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Anthropic's new Claude Haiku 4.5 model was tested on a WebSocket refactoring task. While it produced the most code compared to other models, its quality was much lower than Claude Sonnet 4.5. Haiku 4.5 over-engineered the solution, prioritizing thoroughness at the expense of code quality, correctness, and maintainability.
Mandatory AI code generation tools during work are turning devs from creators into mere approvers of AI-generated code.
Backblaze's analysis of its hard drive data shows that hard drives are improving in reliability and lasting longer, challenging the traditional "bathtub curve" model of failure rates over time.
Embedding models are necessary for AI applications like search and recommendations, but upgrading to newer models can be costly and disruptive due to incompatible vector spaces.
Researchers found and reported two vulnerabilities in Nixpkgs GitHub Actions related to pull request targets that allowed potential code injection and unauthorized access via command injection and local file inclusion - they were quickly fixed by maintainers.
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Phishing has gone beyond email. Today's attackers use AI-generated voices, videos, and interactive deepfakes of company executives. They can fool anyone - including you and your coworkers.
Eclypsium researchers discovered that Microsoft-signed UEFI shells on approximately 200,000 Framework laptops contain dangerous "mm" (memory modify) commands that can completely bypass Secure Boot protections by overwriting security handler pointers in memory. The attack leverages the implicit trust model, where signed components are automatically trusted, allowing attackers to disable signature verification and load arbitrary malicious code while the system still reports Secure Boot as enabled. Security professionals should prioritize updating UEFI revocation lists (DBX), implementing BIOS passwords, and conducting firmware vulnerability assessments, as commercial cheat providers are already exploiting this technique and could be weaponized by nation-state actors for pre-OS persistence.
F5 Networks revealed that government-backed hackers accessed its systems for an extended period, stealing source code and customer data. The intrusion impacted key product development areas and exposed sensitive customer configurations. While F5 acted to contain the breach and released security patches, over 1,000 companies, including many Fortune 500 firms, may be at risk.
Reliaquest researchers uncovered a Chinese hacking campaign that targeted critical infrastructure across Asia and North America. The attackers used spear phishing to access the networks, then downloaded geo-mapping malware that disguised itself as a software component. The malware masked its network traffic to blend in with routine traffic and managed to avoid detection for at least 12 months.
Mario Candela used Beelzebub's LLM network honeypot to detect cryptojacking malware that collected system data, then stopped other miners and started XMR mining via c3pool. The operation earned around $4,126 from 20 XMR across 95 servers. Attackers used 'validator/qwerty' credentials for initial access, then changed root passwords and established persistence. Security experts should note the value of LLM honeypots for behavioral analysis and coordinated disruption, as the author neutralized the threat by reporting the wallet to c3pool, which removed all infected miners.
Adversis developed grpc-scan to automate service discovery on gRPC endpoints when reflection is disabled and documentation is minimal, exploiting how different gRPC implementations return distinct error codes (UNIMPLEMENTED vs NOT_FOUND) to differentiate between non-existent services and valid services with invalid methods. The tool systematically tests thousands of service/method combinations using common naming patterns and leverages HTTP/2 multiplexing for efficient scanning, revealing common security anti-patterns like legacy services with weaker authentication, method proliferation where newer methods bypass security checks, and "internal" services exposed on public endpoints. Security professionals should recognize that gRPC's opacity often creates a false sense of security through obscurity, and should implement proper service inventory management, consistent authentication across all service versions, and network segmentation rather than relying on undocumented APIs for protection.
Pliny the Liberator is a well-known LLM jailbreaker who shares their jailbreaking prompts on GitHub. Pliny's prompts make use of several techniques to effectively jailbreak LLMs, such as instruction prioritization, obfuscation and redirection, guardrail negation, cognitive overload, contextual misdirection, task tunneling, tonal misdirection, and output quantity bias. This post steps through each technique and showcases how the prompt utilizes it.
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trdl (which stands for "true delivery") is an open-source solution providing a secure channel for delivering updates from the Git repository to the end user.
This post presents three Rust-based IDA Pro 9.2 plugins that leverage Binarly's idalib bindings for automated vulnerability research. rhabdomancer identifies potentially insecure API function calls with severity tiers, haruspex extracts decompiled pseudocode for static analysis tools like Semgrep, and augur organizes string-related code for analysis. The tactical approach focuses on scale and automation, with these headless tools achieving blazing-fast analysis (processing 350KB binaries in under 3 seconds) while integrating with existing vulnerability research workflows through IDE compatibility and static analysis tool chains. Security researchers should adopt this methodology of combining reverse engineering automation with static analysis pipelines.
Oneleet combines attack surface management with code scanning to identify forgotten assets, expose services, and uncover vulnerabilities before they enter production.
Third-party provider 5CA has publicly denied responsibility for the Discord breach that exposed 5.5 million users' data, including over 70,000 government IDs, contradicting Discord's initial claims that blamed 5CA's Zendesk systems. The breach was carried out by Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters who gained 58 hours of access starting September 20, stealing 1.6TB of data, including support tickets and partial payment information for 580,000 users. Security professionals should note the discrepancy between the hacker group's claim of 521,000 age-verification tickets versus Discord's reported 70,000 exposed government IDs, highlighting the importance of independent breach assessments and avoiding premature attribution in incident response.
Unit 42 assisted a manufacturer targeted by Ignoble Scorpius (BlackSuit ransomware) after attackers used voice phishing to steal VPN credentials, then executed DCSync attacks to compromise domain controllers and exfiltrate 400GB of data before deploying ransomware across 60 VMware ESXi hosts. The incident response strategy involved rapidly expanding Cortex XDR visibility from 250 to 17,000 endpoints and using automated containment through Cortex XSOAR to stop lateral movement, while implementing critical defenses including MFA enforcement, network segmentation, and EFSRPC blocking. Security professionals should prioritize proactive multi-layered defenses, including robust endpoint visibility, automated response capabilities, and strict access controls, as this case demonstrates how a single compromised credential can escalate to a $20 million ransom demand without proper preventive measures.
Over 550 sensitive secrets, including AWS and GitHub tokens, were exposed in public VSCode extensions. This was primarily due to insecure file handling, which attackers could exploit to push malicious updates and launch supply chain attacks. In response, platforms revoked compromised tokens, notified publishers, and improved scanning.
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Capita was fined £14 million for a cyberattack in 2023 that exposed the data of 6.6 million people, caused a 58-hour response delay, and involved significant security failures affecting hundreds of organizations.
Shoppers are approaching the 2025 holiday season with tighter budgets and growing economic concerns. Average spending is expected to fall 10% to $1,595. About 77% of consumers expect higher prices, and 57% anticipate a weaker economy, pushing many to focus on deals and value-driven purchases. Younger shoppers, especially Gen Z, are more likely to seek deals (95%), and are turning to influencers and social media (74%) and AI (43%) for product discovery. Retailers that combine discounts, quality, and personalized digital experiences powered by AI are best positioned to capture attention and loyalty this season.
Grocery prices are rising sharply, with coffee up 21% and ground beef up 13% over the past year. Consumers are buying smaller packages, shopping at cheaper or ethnic markets, and cooking at home more. Despite reduced store visits, most continue shopping weekly and adapting creatively to manage costs.
This year, hotlines are reemerging as a new tool in experiential marketing. Canva invited fans to leave feedback through rotary phones, while Disney and Doritos launched story-driven hotlines tied to major entertainment properties. Biosil added a direct-to-consumer element through celebrity-recorded responses tied to product benefits. These campaigns leveraged customer curiosity and nostalgia while offering them a new and different way to connect with brand narratives.
Top-performing creators in 2025 use signature formats that make their content instantly recognizable. This strategy drives faster audience growth, builds authority, and sustains consistency. From SEO carousels to visual templates, high-growth creators are anchoring their strategy around repeatable and actionable content structures. The RARE (Recognizable, Actionable, Repeatable, and Engaging) framework provides a simple roadmap to build a format that can become a content trademark.
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ChatGPT performs searches to ground its responses about 31% of the time, averaging 2.17 searches per prompt and 5.48 words per query. Its queries are 61% longer than typical Google searches, with 77% containing 5 or more words. ChatGPT's search use varies by industry, peaking at 59% for local queries and dropping to 18% for credit card content. Jobs and software topics trigger the highest number of searches per prompt, averaging nearly 3 and 2.68 respectively. The most common terms in ChatGPT's fan-out queries include “reviews,” “2025,” “features,” and “comparison,” suggesting that optimizing for these keywords may improve visibility in AI-driven search.
Screen Studio is a macOS-exclusive screen recording tool designed to help users create videos. It automates editing tasks such as zooming in on the cursor, smoothing cursor movements, and adjusting video styles, enabling users to produce engaging content quickly. The application supports recording system audio, webcam input, and iOS devices, making it suitable for tutorials, demos, and social media posts.
Social media has moved from follower-based networks to algorithm-driven “recommendation media”, and is now entering a third phase powered by gen AI. In this new stage, platforms will create personalized content on demand, reducing their reliance on human creators. While people will still make things, incentives will shift toward unique, human-only experiences like live events and communities. Platforms may reward creators for feeding models rather than reaching audiences.
The "Crocodile Mouth" refers to the growing gap between impressions and clicks in Google Search Console that surfaced in early 2025. Brands saw impressions rise sharply while clicks stayed flat or declined. The cause was twofold. First, AI Overviews and zero-click search behaviors kept users on the search page. Second, the num=100 parameter, which previously allowed tools to track 100 search results per query, inflated impression data. Cutting through all the noise requires aligning content with how search is functioning now. This includes visibility within AI surfaces, clarity in structure, and a pivot toward transactional queries that still convert.
Stanford's 2020 Nobel clip jumped from 100K to 3M views after it was reposted in 2025.
Abandoned cart flows need inspiration or reassurance, while checkout flows need urgency or support.
The “3S” content framework covers sales, success, and support.
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Bugs sneak out when less than 80% of user flows are tested before shipping. However, getting that kind of coverage (and staying there) is hard and pricey for any team.
Starship performed a near-perfect flight test on Monday. The fifth and final flight of Starship's second-generation configuration, the test reached every objective and provided valuable data for the next generation of Starship and Super Heavy. It will likely be at least a few months before SpaceX is ready to launch the next Starship flight. Starship V3 will have larger propellant tanks, upgraded Raptor 3 engines, and an improved payload compartment to support launches of real Starlink satellites.
Shoppers are increasingly going to ChatGPT for gift ideas or help finding the best deals. ChatGPT users will soon be able to purchase items from Walmart directly in chat. Walmart has not disclosed the financial terms of the deal, nor has it set a release date. OpenAI has previously said it will charge companies a fee for transactions completed through ChatGPT.
Biologists have been building mathematical models of cellular processes for decades. There is now more data about the human cell than ever before, but figuring out equations for every process and putting them all together is a monumental task. Researchers are now exploring ways to use AI to create virtual cells. Virtual cells could make it faster and easier to discover new drugs and also give insight into how to treat diseases.
The first phase of the 'Dubai Loop' is expected to begin operations by the second quarter of 2026. A 17-kilometer underground transport system, the Dubai Loop is designed to move up to 20,000 passengers per hour. The project could turn The Boring Company from an experimental Las Vegas curiosity to a global player in next-generation urban transport. It is unclear whether the Dubai Loop will rely on Tesla vehicles like the Vegas Loop.
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The GitHub Spec Kit was born out of research on how to help steer the software development process with large language models more deterministically. It implements the concept of Spec-Driven Development to help developers produce deterministically good software. Spec-Driven Development makes specifications executable, directly generating working implementations rather than just guiding them. This post provides a walkthrough on how to get started with the GitHub Spec Kit.
Programming languages have evolved rapidly in recent years, making environment variables obsolete. While environment variables allow users to pass ad-hoc variables at runtime, they are awkward to use, and the interface is outdated. They have no namespaces or types, just a flat global dictionary of strings. This post looks at how environment variables work.
Thrive Capital's first fund was $5 million in 2010. Its eighth fund in 2023 was $3.3 billion. Thrive's bets on Instagram, Spotify, GitHub, Slack, Robinhood, and other companies have become conspicuous for being prescient, aesthetic, and exquisitely timed. This article takes a look at Thrive's founder, Joshua Kushner, his family, and how he built Thrive into the firm it is today.
Late last month, the Dutch economy ministry seized control of Nexperia from China's Wingtech Technology and suspended Wintech founder Zhang Xuezheng from his position as CEO. The seizure and ouster underscore US-China tensions across the tech sector. US officials had warned their Dutch counterparts earlier that if they wanted to avoid Nexperia from being put on a trade blacklist, they would almost certainly have to remove its Chinese owner as CEO. The Dutch economy minister claims that the move was based on evidence that the CEO was moving quickly to shift production capacity, financial resources, and intellectual property to China, not because of pressure from any other country.