http://it.slashdot.org/story/26/...nlinkanon&utm_medium=feedwiredmikey shares a report from SecurityWeek: Meta-owned communications app WhatsApp says it recently detected and disrupted a spear-phishing attempt linked to spyware company NSO Group. The attack is allegedly in defiance of a court order that bars the spyware maker from targeting WhatsApp. WhatsApp filed a lawsuit against NSO in 2019, after it came to ...Posted 3 days 8 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://www.cnet.com/tech/service...-upgrade-better-research/The AI-powered research assistant is getting major chat upgrades, better customization and more formatting options.Posted 3 days 9 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://www.cnet.com/tech/service...-circulating-nude-images/Keir Starmer is reportedly also on the brink of banning social media for children under 16, just as Australia has done.Posted 3 days 9 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://slashdot.org/story/26/06/...nlinkanon&utm_medium=feedBending Spoons, the Italian app studio behind acquisitions like Eventbrite, Vimeo, WeTransfer, Evernote, and AOL, has filed to go public in the U.S. after growing into a subscription-heavy app conglomerate with more than 500 million monthly active users. TechCrunch reports: In its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bending Spoons said it ...Posted 3 days 9 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://news.slashdot.org/story/2...nlinkanon&utm_medium=feedFirefox has merged initial support for Vulkan Video decoding, giving the browser a more cross-platform path for GPU-accelerated video playback beyond Linux's long-running reliance on VA-API. Phoronix reports: Firefox on Linux has long been focused on the Video Acceleration API (VA-API) that isn't universally supported by Linux graphics drivers. This has ...Posted 3 days 9 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/0...reps-overhaul-of-chatgpt/OpenAI to recast hit chatbot as a route to higher-margin products before a potential IPO.Posted 3 days 10 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://arstechnica.com/cars/2026...rom-even-visiting-the-us/The latest bill would ban day trips from Canada or Mexico in Chinese cars.Posted 3 days 10 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://www.cnet.com/tech/service...f-my-phone-notifications/Apps, emails, promos, DMs and tiny red badges had hijacked my attention. Taking it back forced me to evaluate my relationship with my phone.Posted 3 days 11 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://science.slashdot.org/stor...nlinkanon&utm_medium=feedJeff Bezos is backing Flourish, a new "neuro AI" startup with $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, that aims to reinvent AI by studying the brain's architecture and building systems that learn continuously while using far less power than today's large language models. The company's long-term bet is that neuroscientists and AI ...Posted 3 days 11 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen...ely-of-coffee-no-plastic/The Tabli system hits the US market this week and aims to take the plastic out of single-serve coffee.Posted 3 days 12 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://arstechnica.com/science/2...ution-isnt-revolutionary/Machine learning has its limitshow is it being used?Posted 3 days 14 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://www.cnet.com/news/surpris...e-kitchenaid-stand-mixer/A KitchenAid mixer can be used to make more than just baked goods.Posted 3 days 14 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://developers.slashdot.org/s...nlinkanon&utm_medium=feedMost supply-chain attacks using Ruby's package hosting site "exploit a narrow window," according to a new blog post form Ruby core maintainer Hiroshi Shibata. So its packaging-managing Bundler tool now offers a filter that blocks new version until it's been public "for at least N days. Releases too new to have been scrutinized are passed over in favor of ...Posted 3 days 14 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/best-verizon-plans/We choose our favorites of Verizon's unlimited phone plans.Posted 3 days 15 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://www.cnet.com/home/securit...-surveillance-technology/Flock Safety is setting up cams and drones around the country. Here's why communities are fighting back and exactly how this technology works.Posted 3 days 15 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://www.cnet.com/tech/service...e-ai-autonomous-vehicles/Waymo and Wayve (in partnership with Uber) are gearing up to launch in the British capital by the end of 2026. At SXSW London, the companies showed how the prep is going.Posted 3 days 16 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://www.cnet.com/tech/service...-to-watch-what-we-expect/Tim Cook holds his last Apple event as CEO today. Don't expect any new hardware, but the rumored software updates may surprise you.Posted 3 days 17 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/26...nlinkanon&utm_medium=feedA burglar took a self-driving Waymo taxi to rob a San Francisco yoga studio this past January, reports TechCrunch — "and police have still not caught them." Even the police officer assigned to the case thought it would be easier to solve, notes The San Francisco Chronicle, since Waymos are outfitted with multiple high-definition cameras and require ...Posted 3 days 19 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://hardware.slashdot.org/sto...nlinkanon&utm_medium=feedReuters reports: Several large data centers and crypto facilities planning to connect to the Texas power grid ahead of peak summer demand have failed key reliability tests, raising the risk of power outages just as electricity use hits its seasonal high, according to the state grid operator... Unlike traditional industrial customers, which tend to draw ...Posted 3 days 22 hours ago - 06/08/26
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/26...nlinkanon&utm_medium=feed"When Hugo Parra was arrested last year on felony charges, his pleas of innocence fell on deaf ears," reports the Times of San Diego: San Diego police had a description of the Alfa Romeo car he was riding in [but no license plate number] and a witness who identified him during a curbside lineup as the man who brandished a handgun in Golden Hill. They had ...Posted 4 days 1 hour ago - 06/07/26
http://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/...nswers-for-monday-june-8/Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for June 8.Posted 4 days 2 hours ago - 06/07/26
http://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/...d-answers-for-june-8-623/Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 8, No. 623.Posted 4 days 2 hours ago - 06/07/26
http://science.slashdot.org/stor...nlinkanon&utm_medium=feedItalian fashion house Prada "unveiled on Sunday the inner-layer garment set to be worn by NASA astronauts heading to the moon," reports Reuters. "The body-hugging suit, created in collaboration with Houston-based space infrastructure developer Axiom Space, features ventilation tubes knitted into the garment." Expertise for developing space exploration ...Posted 4 days 3 hours ago - 06/07/26
http://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/...xbox-games-showcase-2026/Is Microsoft making a comeback?Posted 4 days 4 hours ago - 06/07/26
http://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/best-sleep-headphones/These headphones were put to the test by headphone experts and sleep experts.Posted 4 days 4 hours ago - 06/07/26
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