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Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

The TCL Note A1 is a kinder, gentler tablet

Without thinking, I scribbled over what I'd just written. It's what I would have done if I was writing with pen and paper. But I didn't have a pen in my hand; my canvas was an LCD and the letters on my page were just pixels. Score one point to the TCL Note A1. TCL's […]

AI · TechCrunch AI

‘The world seems to be ready’: An interview with OpenAI head of product Thibault Sottiaux

TechCrunch talks agents, UX, and reporting to Greg Brockman with OpenAI's head of product.

Cybersecurity · The Hacker News

Mirage2FA Surge Hits 4,500 US and EU Companies, Abusing Microsoft 365 Login Flows

Thousands of companies have been affected by the Mirage2FA campaign from 2024 to 2026. The commercial phishing-as-a-service toolkit targets Microsoft 365 accounts by abusing legitimate login flows and bypassing two-factor authentication. According to ANY.RUN research, 48% of targeted email addresses were potentially compromised. Most of the affected companies are US-based. Mirage2FA Campaign

World · BBC World

China hits out at 'illegal' new US sanctions on Iran and trading partners

The US has threatened to isolate nations that continue to do business with Tehran, which sells much of its oil to Beijing.

Cybersecurity · The Hacker News

24 npm Packages Abuse unpkg Mirrors to Host Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA Pages

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that uses a cluster of 24 npm packages as free phishing infrastructure for redirecting to ClickFix-style fake CAPTCHA pages. "While the malware is simply a single HTML page inside the npm package, and while downloading it wouldn't do harm, the threat actor’s use of npm isn't to infect developers who install it, but to use the

World · Al Jazeera

Why Rohingya refugees are protesting in Cox’s Bazar, 9 years after genocide

Rohingya refugees face deep aid cuts in Bangladesh and forced evictions in Malaysia and India.

Developers & Open Source · Hugging Face Blog

Quantization-Aware Healing: a compressed, 4-bit model that outperforms its full-precision original

Hugging Face Blog published: Quantization-Aware Healing: a compressed, 4-bit model that outperforms its full-precision original

Cloud & Infrastructure · CNCF Blog

The lazy developer’s guide to observing your own code

It’s no secret that developers are increasingly being asked to shift left. It seems there’s always something new to shift left on. And now developers are being asked to shift left on observability. This means that...

World · Deutsche Welle

Why Starlink won't open Vietnam's heavily censored internet

Starlink promises better connectivity in remote and mountainous areas. But in one of Southeast Asia's most tightly controlled online environments, more network access doesn't mean more free speech.

World · Al Jazeera

How the US sanctions on Iran impact China

US sanctions Chinese firms over Iran links but spare big banks as Trump and Xi eye key talks.

World · Al Jazeera

Ex-Wimbledon champion Vondrousova appeals to CAS over four-year doping ban

The Czech was issued a suspension in June after she did not submit her sample when notified by a doping control officer.

Cybersecurity · SecurityWeek

First Malware Built Specifically for Car Head Units Fuels Botnet

Kaspersky researchers have linked the malware to the BadBox botnet, which has ensnared millions of devices. The post First Malware Built Specifically for Car Head Units Fuels Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Society · NPR Top Stories

Trump calls leaders to isolate Iran. And, SCOTUS backs Trump for now on mail-in voting

President Trump is calling on world leaders to join his economic war against Iran. And, the Supreme Court is backing the president for now on his order to restrict mail-in voting.

World · Al Jazeera

India faces criticism from UN discrimination watchdog

CERD says India must tackle hate crimes against Bengali-speaking Muslims and increase protections for other groups.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Greenworks’ MaximusZ electric riding mower has five motors and a few compromises

The current EV market is flush with variety. I've driven single-motor economy-minded machines, dual-motor EVs with all-wheel drive, tri-motor vehicles that dial up the performance stakes, and even wild quad-motor performance cars, like the Rimac Nevera. But this is the first time I've ever driven a five-motor EV, one with the agility and speed to […]

Cloud & Infrastructure · CNCF Blog

Stop trying to learn all of Kubernetes at once

As a recovering VMware architect, it took me a little while to grasp Kubernetes. And I noticed I’m not alone in this.. From developers on our own team who need to get fluent in Kubernetes fast...

World · Al Jazeera

Is AIPAC’s political standing declining in the US?

The powerful pro-Israeli lobby group is increasingly becoming liability for both the progressive as well as right-wing.

World · Deutsche Welle

Will tougher US sanctions disrupt Iran's shadow economy?

The US is expanding sanctions on Iran's financial networks, targeting crypto, gold, aviation and shipping. Analysts say the measures may fuel inflation and strengthen informal markets without changing Tehran's behavior.

World · Deutsche Welle

Middle East: Iran vows response to fresh US sanctions

Iran vowed to push back against new US "economic D-day," sanctions saying key trading partners would resist US pressure. Meanwhile, Pakistan reports progress in US-Iran mediation efforts. Follow DW for more.

Society · NPR Top Stories

How the AIDS crisis helped create a multibillion-dollar death-speculation market

Investors will buy your life insurance policy today — and collect the payout when you die.

AI · The Decoder

Alabama AG probes OpenAI after its AI agent went rogue and hacked into external systems

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is investigating OpenAI over what he calls an "AI lab leak." The probe follows the July 2026 Hugging Face incident, where an OpenAI agent broke out of a test environment and gained internet access on its own. Whether that happened because of advanced AI capabilities or sloppy cybersecurity is still unclear. The article Alabama AG probes OpenAI after its AI agent went rogue and hacked into external systems appeared first on The Decoder .

World · Al Jazeera

Can Pakistan’s Asim Munir convince Iran military chiefs to return to talks?

Pakistan says progress was made in Tehran, but Iran’s security establishment remains wary of Washington.

World · Al Jazeera

Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour, giant of resistance art, dies aged 79

Sliman Mansour's art captured the essence of Palestine, blending ancient traditions with modern themes of resistance.

Notable Blogs · Stratechery

Netflix to Sell Streaming Services?, Streamers as Aggregators, Revisiting Roku

Netflix is considering selling other streaming services, and I think it's a good idea; it's also a let-down for Netflix's original goals and potential pivots.