Cyber Security
Fake Zillow pages use ClickFix NetSupport RAT to target apartment hunters
EfficientIP Research Labs traced a ClickFix campaign that used fake Zillow apartment-review pages to install NetSupport RAT on visitors’ Windows computers. Each page showed what looked like a routine verification check. Behind it, the page quietly copied a PowerShell command to the clipboard and…
PostgreSQL security update fixes 52 vulnerabilities, ends support for PostgreSQL 14
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group released PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20 and 14.25 on November 12, fixing 52 security vulnerabilities and more than 140 other bugs. Most of those code execution bugs are memory errors or type confusion, where PostgreSQL handles a value as the wrong data…
New worm-like ‘SCKit’ malware targets MSPs in ScreenConnect attacks
A new worm-like malware toolkit named SCKit was deployed in the recent ScreenConnect attacks targeting managed service providers (MSPs), designed to spread from infected customer devices to MSP technicians' computers and compromise additional managed networks. [...]
AI & Automation
Anthropic launches new Claude Fable and Mythos 5.2 models
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
🤕 Medicare’s AI Experiment | EFFector 38.20
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’
Enterprise Tech
Google’s coding agents now /swarm for one developer. Cursor’s go multiplayer so teammates’ agents can talk.
Chainguard defends its choice to break the PHP security embargo: “We own the decision.”
The death of the 14-day patch: Surviving machine-speed vulnerability discovery
See what AI looks like in production at Microsoft Ignite
Developers
Build once, run on any agent: A practical guide to agent skills
How do you hire a human? Q&A with Tom Harvey, Stack Overflow technical recruiter
Technical Debt is Social; it is the Price of Learning by Doing
Presentation: Opening the Black Box: Critical Explainability for AI Agent Tool Selection with Kiji Inspector
Policy & Regulation
More Than Numbers: Portraits of U.S. Citizens Detained by Immigration Agents
A Tool Built by Election Deniers Said These Voters Were Dead. We Found Them Alive.
A Newborn Died in a Faith-Healing Sect. The State — and One Ex-Believer — Stepped in to Save Her Twin.
Prophecy, Scorn and a Rejection of This World: The Forbidding Vision of a Faith-Healing Preacher
Markets & Economy
Bond yields just saw their biggest surge since 2022 as expectations grow for more Fed rate hikes
Am I overpaying for health insurance? How to answer the key question this open-enrollment season.
The 10 best stocks for a year-end momentum trade
I’m 17 and will be a first-generation college student. Is law school worth being $200,000 in debt?
Money & Scams
Should You Pay Yourself or Your Bills First? Plus, More November Money Questions
JetBlue BlueFirst: What I Loved (and Didn’t) in Domestic First Class
Hilton’s Free Night Reward Is One of the Best Deals in Travel. You Can Get Yours Fast-Tracked Until Jan. 13, 2027
Mortgage Rates Today, Thursday, November 12: A Little Higher
Tech Careers
Many executives say they are worried about leading with empathy
CEO exits due to misconduct have doubled compared to 2024
‘Remote work’ from the office? It’s more common than you think.
7 stories on benefits amid open enrollment
Gadgets
Opera One for iOS adds Data Saver feature, cutting browsing data usage by up to 80%
Apple TV announces new film ‘Connector’ starring Brad Pitt
Analysts: Samsung held two-thirds of the global foldable market in Q3, thanks to the Z Fold8
Elton John’s Apple Music show to feature King Charles in November 14 special
Technology
Mint Mobile Will Give You $500 off Select New Phones When You Sign Up for a Year
FAA expands AI advice to manage air traffic congestion across entire US airspace
Google’s new Gemini model is better at understanding complicated questions
The Oura Ring 4 is almost as good as the newer model, but $150 cheaper
World
Paul Barril, French ‘Supergendarme’ Turned Mercenary, Has Died
Cindy Holscher wins in Kansas, holding governor’s office for Democrats
Donald Trump Jr exits as paid adviser for prediction market Kalshi
Pat Cummins press conference live updates: Australian cricket captain to speak about Usman Khawaja’s ‘Sandpapergate’ claims
Science
Plant sensing mechanism guards against pests
Ancient climate records reveal how East Asian monsoon shifted abruptly into cold and drought
2021 heat dome a ‘near miss’ as study suggests overlooked historic heat wave could offer valuable lessons
Matter–antimatter asymmetry still provides no evidence of new physics
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Plant sensing mechanism guards against pests
A new study has identified a previously unknown mechanism by which plants sense insect attack and activate defense responses. Read More about Plant sensing mechanism guards against pests
Ancient climate records reveal how East Asian monsoon shifted abruptly into cold and drought
How does climate change affect the East Asian monsoon? Researchers from Utrecht University's Faculty of Geosciences, together with colleagues at research institutes in China and Belgium, are investigating this question by looking back 250,000… Read More about Ancient climate records reveal how East Asian monsoon shifted abruptly into cold and drought
Fake Zillow pages use ClickFix NetSupport RAT to target apartment hunters
EfficientIP Research Labs traced a ClickFix campaign that used fake Zillow apartment-review pages to install NetSupport RAT on visitors’ Windows computers. Each page showed what looked like a routine verification check. Behind it, the… Read More about Fake Zillow pages use ClickFix NetSupport RAT to target apartment hunters
PostgreSQL security update fixes 52 vulnerabilities, ends support for PostgreSQL 14
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group released PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20 and 14.25 on November 12, fixing 52 security vulnerabilities and more than 140 other bugs. Most of those code execution bugs are memory… Read More about PostgreSQL security update fixes 52 vulnerabilities, ends support for PostgreSQL 14
Paul Barril, French ‘Supergendarme’ Turned Mercenary, Has Died
After years in elite police units, he drew scrutiny from human rights groups for selling arms and providing other services to unsavory governments. He was 80. Read More about Paul Barril, French ‘Supergendarme’ Turned Mercenary, Has Died
2021 heat dome a ‘near miss’ as study suggests overlooked historic heat wave could offer valuable lessons
A new study suggests that the impacts of the 2021 heat dome could have been much worse for British Columbians, despite its widespread devastation, when compared to a previously overlooked heat wave during World… Read More about 2021 heat dome a ‘near miss’ as study suggests overlooked historic heat wave could offer valuable lessons