France Records Its First-Ever Pyrocumulonimbus Cloud Amid Record-Smashing Fires
Extreme fire conditions on the ground have created unprecedented conditions in the atmosphere.
Source: WIRED
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Arista patches VeloCloud Orchestrator zero-day exploited in attacks
Arista has patched a maximum-severity command injection vulnerability in on-premises VeloCloud Orchestrator deployments that is being actively exploited in attacks. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
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It’s not just you: There’s a major outage impacting T-Mobile (Update: Carrier statement)
AT&T and Verizon may be affected too, though possibly to a lesser extent.
Source: Android Authority
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Google Meet’s ‘Take notes for me’ tool is about to correct its biggest oversight
Google Meet is getting ready to add screenshots to its AI-generated meeting notes.
Source: Android Authority
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Ever shared a Claude chat? It may have appeared in Google Search
Anthropic says shared links only become discoverable after users post them publicly.
Source: Android Authority
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New Dysphoria DDoS botnet spreads to 200k devices worldwide
A botnet called Dysphoria has compromised around 200,000 devices across the world and is using them for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and traffic relay operations. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
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New Firefighting Technologies Could Help Battle Blazes Like Those in France and Spain
Climate change is upping the odds of major wildfires, creating a need for new tools to combat them.
Source: WIRED
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New Certighost PoC exploit lets attackers hijack Windows domains
A proof-of-concept exploit for "Certighost," a Windows Active Directory Certificate Services vulnerability, has been released that can allow authenticated attackers to potentially compromise a Windows domain. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
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DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’
The outgoing executive director of the Office of Homeland Security Statistics is one of very few federal officials to speak out against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Source: WIRED
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Private Claude Chats Exposed in Google and Bing Search Results
The screwup shows how tricky it can be to stop web crawlers from making ostensibly private conversations with AI chatbots entirely too public.
Source: WIRED
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First look: Per-app zoom controls on Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8
Samsung's new Galaxy Z Fold 8 zoom options are hiding in Labs.
Source: Android Authority
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Peacock is coming to YouTube Premium as your latest subscription perk
YouTube and NBCUniversal have announced that content from Peacock will be available as part of YouTube Premium starting next year.
Source: Android Authority
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Android Auto users are frustrated that Gemini won’t run their routines
Add "Google Home routines" to Android Auto's list of Gemini fails.
Source: Android Authority
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Apple sued over fake App Store crypto wallet app stealing $1.8M in Bitcoin
Apple is being sued by three people who claim approximately $1.8 million in Bitcoin was stolen after downloading and using a fraudulent Sparrow Wallet application from the App Store. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
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This highly-rated 175W car charger is down to $19.99 at Amazon right now
This 4.7-star JOYROOM 175W car charger is 20% off on Amazon, with dual USB-C and USB-A ports for powering multiple devices.
Source: Android Authority
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Meta hits pause on controversial smart glasses subscription plans
Meta has temporarily backtracked on its proposal of rate limiting the use of conversation focus in its smart glasses.
Source: Android Authority
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Samsung’s Galaxy S27 series could be in for some major battery upgrades
A new report suggests that the Galaxy S27 Pro and Galaxy S27 Ultra will come with large batteries, likely using silicon-carbon technology.
Source: Android Authority
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Save $500 on the 2026 Apple 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro chip
Amazon cuts 17% off the new MacBook Pro, dropping this high-spec 2026 model to $2,499.
Source: Android Authority
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