Researchers published the results of a study showing how AI search rankings can be systematically influenced, with a high success rate for product search tests that also generalizes to other categories like travel. The name of the research paper is Controlling Output Rankings in Generative Engines for LLM-based Search and the approach to optimization is called CORE, a way to influence output rankings in LLMs. Caveat About The CORE Research The testing and the reported results were done with actual LLMs queried via an API. They tested: Claude 4 Gemini 2.5 GPT-4o Grok-3 They did not test AI Overviews, ChatGPT…
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Summary sudo-rs now shows asterisks by default, replacing decades of invisible sudo password input. Dev argues that asterisks fix a major UX pain point for new users, with a slight security trade-off. Ubuntu 26.04 ships it; annoyed users can revert via ‘Defaults !pwfeedback’ in sudoers, but the feature is marked ‘Won’t Fix.’ As an ex-Windows user, one of the weirder moments I had when getting used to Linux was how sudo ‘eats’ your password. If you’ve never used it before, sudo won’t show any visual feedback as you type your password. There are no asterisks, no moving cursors, and no…
The demands for, and challenges of, deploying AI applications has ratcheted up the urgency to bring data centers into the AI age. It’s a strategic imperative and success requires partners across the infrastructure spectrum, from servers and storage to high-performance computing, networking, software, and security. IT leaders, intensely focused on data center modernization, need strategies, roadmaps, and products that will get them there. Download the March 2026 issue of the Enterprise Spotlight from the editors of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World and learn how data center modernization is taking shape in 2026.
Gardyn smart indoor hydroponic gardens were until recently affected by potentially serious vulnerabilities that could have been exploited for remote hacking, the cybersecurity agency CISA said this week. Gardyn smart gardens enable users to cultivate fresh vegetables, herbs, and greens indoors, using automated LED lighting, nutrient-rich water circulation, and AI-driven monitoring for effortless, year-round homegrown produce. According to CISA, Gardyn products were affected by two critical and two high-severity vulnerabilities. One of the critical flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-29631, is a command injection issue that can be exploited to execute arbitrary OS commands on the targeted device. The second critical vulnerability,…
It took years for Android phones to catch up to the iPhone’s Live Photos. Even now, the experience often feels less refined than Apple’s implementation. A key limitation has been the all-or-nothing approach: motion photos on Android typically work as a simple on/off toggle. With the Galaxy S26, Samsung aims to improve that by introducing an Auto mode for motion photos. As the option suggests, the Galaxy S26 will automatically save a motion photo only when it detects movement in the scene. However, there’s a catch (via Samsung Community). The Auto mode primarily applies to landscapes or static scenes with…
In a big win for protesters’ rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit overturned a lower court’s dismissal of a challenge to sweeping warrants to search a protester’s devices and digital data and a nonprofit’s social media data. The case, Armendariz v. City of Colorado Springs, arose after a housing protest in 2021, during which Colorado Springs police arrested protesters for obstructing a roadway. After the demonstration, police also obtained warrants to seize and search through the devices and data of Jacqueline Armendariz Unzueta, who they claimed threw a bike at them during the protest. The warrants…
If you head to Tools → Planning in Google Ads, chances are you’re clicking into Keyword Planner. Most advertisers stop there. But two other planners sit in the same menu — often overlooked — that can directly influence how you forecast budgets, model performance shifts, and scale campaigns. Performance Planner and Reach Planner offer deeper insight into how spend changes affect your key metrics across channels. Here’s a practical breakdown of how each tool works and when to use them to forecast growth more accurately. Why Performance Planner matters for scaling search and display Performance Planner helps you model how…
TL;DR The Galaxy Z TriFold and the Galaxy S25 Edge may not have successors. This is largely due to low comparative sales for the Edge, engineering complexity, and limited consumer appeal for the TriFold. Samsung’s single-folding projects are alive and well, with a wider Fold firmly in the works. Last year, we saw the release of two on-trend and innovative handsets from Samsung: the Galaxy S25 Edge and the Galaxy Z TriFold, respectively. If you purchased either or were hoping to buy either of their more refined sequels, you might be waiting a long time.In a recent interview with Bloomberg,…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 26, 2026Malware / Threat Intelligence A previously undocumented threat activity cluster has been attributed to an ongoing malicious campaign targeting education and healthcare sectors in the U.S. since at least December 2025. The campaign is being tracked by Cisco Talos under the moniker UAT-10027. The end goal of the attacks is to deliver a never-before-seen backdoor codenamed Dohdoor. “Dohdoor utilizes the DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) technique for command-and-control (C2) communications and has the ability to download and execute other payload binaries reflectively,” security researchers Alex Karkins and Chetan Raghuprasad said in a technical report shared with The Hacker News. Although…
At the beginning of February, Amazon officially launched Alexa+, the company’s new AI-powered assistant. Alexa+ is like the old Alexa, but with new contextual abilities. Users can ask complex, multipart questions, as well as requests for tasks, like asking Alexa to book you concert tickets. If you’ve used a voice mode on chatbots like ChatGPT or Gemini, you’re familiar with the concept—it’s just now available on your Echo devices, too. Now, Amazon is letting you lightly customize the personality of your new AI assistant, offering the choice between concise, calm, and enthusiastic bots. On Wednesday, Amazon announced “Alexa+ personality styles,”…