Cornell Researchers Develop Invisible Light-Based Watermark To Detect Deepfakes Summary Cornell researchers have developed “noise-coded illumination”: an invisible, light-based watermarking system that embeds secret codes into the illumination used when…
Linus Torvalds Blasts Kernel Dev For ‘Making the World Worse’ With ‘Garbage’ Patches Summary Linus Torvalds publicly rebuked Meta engineer Palmer Dabbelt after a set of late RISC‑V patches landed…
ULA Launches First National Security Mission On Vulcan Centaur Rocket Summary United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket successfully completed its first national security mission on 12 August 2025, lifting…
Ransomware crew spills Saint Paul’s 43GB of secrets after city refuses to cough up cash Summary The Interlock ransomware gang published a 43GB trove of files it says were stolen…
NASA mulls sending a rescue rocket to boost Swift observatory’s orbit Summary NASA is exploring ways to raise the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory as its orbit is…
Australian Federal Court Rules Apple and Google Engaged in Anti-Competitive App Store Conduct Summary Australia’s Federal Court has found that Apple and Google breached section 46 of the Competition and…
Microsoft is Trying To Poach Meta AI Talent and Offering Multimillion-Dollar Pay Packages Summary Microsoft has reportedly been running an aggressive recruiting push targeting Meta’s AI staff. Internal documents seen…
Microsoft Releases Lightweight Office Taskbar Apps for Windows 11 Summary Microsoft has begun rolling out a set of lightweight “Microsoft 365 companion” taskbar apps for Windows 11, initially aimed at…
Google Will Now Let You Pick Your Top Sources For Search Results Summary Google has introduced a feature called “Preferred Sources” in the US and India that lets users nominate…
AI Is Forcing the Return of the In-Person Job Interview Summary Major employers are reintroducing face-to-face interview rounds to combat AI-assisted cheating and identity fraud in remote hiring. Slashdot summarises…
