Citizen Lab says governments are abusing online ads to hack people with ‘zero-click’ spyware
The digital rights unit found evidence that dozens of devices at media organization Al Jazeera were hacked after being shown malicious online ads.
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How to Defeat Host-Based Screen-Scraping Malware at the Windows OS Layer
In modern endpoint security, preventing credential theft has historically focused on defeating keyloggers. However, contemporary infostealers and advanced persistent threats (APTs) have evolved. Instead of relying solely on low-level keyboard hooks, modern malware frequently implements continuous, asynchronous screen-scraping loops via graphics APIs like DirectX or GDI. If a user enters sensitive data via a virtual … Read more
The Easiest Way to Replicate Postgres Data to Snowflake
PostgreSQL and Snowflake tend to be at different points in the same data architecture. PostgreSQL is responsible for transactions, while Snowflake is the place where the data gets analyzed, joined with other data sources, and reporting is done. Moving data from one to another once is simple enough. Synchronizing them when PostgreSQL database changes is … Read more
What if reality is a simulated dream?
When you are experiencing a dream, you are almost never aware that you are in a dream. All your brain knows is the right here, right now. Strange situations are presented to you, but there is no questioning or reasoning behind it. However occasionally, every now and then when the conditions are just right, a … Read more
The FCA’s Crypto Clock Is Running, and Old Registrations Won’t Stop It
The United Kingdom has spent years building a regulatory perimeter around cryptoassets. Now firms have to walk through the door. The Financial Conduct Authority has opened its authorization process for crypto firms ahead of a new regime that will bring a much wider range of digital asset activities under its supervision. The dates are fixed. … Read more
The AI Boom Looks a Lot Like the 1920s. Could History Repeat Itself?
Ironically, I found out 6 months into writing that this has happened before in 1920s & 1930s in the USA. One path was an energy economic system of hyper-productivity using technology of their time and another was money printing & debt (rent-seeking). Proposals gained national attention but failed, they weren’t designed to human neuroscience & … Read more
We Still Use Paper
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Figma announces new features to define how agents work on its platform
Figma is also releasing its code layers feature in open beta.
An Apology
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Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis
The founders detailed how their startup is developing AI that can design chips, learn from each iteration, and improve subsequent designs, all with the goal of automating and accelerating the chip design process.
Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: ‘We shouldn’t pause progress’
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Flock CEO Garrett Langley defended his company’s surveillance technology despite growing privacy concerns, arguing that its crime-fighting benefits outweigh the risks of abuse.
Meet the five companies competing in the Startup Battlefield finals at Disrupt 2026
It’s time to unveil the five companies that will be competing in the Startup Battlefield finals.
Gudea leverages AI to help organizations prevent social media crises before they erupt
Every day, conversations unfold across social media and websites around the world. A seemingly insignificant post—whether it involves AI-generated misinformation, hate speech, or a damaging rumor—can quickly snowball into a much larger public controversy. Gudea, a company that tracks how stories and rumors spread online that describes itself as the “storm tracker for the internet,” … Read more
Intero Biosystems wants drugmakers to test on mini human intestines, not animals
Intero Biosystems is selling lab-grown human intestines to drugmakers as regulators push for alternatives to animal testing, while the startup looks to scale production and expand its organoid technology.
McKinsey is making job applicants spar with a fake AI client
Consulting firm McKinsey & Company is going to ask some entry-level candidates to have a 10-minute conversation with an AI simulation of a client as part of the interview process, according to The Wall Street Journal. The AI simulation “aims to reflect 80% of the scenarios McKinsey consultants might encounter in their day-to-day work,” the … Read more
Tiny Little Office
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The best feature of Apple’s HomeView might be its simplicity
Apple’s HomeView smart display seems tailor-made for the kitchen. (That aluminum base looks like it will hold up better than my now off-white kitchen HomePod.) I’m just going to come right out and say it. I love the approach Apple has taken with the HomeView. I think it’s the shared, always-available household interface that my … Read more
CedarDB wants one database to handle both transactions and analytics, as AI agents raise the stakes
Databases have traditionally been designed either for analytical data or for operational data. But database engine CedarDB supports both, and its approach has gained relevance with the rise of agentic AI.
Ambani’s Jio seeks to raise $3.2B in what could be India’s biggest IPO
Jio plans to use most of its IPO proceeds to repay debt as it expands beyond telecom.
Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different
Langley’s comments come amid mounting scrutiny of Flock from privacy advocates, including the ACLU, and members of the public who are concerned about the misuse of its technology.
Eight states sue OpenAI, saying ChatGPT isn’t safe for kids
OpenAI is facing a new wave of lawsuits from eight US states that accuse the company of harming children and misleading customers about the safety of ChatGPT, as reported earlier by Reuters. The lawsuits, filed separately by Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho, and Montana, allege OpenAI unlawfully put profits over safety when … Read more
Colossal Biosciences announces new AI platform to help accelerate de-extinction efforts
Colossal announced a new AI platform to help accelerate its de-extinction efforts and Peter Diamandis has launched a new fund to back startups who use it.
Governance-First AI: Preparing Your Agents for Production
Everyone is racing to give developers a copilot. Almost nobody is building the thing that has to exist before an agent is allowed to act: governance. I build enterprise AI systems at PayPal — full-stack, backend-lean, leading large technical initiatives end to end. And the uncomfortable lesson from the last two years is this: the teams … Read more
OpenCode 2.0
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Flock CEO: We haven’t ‘fired’ any police departments as customers
Flock CEO Garrett Langley said that the surveillance company has not canceled contracts of any police department or law enforcement agency, despite reports of abuse.
Electric vehicle sales in the US are showing signs of life
The electric vehicle market in the U.S. has been growing for the last three consecutive quarters.