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Article URL: https://davidoks.blog/p/how-funerals-keep-africa-poor Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47710907 Points: 10 # Comments: 3

A new Lua-based malware, called LucidRook, is being used in spear-phishing campaigns targeting non-governmental organizations and universities in Taiwan. [...]

A film adaptation of Metal Gear Solid is in the works again, this time from filmmakers Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, the directors of Final Destination: Bloodlines, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The duo are reviving the project at Columbia Pictures as part of a new first-look deal with ...

The digital privacy non-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation will no longer be posting on X as of Thursday, largely due to a sharp decline in views on the platform over the past several years. In a blog post announcing the departure, EFF's social media and video manager Kenyatta Thomas explained...

Retro tech archivist TechyThings has published a great video on Instagram showcasing the startup sounds, tones and chimes from multiple Apple desktops and laptops throughout the years, dating all the way back to the Apple I. Watch it below. more…

Threat actors using a previously undocumented phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform called "VENOM" are targeting credentials of C-suite executives across multiple industries. [...]

OpenAI announced on Thursday something that power users have been asking for: a $100/month plan. Previously, subscriptions jumped from $20 to $200 per month.

The EFF follows the departure of various news organizations and others who no longer find X a viable source of traffic.

John Deere has agreed to pay farmers $99 million to resolve a class action lawsuit that accused the agricultural giant of preventing farmers and mechanics from accessing the materials needed to repair equipment, as reported earlier by Reuters. As part of the proposed settlement, John Deere says i...

Mythos is "the most psychologically settled model we have trained to date."

In 2021, Anjuna Security was growing fast, hiring aggressively, and chasing a market that seemed limitless. By the end of that year, the venture-backed cybersecurity company had scaled to around 75 employees, building out sales, customer success, and support teams in anticipation of continued hyp...

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 is on sale in multiple colors. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 is one of the best Android smartwatches you can buy right now, especially if you’re already using a Samsung phone. Right now the 40mm, Bluetooth-enabled version’s on sa...

Article URL: https://lzon.ca/posts/other/microsoft-user-abuse/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47710149 Points: 119 # Comments: 59

All resources at its U.S. factory are aimed at the upcoming Atlas SUV.

Article URL: https://www.demandsphere.com/blog/rebuilding-demandsphere-with-jekyll-and-claude-code/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47710007 Points: 15 # Comments: 6

A now corrected issue allowed researchers to circumvent Apple’s restrictions and force the on-device LLM to execute attacker-controlled actions. Here’s how they did it. more…

Improved gene editing process reactivates the fetal version of a hemoglobin gene.

Benjamin and Chance analyze the form factor of the iPhone Fold with dummy units start surfacing, and investigate why so many of Apple’s Macs are severely backordered right now. Also, NASA takes the iPhone into space, Aqara launches the first thermostat with support for HomeKit’s new Adaptive Temp...

Article URL: https://charcuterie.elastiq.ch/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47709158 Points: 65 # Comments: 10

ChatGPT had reportedly been used to plan the attack that killed two and injured five at Florida State University last April. The family of one victim has said that they plan to sue OpenAI over the incident.