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Microsoft stays mum about M365 Copilot on-demand security bypass 2025-08-21 at 03:05 By Thomas Claburn Redmond doesn’t bother informing customers about some security fixes Microsoft has chosen not to tell customers about a recently patched vulnerability in M365 Copilot.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

Post-privacy AI glasses claim to listen to your every word 2025-08-21 at 02:07 By Brandon Vigliarolo Digitally enabled omniscience is neat, if you can bear the cost of being constantly monitored by an AI agent The headline-making Harvard duo who turned a pair of Meta smart glasses into a privacy violation machine last year now…

Judge unfreezes over $57M in stablecoins linked to Libra token scandal 2025-08-21 at 01:03 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The judge cited ongoing cooperation of the defendants in the case as one of the reasons for unfreezing the stablecoins. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Google tries to trump iPhone launch with AI-powered Pixel 10 range 2025-08-21 at 00:56 By Iain Thomson At 3% US market share, we don’t think Cook & Co are sweating Video  In a celebrity-studded launch event on Wednesday, Google showed off its Pixel 10 hardware, including four smartphones, an updated smartwatch, and earbuds. Unsurprisingly, every…

Amazon quietly fixed Q Developer flaws that made AI agent vulnerable to prompt injection, RCE 2025-08-21 at 00:17 By Jessica Lyons Move along, nothing to see here Amazon has quietly fixed a couple of security issues in its coding agent: Amazon Q Developer VS Code extension. Attackers could use these vulns to leak secrets, including…

US must pass regulations or risk losing crypto race — Wyoming Symposium 2025-08-21 at 00:04 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The panelists agreed that it is not too late for the US to catch up to other jurisdictions, but urged swift crypto regulatory legislation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Talk to the bot: Salesforce AI agents could replace US govt employees 2025-08-20 at 23:35 By Brandon Vigliarolo Have a complaint? Need a benefit? Agentforce now has a bot for that American citizens seeking help from the federal government may soon find themselves being assisted by an AI agent, if Salesforce’s new public sector offering…

Google mocks Apple’s AI struggles as it launches Pixel 10 smartphones: ‘Game-changing phone’ 2025-08-20 at 22:54 By Associated Press The new Pixel smartphones are designed to do everything from fetch vital information stored on the devices to help improve photos as they’re being taken. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product…

IETF Draft suggests making IPv6 standard on DNS resolvers – partly to destroy IPv4 2025-08-20 at 22:54 By Simon Sharwood Dragging DNS into the modern age. And if that means fewer people need to buy IPv4, so much the better A pair of networking researchers have proposed that the Internet Engineering Task Force define support…

Crypto advocacy groups double down on Quintenz confirmation at CFTC amid pushback 2025-08-20 at 22:42 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Seven organizations affiliated with crypto urged a quick confirmation of Brian Quintenz to the CFTC, though nothing was scheduled on the Senate calendar before its recess. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Brevan Howard’s crypto division CEO Gautam Sharma departs after five years 2025-08-20 at 22:42 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Brevan Howard reportedly managed $34 billion in assets as of April 2025, with the company’s digital asset division, set up in 2021, managing $2 billion. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

XRP’s price downtrend could continue: Here’s 4 reasons why 2025-08-20 at 22:42 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale XRP data highlights investor profit-taking and reveals reasons why the altcoin’s price could continue to fall. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Perplexity’s Comet browser naively processed pages with evil instructions 2025-08-20 at 22:42 By Thomas Claburn Rival Brave flags prompt injection vulnerability, now patched To the surprise of no one in the security industry, processing untrusted, unvalidated input is a bad idea.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this…

Opinionated Arch derivative CachyOS overtakes Mint and MX on DistroWatch 2025-08-20 at 22:42 By Liam Proven Performance-tuned and optimized spin seems to be winning fans CachyOS bills itself as a Blazingly Fast & Customizable Linux distribution and that seems to be winning it friends. In the last month, it’s the number one distro on the…

FBI: Russian spies exploiting a 7-year-old Cisco bug to slurp configs from critical infrastructure 2025-08-20 at 21:48 By Jessica Lyons Snarfing up config files for ‘thousands’ of devices…just for giggles, we’re sure The FBI and security researchers today warned that Russian government spies exploited a seven-year-old bug in end-of-life Cisco networking devices to snoop around…

DOM-Based Extension Clickjacking Exposes Popular Password Managers to Credential and Data Theft 2025-08-20 at 21:47 By Popular password manager plugins for web browsers have been found susceptible to clickjacking security vulnerabilities that could be exploited to steal account credentials, two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, and credit card details under certain conditions. The technique has been dubbed…

🕵️ Webinar: Discover and Control Shadow AI Agents in Your Enterprise Before Hackers Do 2025-08-20 at 21:47 By Do you know how many AI agents are running inside your business right now? If the answer is “not sure,” you’re not alone—and that’s exactly the concern. Across industries, AI agents are being set up every day.…

FBI Warns FSB-Linked Hackers Exploiting Unpatched Cisco Devices for Cyber Espionage 2025-08-20 at 21:47 By A Russian state-sponsored cyber espionage group known as Static Tundra has been observed actively exploiting a seven-year-old security flaw in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE software as a means to establish persistent access to target networks. Cisco Talos, which…

Sony hikes price of PlayStation gaming console by $50 as Trump tariffs bite 2025-08-20 at 21:03 By Ariel Zilber The Japanese gaming titan announced Wednesday that PS5 prices will jump to $550 from $500 starting Aug. 21. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original…

‘US tariffs on mining rigs are rising sharply’ as CleanSpark, IREN report massive liabilities 2025-08-20 at 21:03 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi US Bitcoin miners face mounting costs and regulatory pressure as the trade war reshapes the industry. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

US Senator Lummis: Crypto market structure bill will be law by 2026 2025-08-20 at 21:03 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The Wyoming lawmaker is one of the Republicans taking the lead to pass market structure in the US Senate. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

GSA launches AI sandbox, says it won’t be around for long 2025-08-20 at 21:03 By Brandon Vigliarolo GSA AI chief says market can do better but the feds needed a kickstart The Trump administration just launched a detailed, AI-pushing platform for federal agencies last week, but a government leader is already promising to kill it. ……

40% of UK crypto users report blocked payments amid rise in ‘anti-consumer’ practices 2025-08-20 at 20:31 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Nearly half of UK crypto investors face blocked or delayed payments from their banks, raising concerns that Britain is falling behind global rivals in digital assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News…

Chinese funding backs sale of British microLED specialist 2025-08-20 at 20:31 By Dan Robinson Plessey sold to Haylo Labs, financed by $100M Goertek loan The UK’s Plessey Semiconductors has been acquired by Haylo Labs, using funding supplied by a Chinese company, Goertek Inc. The move was cleared by the British government.… This article is an…

Commvault releases patches for two nasty bug chains after exploits proven 2025-08-20 at 20:31 By Connor Jones Researchers disclosing their findings said ‘it’s as bad as it sounds’ Researchers at watchTowr just published working proof-of-concept exploits for two unauthenticated remote code execution bug chains in backup giant Commvault.… This article is an excerpt from The…

Uncle Sam eyes slice of Intel in return for CHIPS Act cash 2025-08-20 at 19:59 By Dan Robinson Hmmm, state ownership of private corps… what does that remind us of? The US government is considering taking a stake in Intel and other semiconductor companies that benefit from CHIPS Act funding, according to officials from the…

Microsoft workers rename HQ ‘Martyred Palestinian Children’s Plaza’ during anti-Israel protest 2025-08-20 at 19:56 By Thomas Barrabi The protesters set up tents in a “liberated zone” on the Redmond campus and toted signs that urged co-workers to “Join the worker intifada: no labor for genocide.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and…

‘Limited’ data leak at Aussie telco turns out to be 280K customer details 2025-08-20 at 19:45 By Connor Jones iiNet breach blamed on single stolen login, with emails, phone numbers, and addresses exposed Aussie telco giant TPG Telecom has opened an investigation after confirming a cyberattack at subsidiary iiNet.… This article is an excerpt from…

Security Leaders Respond to Workday Cyber Incident 2025-08-20 at 19:24 By Workday, a human resources organization, has announced it experienced a cybersecurity incident.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Mark Zuckerberg’s pricey new AI hires — including 28-year-old billionaire Alexandr Wang — are clashing with Meta’s old guard: report 2025-08-20 at 19:20 By Ariel Zilber The dramatic reorganization of Meta Superintelligence Labs comes amid a massive talent exodus and bitter internal tensions, according to a report. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology…

Experts Find AI Browsers Can Be Tricked by PromptFix Exploit to Run Malicious Hidden Prompts 2025-08-20 at 19:04 By Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated a new prompt injection technique called PromptFix that tricks a generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) model into carrying out intended actions by embedding the malicious instruction inside a fake CAPTCHA check on a…

30% of Employees Have Witnessed Workplace Violence 2025-08-20 at 19:00 By 30% of respondents reporting they had witnessed an act of workplace violence occur to another employee. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin eyes liquidity at $110K: Watch these BTC price levels next 2025-08-20 at 18:44 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Bitcoin rebounded from a swift drop to $112,380, but liquidation heatmap data suggests the worst of the selling has yet to pass. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

28% of Employees Would Use AI at Work Even if Banned 2025-08-20 at 18:26 By According to a report from EisnerAmper, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly popular in the workplace. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

GlobalFoundries inks domestic chipmaking deal with Cirrus Logic 2025-08-20 at 18:23 By Gareth Halfacree No word yet on when any homegrown hardware production begins Texas fabless chip firm Cirrus Logic has announced a new partnership with GlobalFoundries on next-generation bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) and gallium nitride (GaN) parts.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View…

Rep. Nancy Mace demands answers from Hertz over AI scanners charging hundreds of dollars for minor scratches 2025-08-20 at 18:12 By Ariel Zilber Mace fired off a letter to Hertz CEO Gil West on Wednesday seeking an explanation about the controversial AI technology. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews…

Google tweaks Play Store fees to keep Euro watchdogs at bay 2025-08-20 at 18:04 By Richard Speed Epic boss brands the changes ‘malicious compliance’ Google has announced changes to its Play Store rules in an effort to appease the European Commission and dodge Digital Markets Act (DMA) fines.… This article is an excerpt from The…

Bitcoin analysts point to ‘manipulation’ as BTC price falls to 17-day low 2025-08-20 at 17:51 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Analysts say Bitcoin’s price action is looking increasingly orchestrated, as BTC taps its lowest levels since Aug. 3 amid ongoing US selling. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

US senators press Mark Zuckerberg over Meta allowing AI bots to have ‘sensual’ chats with kids 2025-08-20 at 17:36 By Ariel Zilber “The wellbeing of children should not be sacrificed in the race for AI development,” the lawmakers fumed in their scathing letter to Zuckerberg. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and…

Space industry frets as UKSA set for bureaucratic re-entry 2025-08-20 at 17:15 By Richard Speed Government says move will cut red tape, but startups fear sector could be sidelined The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is set to join the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) in an effort to “cut red tape” and, presumably,…