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Mass Hacking of IP Cameras Leave Koreans Feeling Vulnerable in Homes, Businesses (yro.slashdot.org)
2025-12-19

In an experiment, Claude ran a vending machine in the WSJ newsroom and lost $1,000+ after it dropped prices to zero, gave away a free PlayStation, and more (www.wsj.com)
2025-12-19

Amazon rolls out Alexa+ on the web to early access users, with chat functionality, smart home controls, file management, and cross-device conversations (www.geekwire.com)
2025-12-19 Amazon

Sources: Armadin, launched by Mandiant's founder Kevin Mandia to fight AI hacking, raised a $24M seed and is in talks to raise $100M+ at a $600M+ valuation (www.wsj.com)
2025-12-19 AI

Tests Find AI Toys Parroting Chinese Communist Party Values (tech.slashdot.org)
2025-12-19 China AI

This $25 course bundle shows you better ways to use AI at work (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-12-19 AI

Anthropic's AI Lost Hundreds of Dollars Running a Vending Machine After Being Talked Into Giving Everything Away (slashdot.org)
2025-12-19 AI

OpenAI releases GPT‑5.2-Codex, with improvements on long-horizon work through context compaction, stronger performance on large code changes, and more (openai.com)
2025-12-19

Twenty-four companies, including Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, OpenAI, and AWS, join the US Genesis Mission to boost the use of AI for scientific discovery (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-12-19 Google Microsoft AI Nvidia

OpenAI Has Discussed Raising Tens of Billions at About $750 Billion Valuation (slashdot.org)
2025-12-19

Netflix hires ESPN anchor Elle Duncan as its first on-air host for live sports and cultural events; she has appeared on SportsCenter, College GameDay, and more (variety.com)
2025-12-19 Netflix

Nirvana, which uses real-time driving telematics to build insurance policies for truckers, raised a $100M Series D at a $1.5B valuation, up from $830M in March (news.crunchbase.com)
2025-12-19 Insurance

New password spraying attacks target Cisco, PAN VPN gateways (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-12-19 Cisco VPN

Anthropic launches Agent Skills, which let AI assistants perform specialized tasks using modular instructions, and says Microsoft, Cursor, and others use them (venturebeat.com)
2025-12-19 Microsoft AI

2026 Will Bring Heat More Than 1.4C Above Preindustrial Levels, UK Met Office Says (news.slashdot.org)
2025-12-19

Sources describe tensions between OpenAI's research and ChatGPT product groups, leading to the “code red”; OpenAI is set to beat its 2025 revenue goal of $13B (www.theinformation.com)
2025-12-19

Edison, which last month released AI tool Kosmos to speed up and automate complex scientific hypothesis generation, raised $70M at a $250M valuation (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-12-19 AI

Apple Opens iOS To Alternative App Stores, Payment Systems in Japan (apple.slashdot.org)
2025-12-19 IOS Japan Apple

Rivian launches Universal Hands-Free driving for second-generation R1 EVs, expanding coverage from 135,000 highway miles to 3.5M+ miles across the US and Canada (techcrunch.com)
2025-12-19 Canada

US seizes E-Note crypto exchange for laundering ransomware payments (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-12-19

World-Beating 55,000% Surge in India AI Stock Fuels Bubble Fears (tech.slashdot.org)
2025-12-19 India AI

Luma AI launches Ray3 Modify, which allows users to modify existing footage by providing character reference images; users can also define start and end frames (techcrunch.com)
2025-12-19 AI

Endra, whose AI tools automate mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design for commercial buildings, raised a $20M seed led by Notion (fortune.com)
2025-12-19 AI

Micron Says Memory Shortage Will 'Persist' Beyond 2026 (it.slashdot.org)
2025-12-19

NIS2 compliance: How to get passwords and MFA right (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-12-19

Man Boards Heathrow Flight Without Passport or Ticket (news.slashdot.org)
2025-12-19

How China Built Its 'Manhattan Project' To Rival the West in AI Chips (slashdot.org)
2025-12-19 China AI

Boat rental services Boatsetter and GetMyBoat plan to merge; Boatsetter CEO Michael Farb says the combined company is set to have $100M+ in bookings in 2025 (www.wsj.com)
2025-12-19

France arrests Latvian for installing malware on Italian ferry (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-12-19 France Italy

Imprint, which helps retailers like Brooks Brothers offer co-branded credit cards and manage loyalty programs, raised $150M led by Khosla at a $1.2B valuation (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-12-19 Credit Card

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