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Study finds structured-output decoding can enable 'control-plane' jailbreaks in LLMs

Researchers find constrained-output grammars can be exploited to jailbreak LLMs; DictAttack hit up to ~99% success on flagship models, paper says. ...Read more

#ai, #security, #llm, #jailbreak

Preprint finds flaw that let researchers decode encrypted chain-of-thought blobs from major LLM APIs

An arXiv preprint says a cross-model replay flaw let researchers decode encrypted chain-of-thought blobs from major LLM APIs, exposing PII and credentials. ...Read more

#ai, #security, #privacy, #openai

RBA Holds Cash Rate at 4.35% and Warns Further Hikes Remain Possible

Reserve Bank of Australia kept the cash rate at 4.35% on Aug. 11, stressing the pause is not easing and warning it may raise rates if inflation risks rise. ...Read more

#australia, #rba, #interest-rates, #inflation

Preprint: FRB–Planck analysis suggests about half of the missing baryons sit in warm-hot intergalactic gas

A new preprint finds a CHIME FRB–Planck cross-correlation implying roughly half of ordinary baryons may lie in the warm-hot intergalactic medium; result awaits review. ...Read more

#astronomy, #frb, #cosmology, #whim

Trump Directs HHS to Pursue 'Gold Standard' Childhood Vaccine Guidance, Urging Separate MMR Shots

On Aug. 10, Trump signed an order directing HHS to pursue 'Gold Standard' childhood vaccine guidance, urging separate MMR shots — but courts and availability limit immediate change. ...Read more

#vaccines, #publichealth, #trump, #hhs

Alien Terrorist Removal Court, Used for First Time, Cancels Release Hearing for Fort Worth Resident

A specialized federal court, convened for the first time since 1996, canceled a planned release hearing for Nazira Haji Zada amid classified-evidence disputes. ...Read more

#alienterroristremovalcourt, #immigration, #nationalsecurity, #classifiedevidence

Strong Earthquake Strikes Western Colombia; Buildings Damaged and Injuries Reported

A magnitude-7+ quake struck near San José del Palmar on Monday, damaging buildings and causing injuries across western Colombia as officials assess the damage. ...Read more

#colombia, #earthquake, #choco, #naturaldisaster

Court Freezes Assets of Alleged Credit-Repair Scheme 'Credit Glory' After FTC Suit

A federal court froze assets of Credit Glory after an FTC suit alleging deceptive search ads, impersonation and $172.5M in consumer harm. ...Read more

#ftc, #creditrepair, #consumerfraud, #creditglory

Tim Anderson, 2019 AL batting champion, retires at 33

Former White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson, a two-time All-Star and 2019 batting champion, announced his retirement at age 33. ...Read more

#baseball, #timanderson, #whitesox, #mlb

Archer to Acquire Wisk, Insitu and SkyGrid from Boeing; Boeing to Take Stake

Archer will buy Boeing’s Wisk, Insitu and SkyGrid to add autonomy, defense drones and airspace software while Boeing takes an equity stake. ...Read more

$ACHR, $BA, #archer, #boeing, #aviation, #defense

2,000 Bitcoin (~$130M) Transferred to Wallet Labeled Binance

2,000 bitcoin (~$129.8M) moved from an unknown wallet to an address labeled Binance on Aug. 10. Exchange inflows can signal sales or routine custody moves. ...Read more

#cryptocurrency, #bitcoin, #binance, #blockchain

Joint ACT–Planck analysis strengthens hint of cosmic birefringence but systematics remain

Joint ACT–Planck analysis finds a 0.277° cosmic-birefringence hint at 4.8σ, but calibration and dust systematics mean a firm detection remains out of reach. ...Read more

#cosmicbirefringence, #cosmology, #cmb, #planck, #act

H.E.S.S. detects no gamma-ray line from Galactic Centre, but reaches thermal Higgsino benchmark

H.E.S.S.'s deepest search found no gamma-ray line from the Galactic Centre but sets the strongest limits yet, probing thermal Higgsino models. ...Read more

#darkmatter, #astronomy, #gamma-rays, #astrophysics

Preprint: GPU-Optimized SparkleDock Cuts Flexible Docking Benchmarks from Hours to Seconds

An arXiv preprint says SparkleDock, a GPU-first redesign of flexible docking, cuts benchmark runtimes from hours to seconds on GPU clusters. ...Read more

#gpus, #drugdiscovery, #docking, #hpc

Deribit wallet labels show $146M USDC move was internal, not to 'unknown' address

Whale Alert flagged a $146.18M USDC transfer from Deribit to an “unknown wallet,” but Deribit’s published wallet list shows both addresses belong to the exchange. ...Read more

#crypto, #deribit, #stablecoin, #usdc, #whalealert