buying a stack of Chromebooks. Nadiem is a co-founder of Gojek, a so-called...
Workers long for peace and quiet in noisy offices amid RTO push
Since her employer mandated a return to the office, Alex quickly found herself missing the peace and quiet she had once taken for granted while working from home. As someone who works in healthcare communications, she spends much of her day handling sensitive...
Google Patches 382 Chrome Vulnerabilities
Fifteen of the newly patched flaws have been rated ‘critical’ and 67 have been rated ‘high severity’. The post Google Patches 382 Chrome Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Researcher Analyzes 3,000 Live ClickFix Payloads, Exposing API-Driven Malware Delivery
ClickFix, the trick that fools people into running malware by hand, has quietly grown a back office. New research shows the malicious commands behind its fake "prove you're human" pages are now handed out by API-driven servers that give each visitor the same malware...
Azure CLI Password Spray Hits at Least 78 Microsoft Accounts in 81M+ Attempts
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a "massive, ongoing, automated password spray attack" aimed at Microsoft's Azure command-line interface (CLI), compromising dozens of accounts in the process. The activity, per Huntress, originates from an IPv6 address range...
How to stay productive when the future feels uncertain
Right now, we’re living in a period of significant uncertainty about the future. AI is having a significant (but unknown) influence on the future of work. Global instability is making it more difficult for companies to engage internationally. All of these factors are...
Grief has entered the workplace. Here’s what leaders can do
Up until recently, most leaders believed grief belonged outside the workplace. If someone experienced a loss, they may have received flowers, condolences, a few days of bereavement leave, and were quietly expected to return to normal. Most other forms of loss went...
Firms that adopt AI grow headcount 10% over the two years following adoption
Article URL: https://ramp.com/data/ai-jobs-impact Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48742176 Points: 11 # Comments: 2
Matrix Orthogonalization Improves Memory in Recurrent Models
Article URL: https://ayushtambde.com/blog/matrix-orthogonalization-improves-memory-in-recurrent-models/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48742514 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
The first early human eggs from stem cells
Article URL: https://www.conception.bio/science-and-updates/the-first-early-human-eggs-from-stem-cells Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48742483 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
From Sugar to Ethanol Fuel With a Little Microbial Help
In these trying times it seems appropriate to work through some ‘what if ‘ scenarios, such as the local gas station suddenly not having any more gasoline to sell you, or said gas station ceasing to exist altogether. In that case it can be incredibly useful to be able...
Redeploying Fable 5
Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/news/redeploying-fable-5 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48741853 Points: 45 # Comments: 8
Citrix Patches Six NetScaler Flaws Allowing File Read and Denial-of-Service
Citrix on Tuesday released security updates to address multiple flaws in NetScaler ADC (formerly Citrix ADC) and NetScaler Gateway (formerly Citrix Gateway) that could be exploited by an attacker to facilitate arbitrary file reads or trigger a denial-of-service (DoS)...
Supersonic flight returning to US after half-century ban
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/trumps-transportation-secretary... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48741654 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Gemini Spark comes to Google’s Gemini app for macOS
The Gemini macOS app now has access to Google's Spark agentic AI assistant.
T-Mobile appears to be quitting VMware – and fighting a very familiar battle for support rights on the way out
Telco giant T-Mobile appears to be transitioning away from VMware and fighting a court battle for support it says Broadcom is bound to provide, according to court documents seen by The Register. The dispute relates to a deal T-Mobile struck with VMware in August 2023,...
The “Father of the Internet” is finally retiring
Vinton Cerf, one of the creators of the protocols underlying the internet, will step down as Google's chief internet evangelist next week.
5 takeaways from Anthropic’s big science event
Even compared to most CEOs of AI companies, Anthropic cofounder and CEO Dario Amodei is known for making jaw-dropping predictions. In his October 2024 essay “Machines of Loving Grace,” he made one of his most famous: “AI-enabled biology and medicine will allow us to...
Trump drops restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable models
Anthropic said it would begin restoring access to the Fable on July 1.
Wayve launches $85M employee tender offer at $8.5B valuation
Wayve launches $85M employee tender offer at $8.5B valuation Go to Source Wayve’s offering is part of a growing trend of AI startups using employee tenders as a strategic tool to attract and retain talent.
How to Remove Bounce When Bouncy Objects Encounter Bounciness
We all love a good bit of bounce now and then, with everything from trampolines to bouncy castles and bouncy balls forming the staple of a wholesome childhood for many. That said, most of our bouncy experiences in day to day life concern bouncy objects that meet...
US government allows Anthropic to redeploy its Mythos and Fable AI models
Anthropic will start its users' access to Mythos and Fable tomorrow, July 1.
SN 1085: A SOTA State-Sponsored Campaign – AI’s New Superpower: Loop Engineering
AI is now uncovering and fixing thousands of hidden software bugs faster than humans can keep up, but not everyone is playing by the rules. Find out how state-sponsored attackers and careless disclosures are turning the cybersecurity playbook upside down. Win10's...
Forestiere Underground Gardens
Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forestiere_Underground_Gardens Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48741359 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
How to disable ACR on your TV (and why it makes such a big difference when you do)
Samsung, LG, and Sony TVs can pose data privacy risks - here's how to avoid one of the biggest.