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Fake Malwarebytes ZIPs, Signed VS Code Stealers, and PDF Backdoors: How Trust, Not Zero-Days, Is Breaching Enterprises

Fake Malwarebytes ZIPs, Signed VS Code Stealers, and PDF Backdoors: How Trust, Not Zero-Days, Is Breaching Enterprises

TL;DR * Malwarebytes Campaign Tricks Users into Downloading Fake Software via DLL Sideloading, Stealing Crypto and Credentials * Cybercriminals Exploit Visual Studio Code Marketplace with Evelyn Stealer Extension to Steal Source Code and Cloud Tokens * Microsoft Enforces Intune Security Policies, Blocking Business Email Access for Non-Compliant Apps Since Jan 19,

Intel’s Secret HPC Chip Leaked, AMD’s $70 Gaming CPU Shatters Prices, and Quantum Calibration Just Got 5x Better

Intel’s Secret HPC Chip Leaked, AMD’s $70 Gaming CPU Shatters Prices, and Quantum Calibration Just Got 5x Better

TL;DR * Intel Unveils Core 7 253PE 'Bartlett Lake-S' CPU with 36MB Cache, Targeting 2026 HPC and AI Workloads * Quantum Processor Calibration Improved via BCD-NNA Ordering, Reducing Noise Sensitivity and Cutting Runtime by 40% Compared to Graph-Based Methods * AMD Unveils Ryzen 7 9850X3D with 5.

Razer’s AI Companion Sparks Backlash: Copyright, Labor, and Toxic AI Threaten Market Entry

Razer’s AI Companion Sparks Backlash: Copyright, Labor, and Toxic AI Threaten Market Entry

Razer’s Project Ava: 12k pre-orders, but 6,700 sexualized AI images/hr from Grok + 3B unlicensed artworks + artist boycotts = legal & brand time bomb. Provenance tagging. Artist revenue share. Real-time filters. Or get banned. #Razer #ProjectAva #AIGeneratedArt #CopyrightCrisis #AIArtControversy Razer’s Project Ava—a 5.5-inch

Humanoid Robots Hit $100K Price Tag as Airbus & Chinese Cities Deploy Walker S2 at Scale

Humanoid Robots Hit $100K Price Tag as Airbus & Chinese Cities Deploy Walker S2 at Scale

TL;DR * Humanoid robot deployment surges as Airbus tests UBtech’s Walker S2, with production costs falling to $100K and global manufacturing scaling to 10,000 units by 2027 * China deploys AI-powered 'RoboCop' units in Wuhu and Chengdu, projecting $57B embodied intelligence market by 2030 Humanoid Robots

Microsoft’s Patch Breaks Windows 11 Shutdowns & Logins—While a Malware Panel Gets Hacked by a <script> Tag

Microsoft’s Patch Breaks Windows 11 Shutdowns & Logins—While a Malware Panel Gets Hacked by a <script> Tag

TL;DR * Microsoft releases emergency out-of-band patch for Windows 11 Secure Launch shutdown and Remote Desktop authentication failures * XSS vulnerability in StealC panel enables mass credential theft, IP harvesting, and session hijacking across 5,000+ logs 🛠️ Microsoft’s Patch Made Windows 11 Refuse to Shut Down—And Then

BMW’s EV Revolution at Risk: One Chinese Plant Supplies 1/3 of All Cars—What Happens If It Falters?

BMW’s EV Revolution at Risk: One Chinese Plant Supplies 1/3 of All Cars—What Happens If It Falters?

BMW is converting 5 ICE plants to EVs—but 1/3 of all its cars still rely on engines from Shenyang, China. One disruption = 5-10% global delivery drop. #EV #Automotive #SupplyChain #BMW #Manufacturing BMW is converting five internal-combustion-engine (ICE) plants—Steyr (Austria), Hams Hall (UK), and three

OpenAI’s $8 Plan & Ads Generate $5B/Year—But Can It Fund $1.4T AI Infrastructure? Anthropic, Meta, and Confer AI Redefine the Race.

OpenAI’s $8 Plan & Ads Generate $5B/Year—But Can It Fund $1.4T AI Infrastructure? Anthropic, Meta, and Confer AI Redefine the Race.

TL;DR * OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT free tier with $8/month 'Go' plan to monetize 800M users while committing $1.4T to AI infrastructure * Anthropic deprecates 'ultrathink' and unlocks 64K output models with MAX_THINKING_TOKENS=63,999 to enhance Claude Code's