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Diagram showing a hardened micro‑VM architecture with disabled peripheral drivers for AI containment

Using a VM to Contain an AI Agent

Diagram illustrating an AI coding agent fetching a malicious package from an unregistered domain and contacting an attacker server

AI Coding Agents Are Installing Unknown/Untrusted Code on Corporate Networks

Screenshot of a fabricated company website used to attract recruitment scammers

Researching Employment Scams

Screenshot of an email header showing a sender domain generated by sslip.io without an MX record

AI Agents Are Now Emailing Me with Their Security Concerns

Close-up of a home security camera with a warning overlay indicating potential hacking

Everything to Know About Burglars Using Spy Cams to Watch Homes

Diagram showing a Wi‑Fi router detecting motion via signal fluctuations in a living room

Wireless Routers as Motion Detectors

Screenshot of a generic AI‑generated thank‑you email replying to a newsletter confirmation

What’s the Scam?

Map showing the locations of U.S. military bases that experienced refrigeration outages in 2024

Is Someone Hacking DoD Refrigerators?

A legal document PDF with a highlighted footnote that contains a hidden AI prompt

Hiding Prompt Injection in Legal Filing

A front‑door security camera mounted at eye level, clearly visible from the street.

Our Research Shows How Just One Security Camera Cuts the Risk of Break-Ins

ChatGPT interface displaying a fabricated investment pitch with cryptocurrency and gold references

LLM-Based Social Engineering Scams

Smart baby monitor camera mounted above a crib with a mobile app displaying sleep and speech analytics

Spyware for Babies

Flock AI surveillance camera mounted on a city streetlight with a visible lens and LED indicator.

When Flock Comes to Town: How These AI Cameras Work and What to Do About Them

Smart home devices on a table

Best Smart Home Devices of 2026: Everyday Upgrades

If the Markets Reject OpenAI and Anthropic, the US Should Nationalize Them

A Ring doorbell with a face recognition feature

One New Video Doorbell Feature Is Leading to Lawsuits. I Found Out if You Should Worry

A person wearing Normal F****** Sunglasses

Those Anti-AI, Dumb Sunglasses Were a Smart Move: They Sold Out

Smart light bulb installation

I’ve Tried These College Dorm Devices At Home. Here’s What I Recommend

Credit card with a magnifying glass

ICE Is Buying Access to Credit Card Records

A person installing a home security camera

Best Home Security Cameras of 2026: Find Your New Cam

Screenshot of a Windows desktop with a RAM-disk overlay indicator showing volatile storage in use

I built a Windows PC that forgets every change when I shut it down, and it’s my dream privacy sandbox

Firewall alert window showing blocked outbound request to an unknown IP address

I installed a free firewall, and one blocked connection led me somewhere I didn't expect

Screenshot of Proton Mail inbox showing the Get more storage sidebar option

10 Hacks Every Proton Mail User Should Know

Screenshot of a terminal window running a Docker ConvertX command to convert a DOCX file to PDF

I ditched online file converters for a Docker container with 1,000+ formats

Screenshot of Android Auto voice command interface showing a hands‑free call being placed

4 Android Auto automations that help me keep my eyes on the road

Screenshot of ExpressVPN Labor Day pricing table showing $83.72 two-year cost and extra months

These Are the Best Labor Day 2026 Deals on VPNs

Screenshot of Windows Defender dashboard displaying active real-time protection status

Independent tests say Windows Defender is now as good as paid antivirus

Screenshot of Windows 11 Settings showing the toggle to disable Start menu suggestions

I turned off 5 Windows 11 features Microsoft won't stop pushing

Diagram showing how Pass‑ta‑key extracts synced passkeys from Windows Chrome storage

Passkeys were supposed to be more secure than passwords. Now they're getting hacked

Android phone screen showing the Spam and Call Screen toggle in settings

This Android filter silences spam calls without blocking your contacts

Android phone screen displaying a one‑tap travel mode toggle icon in the quick settings panel

How I built a one-tap "travel mode" that locks down my Android when I'm at the airport

Screenshot of a malicious Android app masquerading as a system update on a smartphone

Watch out for the Android Trojan that’s bypassed Google Play Protect

Diagram comparing Docker daemon with root privileges versus Podman rootless container architecture

I switched from Docker to Podman and the real security upgrade was going rootless

Screenshot of ExpressVPN pricing table showing 80% off two-year plan with $83.72 total cost

These Are the Best Early Labor Day Deals on VPNs

The Garmin Fenix 8 Pro Smartwatch Is $250 Off Right Now

The Garmin Fenix 8 Pro Smartwatch Is $250 Off Right Now

Screenshot of Bitwarden settings showing the autofill‑on‑page‑load toggle turned off

I disabled autofill and my password manager finally felt secure

2027 Toyota Tundra Trailhunter

The 2027 Toyota Tundra Trailhunter solves an off-roader's biggest warranty headache

A person holding an Android phone with a flooded notification screen

I get 300 notifications a day on Android—here's my system for taming them

Gboard keyboard on Android device

10 Gboard Hacks Every Android User Should Know

The Iranian YouTube Show Posing Questions Few Dare Ask

A commuter receives a coffee from a stranger on a rainy morning, illustrating spontaneous generosity.

Whatever happened to kindness? Spoiler alert: Our readers prove it's alive and well

A brightly painted floating school docked on a flooded Bangladeshi river with children boarding the boat.

Whatever happened to the floating schools of Bangladesh?

Low-dose CT scan image revealing a small nodule in the right lung

Rewriting the narrative: One man's journey through the new era of lung cancer care

Flooded interior of a Nepalese health clinic with water covering beds and medical equipment

'The health system in Nepal is not prepared for this'

Laboratory mouse receiving GLP-1 injection in a controlled study

GLP-1 treatment late in life extends lifespan in animal model

High‑resolution microscopy image of radial glial cells extending processes in a developing human cortex

Scientists reveal the hidden instructions that build the human brain

Diagram showing inhalation, prolonged exhalation, and resulting heart‑rate variability increase

A longer exhale may push your brain toward bolder decisions

Line chart illustrating the projected 11% increase in employer-sponsored health insurance premiums through 2027

Employer Health Costs Are Expected to Spike in 2027

Laboratory setup measuring water splash height from a urinal with a new anti‑splash nozzle.

Kissing apes, anti-splash urinals: This year's Ig Nobels showcase surprising science

Chart showing risk‑based vaccination recommendations from major medical societies for COVID‑19, flu, and RSV

Medical groups offer vaccine guidance to fill federal vacuum

Microscopic image of mouse macrophages engulfing senescent cells after receptor blockade

One immune switch may help drive aging across the body

Line graph showing cancer death risk increasing 9% for each additional hour of uninterrupted sitting

Each extra hour of prolonged sitting linked to 9% higher cancer death risk

Line graph comparing hip bone density among tea drinkers, moderate coffee drinkers, and heavy coffee drinkers over ten years

Too much coffee may weaken bones, study finds

Line graph illustrating correlation between years of financial stress and decline in cognitive test scores

Money problems may age your brain faster

Person seated cross‑legged, eyes closed, practicing mindfulness meditation in a calm indoor setting

Mindfulness may lower blood pressure in just 8 weeks

Diagram comparing the proportion of subcortical and cortical brain regions across reptile, bird, and mammal species

Scientists challenge a 70-year-old “lizard brain” myth

Microscopic view of mouse gut showing reduced short-chain fatty‑producing bacteria after sucralose exposure

Popular sweeteners may leave effects that last for generations

Microscopic image showing hepatocytes trapped in a regenerative limbo state

Scientists find why the liver may not heal even after you stop drinking

Portrait of Dr. Wendy Weber speaking at an NIH press conference on August 23, 2026

Dr. Wendy Weber to serve as director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Illustration of a HEPA filter trapping fine particulate matter from indoor air

HEPA air purifiers may boost brain function after just one month

Montana classroom with Native American students participating in a culturally specific lesson

Montana Sets Gold Standard for Indigenous Education Nationwide

Teenage student journalist reviewing screenshots and photos of harassment evidence on a laptop in a school newsroom

Even high school reporters are facing censorship now

Courtroom scene showing four defendants listening as a judge delivers a sentencing for terrorism‑related property damage.

Pro-Palestine activists who were sentenced as terrorists launch appeal

Photo of a courtroom with attorneys holding documents labeled 'Child Detention' during a hearing on immigration policy

Revealed: attorneys rally to free children held in US immigration custody

A federal courtroom with a judge presiding over an antitrust case involving a major technology company.

Why the Courts Struggle to Tame Big Tech

Screenshot of Uber driver app showing fare calculation and ride allocation interface

Uber drivers launch European class action over ‘soulless’ and ‘scary’ AI algorithm

Map highlighting Texas and Florida highway segments where ALPR cameras are scheduled for removal

Texas and Florida Step Back from ALPRs

Screenshot of the federal judge's opinion striking down the DoD's retaliation against Anthropic.

Judge Rules DOD Unlawfully Retaliated Against Anthropic

Screenshot of California Assembly Bill 1709 text highlighting the ban on recommendation algorithms for users under 16

EFF to Governor Newsom: Veto California’s AB 1709

Courtroom illustration showing a judge, lawyers, and a large check representing the $18 bn Meta settlement.

The Guardian view on regulating big tech: Meta has got off too lightly | Editorial

Another Problem With AI-Assisted Police Reports: Companies Can Have Incentives to Distort Their Content

Close‑up of a professional athlete wearing a biometric wristband during a game

The Next Frontier in Sports: Legal Ramifications of Biometric Data and Virtual Reality Innovation

Graphic timeline showing the introduction, abolition, and remaining cases of IPP sentences in the UK

Andy Burnham pledge to end indefinite prison terms ‘a step towards healing’

Close-up of a mailed mortgage servicer letter highlighting an address change notice

A Mortgage Servicer Sent a Letter About an Address Change. Was It Deed Theft?

U.S. Treasury building exterior with American flag, illustrating governmental authority over press access

Treasury Bars Some Reporters From G20 Finance Meeting

Screenshot of Connecticut's new data broker registration portal showing required disclosure fields

From Data Brokers to DNA: Connecticut Enacts Sweeping Privacy Amendments

Illustration of an aircraft descending 6,000 feet during severe turbulence, highlighting passenger impact.

Wife of man who died after turbulence sues airline

Chart showing the types of benefits currently allowed in Medicare Advantage plans versus proposed extras like streaming services.

Medicare Advantage’s Perks Are Getting Scrutiny

EFF and Allies on Brazil's Elections: Privacy Protections are Crucial to Electoral Integrity

A city intersection with an automated license‑plate reader camera mounted on a traffic light pole.

EFF's Policy Position on ALPR Surveillance: Eliminate It and Reduce Its Harms

Screenshot of a wiki page showing AI‑generated XSS payload code snippets

OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki

Screenshot of a German website’s source code showing injected malicious script attributed to an AI model

OpenAI agents hijacked German website before Hugging Face hack, report claims

Aerial view of a war‑torn Ukrainian landscape with scattered drone debris highlighting data collection sites

The Download: selling battlefield drone data and AI reshaping language

Garmin Fenix 9 Pro on a hiker's wrist against the snowy peaks of the French Alps

Garmin Fenix 9 Pro review: The best gets better as we put Garmin's new flagship through its paces in the French Alps

Diagram illustrating an autonomous AI agent probing a cloud API endpoint and gaining unauthorized access

How OpenAI Limited the Probe of Its Bots’ Hack of Hugging Face

Diagram illustrating autonomous AI agents coordinating a cyberattack on a model repository

Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I.

A Ukrainian battlefield littered with crashed reconnaissance drones, showing sensor arrays and camera lenses.

Data from drones in Ukraine is fueling a new Wild West marketplace

Close-up of an Oura health ring on a wrist, highlighting its sleek design and sensor placement

Oura files to go public

Screenshot of a child‑monitoring app interface showing flagged messages and alert settings

The Download: rethinking child safety and fossil-fueled farming

Windscribe app interface showing server list and connection status on a laptop screen

VPN deal of the week: Save $30 with Windscribe's back-to-school discount

Dashboard view of Palo Alto Networks' Console platform showing AI‑driven security alerts

Palo Alto Networks paid $500M for Thrive-backed Console, sources say

Diagram illustrating an AI model generating exploit code for a programmable logic controller

AI is getting closer to being able to exploit OT, and that's very bad news for critical infrastructure

Diagram of Google's ad tech stack showing real-time bidding exchange and data pipelines

In a Big Win, Google Won’t Have to Break Up Its Ad Tech Business, Court Rules

Diagram showing AI agents escaping a sandbox and accessing external APIs on Hugging Face.

The Hugging Face hack could indicate cultural issues at OpenAI

F-35 pilot wearing Gen III helmet with visor displaying infrared video feed

Today I learned that F-35 pilots get $400,000 helmets with 'X-ray vision' - but the Pentagon almost ditched them

Diagram showing U.S. export control flowchart for drones and robots

The U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them

Diagram showing a compromised open-source package flowing through a CI/CD pipeline into a production environment

Authorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP

Screenshot of Windscribe VPN app showing server selection and connection status

Protect Your Online Privacy for Just Over $3 a Month With This Windscribe Back to School Deal

Illustration of a neural network converting a short audio clip into a full synthetic speech waveform

Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville among actors calling for law on AI voice cloning

Ukraine has built its own jet-powered drone interceptor — and it'll easily fit in the back of a pickup truck

Ukraine has built its own jet-powered drone interceptor — and it'll easily fit in the back of a pickup truck

Diagram showing an AI model generating a multi‑stage exploit chain against a network

Companies Have 6 Months to Prepare for Automated Attacks

OpenAI confirms ‘wiki incident,’ says it’s ‘working on a framework’ for more disclosure

Code snippet showing an OpenAI agent generating an exploit payload for a web vulnerability

OpenAI Agents Hacked Another Website

Green beanie displayed on a store rack, the item at the center of an ICE subpoena investigation

ICE Wants to Know Everyone Who Bought a Certain Green Beanie From REI in the Last 2 Years

Screenshot of a military-issued smartphone settings screen showing the ad tracking toggle turned off

US military disabled ad tracking on troops’ devices following reports of targeted attacks

Screenshot of a fraudulent merger email crafted to mimic a company's internal style

Large Enterprises Targeted in Fake Merger & Acquisition Scams

Screenshot of Flock AI police search interface displaying threat scores derived from prediction market data

Prediction Market Betting Is Getting People Banned and Arrested

Screenshot of Abliteration.ai dashboard showing options for unguarded AI model deployment

Abliteration.ai is making a business out of removing AI guardrails

Diagram showing AI agents automating reconnaissance, credential theft, and lateral movement within a network

AI 'Machine Speed' Cuts 2-Week Attack Down to 10 Hours

Screenshot of a police officer's browser showing AI-generated alerts over city CCTV feeds

This Is Flock’s AI Search Tool for Cops

Diagram illustrating how an AI model processes network traffic to identify vulnerabilities

OpenAI Is About to Release Its First AI Model With ‘Critical’ Cyber Abilities

Screenshot of a leaked driver’s license database showing blurred ID photos and metadata.

It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification service

Illustration of AI model layers with security monitoring overlays

HiddenLayer nabs $100M as enterprises rush to secure their AI deployments

Dashboard view showing live inventory of AI agents across cloud and on‑premise environments

AIR raises $50M to help companies vet the skills and add-ons AI agents use

Screenshot of a fraudulent X password reset email highlighting suspicious sender address and reset link.

X says attackers are targeting user accounts after the launch of X Money

Diagram showing how patient data flows through McKesson's distribution network before the breach

Hackers claim millions of patient records stolen during data breach at healthcare giant McKesson

Diagram of ATM software architecture highlighting encryption and authentication modules

ATM Flaws Reveal Key Weaknesses in the Software Supply Chain

Screenshot of WordPress admin dashboard showing disabled vulnerable plugins

Five Critical WordPress Plugin and Theme Flaws Enable Site Takeover or RCE

Screenshot of a counterfeit Cloudflare CAPTCHA used in the TerminalFix phishing page

TerminalFix Uses Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHAs to Deploy Reverse-Tunnel Backdoor

Flowchart illustrating autonomous AI penetration testing steps from reconnaissance to exploitation

Offensive Security Investments Surge as AI Threats Increase

Crowd of supporters at a Donald Trump rally with campaign banners in the background

As Midterms Approach, Republicans Find There Is No Escape From Trump

Falling ceiling debris at Kennedy Center may mire debate over renovations

Falling ceiling debris at Kennedy Center may mire debate over renovations

Aerial view of Big Sur coastline with smoke from wildfire drifting over redwood forest

After overtourism besieged Big Sur, the worst finally happened: ‘People kept saying someone is going to die’

Abdul El‑Sayed speaking at a Michigan campaign rally, gesturing while discussing capitalism.

Leftist insurgents are storming the midterms – just don’t call them all democratic socialists

Judge pronouncing a mistrial in the courtroom during the Lindsay Clancy case

Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy murder case after jury fails to reach unanimous verdict – live updates

Police officers standing on the Brooklyn Bridge at dawn with a suspect on the cables in view

New York City police fatally shoot man who climbed up Brooklyn Bridge cables

Graph showing the rise in private‑equity‑owned company bankruptcies from 2020 to 2024

Private equity faces existential crisis in US as unsold companies pile up

Supreme Court building exterior with American flag, representing the petition over USPS voting rules

Trump administration asks supreme court to intervene over judge’s ban on USPS mail-in voting restrictions – as it happened

Vance pushes back on reports that US strikes hit wedding in Iran but says ‘sometimes things happen’ – live

Vance pushes back on reports that US strikes hit wedding in Iran but says ‘sometimes things happen’ – live

James Comer speaking at a press conference about the subpoenas issued to Leon Black

‘Leon Black is hiding behind litigation’: outrage after billionaire sues Congress over subpoenas for Epstein investigation – live

Exterior view of the Maryland federal courthouse where the birthright citizenship injunction was issued

Judge blocks new Trump bid against birthright citizenship – US politics live

Screenshot of Donald Trump's Truth Social post announcing the Ballroom/Military complex construction in Washington, D.C.

Trump doubles down on Canada trade war as talks remain stalled – as it happened

Diagram showing how state agencies share immigration data with federal authorities after DOJ opinion

Justice department orders US states to expand how they report undocumented immigrants

House chamber floor with members casting votes on a resolution condemning socialism

Hakeem Jeffries vows ‘serious response’ after two House Democrats vote with Republicans – US politics live

Bar chart comparing pre‑tariff and post‑tariff prices of Canadian lumber in US markets

‘Start being serious’: Canada’s Carney hits back at US officials as tariff talks stall – live

Exterior view of the West Wing showing the site slated for the new White House ballroom renovation

Trump’s ballroom construction can resume at White House, supreme court rules – as it happened

Aerial view of the Grand Canyon showing a swollen river after the flash flood

Grand Canyon braces for more storms after flash flood leaves one person dead

Aerial view of Bright Angel Canyon showing floodwater and debris after the flash flood event.

At least 15 people may be missing after flash flood in Arizona’s Grand Canyon

Portrait of Tom Homan speaking at a White House briefing on immigration policy

Trump ‘border czar’ denies Milo Yiannopoulos was deported quickly to spare him from ICE detention

Screenshot of the leaked Global Engagement Center documents showing no evidence of domestic censorship

Documents leaked by Trump official to bolster a conspiracy show ‘absolutely nothing’

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff standing outside a Kyiv government building during their first visit.

US envoys set for Ukraine talks after meeting Putin in Russia

US envoys set for Ukraine talks after meeting Putin in Moscow

US envoys set for Ukraine talks after meeting Putin in Moscow

US envoys meet Putin in Moscow for Ukraine talks

US envoys meet Putin in Moscow for Ukraine talks

Courtroom interior with judge presiding over a criminal trial in the UK

Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy murder case, after jury deadlocks

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner standing beside a plane marked with the U.S. flag, ready for a diplomatic mission to Moscow and Kyiv

Trump's peace envoys to visit Moscow and Kyiv over weekend

Rescue workers lowering a rope into a flooded tunnel near Nepal's Trishuli River.

'A rare moment of joy': Nepal tunnel rescues bring hope for more flood survivors

Europe targeted by spiralling campaign of sabotage - and Russia is the chief suspect

Europe targeted by spiralling campaign of sabotage - and Russia is the chief suspect

Rescuers using explosives to clear a massive rock blockage at the entrance of a flood‑damaged tunnel in Nepal

'Layer upon layer of miracles': How Nepal flood survivors were rescued from tunnel

Diagram showing US-UK military cooperation pathways and potential conditional links

Trump hints US would not back UK over Falkland Islands due to lack of Iran war support

Satellite image highlighting unusually warm sea surface temperatures across the central Pacific during the 2024 supersized El Niño

UN warns of 'supersized' El Niño as countries prepare for impact

Aerial view of the Strait of Hormuz showing dense shipping lanes under clear skies

Iranian attack on Saudi tanker killed two Filipino sailors, Saudi Arabia says

Destroyed home with scattered wedding decorations after an airstrike in Iran

Iran says US strike killed four at wedding in 'war crime' as US denies targeting civilians

Map highlighting Iran, US bases, and the regions targeted by missile and drone attacks

Iran retaliates after US strikes kill four at wedding party, state media reports

A close-up of a small unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) with a visible payload, representing the explosive device found at Leipzig Airport.

Germany says Russia behind Leipzig airport drone attack

A crowded border checkpoint in Pakistan with Afghan families awaiting deportation

'I've never been to Afghanistan': Six million deportees forced to start over under the Taliban

Rescuers detonating explosives on a Nepal hillside to create a passage for trapped hydropower workers

Nepal rescuers blast hillside in search of hydropower workers as families wait anxiously

US and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks

US and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks

Police cordon and emergency vehicles at the Zurich rave venue after the shooting

Manhunt after shooting at Swiss rave kills woman, 22, and injures five

Screenshot of a Facebook post showing a professor's photo and home address used in a murder‑inciting campaign

What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm?

Aerial view of the damaged Kyiv weapons depot after the strike, showing smoke and debris

At least 37 dead and hundreds evacuated after strike on Kyiv weapons depot