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...
Making Better Rubies At Home
Not the prettiest ruby, for sure. (Credit: Gems of Science, YouTube) Sapphires and rubies aren’t just pretty, they also got a range of practical uses. This makes it even more useful to be able to make them at home for obviously completely innocent experiments. Cue...
The new Shokz OpenFit Air 2 earbuds are nearly 20 percent lighter than the previous generation
They feature an open-ear design that reduces pressure and heat buildup.
Unitree’s Newest Humanoid Can Reportedly Beat Usain Bolt’s Personal Record
In addition to running 28.3 miles per hour, it can jump higher than 6 feet from a standing position. Yikes.
Venezuelan Gets Record Federal Prison Term for ATM Jackpotting
Juan Manuel Gouveia-Aguilera has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for his role in an ATM jackpotting scheme that caused millions in losses. The post Venezuelan Gets Record Federal Prison Term for ATM Jackpotting appeared first on SecurityWeek.
AI vendors are turning to custom hardware as Microsoft winds back the clock on Windows
KETTLE This week, we learned a lot more about what’s going on inside the datacenter. GPUs may still be king but their exclusive reign on the rack is over. The taskbar's supremacy at the bottom of the desktop may be coming to an end too. You can listen to the latest...
AI is taking over logistics’ endless calls and emails
The multi-trillion-dollar logistics industry runs on trucks and trains, ships and planes. It also runs on calls, texts, and email. “We get hundreds of thousands of emails saying, ‘Hey, I have this freight that needs to move from X to Y—how much would it cost?’” says...
Premium brands don’t win on Amazon by chasing discounts
The fastest way to destroy a premium brand on Amazon isn’t a bad product page. It’s a 20%-off badge that never comes off. That is where many brands get into trouble. Sales soften, competition heats up, and promotions start to feel like the simplest way to keep...
Security vets rally around $4 paper password books for sale in Australia
Are you sick and tired of maintaining a password manager? Struggling with choosing the right one for you? Well, readers who live Down Under can get themselves down to their local AusPost branch where they can pick up an old-school alternative for just AU$4.90...
Personal Information Exposed in Apollo Global Data Breach
The private equity firm appears to have been targeted as part of a campaign focusing on major financial companies. The post Personal Information Exposed in Apollo Global Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Walmart is 3D printing the future of big box stores
Walmart once famously hyped its “low price guarantee,” showcasing how the retailer’s scale helped customers save money. Now, in a push to cut its own costs, Walmart is 3D printing its stores. For the last two years, contractors working for Walmart have used...
AI Code Review Tools: Benchmarks & Comparison
The AI code review market is crowded and every vendor claims the same outcomes. In this chapter you’ll learn the five evaluation criteria that actually determine fit at enterprise scale, how to read benchmark claims and tell credible data from marketing, and what...
Why Crypto and Fintech Brands Can’t Run Traditional Ads Anymore and What They’re Doing Instead
Street Poller Media’s Founder and CEO Shane Ginsberg on Why Crypto and Fintech Brands Can't Run Traditional Ads Anymore and What They're Doing Instead Some of the fastest-growing categories in digital advertising keep colliding with the same obstacle: their ads get...
Startup Founder Interview: How Moola Is Using AI to Rethink Personal Financial Planning
Welcome to HackerNoon’s Writing Prompts! Would you like to take a stab at answering some of these questions? The link for the template is HERE. 1. What is your company in 2–5 words? AI-powered personal financial planning. 2. Why is now the time for your company to...
Jeff Dean Just Left Google After 27 Years. Here’s What We Know About the Founding of Discovery Loop
Google's bench is deep, but some names carry weight no org chart can replace. Jeff Dean is one of them — and as of this week, he's off the roster.On August 5, 2026, Dean announced he's stepping down as Google's chief scientist to co-found Discovery Loop, a new...
How AI Coding Agents Can Accidentally Leak Your Secrets
AI coding agents prove useful in a number of ways, among them: they read everything. Your source files, configs, environment variables, and even the errors in your terminal, are all fodder for agentic action. An agent consumes this information to better understand the...
Building Buildhorn: Shipaton 2026 Week Three
I am coming towards the end of my 3rd week working on Shipaton, and with that comes another chance to pause and update you on my progress. Note: This is the 3rd post about my work towards shipping an app for the Shipaton 2026 hackathon. If you want to read from the...