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Succeeding an Underwhelming Leader 2026-04-24 at 08:22 By Security leaders discuss taking over leadership after an underperforming leader. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Anthropic admits it dumbed down Claude when trying to make it smarter 2026-04-24 at 03:01 By Thomas Claburn System changes and bugs overlapped to create the impression of general decline Claude users who complained about the AI service producing lower-quality responses over the past month weren’t imagining it.… This article is an excerpt from The

With jaw-dropping $1 trillion valuation, Anthropic overtakes OpenAI in market cap race 2026-04-24 at 02:17 By Marc Vartabedian Desperate buyers scooping up a dwindling supply of Anthropic shares have vaulted the AI giant’s valuation on some trading platforms to $1 trillion – eclipsing OpenAI’s market capitalization in a sea change in the AI race.  The

Dev targeted by sophisticated job scam: ‘I let my guard down, and ran the freaking code’ 2026-04-24 at 01:01 By Jessica Lyons Legit-looking website, camera-on interviews, jokes about backdoors … it worked EXCLUSIVE  It all started with a LinkedIn message, as so many employment scams do these days.… This article is an excerpt from The

Solid-state batteries hold more juice, but keep cracking up. Now researchers know why 2026-04-24 at 00:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo Two teams, similar diagnosis: Ceramic electrolytes still refusing to cooperate With more capacity and faster charging, solid-state batteries could be the next big thing in energy. And good news: researchers may have pinned down one major

Claude Opus 4.7 has turned into an overzealous query cop, devs complain 2026-04-24 at 00:08 By Thomas Claburn Rising refusal rate from Acceptable Use Classifier leaves customers paying for nothing Anthropic’s release last week of Opus 4.7 came with stronger safeguards to prevent misuse. Unfortunately, these safeguards have also managed to thwart legitimate use.… This

Meta to ax 8,000 jobs as Zuckerberg doubles down on AI and white-collar bloodbath picks up 2026-04-23 at 23:49 By Ariel Zilber The Facebook parent disclosed the layoffs in a memo sent to staff Thursday. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Home Depot says ‘bye’ to a traditional customer service feature in favor of AI 2026-04-23 at 23:19 By Brooke Steinberg Home Depot is letting go of a traditional store feature and introducing a new customer support system. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Chinese attackers are pwning your infrastructure to use in attacks, 10 countries warn 2026-04-23 at 23:19 By Jessica Lyons All the Typhoons, everywhere, all at once A majority of China-linked threat actors are using compromised routers and IoT devices worldwide, turning this gear into proxy networks to carry out further intrusions, steal sensitive data, and

UNC6692 Impersonates IT Helpdesk via Microsoft Teams to Deploy SNOW Malware 2026-04-23 at 21:33 By A previously undocumented threat activity cluster known as UNC6692 has been observed leveraging social engineering tactics via Microsoft Teams to deploy a custom malware suite on compromised hosts. “As with many other intrusions in recent years, UNC6692 relied heavily on

US Air Force department names firms to power its bases with mini nukes 2026-04-23 at 21:17 By Dan Robinson Three vendors matched to three sites The US Department of the Air Force (DAF) has selected three companies for possible nuclear microreactor projects at three of its installations under a program aimed at improving energy resilience

Amazon stripping hundreds of employees’ job titles — and new buzzword is rattling workforce 2026-04-23 at 20:49 By Reuters Amazon boss Andy Jassy has embarked on a broader project to reduce corporate bureaucracy, including an internal hotline for calling out excessive red tape. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York

Microsoft offers voluntary employee buyouts for first time as it ramps up AI spending 2026-04-23 at 20:49 By Reuters Slowing cloud unit growth and investor concern over its heavy reliance on OpenAI have made Microsoft one of the worst-performing Big Tech stocks this year. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post

YouTuber has DIMM idea, builds working DRAM in backyard 2026-04-23 at 20:48 By Brandon Vigliarolo What are you doing to solve the memory crisis? If you follow PC hardware prices, you’ll know AI demand has pushed memory prices higher as manufacturers prioritize memory for datacenters. To deal with that, you can pay through the nose,

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta tried to delay posting bond for $4.2M damages in landmark teen addiction case 2026-04-23 at 20:35 By Thomas Barrabi Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta tried to delay posting bond for millions of dollars in damages after it was found liable for fueling teen social media addiction in a historic California state court ruling last

Google explains why its all-in-one AI stack embraces competitors 2026-04-23 at 20:18 By O’Ryan Johnson ‘Differentiated, but open’ Google Cloud Next  Google Cloud’s Andi Gutmans said that the company holds a structural advantage over its largest rivals in the race to win value from AI agents in the enterprise, arguing that no competitor currently combines

Winning Polymarket bets on strange temps at Paris airport spark tampering probe: reports 2026-04-23 at 19:49 By Thomas Barrabi Mystery Polymarket traders raked in huge profits after correctly predicting an unusual temperature spike at a weather station in Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, prompting French officials to launch an investigation into suspected tampering. This article is

JetBlue hit with lawsuit after accusation airliner used personal data to hike ticket prices 2026-04-23 at 19:35 By Reuters JetBlue’s response to a social media post raised concern that the carrier employed “surveillance pricing” to make flying more expensive. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Age checks could turn internet into an ID checkpoint, complains Proton CEO 2026-04-23 at 19:35 By Carly Page Push to protect minors risks hitting everyone online Proton’s boss has waded into the age verification fight with a warning that sounds less like child safety and more like an identity checkpoint for the entire internet.… This