Perplexity's 'teammates' are the company's AI agents for daily work tasks
Perplexity launches personal AI agents that can act as your 'teammates.'
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Read more Technology →The New York Times Company is reportedly trying to buy Letterboxd for $330 million
The New York Times Company declined to comment on The New York Times' story.
Read story →Airbnb is threatening to launch an AI travel agent next year
Airbnb is developing an AI travel agent that it says will eventually be able to help plan your whole trip.
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Read more Cybersecurity →The Flood is Coming And The Pipes Were Already Full
An update on Athena, and some unsolicited predictions on what's coming next On Saturday, Dario Amodei published We Must Pace the Frontier. I agree with him. Go read it if you haven't. I've spent the summer looking at what these models find…
Read story →Chainalysis Breach Exposes All Users' Credentials, Forces Shutdown of Key Services
Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has revealed that its ongoing investigation into the agentic cyber attack targeting its systems also exposed names, usernames, password hashes and live tokens for all users. "While we investigated, we r…
Read story →Hackers Hide Linux Backdoor in Control Web Panel Server to Execute Commands Without Logs
A backdoor has been found hiding in the web server that runs Control Web Panel (CWP), a free panel for managing Linux hosting servers, researchers at QiAnXin's XLab said this week. The backdoored web server executes commands that attackers…
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Read more Data Breaches →Want to Rent an Internet Address at the White House?
Several staffers at the White House are using computers or mobile devices equipped with residential proxy services that render their internet address available for others to rent, security experts warned today. One of the proxy services is…
Read story →Tech Firms Dismantle Botnet That Turned 1.3M TV Boxes Into Proxies
Google said today it worked with industry partners to dismantle a botnet made up of more than 1.3 million Android TV set-top boxes that ship with malicious software which secretly rents the user's Internet connection out to strangers and c…
Read story →Widespread PHP Flaw May Cause Many Site Outages Today
Expect to see quite a few websites serving "404" or "Page Not Found" errors today: Nearly 70 percent of websites need to update their core software to fix a pair of vulnerabilities that allow an attacker to seize full control over affected…
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Read more Privacy →AmneziaVPN's latest update rolls out location sorting to streamline server selection alongside several technical improvements — here's what you need to know
A long-requested navigation upgrade has finally arrived with the latest release.
Read story →ExpressVPN makes its AI assistant and tracker blocking available to all users
ExpressVPN has added tracker blocking and ExpressAI to its cheapest plan following its broader plans shakeup earlier in the year.
Read story →Utah starts enforcing adult site age checks—but its VPN crackdown stays on ice
Utah has begun enforcing age verification for adult websites under SB 73, but a court is still blocking its VPN location rule. Here's what it means for residents.
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Read more Science →Scientists just found dinosaur blood that survived 115 million years
Scientists have discovered chemically confirmed traces of ancient blood inside 115-million-year-old dinosaur bones, challenging assumptions about how long biological molecules can survive. The extraordinary preservation could unlock new cl…
Read story →Major trial challenges how doctors decide who really needs statins
A study of nearly 5,800 adults found that heart scans measuring calcium buildup in the arteries led to the same observed rate of major cardiovascular events as traditional risk assessments, despite recommending statins to far fewer patient…
Read story →Five-inch-long beetle larvae are quietly destroying blueberry roots
Scientists have solved a mystery surrounding destructive beetles attacking blueberry bushes in North Carolina, identifying a species whose massive larvae can grow up to five inches long and destroy plant roots. Although farmers have report…
Read story →Palo Alto Networks in talks to buy AI agent security startup Clutch for $500M
Clutch, backed by Lightspeed and SignalFire, was last valued at $85 million, according to a source.
Read story →Airbnb says it’s launching an AI travel agent in the first half of 2027
Airbnb says its upcoming AI agent will help travelers plan trips, compare options, manage bookings, and get assistance throughout their stay.
Read story →Meta says US users can now video chat with their Muse AI avatar
Meta's AI agent can now take calls as a customizable animated avatar, ahead of the launch of a Tamagotchi-like wearable designed to bring Muse to life.
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