2026-08-26

Are you a meat proxy? The latest AI slang, explained.

Developers are calling a coworker who blindly relay ChatGPT and Claude responses a 'meat proxy.' Here’s why. [...]

2026-08-26

The fix for the AI agent that hijacked a company's DNS: it can propose the change, but it can't approve it

A security agent read a Cloudflare log, found an attacker’s prompt-injection payload sitting inside it, and rewrote the company’s DNS. The firewall had already blocked that payload, and blocking it is what wrote it into the log.That chain is GhostJacking, which Tenet Security demonstrated on the DEF CON 34 main stage on August 9. A request hits Cloudflare’s managed ruleset, gets blocked, and [...]

2026-08-26

Hyundai has gained more US market share this decade than any carmaker

Hyundai Motor Group has grown its US market share faster than any major carmaker this decade and is investing $26B through 2028 to build at least 80% of its American sales domestically. Its European plants already account for around 80% of its European sales. No carmaker has gained American market share this decade like Hyundai. […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-26

Preorders for Xbox's anniversary collection are open (for some) and the bundle costs $900

The Xbox 25th anniversary bundle includes a translucent green Series X, a similarly-colored controller and a digital download of Halo: Campaign Evolved. [...]

2026-08-26

Apple announces September 9 date for 'Surprise and shine' iPhone event

Is it finally time to see the foldable iPhone? [...]

2026-08-26

Court blocks Trump FCC order that could flood broadcast TV with more election ads

Republicans demanded that parties and fundraising committees be given lowest ad rates. [...]

2026-08-26

Researchers get two genetic codes to work at the same time

Messing with the genetic code might have gotten a bit easier to do. [...]

2026-08-26

Surfshark adds category-based web filtering to its post-quantum Dausos protocol

Surfshark has brought its privacy-first web content blocker to the post-quantum Dausos protocol, letting you filter risky sites without giving up speed or privacy. [...]

2026-08-26

‘Surprise and Shine’ — Apple reveals when to tune into its September event and teases what’s coming — here’s what to expect and how we might finally meet a folding iPhone

Mark your calendars: the next big Apple event is September 9, 2026, as Apple has just made its annual September event official by sending out invitations with the tagline "Surprise and shine." [...]