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HyperJuice Next 5K Qi2 Solid-State Power Bank Undergoes Safety Testing
The new portable charger uses semi-solid-state battery technology and has undergone over 115 independent safety tests to ensure stable operation.
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UpdraftCentral Connection Key Breach Allows Malicious Plugin Installation
TeamUpdraft disclosed that attackers accessed its website and stole credentials, enabling them to install harmful software on customer WordPress sites.
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Apple iOS 27.2 RC Release Notes Lack Security Advisory Details
Apple has published release notes for iOS 27.2 RC build 24B115, but the official summary offers no insight into specific fixes or security improvements.
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STAR Fuzzer AI Agents Write Harnesses, Finding Critical Bugs in 45% of Projects Without Running Apps
An agentic fuzzer writes its own test harnesses to find crashes in critical code without needing a running application.
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Google Gemini Adds Virtual Try-On and Garment Adjustment Features
Athlete stylist Sydney Bordonaro uses Gemini to visualise outfits remotely, swap items and get cleaning tips for stains on professional wear.
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Russia’s AI-driven VPN blocking plan risks mass false positives
Draft national strategy proposes using artificial intelligence to identify circumvention tools, raising concerns over collateral damage to legitimate traffic.
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Modal to integrate Nvidia Vera CPUs for AI agent workloads
AI infrastructure firm Modal plans to add Nvidia’s new central processors to its hosting mix, alongside existing Intel and AMD silicon.
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Microsoft distributes commemorative Windows Insider wallpapers for twelve-year milestone
Microsoft has released a set of ten new desktop backgrounds for Windows Insiders, celebrating twelve years of the program with designs inspired by the Windows 11 Bloom aesthetic.
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AI Security Engineers See 268% Surge as US Cyber Postings Drop 26%
CyberSN data shows overall US hiring fell 26% in the first nine months of 2026, while AI security roles saw a 268% increase compared to the same period last year.
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Savannah SPD dismisses officer for credentialed compromise of Flock ALPR system
Internal records show an ICE agent used his wife’s police credentials to run nearly a thousand unauthorized license plate searches across several states.
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Chrome Patch Fixes 37 Bugs Including Seven Critical Vulnerabilities in Latest Update
Malwarebytes Labs reports that Google has released an update for Chrome addressing thirty-seven vulnerabilities, including seven rated as critical severity.
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EU Updates Research Guidelines to Clarify Accountability for Agentic AI Systems
The European Commission’s latest guidance confirms that researchers remain fully responsible for outputs generated by autonomous AI agents in academic work.
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Samsung Galaxy A16: Editors Recommend 5 Alternatives, Questioning If Budget Phone Is Right Choice
Android Authority editors recommend five alternative phones for buyers considering the Samsung Galaxy A16, questioning if the budget device is the right choice.
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OpenAI Office Found With Surveillance Device in Weekly Report
Neowin reports that an OpenAI office was found to be bugged, highlighting a physical security incident in its weekly technology roundup.
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Gemini 4 Argon Agents Autonomously Code 2,783 Programs to Slay Minecraft Boss in 27 Hours
Four AI agents using Google’s Gemini 4 Argon model defeated Minecraft without human input, coordinating tasks and writing thousands of programs to slay the boss.
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AI-Modified Photos Distort Human Recollection With Unwarranted Certainty, MIT Study Warns
MIT researchers demonstrate that AI-altered photographs can distort human recollection, leading subjects to hold incorrect memories with unwarranted certainty.
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Surface Laptop Ultra launch highlights Windows 11 software constraints
Microsoft unveils new hardware alongside NVIDIA chips, but reviewers note the operating system may limit the device's overall value proposition.
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DeepSeek V4.1-Flash-1017 Boosts SWE Task Resolution to 77% With New APIs
Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co. Ltd. released a minor model update that shortens output length and speeds up task completion.
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iOS 26 iPhone: Hold Assist and Call Screening Tools Manage Calls
Apple's latest software update introduces tools to manage hold times and screen unknown callers, with AI-driven context features arriving next year.
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Galahad KV cache: Corbenic AI beta stores encrypted attention states on NVMe for server reuse
The beta product stores encrypted attention states to disk, allowing servers to reuse processing work without re-reading identical prompts.
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Intel D-series AI accelerator hits 1.3 PFLOPS FP8, beating Nvidia B300 memory capacity
Intel unveils a data centre accelerator with record memory capacity, prioritising volume over traditional graphics performance metrics.
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Anthropic's Non-Lobbying LLC Gets 5% Stake Plus 2% Per 50% Valuation Rise
The AI firm has created a non-lobbying LLC to hold shares, with contributions increasing as the company’s valuation rises.
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JFrog Business Value Center dashboard replaces manual ROI estimates with concrete cost savings data for finance teams
JFrog introduces a new dashboard within MyJFrog to translate development logs into clear financial metrics for finance teams and executives.
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Google Street View Permanently Blurs Sites After Gov, Celebrity and Citizen Privacy Requests
Google permanently blurs specific locations on Street View following requests from governments, celebrities and private citizens to protect sensitive sites.