Cyber Security
Railway breach leads to $740,000 in fraudulent AI charges
Cloud hosting provider Railway says hackers exploited vulnerabilities in its infrastructure to steal customer authentication secrets and generate approximately $740,000 in fraudulent AI usage, potentially exposing credentials for up to 100,000 workspaces. [...]
Japanese furniture giant Nitori says hackers stole 37.6M customer records
Nitori, a major Japanese furniture and home accessories retailer, discovered that an attacker accessed a system on its network and may have stolen 37.62 million customer records. [...]
F-Secure Identifies 26 Ways AI Can Harm Consumers, and Where to Stop Them
New AI Harms Taxonomy traces how harm moves through AI systems, from misleading chatbot answers to compromised autonomous agents, and identifies where defenses can intervene.
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
Grok Build coding agent leaks oodles of confidential info, some belonging to SpaceXSI
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
Developers
Cloudflare Makes Basin Serverless Analytics Generally Available
Git security vulnerabilities announced
Google Finds that Technical Debt Can Derail Coding Agents Through “Agent Distraction”
Pinterest and Intel Take Open-Source Profiling to Internet Scale
Policy & Regulation
A Natural Gas Project Off Alaska’s Coast May Be a Russian Ploy for Intel on the Arctic
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
Markets & Economy
One reason the Children’s Place is going bankrupt? Not enough children.
My friend feels trapped at her job but won’t do anything about it. Am I supposed to step in?
Retirees should be big beneficiaries of the midterms: ‘Democrats will hold every gavel that matters for aging and public policy’
Ignore the wild swings in chip stocks until they reach these ‘lines in the sand’
Tech Careers
Trump nominates another EEOC commissioner, potentially solidifying Republican control
AI leadership training tools are most effective when paired with managerial support
Holiday hiring looks different this year. Here’s why.
EEOC general counsel nominee dodges gender identity bias questions at hearing
Gadgets
CleanupBuddy 2.0 expands beyond the keyboard with new display cleaning features
I’ve waited a long time for the Boox Picco, and I’m not disappointed
Apple TV shares trailers for upcoming Snoopy and Fraggle Rock holiday specials
Today’s Android app deals and freebies: Undead Slayer, Level Come Again, Children of Morta, more
Technology
The US military seems to be getting nervous about the launch supply crunch
These Xiaomi phones are no longer getting support with the latest HyperOS 4 update
Ring cameras go mobile as Amazon debuts AI-powered security drone and robot
Toyota Plans to Sell a Kei Pickup Truck in the U.S.
Science
The pet and skin trades pose little threat to reptile species, analyses suggest
The psychology of saving electricity: How comparisons can curb consumption
Microscopy upgrade sharpens images fivefold without sacrificing tissue imaging depth
Water molecules turn out to be secret messengers for magnetism
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The pet and skin trades pose little threat to reptile species, analyses suggest
Reptiles are captivating creatures—so captivating that people keep them as pets, or wear clothes and carry handbags fashioned from their patterned skins. Read More about The pet and skin trades pose little threat to reptile species, analyses suggest
The psychology of saving electricity: How comparisons can curb consumption
Simple psychological interventions are often enough to encourage people to change their behavior—and this is also true when it comes to saving electricity. A new study by Mannheim-based consumer psychologist Dr. Yavor Paunov and… Read More about The psychology of saving electricity: How comparisons can curb consumption
Microscopy upgrade sharpens images fivefold without sacrificing tissue imaging depth
Researchers at Texas A&M University have cracked a problem that has limited biological imaging for years: seeing fine cellular detail while looking deep inside living tissue. The new microscopy technique resolves structures smaller than… Read More about Microscopy upgrade sharpens images fivefold without sacrificing tissue imaging depth
US charges 3 alleged Iranian operatives over plots targeting Jewish communities and a UK airbase
US prosecutors claim the three men were planning a "campaign of terror" ish communities and a UK airbase. The Fairford incident prompted the withdrawal of US bombers stationed there for operations against Iran. Read More about US charges 3 alleged Iranian operatives over plots targeting Jewish communities and a UK airbase
Water molecules turn out to be secret messengers for magnetism
Water is not usually thought of as a magnetic material. But a new study led by researchers at Tohoku University's Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, in collaboration with National Taipei University of… Read More about Water molecules turn out to be secret messengers for magnetism
The US military seems to be getting nervous about the launch supply crunch
"Launch is extremely constrained and that is exactly the situation we predicted." Read More about The US military seems to be getting nervous about the launch supply crunch