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Schmoozebots: study finds flattery will get AI everywhere

Schmoozebots: study finds flattery will get AI everywhere 2026-04-20 at 20:37 By Carly Page Excessive friendliness may cause users to forget they’re talking to a very confident autocomplete A study into how humans interact with chatbots suggests the fastest way to make an LLM feel human isn’t making it smarter – it’s making it seem […]

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You too can build a nuclear battery from junk you have lying around the house

You too can build a nuclear battery from junk you have lying around the house 2026-04-20 at 20:37 By Brandon Vigliarolo It won’t provide much juice, but its creator calls it a ‘nanowatt nuclear power plant’ It’s illegal and impractical to construct a nuclear power plant in your backyard. But a DIY tritium nuclear battery

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New Android development tool designed for robots, not humans

New Android development tool designed for robots, not humans 2026-04-20 at 20:37 By Tim Anderson Google previews Android CLI as agentic development continues to snowball Google has introduced a new Android command-line interface built specifically for AI agents, claiming a 70 percent cut in token usage and three times reduction in task completion time.… This

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One of Europe’s sovereign cloud picks may not be so-sovereign after all

One of Europe’s sovereign cloud picks may not be so-sovereign after all 2026-04-20 at 20:37 By Dan Robinson US-based cloud providers could have to disclose certain data under American legal orders The European Commission has awarded four contracts designed to advance cloud sovereignty in the EU, but one uses services from S3NS, a joint venture

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Serial-to-IP Converter Flaws Expose OT and Healthcare Systems to Hacking

Serial-to-IP Converter Flaws Expose OT and Healthcare Systems to Hacking 2026-04-20 at 20:37 By Eduard Kovacs Forescout researchers discovered 20 new vulnerabilities in Lantronix and Silex products and described theoretical attack scenarios. The post Serial-to-IP Converter Flaws Expose OT and Healthcare Systems to Hacking appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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ZachXBT asks MemeCore to explain valuation and token supply

ZachXBT asks MemeCore to explain valuation and token supply 2026-04-20 at 18:13 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai ZachXBT challenged MemeCore to justify its valuation and explain what he claimed is insider-held supply, as the onchain sleuth widened a probe after the RAVE token’s collapse. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Japan to test government bonds as digital collateral on Canton

Japan to test government bonds as digital collateral on Canton 2026-04-20 at 18:13 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben The Japanese Securities Clearing Corporation will test using Japanese government bonds as digital collateral on the Canton network with Mizuho, Nomura and Digital Asset. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Bitmine buys 101,627 ETH in largest purchase since December 2025

Bitmine buys 101,627 ETH in largest purchase since December 2025 2026-04-20 at 18:13 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Bitmine bought 101,627 Ether last week, lifting holdings to 4,976,485 ETH, or about 4.12% of supply, as the company moves closer to its 5% target. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Vercel breached via compromised third-party AI tool

Vercel breached via compromised third-party AI tool 2026-04-20 at 18:12 By Zeljka Zorz Cloud deployment and hosting platform Vercel has suffered a security breach that resulted in attackers accessing some of its internal systems and compromising Vercel credentials of a “limited subset of customers”. Advice for affected customers “The incident originated with a compromise of

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58% of Organizations Spend Over 10 Hours a Month Securing AI-generated Code

58% of Organizations Spend Over 10 Hours a Month Securing AI-generated Code 2026-04-20 at 18:12 By A recent report by Cloudsmith found that 31% of organizations using AI-generated code spend 10 hours or less per month validating, auditing, or securing it. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original

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⚡ Weekly Recap: Vercel Hack, Push Fraud, QEMU Abused, New Android RATs Emerge & More

⚡ Weekly Recap: Vercel Hack, Push Fraud, QEMU Abused, New Android RATs Emerge & More 2026-04-20 at 18:12 By Monday’s recap shows the same pattern in different places. A third-party tool becomes a way in, then leads to internal access. A trusted download path is briefly swapped to deliver malware. Browser extensions act normally while

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The $40-million ‘longevity fund’ that’s looking to ‘make death optional’

The $40-million ‘longevity fund’ that’s looking to ‘make death optional’ 2026-04-20 at 17:04 By Karen Fischer Immortal Dragons CEO Boyang Wang told The Post his goal is to invest in “moonshot initiatives,” with big risks and big rewards. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

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Coinbase rolls out UK crypto-backed loans as FCA shapes rules

Coinbase rolls out UK crypto-backed loans as FCA shapes rules 2026-04-20 at 17:03 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Coinbase launched USDC loans for UK users backed by BTC, ETH and cbETH, expanding its borrowing product as Britain moves toward a crypto regulatory regime. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Bitcoin metrics line up bull signals with $78K the BTC price level to beat

Bitcoin metrics line up bull signals with $78K the BTC price level to beat 2026-04-20 at 17:03 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale With $75,000 possibly the new floor, Bitcoin is giving hints that a BTC price breakout is about to begin, based on two classic technical indicators. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

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AI is reshaping Britain’s datacenter map away from London

AI is reshaping Britain’s datacenter map away from London 2026-04-20 at 17:03 By Dan Robinson Bit barns need to worry more about space, access to grid – overstuffed center no longer a must, say experts UK AI datacenter capacity could migrate away from London as power shortages, planning constraints and reduced reliance on low-latency connections

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Microsoft releases Windows Server update fix to fix its April update fixes

Microsoft releases Windows Server update fix to fix its April update fixes 2026-04-20 at 17:03 By Richard Speed Out-of-band or out of control? Microsoft has pushed out an out-of-band update to address the restart loop that hit some Windows Server devices after its April update.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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UK.gov kicks off half-a-billion quid sovereign AI venture with £80M invite

UK.gov kicks off half-a-billion quid sovereign AI venture with £80M invite 2026-04-20 at 17:03 By Lindsay Clark Companies get to keep IP developed for government projects The UK government is opening £80 million in AI procurement talks with tech firms, drawing on its £500 million sovereign capability fund.… This article is an excerpt from The

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