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TechCrunch Mobility: Lime’s IPO gamble

TechCrunch Mobility: Lime’s IPO gamble

[ad_1] Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! After years of hints and preparation, the Uber-backed electric bike and scooter rental startup Lime …

GrapheneOS says Google is making life harder for rival operating systems and devices

GrapheneOS says Google is making life harder for rival operating systems and devices

[ad_1] Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR GrapheneOS claims Google and Apple are increasingly using device verification systems to lock users into their own hardware and software. The platform says tools like Google’s Play Integrity, Apple’s App Attest, and Google’s reCAPTCHA systems make it harder to use alternative operating systems. GrapheneOS argues these systems are …

Im going back to writing code by hand

Im going back to writing code by hand

[ad_1] 09 May, 2026 Here is k10s: https://github.com/shvbsle/k10s/tree/archive/go-v0.4.0 234 commits. ~30 weekends. Built entirely on vibe-coded sessions with Claude, whenever my tokens lasted long enough to ship something. I’m archiving my TUI tool and rewriting it from scratch. k10s started as a GPU-aware Kubernetes dashboard (and my first foray into building something serious with AI). …

Vivo’s X300 Ultra has the best cameras in any phone

Vivo’s X300 Ultra has the best cameras in any phone

[ad_1] A few months ago, I wrote that the telephoto camera is the only lens that matters any more, at least when it comes to Ultra-class flagships. As phones got better, cameras became where manufacturers tried to stand out. As cameras got better, telephoto lenses became the next point of focus. The most recent Ultra …

Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude’s blackmail attempts

Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude’s blackmail attempts

[ad_1] Fictional portrayals of artificial intelligence can have a real effect on AI models, according to Anthropic. Last year, the company said that during pre-release tests involving a fictional company, Claude Opus 4 would often try to blackmail engineers to avoid being replaced by another system. Anthropic later published research suggesting that models from other …

Obsidian Plugin Abused in Social Engineering Campaign to Deliver New PHANTOMPULSE RAT

Obsidian Plugin Abused in Social Engineering Campaign to Deliver New PHANTOMPULSE RAT

[ad_1] Executive Summary Security researchers have identified a highly targeted social engineering campaign (REF6598) that weaponizes the Obsidian note-taking application to deliver a previously undocumented Remote Access Trojan (RAT) named PHANTOMPULSE. The campaign targets individuals in the financial and cryptocurrency sectors on both Windows and macOS. Attackers use platforms like LinkedIn and Telegram to build …

Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for May 11 #799

Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for May 11 #799

[ad_1] Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Some really old-timey words appear in today’s NYT Strands puzzle. I found a few of the answers difficult to unscramble, so …