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ChatGPT voice mode still runs on GPT-4o while Codex gets the frontier models

Simon Willison highlights an underappreciated gap in OpenAI's product surface: the voice mode most casual users interact with reports an April 2024 knowledge cu

via Simon Willison ·
aidevops

Cirrus Labs Acquired by OpenAI, Cirrus CI Shutting Down June 1

Cirrus Labs, the bootstrapped developer tooling company behind the Tart virtualization platform and Cirrus CI, is being acquired by OpenAI. The team will join O

via Hacker News ·
privacypolicy

Citizen Lab Exposes Webloc: Ad-Tech Data Repurposed to Track 500M Devices

Citizen Lab researchers have documented how law enforcement agencies tapped a commercial location-intelligence platform called Webloc to surveil roughly 500 mil

via The Hacker News ·
tech-cultureopen-source

Connect 4 Weakly Solved in 150KB With Zero Runtime Search

A new project called WeakC4 presents a fundamentally different approach to solving Connect 4. Rather than brute-forcing the entire game tree - which runs to 14T

via Hacker News ·
tech-culture

Engineer Files Sharp Corners Off MacBook, Encourages Others to Do the Same

A developer physically filed down the sharp aluminum edges of their MacBook, particularly around the notch area, to reduce wrist discomfort during use. The modi

via Hacker News ·
supply-chainmalware

GlassWorm Campaign Deploys Zig-Based Dropper to Compromise Developer IDEs

A newly identified supply-chain attack campaign dubbed GlassWorm is targeting software developers by distributing a malicious dropper written in Zig, a compiled

via The Hacker News ·
cybersecuritycloud

Have I Been Pwned at 10+: The Quiet Infrastructure Evolution

Troy Hunt reflects on how Have I Been Pwned has grown from a straightforward website with a database of 150 million email addresses into a layered architecture

via Troy Hunt ·
cybersecurityidentity

Have I Been Pwned Overhauls Plans, Adds Passkeys and K-Anonymity Search

Have I Been Pwned is rolling out its biggest feature update in years, restructuring its subscription tiers into Core, Pro, High RPM, and Enterprise plans while

via Troy Hunt ·
cybersecurityprivacy

Hims Data Breach Leaks Highly Sensitive Patient Health Records

Telehealth company Hims & Hers suffered a data breach that exposed protected health information (PHI) of a particularly sensitive nature. The platform, known fo

via Dark Reading ·
cybersecurityvulnerability

Iranian APTs hit 3,891 US-exposed Rockwell PLCs as OT campaign escalates

A joint US federal advisory confirms Iranian state-backed operators have been targeting internet-reachable Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley programmable logic

via BleepingComputer ·
cybersecurityidentity

Modern Breaches Hide in Plain Sight as Legitimate Activity

Attackers are increasingly bypassing traditional security controls by using valid credentials, legitimate tools, and normal-looking business processes to move t

via Dark Reading ·
tech-culture

NASA's Artemis II Crew Splashes Down After First Lunar Voyage in 54 Years

Four astronauts returned safely to Earth on Friday after completing humanity's first crewed trip to the Moon since the Apollo era. The Orion spacecraft, named I

via Ars Technica ·