Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary An AI-powered offensive research pipeline developed by two independent Israeli researchers (dubbed “Auto Exploit”) uses an LLM (Anthropic’s Claude-sonnet-4.0), CVE advisories and…
Alibaba looks to end reliance on Nvidia for AI inference Summary Alibaba has reportedly developed a new AI accelerator focused on inference as Beijing pressures domestic firms to reduce dependence…
Researcher who found McDonald’s free-food hack turns her attention to Chinese restaurant robots Summary White‑hat researcher Bobdahacker discovered that admin controls for Pudu Robotics’ commercial service robots were left inadequately…
Florida Deploys Robot Rabbits To Control Invasive Burmese Python Population Summary The South Florida Water Management District, working with University of Florida researchers, deployed 120 retrofitted toy rabbits this summer…
Nanoparticles Turn Houseplants Into Night Lights Summary Researchers at South China Agricultural University have turned succulents into soft glowing night lights by injecting an inexpensive, biocompatible afterglow phosphor into leaves.…
Taco Bell’s AI Drive-Thru Plan Gets Caught Up On Trolls and Glitches Summary Taco Bell’s experiment with AI-powered drive-thru order-takers, rolled out to more than 500 US locations, has hit…
Engineers Send Quantum Signals With Standard Internet Protocol Summary In a first-of-its-kind experiment, engineers at the University of Pennsylvania transmitted quantum signals over live commercial fibre using the same Internet…
A Troubled Man, His Chatbot and a Murder-Suicide in Old Greenwich Summary On 5 August a 56-year-old tech industry veteran, Stein‑Erik Soelberg, and his 83‑year‑old mother were found dead in…
Steam Users in the UK Will Need a Credit Card To Access ‘Mature Content’ Games Summary Valve has begun enforcing age verification for UK Steam users to comply with the…
Georgia Tech Is Teaching Other Universities a Fundraising Lesson Summary Georgia Tech secured roughly $70 million from corporate partners this fiscal year — about 28% more than last year —…
