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Firecracker VM Escape: PwnEscape Part 2
Hacker News discussion (132 points, submitted by SerCe). Discussion thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50397219
HomeKit Weekly: Airversa’s Humelle is the Thread humidifier my house needs this winter
I love natural gas heat for a few reasons, but one is avoiding AUX heat from a heat pump and watching the bill rise. The downside is when the gas heat kicks on, the air in mt house is bone dry. My nose ends up being super dry for months. A humidifier like the Airversa Humelle wor...
Restaurant Delivery Payment-Skimming Campaign
Hacker News discussion (67 points, submitted by fiej). Discussion thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50397017
FAA to finally ditch floppy disks in what it calls "historic" tech upgrade
FAA information display systems to be floppy-free at 435 sites by end of 2028.
Replit rebuilt its sandbox engine with microVMs
Hacker News discussion (47 points, submitted by gaplong). Discussion thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50396834
iOS 27.2 adds three new ways to customize your iPhone
iOS 27.2 launched last week with a lot of new features, and also several ways you can customize your iPhone. Here’s what’s new for iPhone personalization. more…
Rocco’s Black Friday Sale: Smart Fridges Hit Their Lowest Prices of 2026
The new Essential and certain colors of the original Classic are at their lowest prices of the year.
Early Black Friday Mattress Deals: Get Up to 35% Off WIRED-Tested Favorites
I’ve already found early deals on our favorite WIRED-tested mattresses and sleep accessories.
Hundreds of Artex AI hacking tools found publicly exposed to the web
Security researchers found hundreds of servers hosting the penetration testing tool Artex exposed to the internet, allowing anyone access to the hacking tool.
Meta introduces Spaces, a new way to collaborate with your Muse agent
Meta's Muse agents continue to get new features and integrations. Spaces promises to be a new way to interact with the AI helpers.
Free Chinese AI Models Are Getting Scary Good at Hacking
An experiment in which AI models were asked to break into simulated networks showed the hacking skills of DeepSeek and GLM to be not far behind OpenAI’s most advanced cyber model, which isn’t public.
Lame-duck Congress might actually do something: speed up energy projects
A massive permitting bill that could help energy projects come online much quicker and potentially lower utility bills for Americans is advancing with bipartisan support. And while it could be a catalyst for lots of clean energy, it could also speed up polluting projects and limit oversight of new d...