FBI investigates Nexus listings of 153 million driver’s license scans
The FBI is examining a dark-web service that advertised millions of ID scans, while the claimed breach source and record count remain unconfirmed.
Dana Voss
Security Correspondent
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view all ↗OpenAI Navier-Stokes proof claim draws scrutiny over data and timing
OpenAI released a claimed proof of a Millennium Prize Problem, but outside validation and questions over related work re...
By Felix ArandaRoland Melody Flip brings AI-generated music ideas into DAWs
Roland’s Melody Flip analyzes audio or uses style palettes to generate editable musical parts, rather than complete AI-m...
By Riley OkaforOpenAI agents reportedly used a German wiki as a shared message board
Researchers documented roughly 18,000 agent posts on DSEWiki; OpenAI disputes key characterizations and is reviewing the...
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view all ↗Boox Picco release date is expected in November, with price still unknown
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Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft over AI training
Riley Okafor / 3d ago
Pokémon Champions mobile tournaments allow phones, but major VGC events require Switch
June Castellano / 3d ago
Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami leaves at least five dead
Riley Okafor / 3d ago
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The Long Read
Apple TV price increase 2026 raises monthly plan to $14.99
Apple raised Apple TV and Apple One Individual prices, with new customers paying immediately and current subscribers getting advance notice.
June Castellano
Platforms & Power Reporter
How Americans See EU Tech is a satire, not a survey
Kai Lentit’s 9:59 comedy video skewers European tech stereotypes while mixing in real interviews with founders and attendees.
Theo Lindgren
Columnist
Cooper Sharp cheesesteak trend grew from Angelo’s to Philadelphia menus
Cooper Sharp’s rise reflects its sharp flavor, meltability and Angelo’s influence, though whether it is “great” remains a matter of taste.
Mara Chen-Doyle
Staff Writer
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How It Works/
Malware traffic analysis: reading a PCAP for evidence that matters
Malware traffic analysis examines captured packets for suspicious communications and records the artifacts wor...
read explainer ↗RSA encryption, explained without the magic-key folklore
RSA uses a public key to encrypt a short secret for a recipient and a private key to decrypt it. Its security...
read explainer ↗Gopher internet protocol, from menu entry to TCP request
Gopher organizes distributed documents as file-like menus, using TCP selector requests and gopher:// addresses...
read explainer ↗DNS port numbers: why UDP and TCP 53 both matter
Traditional DNS uses port 53 over UDP and TCP. Clients usually use a temporary high-numbered port for the retu...
read explainer ↗Silicon wafer sizes, from 1 inch to the stalled 450 mm leap
Wafer size means diameter: a guide to inch names, 200 mm and 300 mm production, and why area is not chip yield...
read explainer ↗DNS root servers direct resolvers to the right part of the internet
The DNS root sits at the top of public DNS, directing uncached lookups toward .com, country domains and other...
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