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A 4-Year-Old's Hardware Store Adventure
A father recounts his son's precise and well-planned trip to the hardware store. The four-year-old, Guy, meticulously plans to build a checkerboard table for hi
Advantest confirms ransomware attack exposed personal data
Advantest Corporation has confirmed that a ransomware attack in February 2026 exposed personally identifiable information. The Japanese semiconductor equipment
AI-Assisted Proof Confirms Optimal Packing for 11 Squares
A complete optimality proof for packing 11 squares has been verified using AI-assisted methods. The proof, which passed verification with native numerical certi
AI Autoformalization Fails to Guarantee Correct Math Proofs
Autoformalization, which uses AI to translate natural language mathematical texts into formal languages like Lean for verification, does not ensure the accuracy
Anthropic Expands AI Cybersecurity Access Program
Anthropic is merging its Project Glasswing into the Cyber Verification Program (CVP), creating a tiered access system for advanced AI cyber capabilities. The ex
Anthropic Expands AI Model Access for Cybersecurity Teams
Anthropic is broadening a program that gives vetted cybersecurity professionals access to its AI models with fewer safeguards. The initiative, called Project Gl
Anthropic Releases Claude Haiku 5.5: Faster, Cheaper, More Capable
Anthropic has introduced Claude Haiku 5.5, its fastest and most cost-effective small model to date. Designed for high-volume, cost-sensitive tasks, Haiku 5.5 ex
AnyPS5 Ports PS5 Games to PC Without Emulation
AnyPS5 is a tool that automatically ports PlayStation 5 executables to Linux and Windows. It uses a relinker to convert executables to the target system's nativ
Apollo Software Pioneer Margaret Hamilton Dies at 90
Margaret Hamilton, a pioneering computer scientist who led the software engineering team for NASA's Apollo program, has died at age 90. She was instrumental in
Apple’s Tool Verifies iPhone Images Without Tying to User
Apple has launched a system called Reference Image that verifies the authenticity of photos taken by new iPhone models without linking them to a specific device
ASCII Art Generator for Web Pages
A GitHub project named 'ascii.rest' offers tools to create animated ASCII art for web pages. The project provides a simple way to integrate dynamic ASCII animat
Attackers Hijack Country Code Domains to Issue Fake Google Certificates
Attackers compromised the .gh, .sl, and .as country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) to obtain unauthorized HTTPS certificates for several Google domains. Google