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Microsoft finally patches critical one-click Copilot vulnerability, almost eight months after learning of it
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- August 19, 2026
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Almost eight months after confirming a critical security vulnerability within the personal version of its AI assistant, Copilot, Microsoft on Tuesday issued a patch to close the hole, which relies on an LLM’s inability to distinguish the data in a query from an instruction. The CoSnitch hole was discovered by Varonis, and marked the third […]
His brother is standing for Opportunity in his electorate, but he’ll be voting National
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- August 18, 2026
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Owen Huang doesn’t want a citizen’s income, he wants Simeon Brown representing him. Name: Owen Huang Age: 25 Occupation: Unemployed. But I have a psychology degree and I’d like to do that. Family/relationship: I’m engaged. Electorate: Pakuranga. Who will you vote for? As MP? Simeon Brown. Two ticks blue. I’ll probably still do two ticks […]
Outpost Bio raises $3.5M pre-seed to build frontier models for human microbiology
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- June 28, 2026
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There’s a lot of attention on how AI can help model our genomes, proteins, and cells. But much of what shapes real-world health outcomes happens outside of our DNA, and rather within the trillions of microbes living in our bodies. Today, that layer remains one of the most complex and most under-modeled systems in human […]
‘Slow is my favourite speed’: Trish Harris on the genius of Eric Carle
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- August 5, 2026
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Welcome to The Spinoff Books Confessional, in which we get to know the reading habits of Aotearoa writers, and guests. This week: author of Out of the Box: 25 Deaf & Disabled Artists, Activists & Adventurers From Aotearoa NZ, Trish Harris. The book I wish I’d written Dream Work by Mary Oliver. It’s a collection […]