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Leaking YouTube creators' private videos

YouTube creators' private videos are being leaked due to a security issue.

Potential session/cache leakage between workspace instances or consumer accounts

A user reported a potential session or cache leakage in an Enterprise ZDR workspace, where an AI agent's chat session unexpectedly referenced Minecraft temple construction.

4 Jul23 min read

The Verge

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Hey number pad lovers, this is a keyboard we can finally agree on

The Epomaker RT98 mechanical keyboard offers a modular number pad that can be positioned on either side, appealing to both right and left-handed users.

4 Jul8 min read

The Verge

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The square-ish phone that I wanted to love

The Ikko MindOne Pro, a small smartphone with a square screen and a flip-up camera, offers charming design but suffers from poor battery life and camera performance.

Explanation of everything you can see in htop/top on Linux

This article comprehensively explains the various metrics and values displayed in the htop and top utilities on Linux, detailing their origins and significance for system monitoring.

4 Jul36 min read

The Verge

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The fanfiction community is at war with AI — and itself

The fanfiction community is developing questionable methods to detect AI-generated fanworks, including a new tool that identifies specific coding artifacts from Anthropic's Claude bot.

4 Jul8 min read

Wired

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15 Best MagSafe Wireless Chargers (2026): Power Banks, Stands, Pads, and Travel Chargers

This article lists and describes 15 MagSafe and Qi2 wireless chargers, including power banks, stands, and pads, detailing their compatibility, wattage, and features.

4 Jul17 min read

Ars Technica

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When the ability to smell goes away

Researchers estimate that up to 22 percent of the population lives with smell impairments like hyposmia or anosmia.

4 Jul10 min read

Ars Technica

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A martian rock has lots of carbon on it, and it's not clear why

NASA's Perseverance rover detected complex macromolecular carbon on a Martian rock's surface at the Bright Angel site.

4 Jul5 min read

Wired

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Where NASA Posts Its Best Space Photos, and How to Find Them

NASA offers a vast library of free space photos and videos through its Image and Video Library portal.

4 Jul5 min read

Wired

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This Buried Apple Feature Turns an iPhone Into the Perfect Kids’ Dumb Phone

Apple's Assistive Access feature allows parents to restrict iPhone apps and internet access for kids.

4 Jul7 min read

Wired

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Security Roundup: Apple’s Hide My Email Service Fails to Hide Your Email

Apple's Hide My Email service has a vulnerability that can reveal users' real email addresses.

4 Jul4 min read

Wired

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Food Preservatives May Increase the Risk of High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease

Food preservatives may increase the risk of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, a large-scale study suggests.

Astrophysicists Puzzle over Webb’s New Universe

Astrophysicists propose new theories to explain unexpected observations of early black holes and galaxies by the James Webb Space Telescope.

4 Jul13 min read

Wired

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The Best Fourth of July Mattress Sales on Beds We Actually Sleep On (2026)

Several mattress brands offer significant discounts during the Fourth of July sales event.

4 Jul6 min read

Wired

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Scientists Have Identified a New Fossil Species of Axolotl in Mexico

Scientists identified Ambystoma quetzalcoatli, a new fossil axolotl species in Mexico, marking the first formal salamander fossil in the country and the oldest Ambystoma record there.

MSI Center – How to gain SYSTEM privileges in seconds

MSI Center has a vulnerability allowing authenticated users to gain SYSTEM privileges in seconds via its Notebook Foundation service.

Soatok's Informal Guide to Threat Models

An informal guide to threat modeling outlines essential questions for protecting assets, identifying adversaries, anticipating attack scenarios, and detailing prevention strategies, emphasizing the importance of clarifying assumptions and unaddressed threats.

The firefighting system of the Van der Heyden brothers in 17th century Amsterdam

The Van der Heyden brothers revolutionized 17th-century Amsterdam's firefighting with their innovative high-pressure hose system, significantly reducing fire damage in the wealthy, combustible city.

Giant trees have no trouble pumping water to top branches

New research reveals that the world's tallest tropical trees effectively pump water to their highest branches, challenging the theory that height limits water transport and increases drought vulnerability.

Steam Controller Auto-Charge – pilot to magnetic charging puck using CV

A project explores using computer vision to guide a Steam Controller to a magnetic charging puck for automated recharging.

Leanstral 1.5: Proof Abundance for All

Leanstral 1.5, a new open-source model, significantly advances formal verification by saturating miniF2F, solving 587 PutnamBench problems, and achieving state-of-the-art results on FATE-H and FATE-X.

GLM5.2 on AMD MI355X at 2626 tok/s/node at over 2x lower cost than Blackwell

AMD MI355X achieves 2626 tokens per second per node at over 2x lower cost than Blackwell.

3 Jul5 min read

TechCrunch

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The only AI glossary you’ll need this year

Artificial intelligence is creating new terms like LLMs, RAG, and RLHF to describe its capabilities and functions.

3 Jul20 min read

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