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Researchers Say Claude for Chrome Flaw Lets Rogue Extensions Trigger Gmail Reads

Any other browser extension that can run a script on claude.ai can still trigger Claude for Chrome tasks aimed at your Gmail, your latest Google Doc and its comments, and your Calendar. Both this and ClaudeBleed need a rogue extension that can already run a script on claude.ai; the difference is scope. Anthropic restricted the arbitrary-prompt path in May as part of its response to the

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The Verge Tech

Plex problems prevented users from streaming movies and shows

Plex services experienced some major issues on Tuesday, with multiple users reporting problems on Plex's forums and on Reddit. Many people use Plex as a way to stream shows and movies they host locally, but users are upset because today's problems were reportedly affecting their ability to do that. "Basically all Plex is down unless you can play locally over LAN and even that takes ages and doesn't always work," said one user. Others reported problems with matching content on their servers. For

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Nintendo’s Switch 2 bundle that includes a game is $50 off

Discounts on the Nintendo Switch 2 are rare, but they do happen on occasion. There’s one happening now, actually, on the company’s $499.99 console bundle that includes a digital game (Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, or Pokémon Pokopia). Usually, the bundle saves you $20 or $30, depending on the game you choose, but for $449.99 at Amazon (discount reflected at checkout), Nintendo is effectively giving you a game for free. Nintendo Switch 2 “Choose Your Game” bundle Where to Buy: $529.99

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Meta accused of using biased AI targeting for mass layoffs

A group of 26 former Meta employees is suing the company over claims that it used AI tools to unfairly target workers on leave with layoffs, as reported earlier by Reuters. In the lawsuit, the employees allege Meta determined which workers to dismiss based on performance data collected by a "constellation" of internal AI tools, but failed to exclude those on parental or medical leave from its ranking system: The result was that employees who took protected leaves were disproportionately selected

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SecurityWeek

Adobe Patches Critical ColdFusion Vulnerabilities

The ColdFusion security defects could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or elevate their privileges. The post Adobe Patches Critical ColdFusion Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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DZone

Compliance Reporting Without Losing the Spreadsheet or the Control

Compliance-reporting teams keep spreadsheets in the loop for a practical reason: a workbook lets domain experts inspect assumptions, formulas, source rows, and intermediate values without reading a line of application code. That transparency is genuinely useful, and it's a big part of why replacing Excel outright so often fails to stick. The trouble starts once that workbook becomes part of a repeatable, audited reporting process — a regulatory filing, an IFRS report, a periodic compliance submi

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