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Forget euphemism, Trump is using unabashed viciousness in his language against #Iran - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/04/trump-using-dysphemism-language-against-iran "The Trump administration takes pleasure in deploying dysphemism to describe the killing of Iranians" the brutalisation of #murica

Forget euphemism, Trump is using unabashed viciousness in his language against Iran

The Trump administration takes pleasure in deploying dysphemism to describe the killing of Iranians

The Guardian

Glyn Moody 30m ago

#OpenClaw gives users yet another reason to be freaked out about security - https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/heres-why-its-prudent-for-openclaw-users-to-assume-compromise/ " The viral AI agentic tool let attackers silently gain admin unauthenticated access." just the start...

OpenClaw gives users yet another reason to be freaked out about security

The viral AI agentic tool let attackers silently gain admin unauthenticated access.

Ars Technica

Glyn Moody 33m ago

Vulnerability Research Is Cooked - https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/3/vulnerability-research-is-cooked/ "Why are agents so good at this? A combination of baked-in knowledge, pattern matching ability and brute force" #ai

Vulnerability Research Is Cooked

Thomas Ptacek's take on the sudden and enormous impact the latest frontier models are having on the field of vulnerability research. Within the next few months, coding agents will drastically …

Simon Willison’s Weblog

Glyn Moody 46m ago

After fighting #malware for decades, this cybersecurity veteran is now hacking #drones - https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/04/after-fighting-malware-for-decades-this-cybersecurity-veteran-is-now-hacking-drones/

After fighting malware for decades, this cybersecurity veteran is now hacking drones | TechCrunch

Mikko Hyppönen is one of the most recognizable faces of the cybersecurity industry. After fighting computer viruses, worms, and malware, for more than 35 years, he tells TechCrunch why he is now working on systems to stop killer drones.

TechCrunch

Glyn Moody 48m ago

Can Agentic #AI Coding Tools Finally End #Copyright For Software While Re-Inventing #OpenSource? - https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/03/can-agentic-ai-coding-tools-finally-end-copyright-for-software-while-re-inventing-open-source/ I know #betteridge's law applies, but I didn't choose the headline....

Can Agentic AI Coding Tools Finally End Copyright For Software While Re-Inventing Open Source?

Most of the discussions about the impact of the latest generative AI systems on copyright have centered on text, images and video. That’s no surprise, since writers, artists and film-makers feel ve…

Techdirt

Glyn Moody 7h ago

‘The frontline is like Terminator’: fighting robots give Ukraine hope in war with Russia - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/04/fighting-robots-give-ukraine-hope-in-war-with-russia #ukraine is so far ahead of everyone else in war technology; another reason to support it

‘The frontline is like Terminator’: fighting robots give Ukraine hope in war with Russia

Use of unmanned ground vehicles has grown exponentially since 2024 turning the war into a technological contest

The Guardian

Glyn Moody 22h ago

abadidea 1d ago

extremely mad because my relative in American prison has let me know that from now on, instead of being charged once per book or per song and having the files added permanently to his account, he's going to ALSO be charged by the minute to read or listen to music on the tablets that are the only things they're allowed to use.

reminder that paying prisoners (vastly) less than minimum wage is legal in the US because they're defined as an exception to anti-slavery laws.

Glyn Moody 22h ago

Sheryl Weikal 1d ago

You're probably hearing a lot from Marco Rubio and the US State Department about international law and the Strait of Hormuz, and that Iran cannot legally close the Strait. Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, that's true!

There's just one problem.

The US never ratified that treaty.

Glyn Moody 22h ago

Frank Karlitschek 1d ago

Interesting: Almost Two-Thirds of Europeans Back Replacing US Tech, Poll Finds
https://www.techpolicy.press/almost-two-thirds-of-europeans-back-replacing-us-tech-poll-finds/ #Nextcloud

Almost Two-Thirds of Europeans Back Replacing US Tech, Poll Finds

EU leaders are pursuing digital sovereignty plans to reduce the 27-country bloc’s dependence on the United States, writes Mark Scott.

Tech Policy Press

Glyn Moody 22h ago

The Europeans 1d ago

A speech by the EU's Energy Commissioner, Dan Jørgensen, last week. The guy's got a point:

https://substack.com/home/post/p-192965852

#iran #iranWar #energy #oil #europe #eu

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