Just how harmful is vaping? More evidence is emerging
Increasingly, research is pointing to the reality that while vapes do not contain the same dangerous chemicals as cigarettes, they come with their own harms.
Day: July 9, 2025
Gold Melody IAB Exploits Exposed ASP.NET Machine Keys for Unauthorized Access to Targets
The Initial Access Broker (IAB) known as Gold Melody has been attributed to a campaign that exploits leaked ASP.NET machine keys to obtain unauthorized access to organizations and peddle that access to other threat actors.
The activity is being tracked…
Iranian lawmakers introduce urgent bill to sue US and Zionist regime over recent attacks
Iranian lawmaker Abbas Goudarzi says a group of MPs has introduced a double-urgency bill requiring the government to pursue legal action against the US and the Zionist regime for their recent acts of aggression against the Islamic Republic.
Elon Musk addresses Grok’s antisemitic posts, says it was “too compliant to user prompts” and “too eager to please and be manipulated, essentially” (Herb Scribner/Axios)
Herb Scribner / Axios:
Elon Musk addresses Grok’s antisemitic posts, says it was “too compliant to user prompts” and “too eager to please and be manipulated, essentially” — Elon Musk shared his thoughts Wedne…
My favorite drip coffee machine is better than a Keurig or Ninja – especially on sale
I’ve been using a Technivorm Moccamaster for years for an easy but high-quality cup of coffee, and now it’s 45% off with this Prime Day deal.
‘Backbone of city’: Philadelphia union workers end strike; reach ‘historic deal’ with city
Philadelphia officials and District Council 33 have reached a tentative agreement, ending a week-long strike by nearly 10,000 blue-collar workers. The agreement, which needs ratification, includes a 14 percent pay increase over four years. The strike, …
Can Trump’s exemptions for undocumented farm laborers succeed without angering MAGA?
President planning program to support agricultural laborers in the U.S. illegally – but risks angering MAGA
Appeals court overturns right-wing influencer’s conviction for spreading 2016 election falsehoods
A federal appeals court has overturned a self-styled right-wing propagandist’s conviction for spreading falsehoods on social media in an effort to suppress Democratic turnout in the 2016 presidential election.
Sources: OpenAI plans to launch an open-weight model as soon as next week on Hugging Face and other platforms, its first open-weight release since GPT-2 in 2019 (Tom Warren/The Verge)
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Sources: OpenAI plans to launch an open-weight model as soon as next week on Hugging Face and other platforms, its first open-weight release since GPT-2 in 2019 — Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI could be …
Woman, 20, found dead on Bahamas superyacht as crewman charged with murder
The tragedy – which happened just days before Paige Bell’s 21st birthday – has rocked the yachting community and prompted tributes from across the industry.