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Reflection has released Beam, a 501B coding model, under Apache 2.0. Here is what you can download, who hosts it, and what is still unknown.
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Cisco Secure Email Gateway Zero-Day Is Being Exploited: Check Your Version Today
Cisco says attackers are already abusing a critical bug that gives root access through one crafted email attachment. Here is who is exposed and which fix to install.
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Claude Code Wrote a Linux Driver for a Scanner Linux Never Supported
A Red Hat developer used Claude Code to build a driver for an unsupported film scanner and fix a dark laptop webcam. Here’s how it worked and where it falls short.
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ChatGPT Ad Targeting Can Use Your Email and Phone: What the Opt-Out Misses
Advertisers can reportedly reach you in ChatGPT using your email, phone number or chat topics. Here’s what the ads setting really stops.
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Nvidia’s NXDirection Cuts Prompt Injection Attacks to 0.1%: What It Means
Nvidia researchers say a new method drops hidden-instruction attacks on AI models from 38.1% to 0.1%. Here’s how it works and who can use it.
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Figma Specs Lets You Write Design Rules AI Agents Actually Follow
Figma now lets teams write their design rules in Markdown so AI agents stay on-brand. Here is who gets Specs, what it costs, and the Nov 4 deadline.
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Apple Intelligence China Launch Is Set for December With iOS 27.3: What You Get and What’s Missing
Apple’s AI features are reportedly reaching iPhones in mainland China in December with iOS 27.3, but Siri AI and several other tools are left out.
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HyperOS 4 Rollout: Which Xiaomi Phones Get It First, and When Everyone Else Can Expect It
Xiaomi started pushing Android 17-based HyperOS 4 in China on Oct 15. Here is who is first in line and what global users should expect.
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Samsung Deepfake Detection: Galaxy Phones May Spot AI Fakes On-Device
Samsung and Reality Defender plan to detect AI-faked voices and videos right on Galaxy phones. Here’s what’s confirmed and what isn’t.

