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UNC6671 Vishing Attacks Target Personal Phones to Steal SaaS Data

A recent wave of cyber attacks targeting financial services, private equity, and professional services is attributed to a data extortion group known as UNC6671. "UNC6671 continues to rely on voice phishing (vishing) to target enterprise employees, posing as IT help desk staff facilitating mandatory, urgent security migrations. Significantly, the threat actor often contacts employees via their

The only instant cameras worth your money

There’s something magical about using instant cameras that smartphones can’t match. You can capture a moment, print it out, and then give the photo as a gift or hold onto it. Image quality won’t be all that good, but imperfections are part of the allure. We tested instant camera models from popular brands and landed on a handful that we think are the best. Some aim to preserve the classic experience above all else, while others support companion apps and the ability to print stored photos. Fujif

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New official 30th anniversary Quake mission pack adds new maps and mechanics

19 new maps continue the story from MachineGames' other campaign additions.

Microsoft Foundry Tool Search: Your Agent Pays a Tax on Every Tool It Never Calls

Most agents are billed for tools they don't use. Not once — on every single turn. The mechanics are simple enough that it's easy to miss. When you give a model a set of tools, the full JSON schema for every tool goes into the request. Names, descriptions, parameter types, enum values, nested objects, the lot. The model reads all of it, picks one, and calls it. Next turn, the whole catalog goes over the wire again, because the API is stateless and the tool list is part of the request.

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Disney Plus tries a new AI-powered search

Disney’s AI tools for Disney Plus and ESPN. Disney is testing a new AI-powered tool for Disney Plus that uses a natural language search, a voice query, or a suggested prompt to create a customized row of show and movie recommendations. Disney Plus, like other streaming services, can recommend shows to watch based on your viewing history. But the company says this new tool, which is "a limited beta experiment" that's in testing with a "small group of select subscribers," is intended to recommen

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