Researcher argues public 0-day disclosure beats selling or using them
Aaron Rainbolt's oss-security reply prefers publication over sale or weaponization, but the post is cut off.
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Troy Hunt says platforms, not parents, must enforce kids' social media bans
His weekly update argues imperfect platform enforcement can still shift norms for teens near the age cutoff.
Dark Reading podcast on why people treat AI as human
Aisle CISO Jaya Baloo says users have passed the uncanny valley and anthropomorphize AI conversations.
AI industry questioned over costs and benefits
Experts say AI products lack sufficient value to justify data center noise and deepfake content.
AI generative tools spark discussion on creative work
Wave of criticism regarding AI use in music production with tools like Max and Claude.
Awesome GitHub lists outdated by AI slop
AI-generated content and outdated material have made curated awesome repositories less useful than direct queries to AI models.
Elon Musk's Twitter investment questioned
Musk could have bought private islands, yachts and watches instead of wasting $446M
Video argues AI boom differs from dot-com because GPUs age faster than fiber
A Hacker News thread with 40 points and 50 comments links a video contrasting durable fiber with short-lived GPUs.
Proton CEO Andy Yen says this is the last year hiring engineers
The remark is a tweet thread on Hacker News; no hiring plan or headcount figures are included.
Security leader draws risk lessons from a cancer diagnosis
The essay uses a stage-three prostate cancer case to argue for preparation, disclosure, and recovery time.
Ben Hylak jokes every product should be a headless MCP agent
He carves out his own product, saying customers love its interface and the company.
Huntress says reports that SIEM is dead are exaggerated
The captured page is mostly site navigation, so the post's evidence is not available.
OpenAI staff essay sketches how AI could enter the org chart
The authors describe AI labor beneath, beside, or between employees and say the views are their own.
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Hunt says predicted PHP2Shell cybergeddon did not occur
He says it took days to find one breach reliably tied to PHP2Shell, despite many unmaintained sites.
Essay argues AI literacy is not an extension of computer skills
Venkatesh Rao says conventional smarts are a social performance, not the balance needed to use AI well.
Essay says Gibson’s AI assistant Eunice is nearly here
The post likens Eunice’s off-screen actions in Agency to GPT-Live, Dessa, Dots and Muse.
Essay says one-click AI video can break recommendation pools
The authors propose a BoLe split: machines screen service content and trusted people judge work-type content.
Vergecast debates the iPhone Duo score and a PHP flaw
Hosts revisit a 7/10 iPhone Duo review, then mention a PHP flaw, AI shopping agents, and Gemini without new technical detail.
Experts warn AI-found bugs may cause new disruptions
The available feed text is only the headline and the word Comments, with no supporting detail.
Armin Ronacher says decades of bad software now meet AI
Simon Willison posted only the remark, tagged around generative AI, LLMs and AI security research.
AI safety conversations have gotten unbelievable
Viral AI safety claims—OpenAI bot rumors, air-gap escape theories—show how hard discerning AI fact from fiction has become.
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I Don't Like LLMs
Martin Fowler publishes an opinion essay titled 'I Don't Like LLMs' laying out his skepticism about large language models.
Native is now the future of mobile at Shopify
Shopify is dropping React Native for separate Swift and Kotlin native apps, saying AI agents now handle cross-platform implementation work.
Weekly Update 517: Cyber Ransoms
Troy Hunt's weekly commentary argues much ransomware is simple extortion by young actors who struggle to monetize ransoms.