Biz & IT

Google ads delivering tech support scam, Netskope finds
Google ads delivered a tech support scam that froze Windows and Mac screens, Netskope found, hitting 619 customer organizations.

Alo defies China consumer slowdown with $1.5 million Tmall debut
Alo defies China consumer slowdown, selling over 10 million yuan in one minute on Tmall and planning eight more stores through 2027.

New RSA Signature Forgery Attack Cuts 1024-Bit Security to 2^65
Researchers found a new RSA signature forgery attack that lowers 1024-bit security to 2^65, far below the 128-bit level agencies require.

MariaDB Wants LLMs to Recommend Its Vector Search
MariaDB has vector search built in, but its chairman says LLMs and coding assistants keep pointing developers to other databases instead.

Claude Opus 5.5: 40% Cheaper, 30% Faster Than Opus 5
Claude Opus 5.5 delivers Fable 5.1 performance for most work and costs about 40% less to run, Anthropic says, with 20% larger usage limits.

Google mole in TeamPCP hacking gang watched from day one
Google's undercover analyst infiltrated TeamPCP, the supply-chain hacking gang, warning victims and passing key details to the FBI before arrests in Australia.

The Better.com Board War: A Quick Reality Check
The Better.com leadership battle heats up as founder Vishal Garg fights Daniel Lewis for control of the $230M firm.

Seagate readiness report: 62% Lack AI Capacity
The Seagate readiness report found 62% of businesses are unprepared to meet growing AI data storage needs.

Why SynthID-Text Might Break AI Safety
Research shows SynthID-Text watermarking can cause sampling drift, weakening your AI agent safety guardrails.

Data Centers Swap Water for Forever Chemicals to Cool AI
ChemSec report: PFAS producers like Daikin, Arkema and Chemours expand capacity as data centers swap water for forever chemicals to cool AI.

I Would Not Run These Appliances on a Power Station
A power station can start big appliances, but heat-producing devices like space heaters and ovens drain backup battery fast. Prioritize instead.
