GhostAd Drain, macOS Attacks, Proxy Botnets, Cloud Exploits, and 12+ Stories

Jan 01, 2026Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Hacking News The first ThreatsDay Bulletin of 2026 lands on a day that already feels symbolic — new year, new breaches, new tricks. If the past twelve months taught defenders anything, it’s that threat actors don’t pause for holidays or resolutions. They just evolve faster. This week’s round-up shows how […]

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Building a Knowledge Graph from Text with LLMs_ Complete Pipeline

Transform unstructured data into interactive knowledge graphs using Python and language models Why Knowledge Graphs? Unstructured data (articles, documents, biographies) contains valuable information, but it’s difficult to query programmatically. A*Knowledge Graph*(KG) structures that information as a network of entities connected by relationships, enabling: Queries like “What did Marie Curie discover?” Visual navigation of connections between […]

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Codex cloud is now called Codex web

Codex cloud is now called Codex web. It looks like OpenAI’s Codex cloud (the cloud version of their Codex coding agent) was quietly rebranded to Codex web at some point in the last few days. Here’s a screenshot of the Internet Archive copy from 18th December (the capture on the 28th maintains that Codex cloud […]

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4 Best Smart Scales (2026), Tested and Reviewed

Other Smart Scales Renpho MorphoScan Photograph: Chris Null Renpho MorphoScan for $150: The Renpho MorphoScan full-body scanner looks surprisingly similar to the Runstar FG2015, including a near-identical display attached to the handlebars. Well, spoiler alert, they are basically the same scale. They even use the same app to collect data (and you can even use […]

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What’s your “One Thing” for 2026?

At a Glance: Reflect, Reset, and Design Your Life Intentionally – Closing out 2025 with honest self-reflection helps you recognize wins, identify gaps, and assess progress across health, relationships, income, and net worth. Moving into 2026 with a clearly defined “One Thing” shifts you from drifting through life to actively steering it. Build Protection Against […]

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Principles And Implementation (Part 1) — Smashing Magazine

Creating motion can be tricky. Too much and it’s distracting. Too little and a design feels flat. Ambient animations are the middle ground — subtle, slow-moving details that add atmosphere without stealing the show. In this article, web design pioneer Andy Clarke introduces the concept of ambient animations and explains how to implement them. Unlike […]

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Americans lost $333 million to Bitcoin ATM fraud in 2025 — FBI says there is a ‘clear and constant rise’ of this scam, and that it is ‘not slowing down’

The FBI says Americans lost at least $333 million to Bitcoin ATM scams in 2025, as the cryptocurrency has continued to gain popularity for use in fraudulent transactions. The law enforcement agency told CNBC that this is a “clear and constant rise” that is “not slowing down.” Reported losses to crypto ATM scams first broke […]

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