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Naval states that a man expresses love through duty, while a woman expresses love through service.

OpenAI has transitioned from its standalone Codex model to integrating coding capabilities into GPT-4 and ChatGPT. The Codex model, previously available via API, has been deprecated in favor of the more advanced GPT-4, which offers improved code generation, debugging, and explanation features directly within ChatGPT and other OpenAI tools.

OpenAI has agreed to stagger the release of GPT-5.6 at the request of the U.S. government, citing concerns about the model's advanced capabilities. The phased rollout is intended to allow regulators and researchers time to assess potential risks before full deployment.

Modern cars collect vast amounts of data on driving habits, location, and behavior, often sharing it with third parties through telematics systems. This data collection is expected to increase with new technologies, raising significant privacy concerns. Experts warn that current regulations fail to adequately protect consumers from this pervasive surveillance.

Humanity is unprepared for the rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence that will soon surpass human capabilities. Current safety measures and governance are insufficient to manage an "intelligence explosion," risking catastrophic outcomes. Urgent global coordination is needed for safe AI development.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has upheld a €4.1 billion fine imposed on Google for abusing its dominant market position by imposing illegal restrictions on manufacturers of Android mobile devices and mobile network operators to strengthen its search engine dominance.

MDN has launched an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server, allowing AI tools and code assistants to directly access MDN's documentation on web technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The server provides structured access to reference pages, enabling features such as real-time lookups and code examples within development environments.

An indie developer created a workout tracker app called Personal Trainer to settle a lifting competition with his son. The app features a leaderboard, plan sharing, 80+ exercises, offline functionality, and optional social features. It's built with React Native and Firebase, currently available on Android with iOS coming soon.

The paper discusses the potential for a major downturn or "crash" in the AI industry, arguing that current hype and investment may lead to a correction. It examines the economic and social consequences of such a crash and proposes strategies for mitigating its impact, including policy responses and shifts in research focus.

President Trump's financial disclosures show he made more than $1 billion from cryptocurrency deals in 2025, including profits from NFT collections, a decentralized finance platform, and a memecoin launched before his inauguration. The windfall marked a significant financial shift for Trump, who had previously been skeptical of digital assets.

Researchers have linked the Android-based Popa botnet, which has compromised millions of TV boxes for advertising fraud and data scraping over four years, to NetNut, a residential proxy provider owned by the publicly-traded Israeli firm Alarum Technologies Ltd.

A hacking group called TeamPC has been conducting a widespread software supply chain attack by poisoning open source code on GitHub with malware, impacting thousands of repositories. The campaign, which has been ongoing for months, involves injecting malicious code into popular open source projects to compromise downstream users at an unprecedented scale.

As of July 2024, all new cars sold in the European Union are legally required to include a driver monitoring system, such as a camera, to detect distracted or drowsy driving. The regulation aims to improve road safety by alerting drivers who fail to keep their attention on the road.

A volunteer at the UK National Archives discovered a rare manuscript copy of the US Declaration of Independence, believed to be from the 1780s, among records of colonial lawsuits. The document, described as "vanishingly rare," is one of only a few handwritten copies known to exist and was likely made for a British audience after the American Revolution.

The European Union plans to prioritize European satellite operators in its contracts to curb the expansion of Elon Musk's Starlink. The strategy aims to support homegrown secure connectivity services and reduce reliance on non-EU providers for critical communications infrastructure.

A Nature article highlights the cancer-Alzheimer's paradox: people with cancer have a significantly reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, and those with Alzheimer's have half the risk of developing cancer. The biological mechanism behind this inverse correlation remains unexplained.

A third party gained unauthorized access to The Intercept's Signal tip line, according to an internal memo. The breach allowed the intruder to view messages sent to the news outlet via the encrypted messaging app. The Intercept stated that no other internal systems were compromised.

RFC 3271, "The Internet Is for Everyone," is a Request for Comments document that articulates the core principle that the Internet should be accessible to all people without discrimination. It emphasizes the importance of open standards, universal access, and the collaborative spirit that drives the Internet's growth and utility as a global public resource.

Spyware from NSO Group's Pegasus was found on the phone of a European Parliament member who is part of a committee investigating the use of surveillance spyware. The discovery raises concerns about the targeting of officials looking into such technologies.

OrcaRouter introduces Fusion, a production system that routes queries across multiple language models using a routing DSL, arguing that combining smaller specialized models can outperform relying on a single large model like the delisted Claude Fable 5.

The White House has briefed artificial intelligence companies on its plans to implement model reviews and information reporting requirements starting in 2026. The new framework will require AI developers to submit models for government evaluation and disclose certain information, aiming to address safety and security concerns around advanced AI systems.

The UK government announced plans to ban under-16s from social media, with Prime Minister Starmer outlining measures including age verification requirements and potential fines for platforms that fail to comply. The proposed rules aim to protect children from online harm, though details on enforcement and implementation remain under discussion.

Varonis researchers found a SearchLeak vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot enabling one-click data exfiltration. The flaw exploited Copilot's ability to search internal data, risking exposure of confidential information. Microsoft has since fixed the issue.

A new survey from Blind, an anonymous workplace app, shows that morale among tech workers has sharply declined as companies continue to carry out layoffs. The poll, which gathered responses from thousands of verified employees, indicates rising dissatisfaction with job security, compensation, and company leadership across major tech firms.

Google released Gemini 3.5 Flash directly to general availability, rolling it out across its Gemini app, Search, and developer platforms. The model is 3x the price of 3 Flash Preview, fitting a broader trend of AI labs raising API prices. A new beta Interactions API with server-side history management was also announced.

Mozilla AI explores how the rise of AI assistants is shifting the focus from traditional graphical user interfaces to intent-driven interactions, where users describe goals rather than navigate menus. This changes the product landscape away from interface-as-product toward models, APIs, and data. The post examines implications for user agency, privacy, and control in AI-driven computing.

The article traces the history of the screwworm, a devastating livestock pest in the Southern US, and the development of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) to eradicate it in the mid-20th century. It then describes the recent resurgence of the New World screwworm in the Florida Keys due to warming climates, threatening livestock and wildlife, and the renewed use of SIT to combat the outbreak.

A developer created a terminal user interface (TUI) tool called gsd-meta-manager to help track multiple GSD (get-shit-done) projects simultaneously. The tool features milestone and phase progress tracking, git history viewing, backlog management, a markdown browser, and tmux support. It is installable via cargo and available on GitHub.

China's Alibaba Group plans to ban the use of Claude Code, an AI coding assistant developed by Anthropic, in its workplace over alleged backdoor security risks, according to a source familiar with the matter. The decision follows concerns that the tool could pose data security threats.