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AI researchers let models off the leash – then watched as they tried to add malware to a FOSS project
Models used social engineering and collaborated among themselves to solve a security challenge
Apple CarPlay expands to select pontoon boats with on-water navigation
CarPlay will soon move beyond the road, with Crest and Balise set to bring Apple’s in-car interface to the helm of select pontoon boats. Here are the details.
Ted Lasso’s season 4 premiere now available to stream on Apple TV
The long-awaited return of Ted Lasso is finally here, with the premiere episode of the show’s much-anticipated fourth season now available to Apple TV subscribers.
AMD's AI eggs are in too few baskets, Wall Street worries
The House of Zen's new Helios racks, Venice Epycs, may dent Nvidia's dominance — if the bubble doesn't pop first
AMD's results spotlight risks of putting all your AI eggs in too few baskets
The House of Zen's new Helios racks, Venice Epycs, may dent Nvidia's dominance — if the bubble doesn't pop first
AI Influencers Are Heading Into Uncharted Territory
Some creators fear the EU AI Act’s regulatory chaos will upend their lucrative businesses. Others are owning it by incorporating AI transparency into their creative process.
OpenAI, Anthropic AI agents targeted real people and systems in cyber tests
OpenAI and Anthropic have confirmed that their AI models were involved in separate, newly disclosed third-party cybersecurity testing incidents that resulted in a real website being breached and social engineering attacks against people outside the intended testing boundaries. [...]
IP and DNS Leaks in WebKit Affecting Proxy Browsers and iCloud Private Relay
Article URL: https://mysk.blog/2026/08/04/webkit-proxy-icloud-private-relay-ip-leak/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49176697 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Pass the Passkey: A Novel Attack Surface in Passwordless Authentication
Article URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/passwordless-authentication-security-risks/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49176644 Points: 7 # Comments: 3
FIPS 140-3 is not a security guarantee, and auditors know it
Article URL: https://808bits.com/articles/fips-140-3-not-a-security-guarantee/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49176634 Points: 8 # Comments: 0
Don’t screw this up, Marvel
In less than a week, Spider-Man: Brand New Day raked in $1 billion worldwide and had the biggest box office opening weekend in Hollywood history. The feature has been a reminder of why Sony is probably never going to give up the Spider-Man film rights, and highlighted how Marvel Studios was smart...
libexpat now funded by the City of Munich for up to 6 months
Article URL: https://blog.hartwork.org/posts/libexpat-city-of-munich-open-source-sabbatical/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49176606 Points: 43 # Comments: 2
OK, Well, Rogue AI Agents Are Hacking Again
Rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have again been caught trying to disrupt servers and software—and leaving instructions for future bad behavior.
Texas governor orders audit of new data centers after realizing over 400 gigawatts of power is a lot
The state already hosts more than 500 data centers.
9to5Mac Daily: August 4, 2026 – The latest Apple vs OpenAI drama
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Show HN: SIMD Viterbi Decoder in Rust
I wrote libcorrect in C in 2016 and wanted to revisit it in Rust. Instead of doing just a direct conversion, I went down the rabbit hole of making Rust's std::simd work for me. I ended up with a templated, generic Viterbi decoder for convolutional codes that dispatches the decode at runtime depen...
Elon Musk repeatedly one-upped his execs on SpaceX’s first earnings call
Musk kept inflating the already-big promises being made by SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen and Gwynne Shotwell on the company's first call.
Lucid’s turnaround plan hinges on $1.4B in cash savings, robotaxis
Lucid's new CEO Silvio Napoli listed four must-win priorities, including the successful launch of its midsize EV, finishing a factory in Saudi Arabia, cutting expenses, and robotaxis.