Author: Vidya Saras
A cat jumped up on my couch. Wait a minute. I don’t have a cat.The alert about the leaping feline is something my Google Home app sent me when I was out at a party. Turns out it was my dog. This notification came through a day after I turned on Google’s Gemini for Home capability in the Google Home app. It brings the power of large language models to the smart home ecosystem, and one of the most useful features is more descriptive alerts from my Nest security cameras. So, instead of “Person seen,” it can tell me FedEx…
These are busy days for Steve Witkoff. The real estate developer-turned-Swiss Army Knife diplomat (officially the special presidential envoy for peace missions) was sitting in the galleries of the Israeli Knesset on Monday, listening as President Donald Trump basked in the newly brokered ceasefire-for-hostages deal, when his boss reminded him of another assignment.
In this tutorial, we explore the Advanced Model Context Protocol (MCP) and demonstrate how to use it to address one of the most unique challenges in modern AI systems: enabling real-time interaction between AI models and external data or tools. Traditional models operate in isolation, limited to their training data, but through MCP, we create a bridge that enables models to access live resources, run specialized tools, and adapt dynamically to changing contexts. We walk through building an MCP server and client from scratch, showing how each component contributes to this powerful ecosystem of intelligent collaboration. Check out the FULL CODES…
“JADESNOW utilizes EtherHiding to fetch, decrypt, and execute malicious payloads from smart contracts on the BNB Smart Chain and Ethereum,” the researchers said. “The input data stored in the smart contract may be Base64-encoded and XOR-encrypted. The final payload in the JADESNOW infection chain is usually a more persistent backdoor like INVISIBLEFERRET.JAVASCRIPT.” Furthermore, the INVISIBLEFERRET backdoor’s code might be split across different smart contracts, and when executed, it might download additional payloads stored at different blockchain addresses, such as a Python-based information stealer. The malicious JavaScript downloader used by UNC5342 queries the Ethereum or BNB chains through several blockchain explorer…
Like the guard injured during the Worcester Art Museum robbery, security employees rarely carried arms – and, as portrayed mockingly in The Mastermind, they could often be dozy “retirees” or “acid heads”, as Reichardt says, with limited training. She adds: “Museums used to have these cool circular drives out front, which made the getaway pretty handy.” And, while the film features an FBI art crime investigator reminiscent of real-life agent Robert Wittman – who recovered $300m (£225m) worth of art over the course of his career – the actual FBI Art Crime Team was only founded in 2004.AlamyHeiress-turned-revolutionary Rose Dugdale’s…
Not watching Love Island USA meant Reasonable Doubt‘s Brandee Evans didn’t realize she was filming scenes with reality star Kordell Beckham. During the Thursday, October 16, episode of the Hulu series, Evans’ character Monica shared the screen with Ozzie’s (Kyle Bary) friends — with one of the guys being played by Beckham. “I’ve never seen Love Island. I didn’t know who Kordell was,” Evans exclusively told Us Weekly. “But I just knew he was so kind and then I just know who I met on that set. So I’m going to have to go watch Love Island USA now.” Evans…
Former Chancellor George Osborne has warned that Reform UK “cannot be trusted to run the economy”, accusing Nigel Farage’s party of lacking fiscal credibility at a time when economic stewardship is likely to define the next general election. Speaking amid growing scrutiny of Reform’s costed plans, Mr Osborne dismissed the party as economically unreliable, pointing to its proposals to lift the two-child benefit cap and nationalise water companies — policies that have already been branded “socialist” by Conservative critics. “I don’t think people are going to pick Reform to fix the economy,” he said. “I would just be: economy, economy,…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure BitMine’s large buy and a string of public warnings have left markets watching Ethereum closely this week. Big moves were made during the sell-off, and firms and investors are now weighing whether those buys mean confidence or simply a bet on a rebound. Large Scale Accumulation Continues According to onchain data from Arkham Intelligence and the tracker ‘BMNR Bullz’, BitMine Immersion Technologies bought a total of 379,271 ETH in three separate purchases: 202,037 ETH after the weekend crash, 104,336 ETH on Thursday, and 72,898 ETH on Saturday.…
Researchers are exploring the behavior of “death fold” proteins in the hopes of understanding why some cells die too soon and why others don’t die soon enough. faithiecannoise/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption faithiecannoise/iStockphoto/Getty Images In Alzheimer’s, brain cells die too soon. In cancer, dangerous cells don’t die soon enough. That’s because both diseases alter the way cells decide when to end their lives, a process called programmed cell death. “Cell death sounds morbid, but it’s essential for our health,” says Douglas Green, who has spent decades studying the process at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. For…
Editor’s note: Today we’re highlighting Fragments, a project by Ben McCormick that helps creatives learn and experiment with shaders. We love showcasing work from the community, so if you’re building something you’d like to share, get in touch, we’d love to feature it! Hey everyone! I’m Ben, a design engineer, creative coder, and shader artist based in Perth, Western Australia. Last year, I discovered something that completely changed the way I approach creative coding, and I’ve been building Fragments to share it. How it all started Back in my 20s, a really long time ago now, I had a brainwave…