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Cybersecurity · SecurityWeek

TikTok Reaches $400 Million Settlement With US Justice Department Over Children’s Privacy

TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million after an order vacates an earlier consent decree against its predecessor company, Musical.ly. The post TikTok Reaches $400 Million Settlement With US Justice Department Over Children’s Privacy appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record

The 9.58-second 100-meter dash record set by Usain Bolt in 2009 has been outpaced by Chinese robots participating at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. In a preliminary heat on Saturday, Tiangong Ultra, made by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation ​Center, ran the distance in 9.39 seconds, followed by the Honor-developed Lightning at 9.47 […]

World · Al Jazeera

US threat of ‘economic D-Day’ for Iran tests Trump’s China detente

Exerting maximum economic pressure on Tehran would risk blowback from Beijing.

Notable Blogs · Seth Godin

“Thanks for your quick response”

That’s pretty new. Letters sent by Thomas Jefferson from France often took months to get a response. No points for shaving a day off a 90-day correspondence lag. The 800 toll-free number shifted the dynamic we expected from marketers. If we call you, we expect you to answer. Now, not later. FEDEX did the same […]

Society · NPR Top Stories

'It embarrasses me to be involved': Inside the National Guard D.C. deployment

As President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C., enters its second year, three guard members who served many months on the mission share their reactions with NPR.

AI · MIT Technology Review AI

Kids outlearn AI—and we still don’t know why

People have been talking to each other for at least 100,000 years, as best we can tell. And in all that time, there has been only one thing in the world that could learn a human language to perfect fluency: a human child. Now there are two. Four short years after the release of ChatGPT,…

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

MCP-Builder.ai

The fastest way to connect your data with your AI Tools. Discussion | Link

Society · NPR Top Stories

Sean Grayson, former deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison, lawyer says

Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence.

World · Deutsche Welle

The Netherlands will not participate in the 'no longer neutral' 2027 Eurovision Song Contest

The Netherlands will not participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria, the state broadcaster has said, citing divisions over the situation in Gaza.

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

Postaway.space

A little piece of the past, sent your way. Discussion | Link

World · Al Jazeera

E1 settlement: Why Netanyahu, Israel’s right might not mind global outrage

The settlement threatens Palestinian statehood. But it could help Israel's PM, other far-right leaders before elections.

AI · The Decoder

Nvidia in talks to invest in Perplexity at $30 billion-plus valuation

Nvidia is negotiating an investment in Perplexity at a valuation above $30 billion, more than 50 percent higher than its last funding round, The Information reports. Perplexity's annualized revenue has tripled to over $750 million. Much of Nvidia's investment money tends to flow back as revenue when portfolio companies buy its chips. The article Nvidia in talks to invest in Perplexity at $30 billion-plus valuation appeared first on The Decoder .

World · BBC World

Nearly 90,000 told to evacuate as wildfire approaches Reno, Nevada

The fire has burned around 10,500 acres and is completely uncontained, officials say.

World · Deutsche Welle

Scientists discover new 'immune hubs' in skull bone marrow

In mouse skull marrow, 'immune hubs' that actively defend the brain have been discovered. Similar cells exist in human skulls, but their role remains unclear.

World · Deutsche Welle

Iran's medicine crisis prices patients out of treatment

A single chemotherapy session in Iran can cost six times the monthly minimum wage. As drug prices soar and medicine is in short supply, doctors say more patients are delaying or abandoning treatment.

World · Al Jazeera

Kazakhstan’s newly formed pro-government party wins parliamentary election

The victory of Adilet, founded earlier this year, is likely to consolidate the power of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

World · Al Jazeera

‘Barrel bomb mufti’ Ahmad Hassoun handed life sentence in Syria trial

The religious figure faced various charges, including inciting violence and providing legitimacy to the al-Assad regime.

World · Deutsche Welle

India news: Police used 'excessive force' on CJP protesters

Amnesty International alleges that police in the capital New Delhi and the state of Bihar used excessive force against youth-led Cockroach protesters. Full details and more in DW's roundup of major headlines in India.

Cybersecurity · The Hacker News

UAT-10147 Uses AI to Scale Server Attacks, Deploys SPECTRE With EDR Bypass and Linux Rootkit

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group dubbed UAT-10147 that's targeting Windows and Linux web servers globally across the education, media, technology, and gaming sectors. The vast majority of the targets are located in Brazil, Bolivia, China, Canada, and Vietnam. Details of the threat activity came to light following the discovery of an open

World · Al Jazeera

Trabzonspor president reacts to Salah disallowed hat-trick goal

Trabzonspor’s president reacted in disbelief after Mohamed Salah had a goal disallowed in his first start for the club.

Business · CNBC Technology

Shein targets $27 billion Hong Kong IPO — a fraction of its 2022 valuation

Shein is planning to raise up to $13.86 billion in Hong Kong dollars ($1.77 billion) in its initial public offering, according to a filing on Monday.

World · Deutsche Welle

Germany news: State premier visits VW for crisis talks

Political leaders are visiting car giant Volkswagen for crisis talks, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz meets party colleagues after a testing summer. DW has more.

World · Al Jazeera

How much more are you spending on petrol since the war in Iran began?

At least 145 countries have reported increases in petrol prices since the attacks on Iran by the US and Israel began.

Cybersecurity · SecurityWeek

Anthropic Expands Mythos 5 Access to More Defenders, Unveils $35M Open Source Fund

Claude Security, currently in public beta for Claude Enterprise customers, now runs codebase scans on Mythos 5. The post Anthropic Expands Mythos 5 Access to More Defenders, Unveils $35M Open Source Fund appeared first on SecurityWeek .