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 Palo Alto firewall hack: network security policy management is no longer optional

The latest vulnerabilities impacting Palo Alto Networks’ firewalls have once again exposed how fragile network security architectures are.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/palo-alto-firewall-hack-network-security-policy-management-is-no-longer-optional

There’s finally a replacement for Adobe Acrobat, and it lasts for life
20d | pcworld.com
Show HN: Duolingo-style exercises but with real-world content like the news

I've been working on a little side project that combines Duolingo-like listening comprehension exercises with real content .

Every video is transcribed to get much better transcripts than the closed captions. I filter on high quality transcripts, and afterwards a LLM selects only plausible segments for the exercises. This seems to work well for quality control and seems to be reliable enough for these short exercises.

Would love your thoughts!


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20d | Hacker news
iOS 18.4 is available now with new emoji, Apple News+ Food and priority notifications

Apple has released iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4 and visionOS 2.4, bringing a grab bag of new features to the companies devices and expanding Apple Intelligence to new countries and languages.

As

21d | Engadget
8 iPhone Battery Tips to Keep It Powered All Day

Apple phone losing charge too quickly? Try these iPhone battery hacks to make sure it lasts when you need it most. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/8-iphone-battery-tips-to-keep-it-powered-all-day/#ftag=CADf328eec

21d | cnet.com
Switch 2 Nintendo Direct Updates: Rumors and How to Watch

What's coming in the Switch 2? Early rumors suggest what we could see on the April 2 Nintendo Direct reveal video. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/switch-2-nintendo-direct-updates-rumors-and-how-to-watch/#ftag=CADf328eec

21d | cnet.com
‘I will make it perfect.’ New Intel CEO promises to fix what’s wrong
21d | pcworld.com
EA otevřela tři hry, TR2X s podporou Linuxu

Společnost EA otevřela zdrojové kódy pro hry Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Command & Conquer Renegade a Command & Conquer Generals. Nejnovější vydání TR2X, open source reimplementace hry Tomb Raider II, přináší podporu Linuxu. https://www.root.cz/clanky/ea-otevrela-tri-hry-tr2x-s-podporou-linuxu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

21d | root.cz
Model Context Protocol: vznikající standard pro aplikace AI a LLM

Současně s vývojem aplikací, které do nějaké míry využívají umělou inteligenci a/nebo velké jazykové modely se ukázala potřeba existence standardního mechanismu pro komunikaci mezi jednotlivými moduly těchto aplikací. https://www.root.cz/clanky/model-context-protocol-vznikajici-standard-pro-aplikace-ai-a-llm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

21d | root.cz
How to watch the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct

With a ">Tomodachi Life sequel teased and the last few Switch 1 games announced, the deck is cleared for Nintendo's next video presentation o

21d | Engadget
Riot Games' League of Legends TCG is officially called Riftbound

Riot Games has unveiled new details for its upcoming tabletop game, called Riftbound - The League of Legends Trading Card Game. We first got a look at this TCG under the codename

21d | Engadget
The Era of Wi-Fi 7: Everything You Can Expect From the Latest Routers

The next era of Wi-Fi is here. With faster speeds and enhanced performance, here’s what you can expect with Wi-Fi 7. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/what-is-wi-fi-7/#ftag=CADf328eec

21d | cnet.com
 Rebel against God’s final judgment with 32 of your damned besties in this action roguelike for Xbox and PC

Developed by Thunder Lotus, 33 Immortals tasks a large team of players to rebel against God himself in this epic mash-up of action roguelike gameplay inspired by Dante Alighieri’s famed masterpiece, The Divine Comedy. Available now on Xbox and PC in Game Preview.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/rebel-against-gods-final-judgment-with-32-of-your-dam

iOS 18.4 is available now with new emoji, Apple News+ Food and priority notifications

Apple has released iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4 and visionOS 2.4, bringing a grab bag of new features to the companies devices and expanding Apple Intelligence to new countries and languages.

As

21d | Engadget
Alexa+ is out, but missing a lot of features Amazon demoed last month

If there’s one thing you can count on with AI tools is that they’ll launch without most of the promised features. It happened with Apple Intelligence. It happened with Galaxy AI. Now, it’s happening with Alexa+, Amazon’s

21d | Engadget
WD's 1TB C50 Xbox storage card is 30 percent off in the Amazon Spring Sale

The only real way to increase the storage of an Xbox Series X/S is to use a specialized expansion card. Luckily, a really good one is heavily discounted right now. The WD 1TB C40 storage card

21d | Engadget
Substack updated its app to make it even more like TikTok

Substack is taking one more step towards becoming an all-in-one social media / creator platform by adding a vertical video feed to its app. Technically, the new TikTok-style feed is a redesign of the existing Media tab that the company added to the app in 2024, but either way Substack's intentions are clear: It wants a piece of th

21d | Engadget
ChatGPT gained one million new users in an hour today

OpenAI has been doubling its audience for ChatGPT at a rapid rate, and the addition of its latest image generation feature has increased the AI assistant's popularity. Today, CEO Sam Altman

21d | Engadget
Show HN: GuMCP – Open-source MCP servers, hosted for free

Hello! We open sourced all our current MCP servers to platforms like Slack, Google sheets, Linear, Perplexity and will be contributing a few more integrations every day to the project.

problems we're hoping to solve:

- Many people are creating MCP servers for the same apps. They're scattered across different repos but flavors of the same thing. We're making one standardized mono project for all MCP servers.

- Startups are charging for hosting MCP servers. This is blocking tons of peopl

21d | Hacker news
WP Engine Review: A Good Service, but is It Worth the Price?

WP Engine is a managed WordPress hosting company that powers many big websites. Find out if it should power yours, too. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/wp-engine-review/#ftag=CADf328eec

21d | cnet.com
Grab the College Football 25 Standard While It’s Just $10 at Best Buy

Xbox fans: College Football 25 Standard is now a massive $60 off. But act fast; this deal is only available until the end of today. https://www.cnet.com/tech/grab-the-college-football-25-standard-while-its-just-10-at-best-buy/#ftag=CADf328eec

21d | cnet.com