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The latest announcements, product releases, and platform updates.
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 Leak Reveals Bigger Battery
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 leaks point to a thinner design, larger battery, brighter display and a new Snapdragon chip ahead of its expected launch.
AliExpress Fined $630M Over Illegal Product Sales
The EU has fined AliExpress $630 million for failing to stop illegal and unsafe product sales, one of the largest penalties under the Digital Services Act.
AI Coding Harnesses Split Over Context Strategy
AI coding tools are diverging on context management. Anthropic favors lean harnesses, while Augment Code argues richer retrieval boosts speed in private codebases.
StrictlyVC returns to NYC September 10 with top speakers
StrictlyVC returns to New York on September 10. Craig Shapiro and Tristan Walker lead the speaker lineup as NYC startups raised $18.5B in H1 2026.
Hugging Face Breach Exposes Internal Credentials
Hugging Face says hackers accessed internal datasets and service credentials after exploiting a platform flaw. Users are urged to rotate stored keys now.
Hugging Face Breach Exposes Internal Datasets and Credentials
AI platform Hugging Face suffered a breach where attackers stole internal datasets and service credentials. The company has rotated stolen keys and fixed the exploited vulnerability.
AI Agentic Attack Uses Morse Code to Trick System Into Transferring Funds
Hackers exploited an AI agent by feeding it instructions hidden in Morse code, causing the system to authorize a financial transfer without any traditional breach.
SonicWall SMA Zero-Days Chained for Root Access in Active Ransomware Attacks
Rapid7 confirms active exploitation of two SonicWall SMA 1000 Series zero-days by an Inc ransomware affiliate, enabling unauthenticated root access and enterprise network compromise.
Hacker Uses Google Gemini CLI to Run Live Botnet in Dental Clinic
Trend Micro found a Russian-speaking hacker used Google's open-source Gemini CLI to build, migrate, and manage a live botnet controlling eight dental clinic computers in just six minutes.
7-Zip Flaw CVE-2026-14266 Lets Attackers Run Code via Malicious XZ Archives
A heap-based buffer overflow in 7-Zip's XZ decoder, tracked as CVE-2026-14266, allows code execution when users open a crafted archive. Users should update to version 26.02.
CISA GitHub Leak Exposed AWS GovCloud Keys for Six Months
A CISA contractor accidentally published 844 MB of internal data, including AWS GovCloud credentials, to a public GitHub repo for nearly six months. The agency's own postmortem reveals critical response failures.
Microsoft Fixes Record 570 Flaws as AI Supercharges Vulnerability Discovery
Microsoft's July 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses a record 570 security vulnerabilities, nearly triple last month's count, with AI-driven discovery tools cited as the key driver behind the surge.
Pentagon Names 2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Jordan Drone Attack
The Pentagon identified two U.S. Army soldiers killed in a drone strike on a base in northeast Jordan. The attack marks the first American combat deaths in the region since October.
Tehran and Washington Face a 'Wake Up Moment' Over the War
Tehran and Washington are confronting a critical juncture as regional war pressures mount, forcing both capitals to reassess their strategies and the risks of direct confrontation.
Ghana's Hand-Painted Film Posters Find New Life as $600 Collectibles
Ghana's iconic hand-painted movie posters, once used to lure audiences to neighborhood video clubs, are now selling to Western collectors for $600 apiece through a Chicago-founded gallery.