AI
What’s the Point of School When AI Can Do Your Homework?
The creator of the AI agent “Einstein” wants to free humans from the burden of academic labor. Critics say that misses the point of education entirely.
Trump orders government to stop using Anthropic in battle over AI use
US President Donald Trump has said he would direct every federal agency to immediately stop using technology from AI developer Anthropic. Anthropic has been in use by the US government and military since 2024 and was the first advanced AI company to have its tools deployed in government agencies doing classified work.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shares Anthropic’s concerns when it comes to working with the Pentagon
Altman said “this is no longer just an issue between Anthropic and the DoW; this is an issue for the whole industry and it is important to clarify our stance.”
Microsoft just announced its answer to OpenClaw, and it actually looks pretty great
Copilot Tasks runs in the cloud and can handle complex tasks, such as finding, comparing, and scheduling contractors.
Compared to OpenClaw, Copilot Tasks should be safer but perhaps less capable, due to its sandboxed nature.
Kali Linux Integrates Claude AI for Penetration Testing via Model Context Protocol
When a user submits a prompt, Claude determines which security tool is required and sends a structured request to the mcp-kali-server.
Perplexity announces “Computer,” an AI agent that assigns work to other AI agents
The idea is that the user describes a specific outcome—something like “plan and execute a local digital marketing campaign for my restaurant” or “build me an Android app that helps me do a specific kind of research for my job.” Computer then ideates subtasks and assigns them to multiple agents as needed, running the models Perplexity deems best for those tasks.
Thousands of Public Google Cloud API Keys Exposed with Gemini Access After API Enablement
The problem occurs when users enable the Gemini API on a Google Cloud project (i.e., Generative Language API), causing the existing API keys in that project, including those accessible via the website JavaScript code, to gain surreptitious access to Gemini endpoints without any warning or notice. Attackers can access sensitive files via the /files and
/cachedContents endpoints, and make Gemini API calls, racking up huge bills for the victims.
Also, creating a new API key in Google Cloud defaults to "Unrestricted," meaning it's applicable for every enabled API in the project, including Gemini. Google has patched this problem.
Politics
Representative Jasmine Crockett Claimed I Wasn’t Kicked Out of Her Rally. Here’s the Audio
She lies with malice, even when strong evidence shows she's lying, like Donald Trump.
Creator of Claude Code Fears This Could Be the Last Year That Software Engineers Are Employable
Infosec
$4.8M in crypto stolen after Korean tax agency exposes wallet seed
They published a photo of the Ledger wallet with the seed written on paper.
Keeping the Internet fast and secure: introducing Merkle Tree Certificates
Signatures for ML-DSA-44, one of the most performant PQ algorithms standardized by NIST, are 2,420 bytes long, compared to just 64 bytes for ECDSA-P256, the most popular non-PQ signature in use today; and its public keys are 1,312 bytes long, compared to just 64 bytes for ECDSA. That's a roughly 20-fold increase in size.
Merkle Tree Certificates send just a few hash values instead, making the HTTPS handshake faster.
Linux explores new way of authenticating developers and their code - here's how it works
Currently, Linux kernel developers use PGP web of trust with key-signing parties.
The new proposed system, Linux ID, uses decentralized identifiers (DIDs) published on HTTPS‑based "did:web" endpoints. It also uses a decentralized messaging fabric to exchange credentials.
Yhese credentials would back the identities behind signed code: instead of relying solely on a PGP key signed at a conference years ago, maintainers could check a bundle of fresh credentials proving that the key they see belongs to the same person recognized by the Linux Foundation, their employer, or other trusted issuers. These credentials can be fed into transparency logs and other audit systems.
Rydberg atoms detect clear signals from a handheld radio
Highly excited atoms act as wide-band antennas, and can be used to listen to 22 radio channels at once.
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