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Suzanne: AI tool for designing and manufacturing physical products

AI Is Solving CTF Challenges in Minutes

At BSidesSF 2026, an autonomous AI agent fully automated and won a Capture The Flag competition by solving all 52…

Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers

Device-bound session credentials thwart an increasingly common form of account takeover.

Wisconsin Tracks Man Across State Line with Flock Cameras to Arrest Him for Weed

Wisconsin law enforcement used Flock traffic cameras—which record all passing vehicle license plates—to track a man…

Meta can't stop states' $1.4 trillion lawsuit from going to trial

Judges tell Meta that Section 230 provides a defense, not immunity from lawsuits.

Nvidia Taps Blackrock, Goldman Sachs, Blackstone to Mobilize $500B for AI

Nvidia is working with major Wall Street firms to mobilize more than $500 billion for AI infrastructure over time.

Uber surprised robotics company Serve by selling its entire stake

The divesture comes comes as the two once-tight companies have started to diverge on the business side.

Compression Is Prediction

The article explores the fundamental connection between data compression and language models, arguing that both are…

Gemini becomes Google's fastest-growing product ever as it hits 1B users

But will Gemini's surge survive slowing model releases?

FBI says cybercriminals are hacking into victims’ online accounts to steal their intimate pictures

In a new alert, the FBI said cybercriminals are targeting adults and minors in an attempt to steal their personal and…

Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 lightning and Nemo Switchyard

Nvidia has released Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, a 30-billion-parameter open model optimized for autonomous agent systems…

FlightAware Sues Kalshi Over Unauthorized Flight Data Use in Prediction Markets

FlightAware has sued Kalshi in federal court, accusing the prediction market of using its flight data without permission.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT desktop app for Linux

OpenAI is finally bringing a dedicated ChatGPT desktop app to Linux operating systems.

The whole of PyTorch on one page

PyTorch consists of eight architectural layers between user code and hardware chips, with Python functions like…

AI Agent Hacks a Gym—And the Tech World Wonders What's Next

The newly reported incident is raising fresh concerns about autonomous AI after models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta…

Making holograms with a pen plotter

A maker discovered how to create holograms using a pen plotter by understanding how curved reflective surfaces redirect…

Google’s Gemini app surges to one billion users

Gemini is keeping pace with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which hit 1 billion monthly active users back in June. 

Used EV buying guide: The $30,000 edition

Depending on the model, you might have hundreds to choose from—or just one.

Ethical Cold Outreach

A startup sent a deceptively personalized cold email featuring a synthetic AI video of a fake person pitching their…

OpenSSH 10.5 released, AI assistance now welcome

OpenSSH 10.5 was released on August 11, 2026, with several security fixes addressing vulnerabilities in agent locking…

Bluesky’s active user base is shrinking as its focus expands beyond the app

Over a year following its post-election surge, Bluesky’s mobile app is seeing a continued decline in active users,…

What’s Scaleup Europe, the $5.7B fund that just backed satellite company ICEYE?

Scaleup Europe, a public-private fund with a $5.7 billion target, made its first investment by backing Finnish satellite…

Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s longtime COO, is leaving to ‘start something new’

One of OpenAI's longest serving executives is headed out the door, although the longtime COO told staff that he was…

General Catalyst leads $1.1B round into 2-month-old River AI

River AI, a startup founded by xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, has a fascinating vision for personal agents and secured…

DECTA Partners With OpenPayd to Enhance Global Treasury Operations

To improve its worldwide treasury capabilities, DECTA, a multinational payment technology firm with over ten years of…

Grok Bot

Grok Bot is an AI teammate tool that can sign into user applications and complete work autonomously, learning from…

CSS properties you should know for better text designs

The article highlights five CSS properties that enhance text design on the web beyond basic font selection.

Woman Pulled over at Gunpoint Twice After Flock Camera Glitch

A Wisconsin woman was pulled over at gunpoint twice in one week after a Flock camera system mistakenly flagged her…

Why Go Is an Ideal Language for AI-Assisted Software Engineering

Go is ideally suited for AI-assisted software engineering because the focus has shifted from writing code quickly to…