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WD Partners with Microsoft For US-Based Hard Drive Recycling, Reclaims Rare Earths Amid China Curbs
A new HDD recycling initiative by Western Digital and partners reclaims rare earths with 95% fewer emissions than mining, saving 47,000 lbs of hardware.
Security Audit Says Perplexity’s Android App is Unsafe, Cites Critical Flaws
A security audit by Appknox has found critical vulnerabilities in Perplexity AI's Android app, deeming it unsafe due to risks like data theft and MitM attacks.
Anthropic Study Maps Claude AI’s Real-World Values, Releases Dataset
Anthropic has published research analyzing the values expressed by its AI Claude in real-world user interactions, revealing situational norms and releasing a public dataset.
Meta Intensifies Instagram Age Checks With Proactive AI System
Meta has started testing a new AI system on Instagram in the US that proactively identifies suspected underage users and automatically applies restrictive teen settings.
Bluesky Rolls Out Blue Check Verification, Adds ‘Trusted Verifiers’ in Decentralized Twist
Bluesky has introduced a free blue check verification system, featuring both platform-issued checks and a novel 'Trusted Verifiers' program for organizations.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Appears to Be the First AI Model to Fully Understand PDF Layouts, Enabling Precise Citations
Gemini 2.5 Pro reportedly can interpret PDF structure for accurate visual citations, though Google notes limits on spatial reasoning precision.
Huawei Readies Ascend 910C AI Chip for Mass Shipment in May as US Curbs Nvidia H20
Sources indicate Huawei's advanced Ascend 910C AI chip will ship en masse from May, targeting Chinese AI firms impacted by the US Nvidia H20 export ban.
Major Google Trial Begins as DOJ Pushes Chrome Sale to Remedy Search Monopoly
Google's control over Chrome and default search deals have become the focus of a DOJ antitrust remedies trial beginning today in Washington D.C.
SVG Phishing Attacks Surge in 2025, Exploiting Image Files
Attackers are increasingly weaponing SVG files to embed hidden code, creating a new phishing vector that evades detection and targets cloud credentials.
OpenAI’s New o3/o4-mini Models Add Invisible Characters to Text, Sparking Watermark Debate
The discovery of non-standard space characters in OpenAI's o3/o4-mini output has raised questions about AI watermarking, though it remains unclear if it's intentional.
Huawei CloudMatrix 384 AI Cluster Outperforms Nvidia GB200
Leveraging optical interconnects and scale, Huawei's new CloudMatrix 384 AI cluster surpasses Nvidia's GB200 performance but uses significantly more power.
Bluesky Restricts 72 Accounts in Turkey, Complying with Government Pressure
Decentralized platform Bluesky has restricted 72 accounts and one post in Turkey, complying with court orders and government pressure citing national security.
Report: 57 Unlisted Chrome Extensions Exposed 6 Million Users to Cookie Theft, Tracking Risks
Security firm Secure Annex has alerted users about 57 potentially harmful Chrome extensions, many unlisted, affecting millions with spyware-like functionality.
Meta Antitrust Trial Opens Under Shadow of Whistleblower Claims and Political Maneuvering
Meta is confronting a major FTC antitrust challenge seeking divestiture of Instagram/WhatsApp, while also battling whistleblower accusations of building China censorship tools.
Intel’s Rumored LGA-1954 Socket for Nova Lake Casts Shadow Over LGA-1851 Longevity
Intel's next major desktop CPU generation, Nova Lake, may require a new LGA-1954 socket according to leaked data, raising questions about LGA-1851 longevity.
Google Releases Gemma 3 QAT AI Models for Consumer GPUs
Google's latest Gemma 3 update introduces int4 QAT models that dramatically cut memory requirements, allowing high-performance AI to run locally on standard GPUs.
Pydantic Releases Sandboxed Python Execution Server for AI Agents via Model Context Protocol
Developers can now use Pydantic's mcp-run-python server, distributed via JSR, to allow AI agents to execute Python code with automatic dependency handling in isolation.
DeepSeek’s Open Source 3FS Distributed File System Promises Efficiency and Better Scaling for AI Workloads
DeepSeek AI has open-sourced 3FS, a high-performance distributed file system designed for AI training and inference, emphasizing efficiency and scalability.