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Microsoft’s password-reset portal can be used to identify valid user accounts and, in some cases, reveal their registered password-reset verification methods without requiring authentication, according to research from LevelBlue SpiderLabs shared with Hackread.com. The finding involves Microsoft’s public Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) portal, a legitimate service that
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The 30-year-old map service is quickly getting with the times. Taner Muhlis Karaguzel/Shutterstock MapQuest is having a moment after refusing to follow along with Google Maps and Apple Maps and rename Lake Ontario. Its decision to hold firm led many folks to turn to its app, which rocketed up
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As you spend more time in the kitchen, it becomes clear that having the right tools can have an outsized impact on your recipe success rate. Some gadgets out there aren’t worth the space they take up in a drawer, but many are essential without an obvious substitute or
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Save $50: Clip-on earbuds allow you to enjoy your tunes and hear your surroundings simultaneously, and right now you can grab the top pair of 2026 for less with this early October Prime Day deal. The coupon code BASEUSXC1 will knock these Baseus Inspire XC1 earbuds down to just $80,
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One of OpenAI’s agents went rogue and hacked an Australian health data website. It’s the first hack of a government system — that we know of. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shared the news in a press conference on Wednesday that OpenAI’s agent tried to access a portal of
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This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewerVictoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. Last night, I asked Blorbo — what I named my Muse AI agent — to help me
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Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Google is rolling out some new Chrome browser features that are designed to make it easier to research and study complicated topics. The cross-device tab
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* FiiO's new CD player can be added to your hi-fi system/compatible active speakers * The RIAA says CD revenue continued to grow during the first half of 2026 * …And as these desktop spinners go, the DP11 is a looker — and quite affordable Aren't CD players having
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Oh Netflix, you have a lot of apologizing to do. Its latest reality game show, Wonka’s Golden Ticket, hasn’t even been on the platform for 24 hours, and it's already found itself in the midst of scathing criticism for, you guessed it, its controversial use of
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Sponsor Posts Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens. Cloudflare Connect 2026: The Agentic Conference — Stop preparing for agents. Start running
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Google’s new AI-powered feature that turns photos of your outfits into a virtual closet — one seemingly inspired by Cher’s iconic virtual wardrobe app featured in the movie “Clueless” — is now available to everyone in the U.S., Brazil, and India, on both iOS and Android devices. The company
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The Clubmaster Ray-Ban Meta Audio frames in "Transparent Orchid."Credit: ExtremeTech On Wednesday, Meta announced the all-new Ray-Ban Meta Audio, a camera-free iteration on its existing smart glasses. With no visual sensors whatsoever, the glasses focus on open-ear listening for music and phone calls, as well as access
