Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 09/10/2026RIP Margaret Hamilton (1936-2026). She directed the team behind NASA’s Apollo flight software (standing next to the printed code in the photo) and famously saved the Apollo 11 landing when sensor overload threatened touchdown. 110
Reposted by Randy BalbuenaMatt Davies @mattdaviescartoon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Newsday.com/matt 111041
Reposted by Randy BalbuenaCNN @cnn.com · 12/09/2026Robots in Poland "protested" outside the Digital Affairs Ministry on Monday, demanding greater regulation of AI, as organizers warn about its potential impact on the labor market. 1213739
Reposted by Randy BalbuenaZack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 09/09/2026Watching this Apple event tout how iPhones will soon be able to record ambient audio/conversations and transcribe "high level notes" for you. It's billed as private and end-to-end encrypted, but I think the bigger harm is the normalization of always-listening devices. It's creepy and not normal. 27991353
Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 09/09/2026The uprising is happening. #AI “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade. This is not a marketing stunt […] No other human activity poses this level of danger.”x.comJacob Coxon (@hilbertspaess) on XI resigned from Anthropic today. I spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives. More thoughts below. 000
Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 08/09/2026Update your computers! Microsoft just fixed 966 flaws and 2 zero-days vulnerabilitiesbleepingcomputer.comMicrosoft September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 966 flaws, 2 zero-daysToday is Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday, with security updates released for a record-breaking 966 flaws, including two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities. 000
Reposted by Randy BalbuenaSenator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 21/05/2026Thank you, Stephen Colbert, for years of laughter, and speaking truth to power and never backing down. The Late Show is ending under the shadow of FCC pressure and corporate fear. The FCC’s job is to protect the public interest, not serve Trump’s interest. 416234
Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 21/05/2026Bruce Springsteen on why CBS cancelled Stephen Colbert’s Late Show. #colbert #1A #censorshipinamerica 030
Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 21/05/2026No zero-days. No CI/CD breaking. No advanced AI exploits by Mythos. Just a single poisoned VS Code extension on an employee’s machine. #cybersecurity #supplychainattackbleepingcomputer.comGitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extensionGitHub has confirmed that roughly 3,800 internal repositories were breached after one of its employees installed a malicious VS Code extension. 001
Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 17/05/2026Apple spent 5 years and billions of dollars engineering MIE, the ultimate microchip defense that became the pride of their Security Team and the crown jewel of Apple Silicon. Then it took an AI-driven exploit just 5 days to circumvent its protections. 🤯 #infosec #cybersecurity #cve CVE-2026-28952blog.calif.ioFirst public macOS kernel memory corruption exploit on Apple M5Apple spent five years building hardware and software to make memory corruption exploits dramatically harder. Our engineers, working together with Mythos Preview, built a working exploit in five days. 100
Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 14/05/2026Bitlocker backdoor. #cybersecuritybleepingcomputer.comMicrosoft fixes BitLocker recovery issue only for Windows 11 usersMicrosoft has addressed a known issue causing some Windows 11 systems to boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the April 2026 Windows security updates. 000
Reposted by Randy BalbuenaTempus abolere ICE (time to abolish ICE) @tempus.bsky.social · 12/05/2026AI comes for all the jobs, even cybercrime. Why wait to be breached when you can have AI do it for you 011
Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 13/05/2026Today marks 9 years since the #WannaCry outbreak. The ransomware impacted over 200,000 computers worldwide before @malwaretech.com discovered the kill switch that stopped it from spreading further. #Cybersecurity #TechHistory #OTD 2017securityaffairs.comWannaCry, the ransomware attack that changed the history of cybersecurityWannaCry showed how unpatched flaws and leaked cyber tools can cripple global systems, reshaping cybersecurity defenses worldwide. 010
Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 07/04/2026Anthropic new model, Mythos, is so powerful that it has “already found thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major operating system and web browser.” #AI #Glasswing #cybersecurityanthropic.comProject Glasswing: Securing critical software for the AI eraA new initiative to secure the world’s most critical software and give defenders a durable advantage in the coming AI-driven era of cybersecurity. 000
Reposted by Randy BalbuenaAstronaut Terry Virts @astroterry.bsky.social · 07/04/2026These images that the Artemis-2 crew took of the Moon and Earth and our solar system yesterday are just spectacular. www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/s...cnn.comNASA releases stunning new ‘Earthset’ image taken during historic lunar flyby | CNNOver seven hours, the astronauts took thousands of photos that will help inform scientists’ understanding of the moon. The first ones have now been released. 0406
Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 01/04/2026You can finally change your Google Gmail username!blog.googleChange your Google Account username in a few simple steps.Here’s how to change your Google Account username (and how to change your Gmail address) in a few simple steps. 000
Reposted by Randy BalbuenaDavid Pogue @davidpogue.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Ring's Super Bowl ad, which seemed to depict a SkyNet-style surveillance network for finding lost dogs, backfired spectacularly. In today's free “Pogue’s Posts” column: My interview with Ring's CEO to learn what went wrong. substack.com/@pogueman/no...substack.comThe Ring Super Bowl Ad: Interview with the CEOThe seven ingredients of a perfect-storm corporate crisis 012
Reposted by Randy BalbuenaMatt Davies @mattdaviescartoon.bsky.social · 13/02/2026We Caved. Newsday.com/matt 312847
Reposted by Randy BalbuenaRandy Balbuena @randyb.net · 11/02/2026Update your Apple devices! Tons of bug and security fixes in these new OS versions: iOS 26.3 iPadOS 26.3 macOS Tahoe 26.3 tvOS 26.3 watchOS 26.3 visionOS 26.3 001
Reposted by Randy BalbuenaElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 11/02/2026Criticize the government online? DHS might demand Google hand over your info. Our latest EFFector breaks down Homeland Security's unlawful subpoenas targeting critics—plus our campaign for end-to-end encryption and a bill to stop government face scans. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.org🗣 Homeland Security Wants Names | EFFector 38.3Criticize the government online? The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) might ask Google to cough up your name. By abusing an investigative tool called "administrative subpoenas," DHS has been 411355
Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 11/02/2026Update your Apple devices! Tons of bug and security fixes in these new OS versions: iOS 26.3 iPadOS 26.3 macOS Tahoe 26.3 tvOS 26.3 watchOS 26.3 visionOS 26.3 001
Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 31/01/2026media.tenor.coma man is sitting on a couch with his hand on his faceALT: a man is sitting on a couch with his hand on his face 000
Reposted by Randy Balbuenaevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 27/01/2026This is your regular reminder that the data broker industry must be destroyed. 151904606
Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 25/01/2026Looks like Florida is the ONLY warm place in the country right now. It’s 22°F (-6°C) but feels single digit because of the wind, and will be even colder for at least the entire week! Snow shoveling later (8-18+ inches). Stay safe, folks! #WinterStorm 000
Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 23/01/2026Siri is getting smart; at long last!media.tenor.coma woman in a headband is looking at a tabletALT: a woman in a headband is looking at a tablet 000
Reposted by Randy BalbuenaFreedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 14/01/2026The FBI’s raid today on the home of @washingtonpost.com reporter @hannahnatanson.bsky.social is an alarming escalation in the Trump administration’s war on the press. Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social explain how the DOJ is not only attacking the First Amendment but also ignoring federal law. 9311147
Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 15/01/2026media.tenor.comDonald Duck Money GIFALT: Donald Duck Money GIF 010
Reposted by Randy BalbuenaEd Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 07/01/2026If you aren't angry, you aren't paying attention. A woman was murdered by ICE in Minneapolis today. This should outrage us all. ICE out of our cities now. youtube.com/shorts/ecsmn...youtube.comICE Out of Cities NowYouTube video by Ed Markey for Senate 31637155
Reposted by Randy BalbuenaZack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 07/01/2026Mac users found their Logitech mice stopped working because someone at Logitech forgot to renew an expired app certificate. *pinches bridge of nose and sighs loudly for the rest of time*theverge.comLogitech caused its mice to freak out by not renewing a certificateThat’s one heck of an oversight. 1288
Reposted by Randy BalbuenaAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Venezuela opposition reports the so called "capture" of Maduro was a negotiated deal between Maduro and US for an agreed exit strategy. We reported in November that this would be the case. The US bombed Venezuelan service members as part of a death theatre. #VenezuelaInvasion 1021772902
Reposted by Randy BalbuenaReuters @reuters.com · 03/01/2026Trump says US has captured Venezuela President Maduro reut.rs/3N5kCbmreut.rsTrump says US has captured Venezuela President MaduroU.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the United States had captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, and flown them out of the country. 236046
Reposted by Randy BalbuenaPicard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Picard management tip: Start your log entries with the current stardate. It helps you keep track of what year it is. 314621
Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 31/12/2025So little left from 2025media.tenor.coma young man says it 's gone in a videoALT: a young man says it 's gone in a video 010
Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 29/12/2025MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847) is under active exploit in the wild. This major security vulnerability affects MongoDB, used by 70%+ of Fortune 500 companies. (image: xkcd). #explainedinonepicture #techexplained 010
Reposted by Randy BalbuenaRon Deibert @rondeibert.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Received a notification from Apple, Google or WhatsApp that you've been targeted or hacked with government spyware? Take it seriously! Here's a very useful guide from @lorenzofb.bsky.social @techcrunch.com about what steps you should take next 👇 1137
Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 22/12/2025How did Spotify not notice this 300TB data breach?!annas-archive.orgBacking up SpotifyWe backed up Spotify (metadata and music files). It’s distributed in bulk torrents (~300TB). It’s the world’s first “preservation archive” for music which is fully open (meaning it can easily be mirro... 000
Reposted by Randy BalbuenaElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 19/12/2025Though age verification mandates claim to protect children, in practice they create harmful censorship and surveillance regimes that put everyone—adults and young people alike—at risk. Learn how to fight back at our new Age Verification Resource Center: EFF.org/Age.eff.orgAge Verification and Age Gating: Resource HubAge verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious 48137
Randy Balbuena @randyb.net · 19/12/2025At long last! What took you so long, YouTube?! “YouTube Shuts Down Channels Using AI To Create Fake Movie Trailers Watched By Millions”deadline.comYouTube Shuts Down Channels Using AI To Create Fake Movie Trailers Watched By MillionsYouTube has terminated two prominent channels, Screen Culture and KH Studio, using artificial intelligence to create fake movie trailers. 000
Reposted by Randy Balbuenaevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 18/12/2025The US TikTok sale has been signed. The company will be controlled by a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Abu Dhabi-based MGX. Adding a UAE company really makes it clear that this was never about national security concerns. www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...axios.comScoop: TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. unit after yearslong sagaThe deal would end a yearslong saga to force TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the company's U.S. operation. 9029401182
