Brake problems in GM EVs draw greater federal scrutiny
In another, the driver of a 2024 Blazer EV said they had to "deliberately steer the vehicle into a concrete curb" to slow it down and avoid a "catastrophic intersection collision."
WordlistLoader Delivers Amatera via ClickFix, SynkLoader Phishes Windows Passwords
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged two new malware families called WordlistLoader and SynkLoader that's used to deliver next-stage payloads and likely sell access to ransomware groups. According to findings from Gen Digital, WordlistLoader is being used to deliver...
ShinyHunters and ReliaQuest trade blows over claimed breach
ShinyHunters has claimed another cybersecurity scalp, but ReliaQuest says the crew's social engineering attack only got as far as one employee identity before its defenses slammed the door. The ransomware baddies listed US-based infosec biz ReliaQuest on its leak site...
An Early History of Space Stations: Where’s My Wheel?
Last time we found out the idea of space stations is surprisingly old. By the 1950s, everyone knew we’d be working in beautiful space stations that rotated like a wheel to give us the illusion of gravity. Of course, that didn’t happen. But we did get some practical...
Hired for One Job, Judged on Another: The CISO’s Real Problem
The skills that get a CISO hired are rarely the skills they are judged on later. Most security leaders are stuck in that gap. Closing it is the real job. The post Hired for One Job, Judged on Another: The CISO’s Real Problem appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Hugging Face reportedly in talks to be acquired for $13B
Hugging Face has reportedly been fielding acquisition offers that would value the company at around $13B. But with the founders' feeling of responsibility to community, doubts arise as to whether a sale will happen.
US nutrition startup Berry Street merges with India’s Healthify as GLP-1 trends upwards
Berry Street founder Noah Kotlove and Healthify founder Tushar Vashisht will act as co-CEOs of the new entity.
Chipmakers laughing all the way to the vault as memory prices go stratospheric
Semiconductor revenue is set to nearly double this year, with Gartner projecting the industry will bring in $1.6 trillion in 2026, up sharply from $809 billion in 2025 Memory chips are driving almost all of that growth: DRAM and NAND revenue are each expected to...
The biggest downsides to using a digital car key
Many newer vehicles can be accessed from the owner's phone, if they've set it up. There are some things to consider before adding your key.
What’s the difference between Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Plus?
Is one better than the other? Will your equipment support both? Here's what you need to know and how it might affect your setup.
I picked Task Manager ‘to see how ready AI is for primetime… or if it would just degrade to slop’ – OG dev talks to The Reg
The author of the original legendary 1996 Windows Task Manager has released new versions for Windows, Mac, and Linux, telling The Reg the project started life as a way to see if vibe coding could produce something useful. "I picked Task Manager as a simpler target to...
AWS patches SDK flaw that turned a region field into credential theft
Amazon Web Services Inc. has patched a flaw across seven of its software development kits after product security startup Pi Inc. traced a single bug report to roughly 2,500 instances of the same defect, Pi revealed today. Every AWS SDK builds the hostname it calls...
The best way to test your Dolby Atmos sound system
When you're testing your Dolby Atmos system, pick a good benchmark video and stick with it.
Tech layoffs August 2026 update: Apple, TikTok, LinkedIn, Netflix join the list of companies slashing jobs
August is quickly coming to a close, but it appears to be ending the way it began: with mass layoffs at some of the biggest tech companies on the planet. Here’s the latest roundup of recent job cuts from some of the most prominent tech players in the industry. Apple...
Google’s AI-first Googlebook laptop is almost here – can it avoid the Copilot+ PC problem?
It won't be another high-end Chromebook like the Pixel, and Google has to hope it'll succeed where Copilot+ PCs have fallen short.
Uber Fined Nearly $1 Billion by Dutch Regulators Over Automated Suspensions of Driver Accounts
Dutch Data Protection Authority said it is imposing a fine of 825 million euros because Uber violated the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. The post Uber Fined Nearly $1 Billion by Dutch Regulators Over Automated Suspensions of Driver Accounts appeared first on...
AliExpress accused of fingerprinting shoppers with silent audio trick that also muted a dev’s headphones
Developer Matt Callaghan claims he caught Alibaba trying to track web users by playing sounds through browsers vulnerable to audio fingerprinting. The software engineer drew attention to the issue late last week after investigating why his Bluetooth headphones stopped...
Fake Codex installer tricks Mac users into pasting malware, Cato finds
Cato Networks Ltd.’s Cato CTRL threat research team today detailed a macOS attack campaign built around a fake OpenAI Codex installer. The lure ends with the victim opening Terminal and pasting a command that runs the malware, the social engineering pattern known as...
The AI ‘new era’ illusion: why every boom looks different—but ends the same
The beginning of the 20th century, much like the beginning of the 21st, was an era of increasing optimism. The financial panics of 1873 and 1893 were in the past, new technologies like electricity and internal combustion were just gaining traction and Morganization...
The Outsized Shadow: Why 5% of AI Users Are Your Biggest Security Risk
Big security risks come in small packages. While enterprise security teams focus on policing the proliferation of employees using ChatGPT and Claude for quick drafting tasks, a more urgent threat is posed by a handful of AI super-adopters who are quietly hardcoding...
US datacenters tripled their water footprint in 10 years
Datacenters in America used about 17 billion gallons of water during 2023, triple the amount they used a decade earlier in 2014, according to an estimate from US Congressional Research Service (CRS). In a recent report published by the Library of Congress, the CRS...
AI Trust Gap With Young Adults Could Carry a High Cost
A new poll finds substantial distrust of AI executives among young adults, raising questions about recruiting, regulation, data center development, and long-term technology adoption. The post AI Trust Gap With Young Adults Could Carry a High Cost appeared first on...
How to use ChatGPT Work – and my top 10 tips for getting started with agentic AI
Curious about ChatGPT Work? Here's how the agentic AI handles research, files, and multistep projects, plus its risks and limits.
91 Vulnerabilities Patched in Spring Application Framework
More than 200 vulnerabilities have been patched to date this year, compared to only 16 in 2025 and 22 in 2024. The post 91 Vulnerabilities Patched in Spring Application Framework appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Shipping More AI Code Than You Can Secure? Watch How to Control Remediation Debt
If your developers are using AI coding tools, you are probably already seeing the upside: faster development, more code, and less time spent on routine work. The harder part is what comes after. AI can also introduce open-source packages at a pace your security team...
Critical Keycloak Password Reset Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Take Over Any Account
Red Hat and the Keycloak project have released patches to address a critical security flaw in the open-source identity and access management server that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to take over any user account by forcing a password reset. The...
Operation QUICSILVER Targets Myanmar Government and IT with QUICAgent Backdoor
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a cyber espionage campaign targeting Myanmar that uses graduation ceremony invitation lures to deliver a Go backdoor called QUICAgent. The campaign, codenamed Operation QUICSILVER, has been found to target government and...
No imposter syndrome for this CEO
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages...
$1T investment giant Apollo breached after social engineering attack
Apollo Global Management has admitted that attackers talked their way into its cloud systems and got their hands on Social Security numbers and other personal information. The investment giant disclosed the breach in a notification filed with California's attorney...
The remarkably human task of giving AI ‘good enough’ taste
Ben Blumenrose has noticed that the floor for AI-generated website design is rising fast. As co-founder and managing partner at the venture capital firm Designer Fund, and a practicing designer for two decades, Blumenrose has been tracking the rapid improvement of...