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US Senate confirms Erica Schwartz to lead CDC after year-long vacancy

  • Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director after year-long vacancy
  • Senate vote 51-44, mostly along party lines
  • She starts amid a spreading parasite outbreak in the US

Dr Erica Schwartz has been confirmed by the US Senate as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bringing to an end a leadership vacancy at the agency that had lasted for almost a year. Her confirmation is significant given the CDC's central role in shaping…

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General Christopher LaNeve’s army chief nomination stalls in Senate committee

  • General LaNeve's army chief nomination stalled in the Senate committee
  • Republican support wavered, with bipartisan objections raised
  • Standoff reflected friction over Hegseth's military nomination process

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's nomination of General Christopher LaNeve to become the US Army's top uniformed officer ran into unexpectedly stiff resistance in the Senate, with support ebbing among Republicans and objections emerging from both sides of the aisle. LaNeve had been serving as acting Army chief of…

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Destiny 2 players are learning how to crack into its infamous content vault by tinkering with old game builds

  • Players are using old Destiny 2 builds to reach vaulted, removed content.
  • Bungie's Content Vault took away old campaigns and maps in 2021.
  • The method is unofficial, community-driven tinkering rather than a Bungie feature.

Destiny 2 players have found a way to access parts of the game's "Content Vault" — the trove of old missions, maps and story content that developer Bungie removed from the live game in 2021 to manage its size — by experimenting with older, previously available builds of…

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Senate advances the latest Kids Online Safety Act out of committee

  • Senate committee advances Kids Online Safety Act toward a floor vote
  • Senate and House versions differ, notably over a "duty of care" clause
  • Tech firms back the bill; NetChoice and ACLU warn of censorship, privacy risks

The Senate Commerce Committee has voted to advance the latest version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), clearing the way for a full Senate floor vote. The House of Representatives already passed its own version of the bill in June as part of the broader Kids Internet…

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Reddit signals ominous upcoming “changes” for old.reddit.com

  • Reddit hints at unspecified future changes to old.reddit.com's legacy interface
  • Login is now required for Old Reddit, framed as an anti-scraping measure
  • Reddit is also tightening API access for third-party developers and apps

Reddit has signalled that it plans significant "changes" to old.reddit.com, the legacy desktop interface favoured by many long-time users for its simpler layout and lack of algorithmic feed recommendations. While stopping short of confirming a shutdown, the company said the moves are intended to curb abusive scraping, spamming…

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Pete Hegseth’s four-star Army pick hits turbulence as Republicans go wobbly

  • Hegseth's four-star Army nominee faces wavering Republican support
  • Details on the nominee and objections were not fully available
  • Reflects broader tension over Hegseth's Pentagon appointments

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's nomination of a four-star general for a senior US Army post has run into difficulty, with some Republican senators reportedly cooling on their support. The wavering suggests the pick could face a tougher confirmation path than the Pentagon had anticipated, highlighting friction between Hegseth…

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Trump administration SUED after ‘stonewalling’ on releasing Epstein files tied to Zorro Ranch

  • Trump administration sued over withheld Epstein files
  • Case tied to Epstein's Zorro Ranch estate
  • Lawsuit alleges "stonewalling" on document release

The Trump administration has been sued over its handling of records related to Jeffrey Epstein, with the legal action accusing officials of "stonewalling" efforts to release files connected to Zorro Ranch, Epstein's New Mexico estate. The case adds to sustained pressure on the administration to be transparent about…

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Hegseth’s choice for top Army role faces GOP resistance in Senate 

  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's nominee for Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Christopher LaNeve, faces confirmation hurdles after bipartisan Senate opposition.
  • LaNeve requires unanimous GOP support to advance from committee, putting his nomination at risk despite Republican control of the chamber.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s choice for the top uniformed Army job is at risk of not getting confirmed over objections from both sides of the aisle. Gen. Christopher LaNeve, who has been the acting Army chief of staff since April, needs unanimous support from GOP senators to advance…

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The Most Dangerous AI Hacking Techniques Still Have Humans in the Loop

  • AI can discover vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed when guided by human expertise, but remains severely limited in autonomously conceiving entirely novel attack methodologies
  • Researcher James Kettle identified Shared-Parser Confusion—a new vulnerability category affecting web server architecture—through human-directed AI experimentation
  • Advanced language models exhibited faster vulnerability discovery than manual research but required human validation to prevent fabricated findings

At the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, web security researcher James Kettle presented findings on whether agentic AI can independently develop novel hacking techniques, rather than simply speeding up known vulnerability discovery. He concluded that AI remains largely unable to devise genuinely new attack strategies on…

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