Germany has opened a new drone security centre in Saxony-Anhalt to help counter the growing threat posed by unauthorised drones. The facility is designed to research and test technologies that can det
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DecryptAds is a new free service that helps identify who is advertising on websites and apps, and who may be collecting user data. It scrapes and correlates public adtech disclosures such as ads.txt,
President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back upcoming joint military exercises with South Korea, citing Seoul’s refusal to help with denuclearization efforts involving Iran. In a Truth So
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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B is an open-source multimodal model hosted on Hugging Face by Qwen and released under the Apache 2.0 license. It belongs to the Qwen3.8 family, described as the most capable generation
book by Charles Perrow
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*Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies* is a 1984 book by Yale sociologist Charles Perrow that examines complex systems and why major accidents are often inevitable. Perrow argues that
The Boston Globe report by Jana Winter exposed “Quiet Skies,” a secret TSA domestic surveillance program in which federal air marshals monitor ordinary U.S. travelers who are not suspected of crimes a
So your boss is AI-pilled
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The article examines the growing problem of “AI-pilled” bosses—managers and executives who become so enthusiastic about artificial intelligence that they begin pushing it into workflows, decisions, an
A rural New York school district has paused plans to introduce a humanlike AI robot teacher after strong backlash from state education officials, teachers, and local residents. The Salamanca City Cent
A FAR.AI report tested the jailbreak resistance of frontier AI models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI. Using an automated tool that generated more than 1,000 prompt variations
A wave of crowd-funded memorial billboards for a stray dog named Wang Wang has appeared in major cities worldwide, including Times Square, Milan, Pisa, and Taipei, after the dog and her puppies were t
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This content promotes a 2026 event in Las Vegas, Nevada, scheduled for August 6–7, focused on cognitive security, human risk management, and defending people against manipulation and cyber-enabled thr
China’s AI models have Trump’s AI world at war with itself
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Over the weekend, several Trump administration AI advisers publicly attacked leading US AI companies while debating how to respond to Kimi, a free open-source model released by Chinese firm Moonshot.
The article examines growing speculation over whether President Donald Trump may move from economic pressure on Cuba to military action, possibly framed as a “humanitarian invasion.” At a House Foreig
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Hesai Technology, a Shanghai-based lidar maker, has become a major supplier in the fast-growing autonomous systems market despite being blacklisted in 2024 by the U.S. Department of Defense as a Chine
Darknet - Matthew Mather
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The excerpt opens with Chapter 1 in central London, where Sean Womack is under extreme pressure: a crypto-based, crowd-funded assassination platform called the Assassin Market is hunting him, and he h
The Guardian reports that the Trump administration’s National Design Studio (NDS), an opaque White House office created by executive order in August 2025, has quietly rebuilt or operated several sensi
Anthropic regained access for its Claude Fable 5 AI model after agreeing to add a new security safeguard requested by the Trump administration, according to people familiar with the matter. The measur
The Trump administration is lifting export controls on Anthropic’s two most advanced AI models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, after the company reached an agreement with the Commerce Department. According to
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Texas is deepening its ties with London by opening a dedicated office in the city to boost international trade, tourism, and other economic activity. The move revives a historic connection: nearly 200
Chaos erupted in Times Square on Thursday afternoon when gunfire sent tourists fleeing from the crowded New York City landmark. Video footage showed people walking through the square before five loud
A Bluesky post from Olivia (@olivia4t.bsky.social) reports a breaking incident in Times Square, New York City, claiming that a gunman opened fire. The post says the images were captured moments ago an
The Trump administration imposed sweeping export controls on Anthropic after a frantic 24-hour dispute over the company’s newly released AI model, Fable 5, which officials believed had serious securit
The Army bought 10,000 IVAS headsets they will never use
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Jun 12
The Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), a mixed-reality headset program meant to improve soldiers’ situational awareness in combat, has effectively been shelved after costing the Defe
A series of cyberattacks on five US healthcare providers has exposed highly sensitive personal and medical information, putting millions of Americans at risk of identity theft and fraud. The breaches
A growing concern in higher education is that students who are highly fluent in AI tools are entering the workforce with weaker foundational skills. The article cites a New York financier who told the
The Enhanced Games, launched in Las Vegas, is a controversial new sporting event that openly permits performance-enhancing drugs. Marketed as “the Olympics on steroids,” the inaugural competition feat
Hartford Convention - Wikipedia
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The Hartford Convention was a series of meetings held in Hartford, Connecticut, from December 15, 1814, to January 5, 1815. It brought together New England Federalist leaders to discuss grievances ove
Washington's Farewell Address
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Washington’s Farewell Address argues that the survival and flourishing of the United States depend on preserving the Union, resisting faction, and avoiding foreign entanglements. Framing his message a
*Unsupervised Learning with Jacob Effron* is a biweekly technology podcast focused on AI, produced by an early-stage venture capital fund that has backed companies such as Snowflake, Stripe, and Mistr
NASA’s X-43A remains a landmark in hypersonic flight. In 2004, the unmanned experimental aircraft reached Mach 9.6, or about 7,346 mph, making it the fastest air-breathing aircraft ever flown. Using a
A Hacker's Mind - Schneier on Security
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May 4
Bruce Schneier’s *A Hacker’s Mind* argues that hacking is not limited to computers but is a way of exploiting weaknesses in any complex system. He defines a hack as subverting rules in unintended ways
An Army Special Forces sergeant, Gannon Van Dyke, pleaded not guilty in federal court in Manhattan to charges that he used classified military information to profit on Polymarket. Prosecutors allege t
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A US Army special forces master sergeant, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, was arrested and charged after allegedly using classified information to profit from betting on the covert capture of Venezuelan Presiden
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Federal authorities arrested a special forces soldier on Thursday after he allegedly made more than $400,000 by betting on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s removal, according to sources familiar
At a House event focused on artificial intelligence, lawmakers from both parties expressed deep concern about the technology’s rapid growth and potential harms. The discussion reflected growing anxiet
A study on geosynchronous (GEO) satellites revealed that 50% of their IP links transmit unencrypted traffic, posing significant security risks. Researchers scanned 39 GEO satellites and identified cle
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RackNerd - New Year Sale!
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RackNerd is currently offering an enticing New Year Sale featuring a range of KVM VPS and dedicated server hosting solutions. Their KVM VPS plans include various configurations with prices starting at
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RackNerd is currently offering an enticing New Year Sale featuring a range of KVM VPS and dedicated server hosting solutions. Their KVM VPS plans include various configurations with prices starting at
The U.S. Secret Service recently dismantled a significant telecommunications threat in the New York tristate area, which posed an imminent risk to senior U.S. government officials. This operation unco
Retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Blaine Holt reported on 77 WABC Radio that both crew members involved in a recent F-15 crash are safe, citing information from two high-level sources. While th
In February 2023, a foreign hacker breached the FBI's New York field office, accessing files related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender who died in custody in 2019. This
Flowers for Algernon - Wikipedia
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"Flowers for Algernon" is a science fiction novelette by Daniel Keyes, first published in 1959 and expanded into a novel in 1966. It won the Hugo Award for Best Short Fiction in 1960 and the Nebula Aw
A new California law mandates that all operating systems, including Linux, implement age verification during account setup starting January 1, 2027. Assembly Bill No. 1043 requires users to provide th
The U.S. military recently employed a laser system to successfully down a drone operated by Border Protection, marking a significant development in the use of directed energy technology for surveillan
New York has filed a lawsuit against Valve, claiming the company enables "illegal gambling" through its loot box system and the resale of in-game skins for cash. The lawsuit argues that Valve has inad