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22 August 2025
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AI crawlers and fetchers are blowing up websites, with Meta and OpenAI the worst offenders
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On-Prem
Google joins government AI discount frenzy, undercuts competition with $0.47 deal
If anyone’s gonna lock in Uncle Sam’s business, it'd better be us! 2 Comments |
Transatlantic chip war fizzles as EU and US framework confirms 15% tariff cap
US pulls back from Trump's threatened 100% levy but not everyone pleased at Europe's concessions 10 Comments |
Colt changes tune, admits data theft as Warlock gang begins auction
Worried about your data? No probs, says firm, we'll check the dark web crims' list for you! Yes really 3 Comments |
FydeOS offers ChromeOS without the Google strings attached
Fork runs Android apps and keeps old PCs ticking over ... all without signing into an account with the mothership 17 Comments |
China cut itself off from the global internet for an hour on Wednesday
Great Firewall took out all traffic to port 443 at a time Beijing didn't have an obvious need to keep its netizens in the dark 39 Comments |
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Gemini for Google Workspace Prompt Guide
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Google Workspace: AI-powered collaboration for organizations of all sizes
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Security
Developer jailed for taking down employer's network with kill switch malware
Pro tip: When taking revenge, don't use your real name 4 Comments |
Microsoft reportedly cuts China's early access to bug disclosures, PoC exploit code
Better late than never after SharePoint assault? 1 Comments |
'Impersonation as a service' the next big thing in cybercrime
Underground forums now recruiting English-speaking social engineers |
Congressman proposes bringing back letters of marque for cyber privateers
Bill would let US President commission white hat hackers to go after foreign threats, seize assets on the online seas 18 Comments |
Orange Belgium mega-breach exposes 850K customers to serious fraud
Everything a criminal needs for targeted attacks exposed, but telco insists 'no critical data compromised' 7 Comments |
US cops wrap up RapperBot, one of world's biggest DDoS-for-hire rackets
Feds say Mirai-spawned botnet blasted 370K attacks before AWS and pals helped yank its servers 3 Comments |
Apple rushes out fix for active zero-day in iOS and macOS
Another 'extremely sophisticated' exploit chewing at Cupertino's walled garden 18 Comments |
Google yet to take down 'screenshot-grabbing' Chrome VPN extension
Researcher claims extension didn't start out by exfiltrating info... while dev says its actions are 'compliant' 9 Comments |
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Power personalized customer experiences in the cloud
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Clinical Zero Trust Fundamentals: Rethinking Access Controls
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Software
DeepSeek's new V3.1 release points to potent new Chinese chips coming soon
Point release retuned with new FP8 datatype for better compatibility with homegrown silicon |
Anthropic scanning Claude chats for queries about DIY nukes for some reason
Because savvy terrorists always use public internet services to plan their mischief, right? 3 Comments |
Honey, I shrunk the image and now I'm pwned
Google’s Gemini-powered tools tripped up by image-scaling prompt injection 2 Comments |
LibreOffice 25.8: Faster, leaner, and finally speaks PDF 2.0
Update boosts Microsoft file imports, adds new spreadsheet functions, and drops older Windows 17 Comments |
Google's $250 AI agent can only help you book restaurant reservations
But the free AI Mode itself can now take your history into account 11 Comments |
Microsoft continues Control Panel farewell tour
Latest Windows Insider Build puts time and language options in Settings 19 Comments |
Not again! Microsoft blames config tweak for 365 outage in parts of North America
What testing is happening before changes hit production? 17 Comments |
AI crawlers and fetchers are blowing up websites, with Meta and OpenAI the worst offenders
One fetcher bot seen smacking a website with 39,000 requests per minute 36 Comments |
Microsoft makes MCP in Visual Studio GA but researchers warn of risks
Compositional risk from multiple MCP Servers highlighted by report 1 Comments |
AWS CEO says using AI to replace junior staff is 'Dumbest thing I've ever heard'
They're cheap and grew up with AI … so you're firing them why? 40 Comments |
Baidu robocabs break even on one metric in low-fare China, company expects to cash in elsewhere
Web giant reworks AI infra to improve utilization, with mix of chips from home and away 6 Comments |
The Invisible Breach: Business Logic Manipulation and API Exploitation in Credential Stuffing Attacks
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The UK Online Safety Act is about censorship, not safety
US policymakers should take heed, says the Electronic Frontier Foundation 115 Comments |
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