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Earlier this month, a hacker named Lovely claimed to have breached a Condé Nast user database and released a list of more than 2.3 million user records from our sister publication WIRED. The released materials contain demographic information (name, email, address, phone, etc.) but no passwords. The hacker also says that they will release an additional 40 million records for other Condé Nast properties, including our other sister publications Vogue, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and more. Of critical note to our readers, Ars Technica was not affected as we run on our own bespoke tech stack. The hacker said…

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A couple of days ago an image leaked showing the upcoming Infinix Note Edge, which is rumored to become official before the end of this month. Now, the phone has been certified by the FCC with the model number X6887. It supports 5G, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo, SBAS, and even has an FM receiver. It will be available with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, in Titanium Grey. These are all the details revealed through the FCC certification. Based on prior certifications elsewhere and a listing in the Google Play Console, the Note Edge will…

To be sure, it’s hard to see this not ending in some market carnage. The current “winner-takes-most” mentality in the space means the bets are big and bold, but the market can’t support dozens of major independent AI labs or hundreds of application-layer startups. That’s the definition of a bubble environment, and when it pops, the only question is how bad it will be: a stern correction or a collapse. Looking ahead This was just a brief review of some major themes in 2025, but so much more happened. We didn’t even mention above how capable AI video synthesis models…

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2025 has been a busy year for OnePlus, with close to a dozen different launches across the globe in various categories. However, it was also one of the more controversial years for the brand, and signaled a change in direction for the company that may not be appreciated by its fans. Loser: OnePlus Open 2 The year started on a downer, with the company canceling its foldable plans for 2025 back in February. The OnePlus Open from 2023 was a phenomenal product, not just because it was an excellent foldable, but also because it was an excellent smartphone. It was…

A third AI-related proof-of-concept attack that garnered attention used a prompt injection to cause GitLab’s Duo chatbot to add malicious lines to an otherwise legitimate code package. A variation of the attack successfully exfiltrated sensitive user data. Yet another notable attack targeted the Gemini CLI coding tool. It allowed attackers to execute malicious commands—such as wiping a hard drive—on the computers of developers using the AI tool. Using AI as bait and hacking assistants Other LLM-involved hacks used chatbots to make attacks more effective or stealthier. Earlier this month, two men were indicted for allegedly stealing and wiping sensitive government…

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The Oppo Reno15 Pro Max and Reno15 Pro were just launched in Taiwan. Alongside them, Oppo also debuted a Reno15 model, which appears to be a rebranded Reno15c that was unveiled in China last month. Oppo also sells a Reno15 in China, which features a MediaTek Dimensity 8450 chipset. Meanwhile, the global model is equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SoC. It sports a 6.59-inch AMOLED display with Full-HD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. It is protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass 7i. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset is paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM…

California is giving residents a new tool that should make it easier for them to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal information. While state residents have had the right to demand that a company stop collecting and selling their data since 2020, doing so required a laborious process of opting out with each individual company. The Delete Act, passed in 2023, was supposed to simplify things, allowing residents to make a single request that more than 500 registered data brokers delete their information. Now the Delete Requests and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) actually gives residents the ability…