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Spec-Driven Development Turns the Chaos of Vibe Coding Into Structured Delivery

We have all been through the cycle of AI adoption in software development. At first, we were just surprised that Large Language Models (LLMs) could help with the small stuff. It didn’t matter that you had to copy-paste snippets into a chat window, or that the model couldn’t

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Internal chats: in March, xAI offered employees $420 in exchange for completed tax filings as training data for Grok, but the bonuses haven't been paid out

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Another top WordPress plugin exploited — hackers target credit card details, here's what you need to know

* Hackers are exploiting a critical flaw in the Funnel Builder plugin to inject credit card skimmers into checkout pages * FunnelKit released a patched version, but more than half of active sites remain on older, vulnerable builds * Stolen payment data is being monetized through dark web sales and fraudulent ad purchases

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Amazon's Alexa+ now produces AI-generated “podcasts” on various topics in the US, featuring chats between two AI “co-hosts”, using content from media outlets

Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data

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Integrate Atlassian Confluence Cloud with Amazon Quick | Amazon Web Services

Teams can integrate Atlassian Confluence Cloud with Amazon Quick to search and manage documentation without switching between multiple systems. When documentation lives in Confluence, but related data sits in other systems, teams waste time switching tools, re-searching for context, and manually gathering information. These interruptions slow decisions and create gaps

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Discord

Discord is a cross-platform voice and text chat app originally designed for gamers, but since finding mainstream popularity, all kind of communities have migrated to it. Even TechSpot staff have moved away from Slack to use Discord full-time for team collaboration and communication. Is Discord better than Zoom? Zoom and

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Google has sold so much TPU capacity that its own researchers are queueing for the rest

Alphabet runs the most enviable AI infrastructure stack in the industry. The success of the third-party deals with Anthropic and Meta is the reason internal access has become a competitive resource. Google has spent a decade quietly building the most enviable position in AI infrastructure: a healthy cloud business, its

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'The exact same issue that was reported to Microsoft by Google project zero is actually still present, unpatched': Chaotic Eclipse strikes again with another worrying Windows security flaw

* Researcher Chaotic Eclipse discloses new Windows 11 zero‑day affecting the Cloud Filter driver * MiniPlasma, originally tracked as CVE‑2020‑17103, was reported years ago but remains exploitable despite prior patch attempts * It is the sixth vulnerability leaked by the researcher, highlighting ongoing disputes with Microsoft’s handling of bug

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These are the best early Memorial Day 2026 TV deals I've found so far

Memorial Day is coming up this weekend, and you can already find steep markdowns on top-tier TVs from brands like Samsung, LG, and more. Retailers like Amazon and Best Buy are offering discounts of hundreds, even thousands, on everything from high-end OLEDs to more budget-friendly Mini LED and QLED options.

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Arkham: Iran's largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, processed $2.3B+ since 2023 via Tron and BNB Chain, including $23M+ since the Iran war started in February

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Government Backed Hackers Abuse Cloudflare in Malaysian Espionage Campaign

A campaign linked to a suspected Malaysian government operation has been using hidden command and control infrastructure for years, according to new findings from Oasis Security. Researchers said the activity points to a long running espionage effort that stayed active by masking backend systems and limiting exposure to public scanning

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Pro-Iran hackers claim recent Spotify outage was revenge for US action in their country

* Spotify experienced a widespread outage on May 12 2026, affecting apps, web players, and support services for several hours * The Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq‑313 Team claimed responsibility, saying it launched a DDoS attack on Spotify’s servers * The same group recently targeted Canonical, adding to its sporadic record