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Microsoft patched a Copilot Studio prompt injection. The data exfiltrated anyway.
Microsoft assigned CVE-2026-21520, a CVSS 7.5 indirect prompt injection vulnerability, to Copilot Studio. Capsule Security discovered the flaw, coordinated disclosure with Microsoft, and the patch was deployed on January 15. Public disclosure went live on Wednesday. That CVE matters less for what it fixes and more for what it... Read more
Minnesota advances controversial felony ban on prediction markets as scrutiny grows
Minnesota lawmakers are moving ahead with a proposal that would outlaw most prediction markets, pushing the issue further into the spotlight as similar debates unfold in other states. A key Senate panel this week signed off on Senate File 4511, sending it along to another committee for continued review.... Read more
Spotify Will Let Customers Buy a Hard-Copy Book With a Click in the App
Can one of the largest providers of music streaming services save the corner bookstore? On Wednesday, Spotify launched a feature in the US and UK that will let some subscribers order a physical book with a single click in the app. The feature is through a partnership with Bookshop.org,... Read more
NASA Wants to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon
Having demonstrated that it has the operational capability to transport humans safely to the moon and back, the United States is moving on to its next major aim: It wants nuclear reactors in orbit and on the lunar surface by 2030. For such a feat, the National Aeronautics and... Read more
Adobe’s new Firefly AI Assistant wants to run Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator and more from one prompt
Adobe today launched its most ambitious AI offensive to date, unveiling the Firefly AI Assistant — a new agentic creative tool that can orchestrate complex, multi-step workflows across the company’s entire Creative Cloud suite from a single conversational interface — alongside a raft of new video, image, and collaboration... Read more
Arizona ruling enters Wisconsin Ho-Chunk Nation fight against Kalshi
A legal fight unfolding in Wisconsin over prediction market trading is now drawing in a fresh federal ruling from Arizona, as Kalshi presses its argument that federal regulators, not states or tribal governments, control the space. In a filing dated Monday (April 13), Kalshi and an affiliate pointed to... Read more
You Might Actually Be Able to Afford Traeger’s New Line of Pellet Grills
Pellet grill devotees are passionate about their cookers — and Traeger consistently tops lists of the best pellet grills, including ours. These grills deliver precise temperature control, effortless low-and-slow cooking, and genuine wood-fired flavor that gas and charcoal simply can’t match.  The catch? They’ll cost you. A full-sized Traeger... Read more
Best Smart Smoke Detector (and Why You Still Need a Dumb One)
Adding Wi-Fi doesn’t always turn out to be as smart as it sounds. A smart smoke detector turns out to be dumber than I thought, even with Wi-Fi added. Smart smoke detectors will let you know if a fire breaks out when you aren’t home, but other than that... Read more
Kalshi lawsuit in Montana sharpens dispute over prediction market rules
A derivatives exchange operator is now in federal court in Montana, pushing back against state regulators and widening a national dispute over prediction markets. Kalshi filed its complaint Sunday (April 12) in the U.S. District Court, naming Attorney General Austin Knudsen and other officials. The company wants a judge... Read more
iPhone Straining Your Eyes? This Feature Could Help
According to my iPhone, I spend about 3 hours a day looking at it. I’m sure I hold my iPhone close to my face at times, especially at night, and that might be why my eyes hurt sometimes. Luckily, there’s a hidden iPhone feature called Screen Distance that could help all... Read more