The FBI Doubles Down on Easing ‘Bestiality’ Hiring Standards
FBI director Kash Patel claimed to US senators that the removal of a bar on hiring people who had engaged in bestiality was aimed at protecting sexual assault survivors.
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AI agents now have a place to snitch
The AI Contact Hotline is designed to be a discreet place where agents that have witnessed misbehavior can tip off authorities.
Higher-enriched uranium for datacenters has DoE all aglow
The US Department of Energy has selected a new participant for a program aimed at expanding the domestic supply of fuel for next-generation nuclear reactors. However, we shouldn't expect that to mean the US' ever-growing fleet of datacenters will…
Two Chinese Firms Used Binance to Launder Iranian Oil Money, US Says
Federal prosecutors said proceeds from the sale of Iranian oil flowed through Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, to finance terrorism.
ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You
You can’t always tell if someone is recording you with their smart glasses, but your phone can help.
US military says it has launched weapons into space
This is the first public acknowledgment that the U.S. military put a space weapon in Earth's orbit.
Meta expands subscription push with new AI-focused plans
Meta One bundles expanded access to the company’s AI tools with premium features across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Health benefits platform Thatch reaches $1B valuation as healthcare costs surge
Thatch helps employers keep healthcare costs manageable by offering an individual plan marketplace through an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement — a model that lets companies fund employees' own individual insurance plans instead…
heise+ | Störgeräusche entfernen: FFT-Editor SpectraLayers 13 im Test
Husten raus, Stimmen trennen, Dropouts flicken: Was Steinbergs FFT-Editor leistet und warum Apple-Silicon-Macs dabei ausgebremst werden.
America is building datacenters faster than the grid can power them
Financial service biz Moody's says the availability of power is still a major constraint on US datacenter growth as the pace of construction exceeds the speed at which the nation's grid infrastructure can add the requisite capacity. America is the…
iPhone 18 Pro: Analyst meldet „lauwarme“ Vorbestellungen
Kurze Lieferzeiten deuten laut Analyst Jeff Pu auf verhaltene iPhone-18-Pro-Nachfrage hin. Doch die Datenbasis ist dünn – und das iPhone Duo spielt eine Rolle.
Milliardenmarkt Gaming: EU-Machtkampf um Verbot von Lootboxen und Dark Patterns
In der EU-Kommission tobt ein Streit über strengere Gesetze gegen Glücksspiel-Mechanismen in Games. Verbraucherschützer wollen Verbote, die Tech-Lobby nicht.
How The Oregon Trail became a generational icon
Whether you played it in the back of your classroom or on your computer at home, if you were a kid in the last 30 years you almost certainly grew up playing The Oregon Trail. On the season 5 premiere of Version History, our fearless wagon leader…
Bitkom: Social Media für viele Schulen laut Lehrkräften ein Problem
Laut einer Bitkom-Befragung halten nur wenige Lehrkräfte Schulen beim Thema Social Media für ausreichend vorbereitet. Knapp ein Drittel will ein Verbot.
Cisco email security boxes can be rooted by... an email
Criminals are exploiting a critical Cisco Secure Email Gateway flaw that can turn a malicious email into root access. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-76461, carries a 9.8 CVSS score and affects physical and virtual Secure Email Gateway…
Leaks, data breaches, and ransom notes: The worst hacks of 2026 so far
From the massive DOGE data breach and the compromise of critical infrastructure to the hack of federal surveillance systems, here are the most damaging security incidents and data breaches of 2026 so far.
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