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Today's topics:

IPv6 adoption hits new highs - Google’s IPv6 stats show 45.54% of user traffic over native IPv6, highlighting real-world internet scaling beyond IPv4 and where reliability still lags.

AI models raising security stakes - Researchers show an AI assistant can meaningfully accelerate exploit discovery on embedded devices, while Anthropic’s unreleased Mythos model tested ahead on simulated cyberattacks—raising governance and defense-cost questions.

Windows Defender bug claim resurfaces - A new proof-of-concept alleges Windows Defender remediation behavior could be abused for local privilege escalation, turning a protective feature into a potential file-write risk if confirmed.

Spam reporting meets platform walls - A fediverse post about escalating Gmail spam reports underscores the friction of automated abuse pipelines at large platforms versus community moderation approaches in decentralized networks.

Ancient DNA reveals recent selection - A Nature study using 15,836 genomes reports hundreds of selection signals across 10,000 years in West Eurasia, especially in immunity, and suggests polygenic shifts tied to changing environments.

AI-powered return to paper workflows - James Somers argues AI could enable a “paper computer,” translating pen-and-paper organization into digital action to reduce distraction and restore focus—an alternative to screen-first productivity.

Why XOR swap is trivia - A fresh look at the XOR swap trick finds modern compilers negate its benefits, and in real code it can be slower or unsafe—useful mostly as a cautionary tale about “clever” code.

-Google Data Shows IPv6 Usage Reaches About 46% of User Connections
-Researchers Show Codex Escalating a Samsung Smart TV Browser Shell to Root via Physical-Memory Mapping Bug
-Large ancient DNA study finds hundreds of recent selection signals across West Eurasia
-Darkbloom Launches Decentralized, Hardware-Verified Private AI Inference on Idle Apple Silicon Macs
-Mastodon user seeks direct Gmail contact to report large-scale spam, cites ineffective abuse reports
-Mythos Benchmarks Suggest Cybersecurity Is Becoming a Token-Budget Arms Race
-PoC ‘RedSun’ claims Windows Defender cloud-tag handling can enable admin privilege escalation
-James Somers’ Vision for a ‘Paper Computer’ That Uses AI to Escape Screens
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