In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq discuss the futility of using aggressive cyber operations to send messages between states.This episode is also available on Youtube.Show notesThe Record, Volt Typhoon was not successfulSand in the gears: Sabotage in world politics by Joshua Rovner, Rory Cormac and Lennart Maschmeyer
Andreessen Horowitz is pausing its Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program, according to multiple sources.
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malicious extension in the Open VSX registry that harbors a remote access trojan called SleepyDuck.According to Secure Annex's John Tuckner, the extension in question, juan-bianco.solidity-vlang (version 0.0.7), was first published on October 31, 2025, as a completely benign library that was subsequently updated to version 0.0.8 on November 1 to
Over the last year, certain AI markets appear to be nearly sewn up by startup market leaders.
Flock said around 3% of its law enforcement customers do not use multi-factor authentication, potentially exposing dozens of law enforcement agency accounts open to compromise and improper access.
OpenAI's approach to working with copyrighted content is to ask forgiveness, not permission.
Locket's social app is using iOS Live Activities to reach Gen Alpha via the iPhone Lock Screen.
The CEOs of OpenAI and Microsoft are betting that AI will continue to consume more electricity, but they're not sure how much. That could leave some investors holding the bag.
Before this update, users could see individual pages for apps on the web, but there was no way to browse within the App Store.
Peter Williams sold eight exploits to a Russian zero-day broker by smuggling them from his employer’s highly secured air-gapped network. A court document, plus exclusive reporting by TechCrunch and interviews with former Trenchant staff, explains how Williams pulled off the heist of hacking tools.
Hackers pilfered millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency on Monday from the decentralized finance protocol Balancer.
This deal was announced just hours after Microsoft announced a $9.7 billion deal with Australian data center company IREN.
The FCC plans to roll back cybersecurity mandates that followed Salt Typhoon. The alleged cybercriminal MrICQ has been extradited to the U.S. Ransomware negotiators are accused of conducting ransomware attacks. Ernst & Young accidentally exposed a 4-terabyte SQL Server backup. A hacker claims responsibility for last week’s University of Pennsylvania breach. The UK chronicles cyberattacks on Britain’s drinking water suppliers. Monday business brief. Our guest is Caleb Tolin, host of Rubrik's
AI chatbots are giving wrong or flattering answers more often than you think. A BBC and EBU study found almost half of AI news summaries had problems. Here is why you should verify.#ai #bbc #hallucinations
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Researchers at Andon Labs recently evaluated how well large language models can act as decision-makers in robotic systems. Their study, called Butter-Bench, tested whether modern LLMs could reliably control robots in everyday environments – particularly in carrying out multi-step tasks like "pass the butter" in an office setting.Read Entire Article
Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:Coca-Cola releases upgraded AI-generated ads for 2025 holidays, after finding people didn't know or care about the use of AI, despite criticism for its 2024 ads — ‘Holidays Are Coming’ faster and cheaper for the soda giant, which caught heat last year for its AI-generated ads
Questioning how Flock Safety protects sensitive user accounts, Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi want the FTC to investigate the police surveillance tech provider.
Three people, including two U.S. ransomware negotiators, are accused of working on behalf of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang.