What Security Teams Can Do To Tame Wild Code
A sales manager builds an AI-assisted workflow to route leads. It connects to customer records, summarizes inbound requests, and posts updates to a shared channel. The workflow saves time, reduces manual work, and soon becomes part of the team’s daily routine. Across...
Russian APT28 Breaches NATO Naval Shipbuilder in NATO Country, Deploys New Reflective Loader
The Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor tracked as APT28 (aka BlueDelta, Fancy Bear, and Forest Blizzard) has been attributed to attacks targeting two member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The Symantec Threat Hunter Team, which is...
Go Issues Emergency Update Blocking Eight CA Keys Over Undisclosed Security Concerns
Go 1.27.3 and Go 1.26.10, released on October 20, make Go's certificate verifier reject any certificate chain that passes through one of eight intermediate certificate authority keys. Programs built on the new release will refuse connections to sites and services...
ConnectWise Resets Credentials as Cloud Backup Remains Offline After Security Incident
ConnectWise on Monday said it has taken remediation measures, including strengthening administrative-access protections and resetting accounts and replacing application credentials, as it continues to respond to a security incident that led to unauthorized access to...
Hazel (YC W24) Is Hiring
Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/hazel-2/jobs/PpNKYBS-full-stack-engineer-ts-sci Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50164991 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
OpenAI says its models can help banks migrate from old COBOL programs
OpenAI says its models now come with better COBOL capabilities.
AI Customer Service Should Fix the Problem or Hand It to a Human
A fast AI fix has appeal. So does a human who can help. Consumers’ seemingly conflicting preferences point to the same demand: customer service that gets the job done. The post AI Customer Service Should Fix the Problem or Hand It to a Human appeared first on...
Oura adds new fitness metrics to show how workouts impact your body
While Oura has largely dominated the smart ring market for years, rivals like RingConn and Ultrahuman are emerging to dethrone it, putting pressure on the company to keep innovating. By launching more advanced workout metrics, Oura is looking to differentiate itself...
Spotify launches paid podcast memberships with perks beyond bonus content
Spotify's new paid memberships let podcasters offer fans exclusive perks, including ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content, while keeping 90% of the revenue.
Spotify’s Memberships program for podcasts is here to compete with Patreon
The revenue split appears to be identical.
A new at-home HPV test kit is going national through Quest Diagnostics
Patients across the U.S. will soon have access to a new cervical cancer test collected from the comfort of their own home—no stirrups, speculum, or in-person doctor’s visit needed. The life sciences company Waters is partnering with Quest Diagnostics to make Waters’...
TechPulse puts ZDNET and 5 other tech sites in one feed – for free
Choose which CNET Group publications appear in your feed, then catch up on news, reviews, and videos – without an algorithm deciding what you see.
Microsoft Targets Rogue AI Agents With Dynamic Permissions, Risk Scoring
Microsoft says companies should treat AI agents as insiders, and is adding controls that grant access per task and tighten it as an agent’s risk rises. The post Microsoft Targets Rogue AI Agents With Dynamic Permissions, Risk Scoring appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Xbox Mode Refresh Makes It Easier to Access Windows 11 Desktop
A new navigation bar offers quick, keyboard-free access to common controls.
The cult of the iPhone mini is alive and thriving
My phone has some existential problems. It’s nearly out of storage, the battery lasts half a day, and every so often, when it thinks a little too hard, it heats up like a brick fresh from the kiln. I should probably get a new phone, but I can’t bring myself to do it....
Super Mario Galaxy Now Runs on the GBA
Joining the ranks of fresh backported Nintendo games is Super Mario Galaxy for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance (GBA), courtesy of [Tobias Friedly], AKA [Tobi]. In a recent video he announces the release of this game, along with the release of the source code of the...
Otter.ai raises $320 million from General Catalyst’s growth fund for its meeting tool
Meeting note-taking tool Otter.ai announced on Tuesday that it has raised $320 million from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF), which provides capital to startups without diluting equity and gets returns on the results of marketing spend. Otter.ai said that...
Yelp can now call on your behalf to check wait times at a restaurant
Yelp is embedding numerous new AI features into its app that can do everything from call to check on restaurant wait times to create personalized recommendations that remember your preferences.
Hackers Steal 1.8 Million Records From Nikkei
The compromised information includes names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth. The post Hackers Steal 1.8 Million Records From Nikkei appeared first on SecurityWeek.
6 kinds of fear at work—and how to overcome them
When I’m teaching MBA students or executives or when I’m working in my role as an adviser to family-owned enterprises, I spend enormous energy looking for evidence of an emotion people try to hide. That emotion is fear. Humans underestimate how much fear drives our...
AI could make cybersecurity a never-ending process
Over the past few months, it’s become clear that modern AI systems are quite adept at discovering software vulnerabilities and finding ways around cybersecurity defenses. Unintended real-world breaches executed by models from leading AI companies like OpenAI and...
This audio system combines vinyl, tape, and CDs with a sprinkle of Dieter Rams
The Retro Ambient Audio System, from Trettitre, is a device designed to feed every generation’s sense of FOMO. The setup combines a record player, a CD player, and a cassette deck—plus a magnetic base for your phone—that snap onto a modular metal rack mounted to your...
This melting Ron DeSantis statue is a perfect metaphor for climate change
The face of a silver-colored statue of Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis lasted only about 30 minutes in the Florida sun before it melted away to reveal a skeleton underneath. The 6-foot-tall statue called “Denial” was unveiled on October 13 at the Prime...
Dear health insurance CEOs: I’ve been a cancer patient for 22 years, and I’m begging you. Please don’t use AI customer service agents
Dear Sir or Madam, My name is Jonathan Gluck. I’m a cancer patient. I have a type of blood cancer called multiple myeloma that is treatable but, in all but a small percentage of cases, incurable. I’ve been living with my illness for more than 22 years. During that...
Google cloud outage takes down banks
Google cloud outage takes down banks Go to Source Article URL: https://www.neowin.net/news/google-cloud-outage-takes-down-hsbc-revolut-bank-of-scotland-llyods-equifax-more/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50163961...
AfD Leak: What 421,179 Hacked Emails Show about the German Far Right
Article URL: https://www.heistberlin.com/news/afd-leak-what-421-179-hacked-emails-show-about-the-german-far-right/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50163502 Points: 35 # Comments: 0
UK Defence Startups Are Being Denied Banking Services Under ESG Rules
Article URL: https://foxandlion.pub/analysis/uk-defence-start-ups-are-being-denied-banking-services-under-esg-rules Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50163462 Points: 12 # Comments: 0
DeepSeek just open-sourced its inference engine
Article URL: https://github.com/deepseek-ai/DeepInfer Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50163277 Points: 17 # Comments: 3
Best AEO Agencies for Developer Tool Companies
A developer might (and if you did some right steps probably will) encounter an AI-generated summary of your product before they visit your website. Recommendations from colleagues, Reddit discussions, and tutorials help developers discover tools. AI search adds...
The Fastest Path to Production for Open-Source AI Models
The fastest path to production for open-source AI models depends on how much infrastructure you're willing to own. If you only need a working endpoint, you can change one line of code and call open models in minutes. If the models have to run inside your own cloud, a...