2026-03-03 15:26:01
Israel-based Fig Security, which makes tools for companies to monitor their security stack, raised $38M in seed and Series A funding (Ram Iyer/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/03/fig-security-emerges-from-stealth…
Israel-based Fig Security, which makes tools for companies to monitor their security stack, raised $38M in seed and Series A funding (Ram Iyer/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/03/fig-security-emerges-from-stealth…
"People proudly saying how much the software they work on is “vibe coded” or “written by Claude” underlining how there is no pride in or responsibility for the work one not only put out but actually forces on people."
(Original title: Artisanal care)
https://tante.cc/2026/03/04/artisanal-
Trilateral peace talks on hold as Ukraine waits for US, Zelensky says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/05/trilateral-peace-talks-on-hold.html
#heiseshow: Anthropic vs. Pentagon, Mobile World Congress, Intimsourcing
In der #heiseshow: Anthropic liegt mit der US-Regierung im Clinch, der MWC 2026 zeigt viel KI, und Schlafzimmeraufnahmen von Metas Brillen landen in Afrika.
Capt. Cody A. Khork
Sgt. Nicole M. Amor,
Sgt. Declan J. Coady
and
Sgt. Noah L. Tietjens.
Two other service members who were killed have not yet been identified.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/world/m
RE: https://mastodon.social/@bagder/116174999123866384
❝ After careful investigation, this trivial ../ exploit that grants root access then literally sets the server on fire has been assessed as not a vulnerability and does not meet Microso…
Trump’s CISA nominee said he left Coast Guard to address GOP hold
https://www.nextgov.com/people/2026/03/trumps-cisa-nominee-said-he-left-coast-guard-address-gop-hold/411894/
RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@alice/116174173831789756
Ha, this video is terrifying and beautiful. Humans are so amazing.
X is testing a standalone X Chat iOS app with 1,000 users via Apple's TestFlight, a shift away from Elon Musk's plan to make X an "everything app" (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/03/x-begins-testing-standalone-x-chat-…
The "Pro-Human AI Declaration" that was released is kinda bland and not very consistent or meaningful (https://tante.cc/2026/03/05/nothing-to-declare/) but the core takes now is to hold the people in your circle who thought that signing this together with Steve Bannon and othe…
Slovakia's Prime Minister claims he has secret satellite imagery showing Druzhba pipeline not damaged: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/05/slovakias-prime-minister-claims-he.html
Tuesday results put incumbents on notice in 2026 primaries
Tuesday’s primaries exposed vulnerabilities that are expected to plague incumbent lawmakers in both parties throughout this year’s primary elections.
Several old-guard House Democrats faced spirited,
successful challenges from younger and more liberal candidates,
while several Republicans were imperiled by a lack of an endorsement from Donald Trump.
In the lead-up to the midterms, Democratic voters expr…
Apple unveils the M5 MacBook Air in 13" and 15" sizes, boosting its starting price by $100 to $1,099 and offering 512GB of base storage, shipping March 11 (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/03/apple-ann…
What to do if you spot an Iranian Shahed drone: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/what-to-do-if-you.html
Okay. Here it is. A quick note on that new "AI declaration".
Which is mostly just a bit clueless but which also assembled some of the most vile people on the planet for a bunch of scientists and activists to put there name next to.
If your tent is big enough for fascists, it's no longer a tent but a concentration camp in the making.
Deutsche Bahn will Reiseinfos verbessern
Die Bahn will den Kunden bessere Reiseinformationen anbieten. Angestrebt ist, bereits kurzfristig Verbesserungen zu erzielen.
https://www.heise.de/news/Deutsch…
Junyang Lin, a tech lead on Alibaba's Qwen team, abruptly steps down; two other members of the Qwen team also leave (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/03/alibabas-qwen-tech-lead-steps-down-after-major-ai-push/
Trailing in polls, Orban goes all-in on Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/trailing-in-polls-orban-goes.html
Donnerstag: Risiko durch Googles API-Keys, Erfolge gegen Cybercrime & Phishing
Missbrauch offener Cloud-Schlüssel Googles Europol schließt LeakBase-Forum & Phishing-Plattform Tycoon2FA Datenschutz des BND nicht einklagbar #heiseshow
In an all-hands meeting, Sam Altman said OpenAI does not "get to make operational decisions" regarding how its technology is used by the Department of Defense (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/03/sam-altman-t…
As Ukrainian regions start preparing for next winter, Kyiv lags behind: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/as-ukrainian-regions-start-preparing.html
President Trump says the GENIUS Act is being "threatened and undermined" by banks, following their opposition to stablecoin yield payouts (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/03/03/trump…
Former Head of State Border Guard Serhii Deineko mobilized, media reports: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/former-head-of-state-border.html
Broadcom reports Q1 revenue up 29% YoY to $19.31B, vs. $19.18B est., AI revenue up 106% to $8.4B, and announces a $10B share buyback program (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/broadcom-avgo-q1-earnings-report-2026.html
Ukrainian Forces push Russian troops back near five settlements, DeepState says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/ukrainian-forces-push-russian-troops.html
Fakten über Wärmepumpen: Was stimmt wirklich?
Sie lohnt sich nur mit einer Photovoltaikanlage? Zum Thema Wärmepumpe gibt es so manche Annahmen, die längst überholt sind. Hier kommen die Fakten dazu.
https://www.
Apple updates the MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max, offering 4x faster LLM prompt processing, 2x faster SSD speeds, and 1TB or 2TB base storage, for $2,199 (Apple)
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-macbook-pro-with-…
'They are the same evil' — Ukrainian lawmaker appeals to Trump after Iran comments: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/they-are-the-same-evil.html
Apple updates $1,599 Studio Display and unveils a new $3,299 27" 5K Studio Display XDR, with a 120Hz refresh rate and up to 2,000 nits of peak HDR brightness (Apple)
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-unveils-new-studio…
Noch ein paar der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Dezentralität als Hürde: Mastodon bietet jetzt Share-Button für Websites an
Syrskyi says interceptor drones downed over 70% of Shaheds around Kyiv in February: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/syrskyi-says-interceptor-drones-downed.html
Apple unveils the M5 Pro and M5 Max, adding new Apple-designed Fusion Architecture, a next-generation up-to-40-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, and more (Apple)
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-debuts-m5-pro…
Chart of the week: Russia lost more territory than it gained for the first time since 2023: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/chart-of-the-week-russia.html
Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Schlappe für die Kommission: EU-Abgeordnete lassen Chatkontrolle durchfallen
Putin releases two ethnic Hungarian Ukrainians to Hungary during Szijjšrtó’s Moscow visit: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/05/putin-releases-two-ethnic-hungarian.html
As experts warn about cyberattacks from Iran on the US, CISA is operating under a partial government shutdown and dealing with leadership changes (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/03/iran-cisa-cybersecurity-war-threat.html
"The position of both leaders is basically that of petty blackmailers" – Georgy Chizhov | Interview: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/ampquotthe-position-of-both-leaders.html
The US Central Command says US military forces are using a range of AI tools to quickly manage enormous amounts of data for operations against Iran (Katrina Manson/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-05/…
Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows U.S. Embassy In Saudi Arabia On Fire After Drone Attack -- It's AI-Generated: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/fact-check-fake-image-shows.html
Source: a16z Crypto is targeting around $2B for its fifth fund and plans to close the raise by the end of the first half of 2026 (Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/03/04/a16z-crypto-chris-dixon-venture-capital-blockchain-paradigm-hau…
Zelensky floats swapping Patriot missiles for interceptor drones amid increased Iranian Shahed threat: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/zelensky-floats-swapping-patriot-missiles.html
Russia's nuclear giant controls massive weapons production ecosystem ignored by sanctions, report finds: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/05/russias-nuclear-giant-controls-massive.html
Officials say NATO's main focus at its July summit will be on investments into drones and AI systems rather than primarily conventional defense hardware (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-05/nato-to-sh…
Ukraine War Latest: Ukrainian forces liberate 9 eastern settlements as Russian troops face Starlink disruptions: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/ukraine-war-latest-ukrainian-forces.html
Audible launches a cheaper, $8.99/month streaming tier in the US, vs. $14.95 for its premium plans, to compete with Spotify; the plan includes ad-free podcasts (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Ukrainian Security Service thwarts FSB bid to infiltrate Kharkiv territorial recruitment center, detains alleged agent: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/ukrainian-security-service-thwarts-fsb.html
Sources: Anthropic recently surpassed $19B in run-rate revenue, up from $9B at the end of 2025 and roughly $14B a few weeks ago (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-03/anthropic-nears-20-…
UKRAINE WILL STRIKE BELARUS in case of PROVOCATION #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/ukraine-will-strike-belarus-in.html
RUSSIA LOSES INFLUENCE in Central Asia and Europe #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/russia-loses-influence-in-central.html
Security researchers successfully prompted the AI behind a Utah prescription renewal pilot to reclassify meth as an "unrestricted therapeutic", and more (Sam Sabin/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/04/doctronic-utah-prescriptions-ai-jailbreak
A New York bill would ban chatbots from impersonating licensed professionals like doctors and lawyers and giving "substantive response, information, or advice" (Keely Quinlan/StateScoop)
https://statescoop.com/new-york-bill-would-ban-chatbots-legal-med…
Global venture investment hit a record $189B in February, up 780% YoY, amid the AI boom; 83% of the month's total went to OpenAI, Waymo, and Anthropic (Gené Teare/Crunchbase News)
https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/record-setting-global-…
Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Damage To The Deck Of The USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/fact-check-photo-does-not.html
Jensen Huang says Nvidia's recent $30B investment in OpenAI "might be the last time" it invests in the company, because OpenAI is "going to go public" (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/nvidia-huang-openai-investment.html…
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real Bombing Of Tel Aviv In March 2026: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/fact-check-video-does-not.html
Apple's MacBook Neo has two USB-C ports with different specs: one is USB-C 3 with up to 10 Gb/s transfer speeds, and the other is USB-C 2, limited to 480 Mb/s (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/04/macbook-neo-features-two-dif…
In the Middle East, chaos is Putin's new ally: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/05/in-the-middle-east-chaos.html
Polymarket removes long-running markets letting users bet on the chances of a nuclear weapon detonating amid the Iran strikes; a 2025 market had $1.7M in volume (Sam Reynolds/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/04/polymark…
Apple says the M5 MacBook Pro starts at $1,699 for the 14" model, up $100, and the M5 Pro and Max models start at $2,199 and $2,699, respectively, both up $200 (Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops
Sony reports Q3 revenue up 1% YoY to ~$23.68B, vs. ~$23.53B est., operating profit up 22% to ~$3.28B, vs. ~$2.99B est., raises FY operating profit outlook 8% (Dylan Butts/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/sony-profi
It is time to sanction Rosatom and target Russia's military core: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/it-is-time-to-sanction.html
Putin left alone! Death of Iran's leader destroys Kremlin's last hope: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/putin-left-alone-death-of.html
Google Pixel 10a review: long battery life and a good camera with no bump, but weak gaming performance and barely an upgrade from the Pixel 9a (Ryan Whitwam/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/the-sidegrade/
Putin increases Russia's regular army personnel to nearly 2.4 million: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/putin-increases-russias-regular-army.html
Intel says board chair Frank Yeary, who has served on the board since 2009, will retire after Intel's annual meeting in May and be replaced by Craig Barratt (Max A. Cherney/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/intel-board-chair-frank-yeary-depart-20…
Russia accuses Ukraine of drone attack on Russian LNG carrier near Malta: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/russia-accuses-ukraine-of-drone.html
Sea's NY-listed shares fell as much as 27% on March 3, their worst intraday drop since 2023, after reporting Q4 net income up 73% YoY to $410.9M, vs. $442M est. (Olivia Poh/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Russia halts work at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant amid Middle East fighting: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/russia-halts-work-at-irans.html
LIVE | CAN THEY REPEAT IT? Will there be a NEW OFFENSIVE on Ukraine from Belarus?: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/live-can-they-repeat-it.html
Exclusive: Inside Ukrainian skeleton racer's disqualification from Olympics: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/exclusive-inside-ukrainian-skeleton-racers.html
NATO intercepts Iranian missile heading toward Turkey in first such incident: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/nato-intercepts-iranian-missile-heading.html
"Like World War I and II combined": US Senator Tom Brewer shocked by Ukraine war: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/ampquotlike-world-war-i-and.html
Ukrainian drones reportedly damage at least five Russian warships in Novorossiysk: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/ukrainian-drones-reportedly-damage-at.html
Ukraine's experience priceless as Iran war sees long-range strike drones go global: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/ukraines-experience-priceless-as-iran.html
Ukrainian drones strike Uralchem ammonium nitrate plant in Russia’s Kirov region: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/ukrainian-drones-strike-uralchem-ammonium.html
"Destroy London and Berlin!": Kremlin propagandists go hysterical over new EU army: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/ampquotdestroy-london-and-berlinampquot-kremlin.html
Putin threatens to cut Russian gas to Europe unless EU reverses ban, leveraging Iran war: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/putin-threatens-to-cut-russian.html
Zelensky orders development of support plan for Middle East allies hit by Iran strikes: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/zelensky-orders-development-of-support.html
RUSSIANS IN PANIC! Ukrainian forces left them without air defense and drones in one stroke: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/russians-in-panic-ukrainian-forces.html
Russian Mi-8 helicopter shot down by air defenses in Rostov region, three crew members killed: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/russian-mi-helicopter-shot-down.html
US wipes out Iran's fleet, Israel strikes NUCLEAR BUNKER | Russia continues terror against Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/us-wipes-out-irans-fleet.html
Tanker nearly split in half! Russian gas carrier explodes in Mediterranean | AFU burns Russian oil: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/tanker-nearly-split-in-half.html
Ukraine foils Russia’s Zaporizhzhia plans with advances on the Dnipropetrovsk-Zaporizhzhia regions border: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/ukraine-foils-russias-zaporizhzhia-plans.html
Ukraine hits Russian minesweeper Valentin Pikul, 'severely' damages 2 anti-submarine ships, SBU source says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/ukraine-hits-russian-minesweeper-valentin.html
Ukraine war latest: 3 Russian ships hit, 3 sailors killed in Ukrainian strike on Black Sea port, SBU source says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/ukraine-war-latest-russian-ships.html
Russian frigate Admiral Essen’s electronic warfare and radar systems damaged by drone strike in Novorossiysk Bay: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/russian-frigate-admiral-essens-electronic.html
'Bratislava shooting itself in the foot,' says Kyiv, as Slovakia walks away from emergency electricity imports to Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/bratislava-shooting-itself-in-the.html
What We Know About 'Jesus', 'Signal Fire', 'Armageddon' Alleged Quote Of US Commander Ahead Of Iran Strikes -- Single, Anonymous Source: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/what-we-know-about-jesus.html
Tom Brewer: Ukrainian army is keeping an INCREDIBLE pace #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/tom-brewer-ukrainian-army-is.html
Russian tanker Arctic Metagas destroyed in the Mediterranean Sea! #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/russian-tanker-arctic-metagas-destroyed.html
Russian assaults in the Zaporizhzhia direction: what is really happening? #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/russian-assaults-in-the-zaporizhzhia.html
No signals yet for trilateral meeting due to Middle East situation, – Zelenskyy #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/no-signals-yet-for-trilateral.html