Tailscale, a company pioneering identity-focused networking, secured $160 million in Series C funding to accelerate its mission of building a 'New Internet' that seamlessly and securely connects people and devices without relying on traditional IP addresses and infrastructure.
curl-impersonate, a modified version of curl, can impersonate the TLS and HTTP handshakes of major browsers, allowing users to bypass browser fingerprinting techniques employed by web services, promoting a more open and private web experience.
As AI agents proliferate, traditional authentication methods face challenges, prompting the emergence of innovative approaches like dynamic credential issuance, identity-aware proxies, and ephemeral compute with baked-in identity to ensure frictionless yet secure access.
Next.js, a popular React framework, faces criticism over its lack of portability and tight coupling with Vercel's infrastructure, raising concerns about vendor lock-in, unfair advantages, and Vercel's poor handling of a critical security vulnerability, leaving users outside their platform vulnerable.
DeepMind's 145-page paper warns of potential 'severe harm' from advanced AI by 2030, proposing safeguards like access controls and AI interpretability, though some experts dispute the premises.
Chinese companies employ various tactics, including smuggling, exploiting loopholes, leveraging subsidiaries, utilizing cloud services, and innovating with alternative chips, to circumvent U.S. restrictions on advanced semiconductor technology.
An undercover sting operation uncovered a convicted fraudster running shady whisky investment schemes under aliases, exposing tactics used by criminals to scam investors and emphasizing the need for diligent background checks in the whisky trade.
An AI image generator's unsecured database exposed over 95,000 records, including disturbing prompts and explicit images, some potentially illegal, such as de-aged celebrities made to look like children, leading the company to delete its websites after being contacted.
Oracle, a tech giant, is grappling with two data breaches: one involving unauthorized access to patient data from its healthcare division, and another where a hacker claims to have accessed authentication data for millions of Oracle Cloud customers, raising concerns about cloud security.
As AI agents gain autonomy across applications, offering convenience, it's crucial to strike a balance by maintaining human oversight and control to mitigate privacy, safety, and security risks and ensure AI serves human interests.