Hackers compromise Axios npm package to drop cross-platform malware

Hackers hijacked the npm account of the Axios package, a JavaScript HTTP client with 100M+ weekly downloads, to deliver ...
Interesting Engineering

New robot vision system grasps glass, shiny objects without depth sensors

Robots can now grasp transparent and reflective objects using a new RGB-based vision method without depth sensors.
Tech Xplore

HEAPGrasp: A faster, smarter way for robots to handle tricky objects

The fields of manufacturing, logistics, and even restaurants are increasingly moving toward automation, with robots being employed for a wide range of tasks. One of the most critical applications of ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft investigates classic Outlook sync and connection issues

Microsoft is investigating several issues causing email synchronization and connection problems when using the classic Outlook desktop client. The first bug causes "Can't connect to the server" errors ...
TechRadar

Anthropic says it found a heap of Firefox security flaws using new Claude tools, says 'AI is making it possible to detect severe security vulnerabilities at highly accelerated ...

Anthropic says it found almost two dozen vulnerabilities in the latest version of Mozilla’s Firefox browser, including a few that could have caused serious damage. In a new blog post Anthropic said it ...
USA Today

Is Amazon down? Tens of thousands report problems with website

Tens of thousands of shoppers are reporting widespread problems using Amazon’s website, according to reports from outage tracker Downdetector. As of 3:45 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 5, reports of ...
Harvard Business Review

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...
Wall Street Journal

Billionaires’ Low Taxes Are Becoming a Problem for the Economy

California’s plan to hit its richest residents with a one-off wealth tax is a long shot, and its design has problems. But a look at who picks up the tab when billionaires scrimp on taxes, and how ...
MarketWatch

College sports has a new money problem — and St. John’s may be the latest example: ‘It’s the Wild West’

Name, image and likeness (NIL) deals have flooded college sports with hundreds of millions of dollars — but universities and team general managers have been operating with little formal oversight, ...
WPBF

PYTHON BE GONE: New efforts to combat Florida's python problem

FORTUNATELY, NOBODY WAS INJURED. CONTROLLING THE PYTHON POPULATION HERE IN FLORIDA, GOVERNOR DESANTIS SPOKE IN STUART TODAY ABOUT SOME NEW ACTIONS THE STATE PLANS TO TAKE TO CONTROL THE GROWTH OF ...
FedScoop

Lawmakers take another shot at NSF-run prizes for using AI to solve problems

Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., listens as Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol on May 15, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) Congress is ...
The Atlantic

The Problem With Using AI in Your Personal Life

My friend recently attended a funeral, and midway through the eulogy, he became convinced that it had been written by AI. There was the telltale proliferation of abstract nouns, a surfeit of ...