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Field notes on web development, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, automation and AI — with commands you can copy straight into your shell.
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Someone Hid Instructions in an Ordinary Email. Only the AI Could Read Them.
A scam email can now carry two messages: the one you see, and a hidden set of instructions written for the AI that summarises…
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You Were Warned About the Robot Uprising. Nobody Warned You About Your Job.
The robot-apocalypse story fills the news and asks nothing of anyone. What is already happening to ordinary work is quieter, and it is the…
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You Signed In to a Drawing. It Wasn’t Google.
Scammers built fake AI advertising tools that draw a Google sign-in window inside the page, then take your password — and the code from…
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Denmark Kept a File on Everyone. Someone Went Through 8.8 Million of Them.
Denmark’s register of residents was searched without permission for the details of 8.8 million people. Here is what that means for you — and…
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You Bought a Concert Ticket. It Was Never Real.
Fans with paid-for tickets in their email were turned away at a Berlin concert last Friday. The tickets were fake, and this is happening…
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119,000 Fake Shops Are Copying Real Brands, Down to the Photos
A network of about 119,000 fake online shops copies real brands, right down to the photos, and steals card details at checkout. How to…
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Those Ordinary-Looking Glasses May Be Filming You
Camera glasses look like normal spectacles, and the little recording light is easy to miss. In the Netherlands hundreds of women were filmed without…
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OpenCut: The Free Video Editor That Never Uploads Your Clip
OpenCut is a free, open-source video editor that runs in your browser and never uploads your clip.
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Your Car Knows Where You Drive. It Tells Advertisers.
A study of 21 cars and 30 car apps found that almost all send information to advertising companies, and that seven hand over the…