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The zero-day that could’ve compromised every Cursor and Windsurf user

A security researcher from Koi Security stumbled upon a critical

the magic behind Edify 3D by NVIDIA

The demand for high-quality 3D assets is booming across industries

ChatGPT advises women to ask for lower salaries, finds new study

A new study has found that large language models (LLMs)

The zero-day that could’ve compromised every Cursor and Windsurf user
A security researcher from Koi Security stumbled upon a critical zero-day buried deep in the infrastructure powering today’s AI coding tools. Had it been exploited, a non-sophisticated attacker could’ve hijacked over 10 million machines with a single stroke. AI coding assistants like Cursor and Windsurf have exploded in popularity, promising supercharged productivity for developers around … Read more
the magic behind Edify 3D by NVIDIA
The demand for high-quality 3D assets is booming across industries like video game design, extended reality, film production, and simulation. However, crafting production-ready 3D content often involves a complex, time-intensive process requiring advanced skills and tools. Addressing these challenges is Edify 3D by NVIDIA – a solution that leverages AI technologies to make 3D asset … Read more
ChatGPT advises women to ask for lower salaries, finds new study
A new study has found that large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT consistently advise women to ask for lower salaries than men, even when both have identical qualifications. The research was led by Ivan Yamshchikov, a professor of AI and robotics at the Technical University of Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS) in Germany. Yamshchikov, who also founded … Read more
How to create an e-commerce product description generator using Gemini and Vertex AI
Gen AI can be utilized to build useful things. In this post, you will build an e-commerce product description generator using Google’s Gemini Pro vision LLM over Vertex AI on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Let’s get started! Table of contents # Process of writing product descriptions for e-commerce websites # Before you get your … Read more
67. Google I/O 2025 is close. Here’s some of what they’ll be talking about.
Brace yourselves. The so‑called “fancy URL” you came for is nothing but the harbinger of even grimmer news. Sure, you shave off seven precious keystrokes—if that’s something you celebrate. But rest assured, typing URLs is already obsolete now that everything lands in your inbox like an unwanted omen. And for those of you who’ve become … Read more
Speak Up & Act Fast
Hello CyberBuilders 🖖 It’s great to have you back. As promised, here’s part two of my insights from attending the Munich Cybersecurity Conference. I was surprised by this cybersecurity event. Usually, it goes with a very cautious approach. People filter their words like lawyers and carefully avoid provocative ideas. But something shifted this year. The … Read more

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Vici Unveils a Powerful Innovation to Capture Website Visitor Data
Vici, a MarTech leader in the digital advertising space, proudly announces the launch of Website Visitor ID, a groundbreaking tool that empowers partners to de-anonymize website traffic and transform it into real, actionable sales leads. “We launched Website Visitor ID to record-breaking attendance and hundreds of account executives, media groups, and agencies from across the … Read more
Amazon Is Asking Some Advertisers to Double Their Spend During Prime Day
Amazon is making its biggest bet this year on its annual sales palooza, turning the two-day Prime Day event into four days, from July 8 to 11. Brands are preparing for a Prime Day sales spike by increasing ad budgets to promote their deals, and Amazon sales reps are trying to juice ad spend by … Read more
Greenpeace and elvis assemble high profile activists for nationwide billboard protest
The right to protest powers democracy but in recent years people’s freedom to join peaceful demonstrations has been quietly eroded. New research published by Greenpeace shows an almost ten-fold rise in the number of arrests in London for conspiracy to cause public nuisance since 2019, but out of more than 600 arrests made, only 18 … Read more
Utiq Expands Regional Leadership in Southern Europe and DACH to Support Continued Growth
Strategic leadership appointments reinforce Utiq’s investment in people and commitment to responsible digital marketing Brussels, Belgium: Utiq, the European AdTech company providing a Telco-powered infrastructure that leverages authentic, user-consented signals, today announces its regional expansion with the establishment of dedicated leadership for Southern Europe and the DACH region. Monica Rodriguez has been promoted to lead Utiq’s … Read more
WPP Communications Chief Chris Wade Departs After 13 Years
Chris Wade, WPP’s longtime communications and corporate affairs chief, is leaving the holding company after 13 years, a company spokesperson confirmed to ADWEEK. Michael Frohlich, former Weber Shandwick EMEA CEO, will step into the role. Wade first announced his leaving in a LinkedIn post, and described the move as a voluntary decision aligned with broader … Read more

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ScanWatch Nova Brilliant – 30-day battery meets luxury design

Are you sick of wearing a smartwatch and looking like a bit of a geek? Well, there’s options that don’t look like something out of a sci-fi movie. The new ScanWatch Nova Brilliant from Withings merges contemporary time-piece style with connected smarts – it’ll look just as at home on your wrist during a dressy

Deliberate Engineering Strategy with Will Larson – O’Reilly

On some level, every engineering leader knows that strategy matters. And yet many teams remain stuck in reactive cycles, lurching from crisis to crisis, untethered from clear direction. This disconnect between recognizing the importance of strategy and actually practicing strategy well was at the heart of O’Reilly’s June 23rd CTO Hour, where host Peter Bell

Vegan and Vegetarian Picnic Food Ideas

Plant-based picnic food doesn’t mean settling for second best—it means colourful, creative dishes that everyone can enjoy. From tasty salads to savoury bakes, wraps, and sweet treats, these recipes are packed with flavour, easy to transport, and perfect for sharing. Whether you’re fully vegan, vegetarian, or just looking for some meat-free options, these vegan and

Staff Stories Spotlight Series: Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024

This blog is part of a larger NIST series during the month of October for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, called ‘Staff Stories Spotlight.’ Throughout the month of October this year, Q&A style blogs will be published featuring some of our unique staff members who have interesting backgrounds, stories to tell, and projects in the world of

Midjourney V7: Faster, smarter, more realistic

Midjourney has unveiled its long-awaited V7 image generation model – its first major upgrade in over a year. Now available in public alpha, V7 introduces significant enhancements in both visual quality and user functionality, signaling a bold new phase for one of the most widely-used AI image tools on the web. V7 features a completely

What is AutoCAD used for?

If you are reading this, it won’t be far-fetched to say that this may be one of the first times you have heard the word AutoCAD. It also means that you may be interested in design and what computer-aided design software offers. Whatever your reasons, I invite you to treat this article as an introduction

Alienware 34 Ultra-Wide QD-OLED Monitor (AW3425DW) – Australian Review

If you’re a work from home warrior or an avid gamer, chances are you’ll love a wider screen monitor than the standard fare. It used to be that 34″ wide monitors were pretty much gaming only territory, but with more and more people working from home (or needing more screen real estate), they’re becoming a

I’ve Taught Gen Z for Almost a Decade. I’m Split on the So-Called Gen Z ‘Split’

No generation is a monolith. That should go without saying. But over the past year, there’s been a growing narrative in business and media circles that Gen Z, a cohort born between 1997 and 2012, is starting to split in two. One half is described as entrepreneurial, image-conscious and highly motivated. The other is labeled

Uncovering a Tor-Enabled Docker Exploit

Here’s the summary of TTPs used by the threat actor, mapped using the MITRE ATT&CK framework: Tactic Technique Technique ID Initial Access Exploit Public-Facing Application T1190 Execution Deploy Container T1610 Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell T1059.004 Privilege Escalation Escape to Host T1611 Persistence Account Manipulation: SSH Authorized Keys T1098.004 Defense Evasion Obfuscated Files or

Google AI Releases Vertex AI Memory Bank: Enabling Persistent Agent Conversations

Developers are actively working to bring AI agents to market, but a significant hurdle has been the lack of memory. Without the ability to recall past interactions, agents treat each conversation as if it’s the first, leading to repetitive questions, an inability to remember user preferences, and a general lack of personalization. This results in

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