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Your Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on You
Plus: Russian cyberspies turn to infrastructure hacking, DHS repeatedly fails to realize it’d been hacked, a breach exposes an AI music generator’s scraping ways, and more.
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The Best Motion Sensors and Home Security Gadgets Without Cameras
If you prefer not to have cameras in and around your home, try one of these more private, WIRED-tested security devices.
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10 Sci-Fi Movies That Are Better the Second Time Around
Collider has published a listicle recommending ten science fiction films that reward a second viewing, arguing that the genre’s dense, high-concept storytelling often means key themes and plot details only click on a rewatch. The piece, written by senior writer Ryan Heffernan, frames these as either genre-defining classics that deepen with familiarity or underrated gems…
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How Google’s New Gemini Rates Work and How to Track Your Usage
Google has overhauled how it measures usage of its Gemini AI apps, switching from counting individual requests to metering computing power consumed by each request. This matters because users can no longer rely on fixed daily limits (such as a set number of image generations); instead, more complex or lengthy prompts, longer videos or advanced…
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Balmuda NatureWind Studio Review: A Better Breeze
Balmuda, the Japanese appliance maker known for premium minimalist products, has launched its NatureWind Studio pedestal fan in the US, priced at $429. Unlike most fans in this bracket, it forgoes smart features and a remote control entirely, focusing instead on a single goal: replicating the feel of a natural outdoor breeze through a patented…
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Prompt Injection Attacks Are Thwarting AI Hacking Agents
Security researchers at Tracebit have found that embedding prompt injections alongside fake credentials in cloud storage can effectively neutralise AI-powered hacking agents, flipping a technique normally used by attackers into a defensive tool. The method, dubbed “context bombing”, plants decoy secrets on Amazon Web Services containing hidden commands that order the attacking LLM to perform…
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Tile’s New Mickey- and Minnie-Themed Trackers Keep Kids (and Disney Adults) From Losing Their Stuff
Disney and Life360’s collaboration introduces three new Tile Bluetooth trackers for Android and Apple devices, combining Mickey and Minnie with advanced location and safety features.
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NextBSD returns to dollop Apple source on FreeBSD
NextBSD, a project that ports components of Apple’s open-source Darwin operating system onto the FreeBSD kernel, has been revived after years of dormancy. The new effort, dubbed NextBSD-redux, is led by Joe Maloney (GitHub handle pkgdemon), who previously built the Gershwin desktop environment for GhostBSD and had a minor role in the original NextBSD project…
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‘Extensive damage’ after Barnsley house fire
Crews attend a fire in the roof space of two houses on Wood Lane in Carlton.
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Fine, electric mountain bikes don’t suck
Cheater, I’d grumble between huffs as yet another e-bike rider casually skittered past me on a steep ascent. It’s this purist attitude that, for years, has left me blind to one simple fact: electric mountain bikes are fun! My attitude adjustment came a few weeks ago, the very first time I rode an Amflow PX…