Two and a Half Bens

21 - May Cause Silent Data Corruption

2026-04-18

The Bens discuss age verification, support nightmares, forced multi-factor authentication, GPS, poisoned and leaked AI, rowhammer comes to GPUs, and more!

• iOS 26.4 age verification is proving a disaster for some users — here's how to fix it or stop the update
• Apple age verification failing for some – here's what to try
• Apple asked to investigate after Jersey users hit by age-check barriers
• Dad stuck in support nightmare after teen lied about age on Discord
• Teenager’s Gemini mistake locks entire family out of Google accounts
• WireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks account
• Developer of VeraCrypt encryption software says Windows users may face boot-up issues after Microsoft locked his account
• Microsoft suspends dev accounts for high-profile open source projects
• Action Required: Account Verification for Windows Hardware Program Begins October 16, 2025
• After 16 years and $8 billion, the military’s new GPS software still doesn’t work
• Microsoft says poisoned AI acts normal until a trigger word makes it ‘blow up’
• Max severity Flowise RCE vulnerability now exploited in attacks
• USB Cable Blockers
• Entire Claude Code CLI source code leaks thanks to exposed map file
• This Startup Is Hiring an ‘AI Bully.’ Should Your Company Do the Same?
• Microsoft Copilot is now injecting ads into pull requests on GitHub
• GitHub backs down, kills Copilot PR ‘tips’ after backlash
• America Dependent On Chinese Electrical Parts For AI Build-Out
• AI Models Lie, Cheat, and Steal to Protect Other Models From Being Deleted
• Amazon discontinuing support for older Kindles
• GPUBreach: Root Shell Access Achieved via GPU Rowhammer Attack 

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