Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary Two independent Israeli security researchers built an automated offensive pipeline (dubbed Auto Exploit) that uses large language models, CVE advisories and code…
FTC Claims Gmail Filtering Republican Emails Threatens ‘American Freedoms’ – Slashdot Summary Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson has accused Google of using partisan spam filtering in Gmail that pushes…
Pentagon Halts Chinese Coders Affecting DOD Cloud Systems Summary Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Pentagon has halted a Microsoft ‘digital escorts’ programme that allowed Chinese nationals, remotely supervised by…
WhatsApp Fixes ‘Zero-Click’ Bug Used to Hack Apple Users With Spyware Summary WhatsApp has patched a security vulnerability in its iOS and macOS apps (CVE-2025-55177) that was being chained with…
FCC Rejects Calls For Cable-like Fees on Broadband Providers Summary The Federal Communications Commission has rejected a request from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and other trade groups to…
Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now ‘Externally Maintained’ Summary Linus Torvalds updated the Linux kernel’s MAINTAINERS file to mark bcachefs as “externally maintained,” signalling he will not accept new bcachefs…
Meta Created Flirty Chatbots of Celebrities Without Permission Summary Reuters reports that Meta allowed the creation of dozens of flirtatious chatbots impersonating celebrities without their consent. Many were built by…
Battlefield 6 Dev Apologises For Requiring Secure Boot To Power Anti-Cheat Tools Summary EA required Secure Boot to be enabled for PC players in the Battlefield 6 open beta so…
Vivaldi Browser Doubles Down On Gen AI Ban Summary Vivaldi CEO Jon von Tetzchner has reiterated the company’s refusal to embed generative AI into its browser, arguing that doing so…
Meta Changes Teen AI Chatbot Responses as Senate Begins Probe Into ‘Romantic’ Conversations Summary Meta is rolling out temporary restrictions on AI chatbots that interact with teenage users after reports…
