OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Opening statements are set to kick off Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court, where states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children. Watch in the video player above. Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are...Read More
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on August 14 confirmed that a privilege escalation flaw in the Windows Task Host was being abused by ransomware groups.CISA’s notice follows a familiar pattern in which a flaw gets discovered and patched by a vendor, followed by a report that it was actively exploited, and then confirmation...Read More
Federal cybersecurity agencies warned on Tuesday that troves of new victims of the Medusa ransomware gang have been identified over the last year. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and FBI updated an advisory on the group initially released in March 2025 — writing that as of April 2026, Medusa actors have hit more...Read More
Like most AI assistants, Copilot can receive prompts that are embedded into a URL. The base part of the URL can allow the LLM to open, say, Gmail. Parameters and text to the right in the URL can then instruct the assistant to summarize inbox contents or begin drafting a new message. As noted already,...Read More
Years ago, security researchers demonstrated a simple reality: connect an unprotected computer directly to the internet and it won’t stay untouched for long. The exact timeline varied – sometimes it took minutes, sometimes it took longer – but the outcome was always predictable; attackers would find the system and begin probing it for weaknesses. Technology...Read More
People line up outside the Oakland, California federal courthouse ahead of opening arguments in the trial that four state attorneys general are bringing against Meta Platforms, Inc. John Ruwitch/NPR hide caption toggle caption John Ruwitch/NPR Sign up for alerts on breaking news and exclusive reporting from NPR OAKLAND, Calif. – An attorney representing a consortium...Read More
Opening statements started Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court, where states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children. Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are seeking a financial penalty that could, in theory, total as much as US$1.4 trillion...Read More
A Mifflin County man pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) — the conviction being a third-strike offense that will result in a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. Zachary P. Keiser, 36, of McVeytown, pleaded guilty to a felony count of possessing child sexual abuse material, resulting from an...Read More
PARIS, Aug 18 (Reuters) – French Budget Minister David Amiel said on Tuesday his government will hire “sovereign” artificial intelligence providers, such as Mistral. “This excludes OpenAI,” he said. Amiel had said earlier on Tuesday that the government would use AI tools to identify its services’ vulnerabilities to cyberattacks after the government disclosed Thursday the...Read More
What is it about retrocomputing? For some people, it’s nostalgia. For others, it’s the appeal of simplicity. For still others, it’s the chance to save old machines from the graveyard. Whatever your motivation, there’s no denying that we’ve seen a metric ton of retrocomputer projects here at Hackaday. And we’d like to see more! We’re...Read More
