Cyber Security
Cybercriminals are increasingly infecting regular people with spyware
Cybercriminals are infecting devices on a large scale with spyware, increasingly compromising systems belonging to average people, according to a new report.
Ransomware recovery is now a client retention metric
Recovering from ransomware doesn't guarantee an MSP will retain its clients, especially when delays, poor communication, and unexpected costs undermine trust. Kaseya examines how disconnected recovery tools create these problems and how integrated workflows can improve response times,…
Today: CISO Forum Virtual Summit 2026 – Join Global Cybersecurity Leaders
Designed for cybersecurity leaders, this immersive two-day virtual event is your premier destination to discuss, share, and learn innovative risk management and defense strategies defining the modern enterprise. The post Today: CISO Forum Virtual Summit 2026 – Join Global Cybersecurity Leaders…
AI & Automation
Anthropic launches new Claude Fable and Mythos 5.2 models
Anthropic is announcing two new models today: Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2, which it says are designed to take on "daunting" technical challenges. The company claims the new models show improvements in coding, reasoning, and vision, and can generate outputs faster than the 5.1 versions…
An AI model’s false tip to Philadelphia police reveals how digital agents can do as they’re told and still cause trouble
An expert on AI governance explains why these rare mistakes may soon be common, and with much higher stakes.
Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models
Elizabeth Dias, our national religion correspondent, and Cade Metz, one of our technology reporters, discuss Anthropic’s approach for instilling morality into Claude — which has involved consultations with religious leaders, including ones at the Vatican — and why it’s raising questions.
Privacy & Identity
We’re Asking an Appeals Court to Require a Warrant for ALPR Searches
Why Fewer People Are Challenging Bad Patents
Presenting ‘Desire Lines: Encoding Queer Digital Futures’
EFF Submission to OHCHR Consultation on Child Rights and Safety in the Digital Environment
Enterprise Tech
New CNCF report: 75% of cloud-native developers ship code with AI. Jonathan Bryce explains why.
A $60 billion fintech hired a 14-year-old. Its CEO explains why.
Google claims its new AI software cuts inference latency by over 90% — but there’s a catch
Cursor and Google join OpenAI in giving coding agents a voice. Claude Code stays silent.
Developers
Pinterest and Intel Take Open-Source Profiling to Internet Scale
Presentation: Batch Intelligence at Scale: Cost-Efficient Multi-Agent LLM Workflows with Built-In Resilience
Article: LLM Reliability Layers Under Test: Accuracy, Yield, and the Limits of Verification
Customer support is the gnarliest AI problem
Policy & Regulation
The Garbage Man: Bill Gates Has Earned Billions Investing in Climate-Polluting Landfills
Watch: Where Do Our Generic Drugs Come From? We Dug to Find Out.
Firm Linked to Trump’s Sons Got Nearly $40 Million in Federal Contracts to Screen for Ebola and Other Diseases
Lawyers in This State Are Allowed to Ghost Clients for Years. Why Don’t More Judges Stop Them?
Markets & Economy
Why stocks are falling and 10-year yields are climbing back near 5% after Tuesday’s inflation report
Forget happy hour. ‘Money parties’ are having a moment.
Elon Musk was half-right in his comment last week about SoftBank back-pedaling on a gas-turbine order
Nvidia couldn’t derail the stock market’s rally. Hot inflation might.
Tech Careers
Home health company settles EEOC allegations it abided by clients’ race-based preferences
The outcome of one DEI-related case involving a Coca-Cola bottler may be crucial for employers
Lack of exact diagnosis didn’t defeat employee’s ADA claim, 10th Circuit says
‘This is not a new story’: Legal professionals expect tide to turn on DEI
Science
Neighborhood ties and social connections are linked to high recycling participation
Ice Age camp reveals hunter-gatherers reached Italy thousands of years earlier than previously thought
How cells pull together: Theoretical study reveals a hidden source of attraction
Most university students now use AI, but that doesn’t mean they like it
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Google broadens its AI hardware portfolio with two new specialized chips
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