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  1. The Hacker News

    OpenAI AI Agents Demonstrate VM Escapes and Secret Cross-Sandbox Communication

    OpenAI has announced plans to conduct frontier model training with no live internet access, as it resumes reinforcement learning (RL) training and internal inference of its most advanced AI models. "Based on the current state of alignment research, monitoring systems, and the security of internet...

  2. Wired

    The PHP Meltdown Shows How AI Makes Bugs More Exploitable

    Security researchers used AI tools to help uncover years-old vulnerabilities in the PHP web scripting language. Then the AI-assisted attacks began.

  3. Wired

    New mRNA Vaccine Reduces Risk of Melanoma Recurrence by Over 40 Percent

    The vaccine is personalized to a patient’s tumor, and results from the Phase 3 trial are yet another example of the promise of mRNA vaccines in treating cancer.

  4. The Hacker News

    Brotli Decoder Flaw Behind Node.js RCE Also Affects Bun, Python and Other Widely Used Software

    A memory-corruption flaw in Google's Brotli decoder sits in many programs that unpack Brotli-compressed data, among them Bun, the Python Brotli and brotlicffi packages, and Envoy proxies set up to decompress Brotli. Tracked as CVE-2026-111497, the flaw allows crafted compressed data to overwrite...

  5. The Hacker News

    Leaked LiteLLM Master Key Let Attackers Steal GitHub Tokens and Hijack Release Pipeline

    LiteLLM on Friday revealed that an Agent Platform master key accidentally published to a public GitHub repository in late May 2026 ultimately allowed the threat actor to push a malicious version of the popular Python package. "On May 27, 2026, a configuration file was committed to the public...

  6. Wired

    Best Pet Camera of 2026: Furbo, Petcube, and Enabot

    Whether you’re near or far, keep an eye on your fur baby with our favorite pet cameras.

  7. Wired

    9 Unique Apps to Try on the iPhone Duo

    Apple’s first folding phone is inspiring indie developers to create fun, quirky apps that take advantage of the screen and the hinge. Here are a few to try as you explore the Duo.

  8. The Hacker News

    Google Says Gmail and Photos Data Shared With AI Search Could Be Used for Targeted Ads

    Google has updated its privacy policy to spell out that using personalized artificial intelligence (AI) features in Search or Gemini could allow the company to serve targeted ads to users based on their activity on other connected Google services. "You may choose to allow certain Google services...

  9. Wired

    My Favorite Sofa Is Discounted for Joybird’s Semiannual Sale

    The Joybird Eliot Sleeper, plus hundreds of other options, are up to 40 percent off during the brand’s Semiannual sale.

  10. Wired

    12 Absolutely Banging Proper Watches Under $400

    WIRED and its panel of watch experts hunted for real mechanical timepieces at rock-bottom prices and found a wealth of options. Here are our favorites.

  11. Wired

    Best Laptops (2026): My Top Recommendations After Testing Hundreds

    I’ve tested laptops for more than a decade, and here’s my advice for finding the right laptop for you.

  12. Wired

    The Qubitunes Soundstage Toy Is a Great Gift for Kids

    This screen-free soundstage starter kit opens a world of audio fun for kids aged 3 years and up.

  13. Wired

    Ray-Ban Meta Audio Review: The Best Smart Glasses

    No cameras? No problem. Ditching the surveillance baggage makes Meta’s audio-only frames surprisingly easy to live with.

  14. Wired

    Garmin Vivoactive 5 and Forerunner 165 Are up to 30 Percent Off (2026)

    I’ve tested almost every Garmin watch—these entry-level favorites are steeply discounted right now.

  15. The Hacker News

    Researchers Push Over 2 Million Updates to Remotely Disable Popcorn Time Updater That Could Fuel a Botnet

    Between November 2025 and March 2026, the Dutch security firm Eye Security pushed more than 2 million updates to computers it did not own to switch off a background updater that it said could have allowed an outsider to take over the machine. The updater belongs to Time4Popcorn, an abandoned copy...

  16. Wired

    Inside the Supermassive Debate Over the James Webb Telescope’s ‘Little Red Dots’

    The Webb telescope sees tiny red dots everywhere. Astronomers can’t agree on what they are, but some believe they may be enormous stars with black holes inside.

  17. The Hacker News

    CISA Flags Two Actively Exploited Critical Flaws in Collabora Online and Arista VeloCloud

    The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added two vulnerabilities impacting Collabora Online Built-in CODE Server and Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV), citing reports of active exploitation in the wild. The...

  18. Dark Reading

    Trust Is Not What It Seems — And Fraudsters Are Counting on It

    Threat actors don't need to rely on malware to breach organizations anymore. They're simply calling help desks and politely asking for access, with a little help from artificial intelligence.

  19. Dark Reading

    Exposed to PHP2Shell? Cyber Experts Weigh in With Advice

    Fixing the critical PHP flaws is not as simple as clicking "Update." Here's how to assess your risk, and what you can do to protect yourself.

  20. The Hacker News

    BlackX UEFI Bootkit Bypasses Secure Boot on Patched Windows Systems Missing Revocations

    Diplomatic organizations in Central Asia have been targeted by a sophisticated new Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit called BlackX. The activity, which singled out diplomatic entities in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan in early 2026, is suspected to be orchestrated by a...