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25,000 fired feds reinstated after courts find probationary terminations illegal

The administration said it had rehired most of the workers subject to a Maryland judge’s order, but argued that doing so would “cause significant turmoil.” The post 25,000 fired feds reinstated after courts find probationary terminations illegal first appeared on Federal News Network.
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25,000 fired feds reinstated after courts find probationary terminations illegal

The administration said it had rehired most of the workers subject to a Maryland judge’s order, but argued that doing so would “cause significant turmoil.” The post 25,000 fired feds reinstated after courts find probationary terminations illegal first appeared on Federal News Network.
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New AI model analyzes full night of sleep with high accuracy in largest study of its kind

Researchers have developed a powerful AI tool, built on the same transformer architecture used by large language models like ChatGPT, to process an entire night’s sleep. To date, it is one of the largest studies, analyzing 1,011,192 hours of sleep. The model, called patch foundational transformer for sleep (PFTSleep), analyzes brain waves, muscle activity, heart rate, and breathing patterns to classify sleep stages more effectively than traditional methods, streamlining sleep analysis, reducing variability, and supporting future clinical tools to detect sleep disorders and other health risks.
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Artificial muscle flexes in multiple directions, offering a path to soft, wiggly robots

Engineers developed a method to grow artificial muscle tissue that twitches and flexes in multiple, coordinated directions. These tissues could be useful for building ‘biohybrid’ robots powered by soft, artificially grown muscle fibers.
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Magnetic microalgae on a mission to become robots

Scientists have developed a single-cell green microalgae coated with magnetic material. This miniature robot was put to the test: would the microalgae with its magnetic coating be able to swim through narrow spaces and, additionally, in a viscous fluid that mimics those found in the human body? Would the tiny robot be able to fight its way through these difficult conditions?
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C-suite leaders grapple with conflict, silos amid AI adoption

Around two-thirds of executives say the technology has led to division within their company, according to a Writer survey.
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Trump administration guts board of US Institute of Peace. Group says DOGE arrives

The Trump administration has fired most of the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace and sent its new leader into the Washington headquarters of the independent organization. A document obtained by The Associated Press shows that the remaining three members of the group’s board fired President and CEO George Moose on Friday. Current USIP employees said staffers from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency entered the building despite protests that the nonprofit is not part of the executive branch. Police cars were outside the building Monday evening. Moose said that “DOGE has broken into our building.” USIP helps prevent violent conflicts and broker peace deals abroad. The post Trump administration guts board of US Institute of Peace. Group says DOGE arrives first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Critics warn staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at risk

Experts are warning that Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide. The post Critics warn staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at risk first appeared on Federal News Network.
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CISO Global launches AI-driven cloud security solution

CISO Global launched of CISO Edge, its next-generation AI-driven cloud security solution, now available to existing customers and channel partners. Built to meet the growing demand for enterprise-grade cybersecurity, CISO Edge delivers comprehensive cloud-first, hybrid, and remote security—ensuring organizations can secure their users, networks, and data anywhere in the world. CISO Edge is a cornerstone of CISO Global’s proprietary cybersecurity suite, which was valued at $50 million last year as part of the company’s extensive … More → The post CISO Global launches AI-driven cloud security solution appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Python Bot Delivered Through DLL Side-Loading, (Tue, Mar 18th)

One of my hunting rules triggered some suspicious Python code, and, diving deeper, I found an interesting example of DLL side-loading. This technique involves placing a malicious DLL with the same name and export structure as a legitimate DLL in a location the application checks first, causing the application to load the malicious DLL instead of the intended one. This is a classic vulnerability seen for years in many software. The attacker also implemented simple tricks to bypass classic security controls.
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