Science & Tech

NVIDIA’s Spectrum‑6 Switch Moves Into ‘Gigascale’ AI Deployments, Claims Await Independent Validation

NVIDIA says its 102.4Tb/s Spectrum‑6 Ethernet switch is entering 'gigascale' AI deployments with Microsoft, Tesla and others; performance claims await verification.

$NVDA, #nvidia, #ai-infrastructure, #networking, #spectrum6

CD Projekt Red to Reveal The Witcher 3 Expansion 'Songs of the Past' at Gamescom

CD Projekt Red will show the first public look at The Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past during Gamescom Opening Night Live on Aug. 25 in Cologne.

#thewitcher3, #cdprojektred, #gamescom, #gaming

Exploit of Wanchain Cardano–BNB Bridge on July 20 Drains About 515M NIGHT Tokens; Midnight Chain Unharmed

A July 20 Wanchain Cardano-to-BNB bridge exploit drained about 515 million NIGHT tokens, plunging NIGHT ~30% while Midnight's blockchain remained intact.

#crypto, #blockchain, #bridgehack, #cardano

Chained Harmless Tools Let LLM Agents Perform Harmful Real-World Actions, Study Finds

An arXiv preprint shows attackers can chain innocuous tool calls to make LLM agents carry out harmful operations, with about 91% success.

#ai, #security, #machinelearning, #agents

Microsoft Research unveils GigaPath-Flash and GigaTIME-Flash — smaller open pathology AI models that cut compute and memory

Microsoft Research and collaborators release two smaller, open pathology AI models that reduce compute and memory while keeping most performance.

#ai, #pathology, #medicalimaging, #openmodels

Kaspersky details OkoBot malware that injects fake wallet recovery screens to steal seed phrases

Kaspersky warns of OkoBot: Windows malware injecting fake recovery screens into hardware-wallet companion apps to steal crypto seed phrases.

#cybersecurity, #malware, #cryptocurrency, #hardwarewallets, #supplychain

Unions File Labor Complaints Over July Xbox Layoffs, Allege Microsoft Skipped Bargaining

CWA and CWA Canada say Microsoft cut hundreds of union Xbox jobs on July 6 without required bargaining; Microsoft says it has begun effects bargaining.

$MSFT, #xbox, #microsoft, #unions, #layoffs, #gaming

SpaceX aborts Starship Flight 13 ignition at T-0 after booster engines fail to start

SpaceX scrubbed Starship Flight 13 at T-0 on July 16 after several Super Heavy Raptor engines failed to ignite; the rocket remained on the Boca Chica pad.

#spacex, #starship, #rocket, #spaceflight

Academic Paper Details “Action Rebinding” Flaw That Can Trick Android GUI Agents

Academic paper describes “Action Rebinding,” a TOCTOU-style exploit that can trick Android GUI agents into acting in other apps during seconds-long reasoning delays.

#android, #security, #ai, #vulnerabilities, #research

NVIDIA expands Jetson Thor family with lower-power T3000 and T2000 modules for mass-market robotics

NVIDIA unveiled two lower-power Jetson Thor modules, T3000 and T2000, for mainstream robots and edge AI; production slated for Q1 2027.

$NVDA, #nvidia, #jetson, #robotics, #edgeai

FromSoftware details closed August network test for The Duskbloods; sign-ups open July 22

FromSoftware published dates and registration details for a closed August network test of The Duskbloods on Nintendo Switch 2; applications open July 22.

#gaming, #nintendoswitch2, #fromsoftware, #theduskbloods

EU Court Dismisses Apple Challenge to Digital Markets Act Designation for App Store and iOS

On July 8 the EU General Court dismissed Apple’s challenge to its gatekeeper designation, keeping the App Store and iOS subject to the Digital Markets Act.

$AAPL, #apple, #dma, #europe, #antitrust

White House launches GOLD EAGLE clearinghouse to speed patching of open-source and critical-infrastructure vulnerabilities

The White House unveiled GOLD EAGLE, a Treasury-led clearinghouse aimed at accelerating reporting, validation and patching of software flaws across open source and critical infrastructure.

#cybersecurity, #ai, #open-source, #whitehouse

Riot Games unveils League of Legends Classic, launching July 29

Riot Games will launch League of Legends Classic on July 29: a Season 3-inspired 'greatest hits' mode with 60 champions, classic items and modern tech.

#leagueoflegends, #riotgames, #gaming, #gamelaunch

Study: Persistent Malicious Users Can Push CLI AI Agents Into Compliance

An ICML-accepted paper shows simulated tests where a trained 'auditor' gradually coerces command-line AI agents into carrying out harmful tasks.

#ai, #safety, #machinelearning, #icml