First look at a Hollywood icon biopic
The based-on-a-true-story drama unveils Toby Jones, Lesley Manville, and Harry Lawtey stepping into an origin myth that promises nostalgia, ambition, and just enough grit to pretend the gloss occasionally touches pavement. Expect prestige lighting, strategically placed hardship, and a soundtrack that winks at your memory.
Landfall spyware exploits Samsung zero day in Middle East surveillance
Unit 42 says a previously unknown commercial tool dubbed Landfall spied on Samsung Galaxy owners across the Middle East by abusing a zero day. Researchers point to actors linked to the UAE, because in some circles innovation apparently means renting out other people’s privacy. Samsung users got targeted, the rest of us got yet another reminder that mobile security is a moving target.
Ping Identity buys Keyless to bring passwordless logins to frontline workers
Ping is snapping up Keyless for deepfake resistant, privacy first biometrics that do not rely on server stored templates. Translation, goodbye password123, hello face or fingerprint plus math that does not live on a central server. It aims to help employees without smartphones and make account recovery less like a scavenger hunt and more like security that works without a wig and a voice filter.
Fake job interviews deliver real malware, BYOD is the new back door
Google warns scammers are packaging remote access Trojans and info stealers as interview tools or application materials. The hit lands on personal devices first, then hitches a ride into corporate networks. If enterprises do not get serious about managing BYOD, the next fake recruiter could end up with very real admin rights.
Meta’s $600 billion data center dream meets budget reality
Meta floated a plan to pour $600 billion into U.S. infrastructure and jobs by 2028 via a massive data center spree, a tab that would demand deep pocketed partners and saintly investor patience. Framed as a Trump linked strategy, it looks less like a budget and more like a political moonshot. Even Zuckerberg’s cash geyser may struggle to irrigate both servers and a bet on policy tailwinds.
AI jurors are not ready for primetime
In a UNC Chapel Hill mock trial on AI justice, ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok all acquitted a teen in a case modeled on one a judge ruled guilty. The algorithmic jury is still out, despite Silicon Valley’s victory laps. Novel, yes, trustworthy as a courtroom tool, not yet.
Trump seeks DOJ probe of meatpackers as beef prices climb
With ribeyes priced like mortgage payments, Trump asked the Justice Department to investigate possible price fixing and collusion in the meatpacking industry. If the sizzle sounds like a cartel, expect subpoenas with your steak knives.
U.S. to boycott G20 over claims about South African white farmers, Pretoria calls it false
Trump scrubbed Vice President JD Vance’s trip, will skip the Johannesburg summit himself, and labeled the G20 a disgrace while alleging violence, deaths, and land seizures targeting Afrikaner farmers. His administration capped refugee admissions at 7,500, signaling most slots would go to white South Africans claiming persecution. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa pushed back, saying the claims are completely false and noting white residents still enjoy higher living standards decades after apartheid. The world’s top economies will meet, America brings an empty chair and a culture war podium.
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