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Thoughts and musings of David Greenberg, a polymath

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China-Linked Attackers Exploit Check Point Flaw to Deploy ShadowPad and Ransomware

February 21, 2025

A previously unknown threat activity cluster targeted European organizations, particularly those in the healthcare sector, to deploy PlugX and its successor, ShadowPad, with the intrusions ultimately leading to deployment of…

Cybersecurity

North Korean Hackers Target Freelance Developers in Job Scam to Deploy Malware

February 21, 2025

Freelance software developers are the target of an ongoing campaign that leverages job interview-themed lures to deliver cross-platform malware families known as BeaverTail and InvisibleFerret. The activity, linked to North…

Technology

Xbox Boss Surrenders In The Great Console Wars

February 20, 2025

For twenty years, a great war has raged. A console war, between the two great powers, Sony and Microsoft. Sure, there were other regional powers in play, such as Nintendo.…

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Donald Trump Is Turning CISA Into The Embodiment Of His Election Conspiracy Theories

February 20, 2025

Donald Trump spent the four years between presidential terms complaining about a “stolen” election. He — and his enablers — made multiple baseless claims about election fraud and claimed the…

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BBC Study Finds “AI” Chatbots Routinely Incapable Of Basic News Synopses

February 20, 2025

Automation can be helpful, yes. But the story told to date by large tech companies like OpenAI has been that these new language learning models would be utterly transformative, utterly…

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Michigan Appeals Court Says State’s ‘Terroristic Threat’ Statute Is Unconstitutional

February 20, 2025

Here’s another win for free speech that probably isn’t going to please most people. But that’s how it goes. Fourth Amendment rulings reinforce protections while coming down on the side…

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History Will Not Treat Those Sleepwalking Through This Crisis Well

February 20, 2025

There’s a peculiar form of blindness that comes from prolonged safety. Like a frog in slowly heating water, people who have known only stability become incapable of recognizing existential threats…

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Daily Deal: Headway Premium

February 20, 2025

Unlock a world of knowledge with a Headway Premium subscription. This exclusive deal gives you unlimited access to Headway’s massive library of 1500+ book summaries, with 30-50 new ones added…

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Trump Is Going To Make Private Prison Companies Rich And They Couldn’t Be Happier

February 20, 2025

Trump’s first presidency brought a lot of latent human ugliness to the surface. It stayed there during the four years he sat, sulked, broke laws, lost lawsuits, and continued to…

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After 5G Was Idiotically Overhyped And Fell Flat, 6G Appears To Be A Nervous Mess

February 20, 2025

We’ve long noted how the “race to 5G” was largely just hype by telecoms and hardware vendors eager to sell more gear and justify high U.S. mobile data prices. While…

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