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Google’s TV Box Botnet Takedown: 1.3 Million Devices And Factory Malware

Google’s TV Box Botnet Takedown: 1.3 Million Devices And Factory Malware

Google says it disrupted the XCPE botnet, which affected more than 1.3 million TV boxes and relied on malware embedded in device firmware.
The EU AI Copyright Debate, Explained For Companies, Publishers And Users

The EU AI Copyright Debate, Explained For Companies, Publishers And Users

An EU court adviser says AI chatbots may infringe press publishers’ rights in some cases, but his nonbinding opinion points against the publisher suing Google.
7 Best Educational STEM Kits for Adults in 2027

7 Best Educational STEM Kits for Adults in 2027

Compare seven educational STEM kits for adults, from programmable robot cars to engine models and circuit projects, with picks by learning style.
Astra’s Weight Edit: Model Repair Without An IQ Jump

Astra’s Weight Edit: Model Repair Without An IQ Jump

A November 2 blog reports GPT-6 Astra raised Qwen3.5-0.8B’s MATH-500 score to 48.1% by editing two weight tensors, without gradient descent.
10 Asteroid Mysteries That Hera Will Explore

10 Asteroid Mysteries That Hera Will Explore

ESA’s Hera spacecraft is due to reach the Didymos system in November to survey DART’s impact site and investigate asteroid science.
How To Make Sense Of AI Through The History Of Farming

How To Make Sense Of AI Through The History Of Farming

A ThorstenMeyerAI.com essay uses farming’s long shift from human labor to machinery and science to frame questions about AI and work.
OpenAI’s Compute Campuses Bring Local Utility Costs Into The Debate

OpenAI’s Compute Campuses Bring Local Utility Costs Into The Debate

OpenAI confirmed it will use “compute campuses,” as questions grow over who pays for power, grid upgrades and water at AI sites.
15 Best Educational Toys for Kids in 2027

15 Best Educational Toys for Kids in 2027

Compare 15 educational toys for kids, from hands-on building and puzzles to early literacy, counting, science, and interactive learning.
A Local DeepSeek Setup Brings Safety Controls Into The Spotlight

A Local DeepSeek Setup Brings Safety Controls Into The Spotlight

AtomicChat says its local DeepSeek build removes refusals, but its safety and benchmark claims have not been independently verified.
360 Korean Judges Share Their Views On AI And Fake Court Cases

360 Korean Judges Share Their Views On AI And Fake Court Cases

A survey of 360 South Korean judges found widespread reports of fabricated or distorted legal citations and calls for rules on AI use.