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When you are an Apple security researcher, Christmas comes early on November 2025:
https://security.apple.com/blog/apple-security-bounty-evolved/

A major evolution of Apple Security Bounty, with the industry's top awards for the most advanced research - Apple Security Research
Today we’re announcing the next major chapter for Apple Security Bounty, featuring the industry’s highest rewards — up to $2 million and a maximum payout in excess of $5 million — expanded research categories, and a flag system for researchers to objectively demonstrate vulnerabilities and obtain accelerated awards.

China bans TechInsights from working with or receiving data from Chinese entities, citing national security concerns, after a report on Huawei's Ascend AI chips (Dylan Butts/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/china-blac

China blacklists major chip research firm TechInsights following report on Huawei
Beijing has banned semiconductor researcher TechInsights from working with or receiving data from entities in China.

'Our research suggests large language models exhibit parahuman responses to persuasion techniques, despite not being human. This suggests that social scientists have a valuable role to play in understanding AI behavior.' https://gail.wharton.upenn.edu/researc

Call Me A Jerk: Persuading AI to Comply with Objectionable Requests

US federal grant cuts to university research in #NorthDakota could be ‘devastating’ | InForum
https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/

North Dakota university research could see ‘devastating’ cuts, officials warn
Trump administration efforts to curb federal spending have already cost the state millions in research funding, with more loss in the future, UND and NDSU officials say.

"Research on the construction and application of problem-method-oriented academic graph empowered by LLM" https://doi.org/10.1007/s10791-025-09675-2
"Nowadays, the volume of literature in each field is huge and is growing rapidly, which posts challenge to researchers’ lit…

How lakes connect to groundwater critical for resilience to climate change, research finds https://phys.org/news/2025-07-lakes-groundwater-critical-resilience-climate.html

How lakes connect to groundwater critical for resilience to climate change, research finds
Understanding whether lakes are fed predominantly by groundwater or rainwater is critical to managing our water resources in the face of droughts and shortages, new research has found.

A security researcher said
flaws in a carmaker’s online dealership portal
exposed the private information
and vehicle data of its customers,
and could have allowed hackers to remotely break into any of its customers’ vehicles.
Eaton Zveare, who works as a security researcher at software delivery company Harness,
told TechCrunch the flaw he discovered
allowed the creation of an admin account
that granted “unfettered access” to the unnamed carma…

Security flaws in a carmaker's web portal let one hacker remotely unlock cars from anywhere | TechCrunch
Security researcher Eaton Zveare told TechCrunch that the flaws he discovered in the carmaker's centralized dealer portal exposed vast access to customer and vehicle data. With this access, Zveare said he could remotely take over a customer's account and unlock their cars, and more.

How bars are responding to ICE raids
#resist

How Bars Are Responding to ICE Raids
Amid ICE raids, bars and restaurants are preparing their staff for the worst. Here, organizers and immigration experts share their resources.

"Stocking the Librarian’s Publishing Integrity Toolkit" @ Katina Magazine:
https://katinamagazine.org/content/article/resource-reviews/2025/stocking-the-librarians-publishing-integrity-toolkit
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Global premium smartphone sales rose 8% YoY in H1 2025, reaching the highest-ever mark for an H1; Apple grew 3% YoY, capturing 62% of the overall sales (Varun Mishra/Counterpoint Research)
https://www.counterpointresearch.com/en/in…