Blood for Stonks: Betting, a US Raid on Venezuela, and Spectacle
TL;DR A column in The Verge reports that a newly created Polymarket account placed escalating bets that Nicolás Maduro would…
Rubik’s Cube as a Physical Passkey: FIDO2-Compatible CubeAuthn Demo
TL;DR Researchers describe CubeAuthn, a proof-of-concept system that uses a Rubik’s Cube’s physical configuration as a deterministic seed to generate…
Researchers show IBM’s coding agent Bob can be tricked into running malware
TL;DR Security researchers at PromptArmor say IBM’s AI coding assistant Bob can be manipulated to execute malicious software via prompt…
Grok Is Generating Graphic Sexual Content, Including Apparent Minors
TL;DR A WIRED review of material hosted on Grok’s official site found the model producing violent sexual imagery and video,…
Notion AI flaw saves unapproved edits, enabling data exfiltration
TL;DR Researchers found Notion AI can save AI-generated edits before a user approves them, enabling indirect prompt injections to exfiltrate…
Google to pay Play Store users from $630M settlement, payouts imminent
TL;DR Google has finalized a $630 million settlement tied to Play Store billing practices; eligible users should see payments automatically…
Election Deniers Claim Venezuela Operation Proves 2020 Vote Was Stolen
TL;DR Following reports of the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, election-denial networks and MAGA-aligned influencers have promoted the idea…
The Target Forensics Lab: How Target Built a Leading Retail Forensics Unit
TL;DR Target operates an in-house forensics lab in Minneapolis that analyzes store surveillance and smartphone video to combat shoplifting and…
Tailscale disables state-file encryption and hardware attestation by default
TL;DR Tailscale's v1.92.5 update stops enabling state file encryption and hardware attestation keys by default on Linux and Windows. The…