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- A pro-Iranian cybercrime group claims responsibility for cyberattacks on Chime and Pinterest that knocked the websites of both companies offline this month (Bloomberg) [1d]
- Mythos Preview system card: the model was able to escape a sandbox after it was instructed to try, and posted details about its exploit without being prompted (Brent D. Griffiths/Business Insider) [1d]
- The US FDIC proposes a rule to establish a regulatory framework for stablecoin issuers, including requirements related to reserve assets, under the GENIUS Act (Sarah Wynn/The Block) [1d]
- Super Micro begins an independent probe into the indictment of three people for export control violations and an internal review of its trade compliance program (Harshita Mary Varghese/Reuters) [1d]
- Anthropic hires Microsoft executive Eric Boyd as head of infrastructure; Boyd oversaw Microsoft's AI platform and worked at the company for 16 years (Brody Ford/Bloomberg) [1d]
- Z.ai releases GLM-5.1, a 754B-parameter model that it says outperforms GPT-5.4 and Claude Opus 4.6 on SWE-bench Pro, available under an MIT license (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat) [1d]
- A group of US agencies including the FBI and the NSA warns that Iran-linked hackers have targeted industrial control devices used in US critical infrastructure (Andy Greenberg/Wired) [1d]
- Google rolls out an AI Enhance button for Photos on Android globally, offering automated lighting and contrast adjustments, and video playback speed controls (Andrew Romero/9to5Google) [1d]
- Elon Musk amends his OpenAI lawsuit to ask that damages he might win be awarded to OpenAI's charity arm and that Altman be removed from OpenAI's nonprofit board (Jessica Toonkel/Wall Street Journal) [1d]
- Anthropic says Mythos Preview achieves 93.9% on SWE-bench Verified, compared with 80.8% for Opus 4.6, and 77.8% on SWE-bench Pro, versus 53.4% for Opus 4.6 (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat) [1d]
- Q&A with OpenAI President Greg Brockman about OpenAI's research direction, how far it can push Codex, shutting down Sora, text vs. world models, and more (Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology) [1d]
- Anthropic says Mythos Preview is a general-purpose model and found thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major OS and web browser (Anthropic) [1d]
- Google updates Chrome with vertical tabs, a feature that Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge have long offered, and a new full-screen reading mode (Lance Whitney/ZDNET) [1d]
- Interviews with Anthropic executives on why Claude Mythos Preview is a cybersecurity "reckoning", not releasing it publicly over misuse concerns, and more (Kevin Roose/New York Times) [1d]
- Waterloo-based Mappedin, which uses AI and LiDAR to create and maintain 3D digital maps of indoor spaces, raised $24.5M, bringing its total funding to $35M (Chris Metinko/Axios) [1d]
- Anthropic's Project Glasswing includes AWS, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, Palo Alto Networks, and others (David Gewirtz/ZDNET) [1d]
- Anthropic says Mythos Preview is a general-purpose model and found thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major OS and web browser (Anthropic) [1d]
- Anthropic commits up to $100M in usage credits for Project Glasswing, along with $4M in direct donations to open-source security organizations (Greg Otto/CyberScoop) [1d]
- Anthropic says it will make a preview of its Mythos model available to more than 40 organizations, as part of a new Project Glasswing cybersecurity initiative (Lucas Ropek/TechCrunch) [1d]
- Sources say Apple plans to announce its foldable iPhone in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, rebutting a report about production delays (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) [2d]
- The UK says Russia-linked hacking group APT28 is hijacking popular internet routers from MikroTik, TP-Link, and others to steal credentials and redirect traffic (Ryan Gallagher/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Los Angeles-based Hermeus, which aims to build unmanned hypersonic fighter aircraft, raised $200M led by Khosla Ventures and $150M in debt at a $1B valuation (Sean O'Kane/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Asus Zenbook A16 review: the $1,599 laptop uses the fast and power hungry Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme with 18 cores, but a plain design and includes bloatware (Andrew E. Freedman/Tom's Hardware) [2d]
- True Footage, which uses AI trained on years of appraisal data to generate property valuations, raised a $40M Series C led by Cox Enterprises' Socium Ventures (Natalie Breymeyer/Axios) [2d]
- Spotify expands Prompted Playlists, its AI feature for creating playlists, to include podcasts, for Premium users in the US, Canada, the UK, and other countries (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) [2d]
- The Trump administration proposes cutting CISA's budget for 2027 by $707M+ to help the agency refocus on its "core mission", not "weaponization and waste" (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Intel says it will join Elon Musk's Terafab AI chip complex project along with SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI (Deborah Sophia/Reuters) [2d]
- Aria Networks, which builds what it calls the world's first AI-native network to work with any AI chip, raised a $125M Series A from Sutter Hill and others (Juby Babu/Reuters) [2d]
- Q&A with Sundar Pichai on the history of Google and AI, speed and Search, Google's AI comeback, bottlenecks, capital allocation, how Google works, and more (John Collison/Cheeky Pint) [2d]
- GoDaddy integrates Cloudflare's AI Crawl Control into its hosting platform, enabling site owners to block, permit, or possibly monetize automated crawler access (Alistair Barr/Business Insider) [2d]
- Natter, an AI platform for large-scale video conversation insights, raised a $23M Series A led by Renegade Partners and says it grew revenue 5x in 2025 (Chris Metinko/Axios) [2d]
- Adobe launches Acrobat Spaces, a free AI study tool to help students generate flashcards, quizzes, and Express presentations without logging in (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Silicon Valley investors say annual recurring revenue, a popular metric with AI startups, is unreliable because it lacks SEC definitions and can be inflated (Annie Bang/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Q&A with UpScrolled founder Issam Hijazi, who says the non-algorithmic social app hit 5M users, mainstream apps were censoring pro-Palestinian content, and more (Katie Drummond/Wired) [2d]
- Two upcoming iPhones could be ‘largely unchanged in appearance,’ leaker claims, and I’m already skipping this generation [1d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, April 8 (game #1535) [1d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, April 8 (game #1032) [1d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, April 8 (game #766) [1d]
- Wall-E and Eve are back at Disneyland for a limited time — and I can’t stop thinking about what character robots we might see next [1d]
- 'By combining trusted platforms with legitimate tools, the threat actor reduces visibility and increases the likelihood of successful execution': Microsoft warns WhatsApp users to exercise extra caution — or pay the price [1d]
- 'Stolen session cookies render MFA irrelevant': How $900-per-month turnkey malware is putting enterprise-grade account hijacking in the hands of rookie hackers [1d]
- On the day that Apple turned 50, the iconic US company that inspired Steve Jobs with the GUI hit rock bottom and may be on the path to obscurity [1d]
- I love my Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses but this summer I’m gonna swap them for standard shades — and the BanRay movement proves I’m not alone [1d]
- I don't care about the iPhone Fold — the biggest moment in iPhone history just happened in space [1d]
- Floating data centers cruise a bit closer after a major show of support from Japanese giant Hitachi [1d]
- Our top-rated running shoes and watches are on sale at Amazon — save up to 45% from Nike, Garmin, Apple, and more [1d]
- 'AI is only as strong as its data': Why Microsoft is betting on this little-known startup’s 700B parameter model to predict your next purchase [1d]
- I tried using ChatGPT in CarPlay — and it was weirder than I expected [1d]
- 'I wouldn't bet against Elon': Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins 'absolutely' wants to put data centers in space [1d]
- NASA reveals 'generational' Earthset photo taken on a Nikon D5 — the decade-old DSLR with one secret weapon over modern cameras for space photography [2d]
- I tested the AceMagic K1, and this compact mini PC offers decent performance for office and light creative tasks, as long as you don’t push it too hard [2d]
- '5 strokes of the cane': Inside the massive scam compound that was bombed to end its reign of terror [2d]
- 'Verify before you act': security expert reveals the simple steps you can take to stay safe from deepfakes [2d]
- Sit-ups wrecking your back? The 'body saw' is not only safer, but also activates more muscle, researchers say [2d]
- HP OmniDesk Desktop blends woodgrain style with Core Ultra 7 performance for business use, and it's $770 off right now [2d]
- Pebblebee’s new personal tracker is an AirTag crossed with a safety siren and torch — but there’s more than meets the eye [2d]
- The Xbox Game Pass titles for April include Oblivion Remastered, Final Fantasy 4, and one of the best games of 2025 [2d]
- Walmart's cheap new Google TV streaming stick has appeared — get 4K and Dolby Atmos for a very low price [2d]
- A beloved fantasy RPG that takes more than 30 hours to beat is now available on your phone [2d]
- I can't think of anything that's off limits to them': FBI slams cybercriminals for attacking schools, hospitals, as crypto fraud soars [2d]
- How to watch Sporting Lisbon vs Arsenal: live Champions League 2025/26 quarter-final first-leg [2d]
- Russia's major internet services instructed on how to detect VPNs — but there may be some workarounds [2d]
- Do we still need a viewfinder? We asked you what you think about screen-only cameras — here's what you told us [2d]
- I saw Sony’s True RGB TV tech in action, and it’s a serious step forward for TV picture quality [2d]
- How to watch Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich: Free Streams, TV Schedule and Preview for Champions League quarter-final first leg [2d]
- How to watch Ligas - Stream Italian series online from anywhere [2d]
- Last-minute Easter deals are still live at Amazon UK — here are the 18 top tech offers I'd buy [2d]
- 'Claude cannot be trusted to perform complex engineering tasks': AMD AI head slams Anthropic's coding tool after months of frustration [2d]
- Skip Apple's new AirPods Max 2 — Sony's award-winning WH-1000XM5 headphones are down to a near record-low price [2d]
- How to watch S4: The Bob Lazar Story online and from anywhere [2d]
- How to watch the Majors on Sling TV [2d]
- Sony announces The Playerbase, 'a unique opportunity for PlayStation’s biggest fans' to be scanned into a PlayStation Studios game, starting with Gran Turismo 7 [2d]
- OpenAI says AI could mean a 4-day week ‘with no loss in pay’ — but warns jobs and wealth are at risk [2d]
- 'I was not bluffing Microsoft, and I'm doing it again': apparently disgruntled researcher leaks worrying Windows zero-day security flaw [2d]
- 'This is the most difficult thing I’ve ever done': inside Disney’s wildest animation challenge yet [2d]
- I tried a sub-$50 pair of ANC headphones — can you really get quality at such a low price? [2d]
- Iraq Telegram ban triggers 1,200% VPN surge — but experts issue a stark security warning [2d]
- This special code saves you a massive $150 off 64GB of G.SKILL Flare X Series DDR5 6000 RAM [2d]
- Star Wars Day 2026 is right around the corner — and this 'distinctive collectible' is a must-buy for the Force user in your life [2d]
- 'Cringe' XO, Kitty season 3 is a total letdown — stream this heartwarming underrated Netflix teen drama instead [2d]
- Forget digital photo frames — Polaroid’s unique photo printer with a built-in frame is perfect for analog fans [2d]
- What is the release date for Scrubs season 10 episode 8 on Hulu and Disney+? [2d]
- Fan discovers what appears to be assets for Rockstar's canceled PS3 game, Agent, within GTA 5's leaked source code, including an early look at the spy game's main character [2d]
- Amazon and US Postal Service reach deal on delivery cuts - postal deliveries cut by 20 percent as 'longstanding partnership' continues [2d]
- Pizza Movie has been a surprise hit for Hulu — and it’s all thanks to this Stranger Things star [2d]
- $45/mo for phone and internet? Mint Mobile just changed the game with its new 'Unf*! your bills' plan [2d]
- Over 50? You need to be doing these 3 PT-approved exercises that 'replicate activities of daily living' for lifelong muscle [2d]
- Struggle to find podcasts that land with you? Spotify's new prompt tool can now build you a curated pod playlist on topics you want to hear [2d]
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- Samsung's Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 Might Come in 5G and 4G Cellular Models [1d]
- Iranian Hackers Said to Escalate Attacks on US Critical Infrastructure [1d]
- Netflix Review: Our Top Pick in a Sea of Streaming Choices [1d]
- Artemis II Astronauts Name Moon Crater After Commander Reid Wiseman's Late Wife [1d]
- Apple Reportedly Eyes 'iPhone Ultra' Name for Folding Phone Expected This Year [1d]
- 2 Cases Show Supreme Court Isn't Holding ISPs Responsible for Piracy [1d]
- Elon Musk's $25 Billion Terafab Project Gets a Helping Hand From Intel [1d]
- Apple May Bring A19 Pro Chip to MacBook Neo Next Year, but Could Face Supply Hurdles Soon [1d]
- Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for April 8, #1032 [1d]
- Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for April 8, #1754 [1d]
- Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for April 8 #766 [1d]
- The New White House App Poses a Security Threat video [1d]
- Artemis II Astronauts Are Using iPhones to Capture Stunning Space Images [1d]
- Hades 2, the Award-Winning Sequel, Joins Xbox Game Pass in April [1d]
- The Artemis II Crew Gives a Behind-the-Scenes Tour Inside Their Orion Spacecraft [1d]
- This Is the Only Smart Ring I Trust to Keep Track of My Health [1d]
- Google Launches an Offline AI Dictation App on iOS [2d]
- You Can Remix Your Google Chrome Experience With Vertical Tabs and Immersive Reading [2d]
- Spotify Brings AI-Powered Playlist Generation to Podcasts [2d]
- Waymo Opens Driverless Rides to the Public in Nashville [2d]
- Adobe Has a New AI Study Buddy, Just in Time for Finals [2d]
- Champions League Soccer: Stream Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich Live [2d]
- I Spent $8,000 on a Point-and-Shoot Camera and Have No Regrets. Here's Why [2d]
- Stress Solutions That Actually Work, According to CNET Editors Who Have Tried Them All [2d]
- 'Daredevil: Born Again' Season 2: What Time Does Episode 4 Come Out? [2d]
- An Air Purifier Can Prevent You From Getting Sick. Our Data Shows This Model Works Best [2d]
- The Moto G Stylus Evolves Its Signature Feature, but With a Price Bump [2d]
- Tovala, Our Favorite Scan-to-Cook Meal Delivery Service, Just Added Family Meals [2d]
- MLB Aims to Score With Kid Baseball Fans by Streaming on YouTube [2d]
- Tubi App Goes Live in ChatGPT to Give You TV and Movie Recommendations [2d]
- Best Robot Lawn Mowers: After Testing 9 Mowers, Here are the 5 I Recommend [2d]
- PlayStation Plus Subscribers Can Play Tomb Raider and More All April Long [2d]
- Stop Your TV From Spying: How to Turn Off Automatic Content Recognition video [2d]
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