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Cloudflare built a browser for AI agents. It uses 7x less memory than Chromium and runs entirely on Workers.

Cloudflare built a browser for AI agents. It uses 7x less memory than Chromium and runs entirely on Workers.

Cloudflare built a browser from scratch for AI agents and launched it today as a free beta inside its Browser Run product. Kitesurf runs entirely on Cloudflare Workers, uses Rust compiled to WebAssembly, and strips out everything a human…

Could this be the end of BIOS-locked laptops? AI tweaker deploys Claude to unlock and change settings for good

Could this be the end of BIOS-locked laptops? AI tweaker deploys Claude to unlock and change settings for good

Redditor uses Claude Code to help reverse-engineer the firmware on an HP 15-dw1036ne, patching its signature check and exposing 55 hidden setup fields and four configuration tabs The laptop's RSA-2048 was not broken: the verification…

Security researchers scanned the Polish web and found courts, hospitals, and airports at risk of hacks

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Security researchers scanned the Polish web and found courts, hospitals, and airports at risk of hacks

Researchers found common points of failure, like software used to organize and display web content, could have allowed hackers to run riot through government websites.

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WhatsApp scam costs Hong Kong man $1.27 million after criminals used AI voice notes to impersonate his father

WhatsApp scam costs Hong Kong man $1.27 million after criminals used AI voice notes to impersonate his father

Scammers stole $1.27m from a Hong Kong man after tricking him with AI The scheme impersonated his father using AI deepfake tech Experts say using a secret codeword can thwart the fraudsters A Hong Kong man was recently conned out of HK$10…

'I wasn’t driving. I had Autopilot on'

A police officer pulled a Tesla over for traveling 64mph in a 45 mph zone The owner attempted to plead innocence as Full Self-Driving was running Police issued a very blunt response Video footage has surfaced online that shows a police…

New Moon crater revealed in first pictures of Space X crash

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New Moon crater revealed in first pictures of Space X crash

Part of Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 rocket hit lunar surface on Wednesday after a year drifting in space

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Bill Ackman agrees with Jeff Bezos: the best way to help the world is to build something that works

Bill Ackman agrees with Jeff Bezos: the best way to help the world is to build something that works

Bill Ackman has spent close to $1 billion on philanthropy over two decades and concluded that capitalism is better at solving problems. “I’ve spent a fair amount of time on philanthropy, and it’s vastly less efficient at solving problems…

My Case Against the Seven-Touch Sales Sequence

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My Case Against the Seven-Touch Sales Sequence

I used to think the seven-touch sales sequence was one of those universal truths in business. You know the one. Send an email. Wait two days. Follow up. Connect on LinkedIn. Leave a voicemail. Send another email. Check in one last time…

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Our top-rated business PC is a multitasking powerhouse — save $530 on the Dell Tower Plus with Core Ultra 7

Our top-rated business PC is a multitasking powerhouse — save $530 on the Dell Tower Plus with Core Ultra 7

The Dell Tower Plus is one of those machines that impressed us during testing. It's such a versatile and configurable tower desktop that's suitable for everything from basic office use to full-blown creative workstation, whether out of the…

Russia dismisses German drone incident as 'fabricated provocation'

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Russia dismisses German drone incident as 'fabricated provocation'

BERLIN, Aug 7 - The Russian embassy in Berlin dismissed a suspected drone attack at a major German air freight hub this week as \"fabricated provocation\" on Friday, saying it was another example of accusations against Russia without…

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Russian embassy says anti-Russian hysteria restarts in Germany as drone found in airport

The embassy says that statements about "an act of war against Germany and NATO and the need for Berlin to take retaliatory measures" have started to appear after the incident

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Hivemind AI software carries out first on-water 'swarming test' in Taiwan mission

Hivemind AI software carries out first on-water 'swarming test' in Taiwan mission

Hivemind completes first autonomous swarming mission on water in Taiwan Drone boats identified and escorted a vessel during a coordinated surveillance exercise SeaShark 600 and 800 vessels operated together under a single autonomous…