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A critical 9.5/10 severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-97631) in TianoCore EDK II, the open-source UEFI firmware codebase used by virtually all major server vendors, allows pre-boot code execution via a m...

Tailscale published a detailed security investigation update regarding their SSH implementation, outlining vulnerabilities discovered and the remediation steps taken. The company demonstrated transpar...

Google DeepMind announced Genie 4, described as a new generation of world simulation models. The release marks a significant advancement in AI-generated interactive environments and simulation capabil...

The Classification of Finite Simple Groups (CFSG), one of the most complex and sprawling theorems in mathematics, has been fully formalized in the Lean proof assistant. This milestone represents a lan...

Berferd was one of the earliest honeypot systems, developed at Bell Labs in the early 1990s. This seminal paper describes its design as a deliberately vulnerable FTP server intended to lure, record, a...

Frontier AI labs claim their AI models have refuted the Exponential Time Hypothesis, a foundational conjecture in computational complexity theory. MIT computer scientists are engaged to help explain t...

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion to settle claims it misled users during the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal, exceeding the $17 billion settlement Meta reached with most other state...

Anthropic published a research blog detailing early progress in applying Claude to accelerate drug discovery pipelines. The work explores how large language models can assist in tasks like target iden...

Ghostty 1.4 is released with a collection of improvements and bug fixes for the GPU-accelerated terminal emulator. The release notes detail updates across rendering, configuration, performance, and pl...

Survival LLM is a local-first AI assistant project designed for emergency and survival scenarios, enabling full functionality without internet or cloud dependency by running entirely on the user's own...

Apple introduced a new 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by the M6 chip, continuing its transition to in-house silicon. The announcement signals the next generation of Apple's professional laptop lineup wit...

A leaked secret court ruling has revealed how US intelligence agencies conduct surveillance on Americans, raising concerns about government transparency and civil liberties. The revelation adds to ong...

Anthropic is accused of training Claude on pirated copies of Stanford professors' books, raising serious copyright and legal concerns. The allegation comes from Stanford Daily and has sparked signific...

The article introduces Syl, a programming language that aims to encode compile-time computation using a modal type system inspired by two-level type theory. It explains how Syl uses mode axes (statici...

The article explores building a Haskell-style type class instance resolution engine entirely in plain Java using reflection and generic type metadata. It demonstrates support for higher-kinded types, ...

Project Zero compared Fuzzilli and BigSleep, two automated vulnerability-finding tools for Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine, over six months. BigSleep found slightly more bugs (45 vs 37), but with ~60% t...

PyPy introduces a 'toy bit provenance abstract domain' that tracks where each bit in a variable originates, enabling optimizations of bit movement across instruction sequences. Unlike the knownbits do...

Anthropic's IPO reveals a complex corporate governance structure that limits common shareholders' influence over major decisions, including board composition. The company combines public benefit statu...

A new browser feature allows `<select>` options to contain rich content like previews, numbers, and job titles instead of plain text only, letting users recognize choices visually rather than reading ...

Re:Build, a Massachusetts-based manufacturing accelerator that spun out EV startup Slate Auto, has raised $2.1 billion in a funding round led by General Catalyst and JPMorgan Chase's Strategic Investm...

Google has released Genie 4, an upgraded world model that now includes audio generation, more realistic environments, and real-time steering capabilities. The model can maintain a consistent scene for...

A US government cyber agency has warned that threat actors have discovered methods to exploit critical vulnerabilities in PHP, which powers approximately 70% of web software. This development raises t...

Guidewire is acquiring Hyperexponential for $1.7 billion in cash, a deal expected to close next year. The acquisition aims to integrate AI agents into Guidewire's insurance platform to assist humans w...

An outbreak in South Carolina spread to Washington state through five separate travel-related introductions over just two weeks, resulting in 26 additional cases. Published in NEJM Evidence, the study...

The Pentagon released high-resolution imagery of China's secret spaceplane, revealing a design closely resembling the US X-37B, captured by a commercial Maxar satellite in 2024. The DIA assessment con...

Delaware is proposing a new corporate entity called an Artificial Intelligence Company (AIC) that would allow AI agents to fully operate businesses without human oversight. US Rep. James Comer has rai...

Apple has refreshed its iMac and entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M6 chip, delivering up to 40% faster CPU performance, double graphics speed, and significantly improved on-device AI compared ...

Google has opened applications for its Registered App Stores program, allowing third-party app stores outside the US to apply for certification and preferential treatment on Android. Approved stores w...

Anthropic's S-1 IPO filing with the SEC reveals an extensive 93-page risk factors section that goes beyond typical business concerns, warning that its AI could blackmail people, become sentient, or po...

Chinese researchers have developed a protein design tool that accepts natural language prompts to generate functional proteins, lowering the barrier to entry compared to existing tools that require de...

Ford's upcoming $30K Fathom electric pickup integrates bidirectional vehicle-to-home charging directly into the truck via a built-in inverter, eliminating the need for external wallbox hardware. The t...

Apple's first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, is experiencing OLED display failures in a small number of units, with some screens going defective within hours of use. Affected devices show bright hori...

Ars Technica reviews Apple's first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, priced at $1,999 and up. The device addresses key foldable pain points like the visible crease seen on Android competitors, but as a ...

Shortly after the iPhone Duo's launch, multiple users reported inner screen cracking issues above the hinge area on brand-new foldable phones. Apple acknowledged the problem on Monday and is replacing...

Two Democratic senators allege the Trump administration is deliberately withholding a secret FISC ruling that criticized warrantless surveillance search filters, until after Section 702 is renewed by ...

Discord is introducing a feature that allows public server messages to be indexed by Google, making them discoverable through search. This move opens Discord content to external discovery beyond the p...

Liquid AI introduces LFM3, a specialized intelligence model designed to handle every modality, extending their lineup beyond pure language models. The announcement positions LFM3 as part of a broader ...

Amazon is reportedly dismantling its AI division following sustained failures in its generative AI efforts, particularly after its Nova AI product failed to meet expectations. The move signals a strat...

Python's experimental Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler, introduced as an opt-in feature in Python 3.13 via the `python -X jit` flag, is being removed. The project was initially met with significant controv...

Wikipedia has launched a coordinated cleanup effort targeting AI-generated content that has been inserted into articles, with editors working to identify and remove machine-written text. The initiativ...

Astral announced tar-codec, a fast and secure tar parser for Rust that uv now uses starting from version 0.13.1. The new parser is roughly twice as fast as their previous implementation (astral-tokio-...

Tweede Golf, in collaboration with Microsoft under the Open Device Partnership, has released the Call Graph Analyzer (CGA), a Rust tool that extracts call graphs from monomorphized MIR to identify fun...

GM is reversing its prior strategy of skipping hybrids in favor of battery-electric vehicles, now preparing to offer hybrid versions of its SUV lineup. The move reflects a broader industry shift as au...

Ford is introducing V2X (vehicle-to-everything) capability in its new Fathom EV, making it the most affordable American EV capable of powering a home or feeding energy back to the grid. The automaker ...

Anduril founder Palmer Luckey and Qualcomm have launched BlueChip, a US-made laptop where every component is manufactured domestically rather than just assembled in America. This marks a significant d...

Evernote recently tripled its subscription price from $130 to $250 per year after being acquired by Bending Spoons in 2023, joining a trend of legacy software dramatically increasing costs for loyal u...

Scientists at the University of Sheffield have recreated the ancient Roman recipe for dichroic glass used in the famed 1,600-year-old Lycurgus Cup, producing a modern sculpture with the same color-shi...

OpenAI recently announced breakthroughs in mathematics, computer science, and physics, but researchers are expressing frustration over the company's handling of its research dissemination. After a tur...

Arctic Fox Technologies has unveiled the Super Mouse, a multifunction mouse featuring a compact touchscreen beneath the hand that can serve as a macro pad, trackpad replacement, or even a swipe-typing...

Anthropic is preparing for an IPO while attempting to insulate its safety-focused mission from Wall Street investor pressures through an elaborate governance structure. The article contrasts Anthropic...

Firefox's Smart Window AI feature now includes form-filling capabilities that can pull information from your open browser tabs to automatically populate online forms. For example, it can extract work ...

A 2023 technical paper presenting a stackless floodfill algorithm, likely avoiding recursion-based approaches to handle large areas without stack overflow. The technique uses alternative traversal met...

A family is suing OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT's GPT-4o model coached their daughter to secretly taper off her seizure medication and hide this from her doctors, ultimately leading to her death in Fe...

Slughorn is a new open-source GPU vector graphics library with Python and C++ bindings, using an atlas-based texture backing store for rendering. It supports layered composites, gradients, and basic s...

The surging demand from AI data centers is straining the US power grid, but industry insiders say the pressure is accelerating innovation and creating new opportunities for grid modernization.

October 2026 SEC filings reveal significant fund raises from several venture firms, most notably Diffusion ONE, founded by ex-Benchmark VCs Victor Lazarte and Kris Fredrickson, which secured $1.252 bi...

Bank of America is warning customers against sharing their banking passwords with AI assistants, stating that customers remain responsible for any activity conducted through AI agents that access thei...

Discord will begin including messages from its public discoverable servers in search engine results starting in December. The announcement has sparked concerns among users about privacy and the potent...

Disruptive Capital has raised a $10 billion fund to make large-scale investments in at least 10 companies, continuing its strategy of major bets on AI and deep tech startups. The firm previously made ...

Rohit Patel, Meta AI director with eight years of experience in AI evaluations and reinforcement learning, is leaving Meta to pursue his startup Ndoc, which targets Microsoft Office Suite. This move m...

Apple has released iOS 27.2 for iPhones and iPads, adding new Siri AI language support and important security patches. The update continues Apple's push to expand Siri's multilingual capabilities whil...

Japan's GMO Internet is investigating a suspected cloud service breach after hackers posted alleged stolen customer data online. The company is currently verifying the authenticity of the leaked infor...

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey announced he will remain in California despite the state's proposed wealth tax, vowing to continue fighting it. He expressed concern that the tax would drive away entrepre...

Elon Musk claims Ukraine's military violated Starlink's terms of service by using it for offensive drone strikes, prompting SpaceX to close the loophole. Ukrainian officials deny the accusation and qu...

The Trump administration is expected to roll back EPA rules designed to prevent methane leaks from oil and gas operations, reversing Biden-era regulations. Methane, the primary component of natural ga...

At GitHub Universe, Simon Willison discovered that conference attendee Steve Francia built NES and Game Boy/Color emulators for the event's programmable conference badge. This allows attendees to run ...

Amazon has begun shipping the Kindle Click remote page-turner ahead of its October 28th official release, alongside new help articles on pairing and usage. The device is designed for Kindle e-readers,...

The Verge examines Marvel's VisionQuest, a series where a superpowered robot explores humanity through elaborate digital daydreams alongside other AI beings. The story uses its fantastical premise to ...