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Advertisement: StVZO-compliant bicycle light set for a short time at Amazon's lowest price of just 18 euros

The LED bicycle light set is again available at Amazon's lowest price and scores with StVZO approval, IPX5 protection and USB-C charging. (Technology/Hardware, Amazon)

Energy transition: Renewables save 100 to 600 billion per year

Fluctuating prices for fossil fuels cause high costs and supply gaps. The rapid expansion of wind and solar power in the EU is changing that. (Energy transition, wind power)

Darknet Diaries German: Naked on the Internet - Part 1

81 Madison nude photos were leaked online. Her twin sister Christine came to her aid. A hunt through the abysses of the Internet begins.

(g+) Business deals: How Vinfast's billion-dollar bet on a US factory backfired

Vietnam carmaker's $4bn EV plant still unbuilt, but several firms have shown interest in empty plot (Auto, Golem Plus)

Anthropic Expanding Mythos Access to 150 New Organizations

Only approximately 50 companies have had access to Mythos until now and they have found thousands of vulnerabilities in their products. The post Anthropic Expanding Mythos Access to 150 New Organizations appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Advertisement: Wildlife camera on offer at Amazon at the best price

There is currently a wildlife camera from Lutranstra on offer on Amazon. They have never been cheaper to buy. (video surveillance, cameras)

Red Hat removes tainted packages after software pipeline compromise

According to the company’s preliminary analysis, a compromised GitHub account was used to push the malicious code out to customers, hitting 32 packages downloaded roughly 117,000 times a week.

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Lego’s Smart Play Pokémon can train and battle, but don’t do the one thing I wish they could

Some of the sets’ props are drawn directly from the games, others are more… unexpected. When Lego announced its tech-packed Smart Bricks at CES, we were impressed by the potential - enough to give it our Best in Show award. But when the first Star Wars sets actually launched in March, we were less enamored. All that promise of clever interaction and creative play ultimately boiled down to a few voice barks and flashing lights, with the smartest features we'd seen at CES nowhere to be found. Toda

Press Remarks by Commissioner Lahbib on the 2026 Wildfire Preparedness Package

European Commission Speech Brussels, 02 Jun 2026 A few weeks ago, at the end of April, my phone buzzed. It was a message from my team: “Wildfires in Belgium and the Netherlands. ERCC on alert”. This was the en...

Even before OpenAI: Anthropic submits application for IPO

In the event of an IPO, Anthropic could benefit from investor hype surrounding SpaceX. There could also be advantages for OpenAI. (AI, stock market)

Thermacell’s latest smart mosquito system is bigger and more expensive

Liv 2.0 is the next generation of Thermacell’s Wi-Fi-connected mosquito protection system. | Image: Thermacell Thermacell has launched Liv 2.0, the next generation of its Wi-Fi-connected smart mosquito protection system. It features new hardware and can cover a larger area, and Thermacell says its formula can now deter no-see-ums. But it's also more expensive and requires professional installation. Liv 2.0 uses the same setup as the original Liv - a central hub with a wired repeller system conta

Red Hat Infostealer has more than 100,000 downloads

Red Hat's managed cloud services were the target of a supply chain attack. Behind this is a clone of the npm worm Mini Shai-Hulud.

CISA flags two-year-old Oracle flaw as actively exploited in attacks

CISA has ordered government agencies to secure their systems against a high-severity Oracle WebLogic Server vulnerability that was patched two years ago and is now actively exploited in attacks. [...]

Amazon’s four-day Prime Day begins on June 23rd

Amazon bucked its usual tradition of having Prime Day in July. Prime Day 2026 is happening in June, kicking off in just a few weeks. Prime members will get access to many deals starting June 23rd at 3:01AM ET through June 27th at 3:01AM ET. As with Amazon’s previous events, you don’t need to be a Prime member to buy products during Prime Day, but there will likely be member-exclusive sales. Moreover, you’ll get fast shipping on purchases, access to Prime Video, plus other member benefits (like a

Gemini Spark is the most impressive and terrifying AI experience I’ve had yet

Spark is Google’s new agentic answer for everything. According to every product demo from the last four years, planning a trip is a killer use case for AI. Just tell it where you're going, they all promise, and your chatbot / agent / other buzzword will exhaustively search travel options, read up on all the fun things to do, check all the local hotspots, and offer you a fully fledged itinerary. So far, I've found this to work only in the most generic ways: If you want to do the six most obvious

Pope Leo XIV: Vatican must come up with Latin words for encyclical

In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV devotes himself to tech companies - but not yet in Latin: many words are still missing. (AI, Google)

The Zero-Knowledge Threat Actor and the End of Responsible Disclosure

AI can help attackers generate malware, create malicious payloads, bypass simple security checks, and convert vague malicious intent into functional code. The post The Zero-Knowledge Threat Actor and the End of Responsible Disclosure appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Advertisement: Get a bonus of up to 340 euros on cable tariffs with Vodafone

Vodafone offers a hefty cashback on its cable tariffs and has also increased the app welcome bonus. Referring friends is also worthwhile. (Vodafone, cable network)

Critical Vulnerability in HP VoIP Phones Enables Enterprise Network Breaches

A stack-based buffer overflow bug can be exploited for remote code execution on a vulnerable device. The post Critical Vulnerability in HP VoIP Phones Enables Enterprise Network Breaches appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Used cars: High mileage hardly makes electric cars cheaper

More leasing returns and high fuel prices are bringing movement to the market for used electric cars. One factor in particular determines the prices. (electric car, battery)

Wardriving assessment across Mexico: Preparing for the 2026 World Cup

In the lead-up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Kaspersky GReAT experts conducted a wardriving assessment in Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara to evaluate Wi-Fi hotspot security configurations and potential exposure risks.

Namibia: Large wind turbine built without high cranes

The technology should make it possible to build wind turbines where typical cranes with a height of 100 m cannot be used. (wind power, wind farm)

CISA and Partners Urge Hardening Automatic Tank Gauge Systems

CISA and Partners Urge Hardening Automatic Tank Gauge Systems Overview The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Security Agency (NSA), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)—hereafter referred to as “the authoring organizations”—are aware of malicious

CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2022-0492 Linux Kernel Improper Authentication Vulnerability CVE-2025-48595 Android Framework Integer Overflow Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vul

FTC Requires Divestiture of Ambulatory Surgery Centers to Protect Patients from Anticompetitive Effects of Ascension Health-AmSurg Deal

Proposed FTC order seeks to protect Americans from higher surgery costs, lower quality care The Federal Trade Commission took action to protect American patients from higher outpatient surgery costs by requiring national nonprofit health system Ascension Health Alliance (Ascension) to divest several surgery center facilities to complete its proposed $3.9 billion acquisition of AmSurg LLC. View Press Release

FTC, Nevada Will Require Tax-Relief Scammers to Pay Cash and Turn Over Assets Worth Nearly $10 Million to Settle Charges They Misled Consumers about Tax-Relief Services

Settlement bans individual defendants from debt relief services, tax preparation services, telemarketing and impersonation The operators of a tax debt relief scheme will surrender over $8 million in cash and turn over additional assets to settle the Federal Trade Commission and State of Nevada’s charges that the defendants pocketed millions from consumers by impersonating federal and state government tax authorities and promising tax debt relief. View Press Release

FTC Sues to Stop Amare Global Holdings from Misrepresenting the Health Benefits of Its Dietary Supplements for Children and Adults

Commission also alleges Amare deceived consumers about how much income they could generate selling Amare’s products The Federal Trade Commission today sued multilevel marketer (MLM) Amare Global Holdings Inc.View Press Release

Beyond Assume-Breach: How AI-Native Security Will Reshape Enterprise Defense

Twenty years after Dark Reading launched, we're looking ahead at what's next for enterprise security. Spoiler: It's hyper-segmented, AI-orchestrated, and way more sophisticated than your dad's firewall.

People are leaving a lot of weird stuff in their robotaxis

A unicorn Beanie Baby. A 15-pound green bowling ball. A pair of dentures. These are just some of the items left behind in robotaxis in the past year, according to Uber's annual Lost and Found Index. For the first time, the company is expanding its annual of accounting of things forgotten in Uber vehicles to include self-driving cars because, for the first time, Uber has enough self-driving cars on its platform to matter. Uber doesn't deploy its own robotaxis, but in the last few years it's becom