
SMS Authentication Links: Predictable Tokens Enable Easy Account Takeovers
Security alert: SMS auth links use predictable tokens, enabling brute-force hacks. Study uncovers 323K vulnerable URLs from 33M+ messages. Protect your accounts now!

Security alert: SMS auth links use predictable tokens, enabling brute-force hacks. Study uncovers 323K vulnerable URLs from 33M+ messages. Protect your accounts now!

Get updated Windows 7 & Vista ISO images with security fixes to Jan 2026 from Bob Pony. Ideal for USB/DVD installs. Not for daily use—stay secure!

Brex acquisition: Capital One buys Brazilian-founded fintech for $5.15B in cash/stock deal. Expense management leader’s founders are top young billionaires.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns AI must deliver real benefits in health, education, and efficiency—or face backlash over high energy use.

Blue Origin’s TeraWave satellite internet hits 6 Tbps for businesses, outpacing Starlink’s 400 Mbps. 5K+ LEO sats launch 2027.

Discover Claude Code’s Humanizer plugin by Runway CEO Siqi Chen: Evades AI detectors using 24 Wikipedia patterns, but sacrifices precision for programming tasks.

Mobile app spending hits $85.6B in 2025, surpassing games ($81.8B) for first time. AI boom, led by ChatGPT’s $3.4B, fuels 21% growth.

Apple’s AirTag-sized AI wearable for 2027: 2 cameras, 3 mics, speakers, body-clip design to compete with OpenAI. Key details inside.

OpenAI’s new ChatGPT age prediction uses account data and selfies to restrict sensitive content for under-18s. Learn how it works for safer AI chats.

Survey of 4,454 execs: 56% of CEOs see no AI financial gains; only 12% report revenue growth & cost cuts. Why small projects fail.

Study of 41M papers shows AI in science reduces idea diversity, focusing on data-rich problems over uncertain ones. Key insights for researchers.

Threads tops X with 141.5M daily mobile users vs 125M (Jan 7). Growth via FB/IG promo & features. X leads web traffic. TechCrunch stats.

Sergey Brin reveals Google hires self-taught workers without degrees, signaling college credentials’ declining job market power and universities’ evolving role.

AI closes 35% junior jobs, spikes “AI Agent” demand 1,587%. Randstad stats: Gen Z hiring fraud up, applications soar 239% post-ChatGPT.

McKinsey’s AI agents now 1/3 of 60K workforce (20-25K bots). CEO Sternfels eyes full integration in 18 months. QuantumBlack leads hybrid talent shift.

China’s 2025 electricity use reached 10.4T kWh, double the US, fueled by 48.8% EV growth and 17% IT/AI surge. Record consumption stats.

Data centers set to use 70% of memory chips in 2026, committing fabs until 2028. Expect shortages and price rises in electronics, TVs, autos.

Nvidia accused of using 500TB pirated books from Anna’s Archive for AI training despite explicit warnings. TorrentFreak details copyright controversy.

UK study of 25K teens: No link between video games, social media & anxiety/depression. Tech use alone not to blame.

OpenAI risks running out of money by 2027: expenses jump from $8B in 2025 to $40B in 2028, plus $1.4T data centers. Is AI’s business model sustainable?