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X scan found more than 75 known CSAM images, report says
A Times investigation reported more than 75 matches on X, with a child-protection group verifying results from a separate scan method.
June Castellano
Platforms & Power Reporter
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desk_01 / artificial-intelligence
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5d ago
Claude Code Projects relaunches as a cloud agent coordinator
Anthropic’s redesigned Claude Code Projects runs parallel cloud sessions with shared context, but code conflicts and clo...
By Riley Okafor
1w ago
Suno v6 licensed music rollout adds label-backed AI models
Suno’s v6 family uses new data including material licensed from Warner, BMG and Believe, but its full training mix remai...
By Felix Aranda
1w ago
Microsoft AI privacy rules for schools become contract option
Microsoft, AFT and UFT set school AI terms on data use, oversight and tracking, but districts must add them to contracts...
By Riley Okafor
desk_02 / security
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Digital fly brain projects turn a fruit-fly wiring map into internet bait
Dana Voss / 6d ago
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Revolut customer data breach exposed records through false government requests
Mara Chen-Doyle / 1w ago
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Fake government websites in Central Asia used aid offers to collect data
Dana Voss / 1w ago
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NSA five mission centers would remake the agency around China, cyber and AI
Mara Chen-Doyle / 1w ago
desk_03 / hardware
desk_04 / internet
Internet/
view all ↗Federal Register removes Qwen search after tool draws attention online
Riley Okafor / 4d ago
FCC permits expanded foreign ownership in Paramount
June Castellano / 4d ago
Sst-Chodl neurons trigger sleep-like activity in mice
Dana Voss / 4d ago
What is a packet forwarding engine? How routers move traffic
Dana Voss / 5d ago
// opinions, essays, arguments
The Long Read
// featured essay / 3 min
Apple releases Xcode 27.1 beta with iPhone Duo support
Apple’s Xcode 27.1 beta adds iPhone Duo tools, but its simulator arrives with several documented limitations.
June Castellano
Platforms & Power Reporter
Will Oremus calls Apple’s iPhone Duo a doubtful ‘one more thing’
The Atlantic writer questioned the Duo’s price and purpose, and John Gruber countered that phones now outrank laptops for many buyers.
Theo Lindgren
Columnist
Modern Tech Skills Bundle deal lists 2,077 lectures for $69.99
Techdirt promoted the recurring training bundle at $70, while StackSocial lists its access rules, course count and refund limits.
June Castellano
Platforms & Power Reporter
// evergreen explainers
How It Works/
What is a packet forwarding engine? How routers move traffic
A packet forwarding engine applies prepared forwarding information to move packets through a router.
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read explainer ↗What is a mesh network? Nodes, connections and home Wi-Fi
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