Tech News

1. Apple Devices & AI

   • Apple is rumored to be launching new products this week, including an M5 iPad Pro, a refreshed Apple Vision Pro, and an M5 base MacBook Pro. 👉 macrumors.com
   • Apple is reportedly prioritizing smart glasses over a cheaper Vision Pro redesign, with the glasses potentially running visionOS when paired with a Mac or a lighter UI with an iPhone. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
   • Next-generation AirPods are in development and may include an H3 chip for improved audio and reduced lag, along with potential integration of Apple Intelligence-enhanced cameras in 2026. 👉 9to5mac.com
   • Apple is discontinuing its Clips app. 👉 theapplepost.com
   • Apple is now offering $2 million for zero-click RCE vulnerabilities. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

2. AI & Deepfakes Concerns

   • OpenAI's Sora, an AI tool generating realistic videos of dead celebrities, faces backlash from families, prompting OpenAI to allow requests to block likenesses of the recently deceased. 👉 washingtonpost.com
   • Deepfakes of dead historical figures are raising concerns about rewriting the past. 👉 nbcnews.com
   • Judges in Latin America are struggling to rule on cases of AI-generated images, even as courts increasingly adopt AI tools to clear case backlogs. 👉 restofworld.org
   • A Microsoft Copilot in Excel demo showed AI incorrectly advising a teacher that a 27% exam score is of no concern. 👉 slashdot.org

3. Data Breaches & Security Incidents

   • Qantas says 5.7 million customer records stolen in a July breach of a third-party platform have been released online, and is assessing the extent of the exposure. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
   • The Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker Nexperia under the Goods Availability Act to safeguard chip supply for European industries. 👉 ft.com^$
   • Government holds firm on not negotiating with hackers in wake of Qantas breach. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Experts warn of widespread compromise of SonicWall SSL VPN devices impacting over 100 accounts. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Hackers claim Discord breach exposed data of 5.5 million users (mentioned 3 days ago). 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • California's Privacy Protection Agency fined Tractor Supply $1,350,000 for CCPA violations. 👉 eff.org
   • FBI takes down BreachForums portal used for Salesforce extortion (3 days ago). 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Microsoft Defender is mistakenly flagging SQL Server as end-of-life (3 days ago). 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

4. AI Vulnerabilities & Exploits

   • xAI is building world models for use in gaming and robotics, hiring AI researchers from Nvidia. 👉 ft.com^$
   • A new wiretap attack extracts Intel SGX ECDSA key via DDR4 Memory-Bus Interposer. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Researchers disclose Google Gemini AI flaws allowing prompt injection and cloud exploits. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Google adds Gemini 2.5 Flash Image to Search's AI Mode and Google Lens. 👉 9to5google.com

5. Malware & Botnets

   • A new Android spyware called ClayRat imitates WhatsApp, TikTok, and YouTube to lure victims. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • A new large-scale botnet called RondoDox is targeting 56 vulnerabilities in more than 30 distinct devices (3 days ago). 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Brian Krebs reports the Aisuru botnet blankets US ISPs in record DDoS attacks (3 days ago). 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
   • A new FileFix attack uses cache smuggling to evade security software (1 day ago). 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Hackers turn Velociraptor DFIR tool into weapon in LockBit ransomware attacks. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • 175 Malicious npm Packages with 26,000 Downloads Used in Credential Phishing Campaign. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Stealit Malware Abuses Node.js Single Executable Feature via Game and VPN Installers. 👉 thehackernews.com

6. Vulnerabilities & Exploits

   • Hackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-11371) in Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox products (3 days ago). 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • From LFI to RCE: Active Exploitation Detected in Gladinet and TrioFox Vulnerability. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Oracle on Saturday issued a security alert warning of a fresh security flaw impacting its E-Business Suite that it said could allow unauthorized access to sensitive data. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Fortra Reveals Full Timeline of CVE-2025-10035 Exploitation. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • CL0P-Linked Hackers Breach Dozens of Organizations Through Oracle Software Flaw. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Google Chrome to revoke browser notifications for inactive sites (3 days ago). 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

7. Cybercrime & Threat Actors

   • Spain dismantles “GXC Team” cybercrime syndicate, arrests leader (2 days ago). 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Microsoft warns of “payroll pirate” attacks targeting universities (3 days ago). 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Microsoft Warns of ‘Payroll Pirates’ Hijacking HR SaaS Accounts to Steal Employee Salaries. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Cybersecurity company Huntress warned of "widespread compromise" of SonicWall SSL VPN devices to access multiple customer environments. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Feds tie Scattered Spider duo to $115M in ransoms (2 weeks ago). 👉 krebsonsecurity.com

8. Government & Policy

   • EU launches digital border system (1 day ago). 👉 cybernews.com
   • Poland blames Russia as cyberattacks on critical systems rise (3 days ago). 👉 cybernews.com
   • China slams Trump's 100 percent tariff threat, defends rare earth curbs (1 day ago). 👉 aljazeera.com
   • Trump threatens 100% tariffs on China, triggering crypto crash (3 days ago). 👉 coindesk.com
   • California enforces browser-level privacy controls (4 days ago). 👉 cybernews.com
   • California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the 'California Opt Me Out Act', which will require web browsers to include an easy, universal way for users to opt out of data collection and sales (4 days ago). 👉 9to5mac.com
   • Homeland Security reassigns ‘hundreds’ of CISA cyber staffers to support Trump’s deportation crackdown (2 days ago). 👉 techcrunch.com

9. Open Source

   • German state Schleswig-Holstein has migrated 40,000 mailboxes from MS Outlook to Open-Xchange and Thunderbird (4 days ago). 👉 news.itsfoss.com
   • The open source curl project has been flooded with bogus bug reports generated by AI models (1 week ago). 👉 theregister.com

10. Business & Market Trends

    • 1Password founders sold a $75M stake as part of a $100M secondary sale, valuing the company at $6.8B. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
    • Analyst Peter Oppenheimer of Goldman Sachs states that AI valuations are high, but not at bubble levels (1 day ago). 👉 finance.yahoo.com
    • AMD's SVP of AI, Vamsi Boppana, says their AI software, designed with OpenAI's input, secured the multi-billion dollar deal with OpenAI (4 days ago). 👉 forbes.com^$
    • Qantas data breach (1 day ago). 👉 nytimes.com^$

11. Web & Social Media

    • Yahoo Finance executive editor Brian Sozzi says AI is a real technology requiring more physical assets and should not be considered a bubble (1 day ago). 👉 finance.yahoo.com
    • Indie musicians are boycotting Spotify, citing low royalty payments and algorithmic flattening of culture (1 day ago). 👉 theguardian.com
    • Social media is now more for watching videos made by strangers than following friends, and every podcast is turning into a YouTube show. 👉 derekthompson.org
    • Mark Cuban is having ‘a blast’ on Sora as users generate viral videos of him (1 day ago). 👉 businessinsider.com^$
    • Facebook Security Debacles: 2019 Year in Review. 👉 threatpost.com

12. Productivity & Collaboration

    • Microsoft has upgraded its AI-powered Copilot digital assistant to connect to email accounts and generate Office documents from prompt outputs (3 days ago). 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
    • Local listings management in business software: does it matter anymore? 👉 a.slashdotmedia.com 👉 techmeme.com

13. Transportation & Automotive

    • Ferrari's first electric car arrives next summer with 1000 hp and a unique sound, moving away from artificial engine simulation. 👉 carscoops.com
    • Tesla introduced a new "Tron: Ares" mode, turning on-screen vehicles into glowing Light Cycles from the Disney franchise (1 day ago). 👉 thewrap.com
    • Aptera, a solar car company, is going public via direct listing (4 days ago). 👉 electrek.co

14. Cyber Warfare

    • China's new rare earth export curbs could hit Taiwan's chip industry hard, says an expert (1 day ago). 👉 focustaiwan.tw
    • Trump's 100% tariff threat sparks defiance from Beijing (1 day ago). 👉 politico.com
    • Taiwan expects no significant impact from China's new export controls on rare earth minerals, as it uses different rare earths in chip manufacturing (1 day ago). 👉 reuters.com
    • Cryptologist Daniel J. Bernstein alleges NSA is influencing NIST post-quantum cryptography standards (1 week ago). 👉 blog.cr.yp.to

15. Robotics & Manufacturing

    • Cobots are bringing automation to small US factories amid a push to bring manufacturing back to the US. 👉 wsj.com^$
    • Humanoid robots are appearing on factory floors. 👉 koreajoongangdaily.joins.com
    • Robotics supplier to Hershey says Trump's new tariffs miss the mark. 👉 inquirer.com

16. Other

    • A remotely operated submarine discovered a vast white coral reef off the southwest coast of Italy (1 day ago). 👉 the-independent.com
    • Young people in China are turning to AI chatbots for therapy, valuing accessibility and affordability while avoiding stigma (1 day ago). 👉 restofworld.org
    • US builds AI girlfriends, while China builds AI boyfriends (1 day ago). 👉 chinatalk.media

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