Genie 4: Google’s world model now talks back, in real time
Genie 4 is Google DeepMind's new real-time world model with native audio, dialogue and physics. What it does, who gets it, and why I'm only half impressed.
Reddit login requirement: the open web just got a door
Reddit login requirement is coming: why the site is walling off content from Google’s AI, what the Q3 numbers say, and what you should do now.
Genie 4: Google’s world model now talks back, in real time
Genie 4 is Google DeepMind’s new real-time world model with native audio, dialogue and physics. What it does, who gets it, and why I’m only half impressed.
Python JIT removed: CPython drops its speed experiment
The Python JIT is being pulled from CPython after its authors withdrew PEP 836. Why the experiment stalled, what it means for you and what comes next.
Microsoft buyouts: 60,000 employees invited to leave
Microsoft buyouts target 60,000 employees, a quarter of its workforce, while $175 billion flows into AI. Who’s eligible, who’s safe, and what it means.
Cloudflare Workers AI leak: GLM 5.3 served other users’ prompts
Cloudflare Workers AI leak: for two weeks GLM 5.3 answered 155 prompts with other customers’ data. Here’s the bug, the fix, and why it matters.
r/opensource AI ban: Reddit’s open source sub shuts the door
The r/opensource AI ban kicks out any project that uses, was built with or targets AI, plus solo devs and non-English speakers. Here’s why it’s a mess.
AGENTS.md attack: your Downloads folder can hijack Codex
An AGENTS.md attack dropped in your Downloads folder can make Codex or Claude Code run attacker commands. Here’s how it works and how to stay safe.
Playden PS5 runs Steam games on a jailbroken console
Playden PS5 lets a jailbroken PlayStation 5 log into Steam and run Windows games like Cyberpunk 2077. How it works, what breaks, and why Sony should worry.
Samsung TV ad tracking: hacker roots his own TV
A researcher rooted his Samsung TV and says Samsung TV ad tracking logs skipped ads, ad IDs and maybe audio. What’s real, what’s hype, what to switch off.
Popcorn Time vulnerability: 3 million PCs at risk
A Popcorn Time vulnerability let anyone who bought an expired domain run code as SYSTEM on about 3 million forgotten installs. How it was quietly fixed.