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Received — 25 August 2026 ⏭ Tech

Lab Supply Companies Have Been Selling Antibodies Using Manipulated Images

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By: BeauHD
25 August 2026 at 22:30
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Antibodies play a central role in your body's immune defense. But they're also nearly ubiquitous in biological research, being essential for several widely used lab techniques. While some researchers need to go through the process of producing their own antibodies, antibodies to many key proteins are commercially available and can be ordered for overnight delivery. In May, however, Reese Richardson, a post-doc at Northwestern University, discovered that some of the images used to demonstrate how these antibodies performed in lab experiments had been subject to image manipulation -- the sorts of changes that would get a paper retracted if they had appeared in the academic literature. The manipulations ranged from removing background noise to copying and pasting data to fabricate results. Now, he has done a more exhaustive search and found problematic manipulations in images used to market over 17,000 commercial antibodies. [...] The consequences of this discovery are pretty significant. If you buy an antibody believing it will generate clean, clear data and find it doesn't, many researchers will assume the problem is them. That often leads them to spend time troubleshooting the procedure and trying slightly different conditions to get useful data. If the antibody can't produce those results, all the troubleshooting will have been a waste of time and money. Nature's coverage of the new findings includes quotes from several companies that sell these antibodies that, paraphrased, range from "we'll look into it" to "we don't think it's a problem." Researchers who have spent time frustrated while failing to get an antibody-based experiment to work may think otherwise.

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dropped 2 enrichment subscriptions and went waterfall for everything

✇CRM - Customer Relationship Managment
By: /u/ShokubutsuAl
25 August 2026 at 19:22

We were paying for Apollo for email and Lusha for EU mobile, and on top of that a separate verification layer because the catch-all detection on both was sending us into bounce rates that were flagging our sender domains.

We consolidated the enrichment into a single waterfall query, a few of us had been testing FullEnrich already so we kept it, with no separate API calls per provider, and that's what got rid of the per-tool credit billing we had before.

Email coverage and verification held up well on the switch, and the hit rates tracked closely to what we were pulling across providers before, so the consolidation on email wasn't a downgrade.

The one thing that varies by region is EU direct dial in DACH and Southern Europe, since some of our clients target larger manufacturing contacts there, and EU mobile coverage is where we're still running more volume through before drawing conclusions.

Whether that's a configuration thing or just a coverage ceiling for certain regions, that's what we're still weighing before deciding whether a dedicated phone tool needs to come back into the stack.

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Setting up a learning website for referred clients only

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By: /u/amydehp
25 August 2026 at 19:08

Good day everyone,

I'm working on a website that's basically a learning platform open only for existing company clients + their referred family and friends, so basically an entire referral-only based registration system. The courses are entirely free and there's only one membership tier... like I said the only "catch" is that it's only open for existing clients and their loved ones. The list of clients lives in Hubspot where we email them from, which will also be where we'll email them their referral links/codes from to subscribe to the course website.

We've already licensed LearnDash for building the courses, keeping track of user progress, certifying them etc., which came with MemberDash. As you probably know, LearnDash was already clunky on its own and hard to customize as precisely as we want (especially aesthetically for brand guidelines), but the bigger problem was that MemberDash kept causing issues. It was taking over our registration pages and forcing its "Pick your membership tier" interface on them (which like I said doesn't make sense as we only have one tier.) Its media protection features were literally hiding everything up to including the freaking site logo no matter how much I adjusted the settings, its "default" member pages looked like crap. It was just a nuisance, so we've deactivated it.

I've now installed Ultimate Member which has honestly been so much more efficient and streamlined in comparison (in an ideal world we'd have a free addon option where I can fully WYSIWYG customize the widget appearance in elementor to maintain brand guidelines, but hey, CSS exists + LearnDash has been just as much of an annoyance in that regard, so, what else is new. I'm literally just a designer not a frontend dev but learning CSS throughout this has been fun.)

Now as you may have guessed, what remains is to find a way to connect the website to hubspot to 1. Generate referral links/codes from client contacts on Hubspot 2. Allow only those with the links/codes to register (and generate other referrals later for their families if they'd like.) 3. Obviously we'd prefer if it were free at least to start. Idk if it's relevant but the number of clients is not huge (at least relatively); we're talking <4000 contacts.

Any reliable built-in or addon that can do that?

Thank you so much in advance.

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When I try to upload to WordPress, I get an error, and my websites' content disappears from view!

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By: /u/EmmaGoldmanSF
25 August 2026 at 16:32

My website hosting company claims everything is online. My other computer shows the same error, as do multiple browsers!

They give their usual "clear cookies and cache" advice, but private windows and Tor do not help either.

This happened once before but somehow resolved.

Any ideas?

Thank you.

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can you run lemlist from inside your CRM or Gmail without switching to a separate app?

✇CRM - Customer Relationship Managment
By: /u/Castieell99
25 August 2026 at 18:40

We run sequences for a few clients out of HubSpot and the constant tab-switching is costing us time.

The reason is that there's the CRM, Gmail and whatever outbound tool we're using all going at once, and activity syncing back into HubSpot is unreliable, so the CRM view is just stale when it matters.

Been going through a few options, and Lemlist's whole thing is that you run full sequences from inside Gmail or your CRM without a separate login, which sounds exactly like what we need, but I've tried tools before where the Gmail or CRM integration was just an add-on, and Lemlist is the first one I've seen where the whole workflow is built around the inbox and CRM natively.

What I need to know is whether the CRM sync is bidirectional, so tasks and activities log back without manual reconciliation, and whether multichannel steps like LinkedIn and calls and WhatsApp are workable from inside the Gmail extension or HubSpot, or if those still need a separate Lemlist tab.

If this sounds familiar, did it hold up once you went multichannel?

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Alabama Launches Investigation Into OpenAI's Hack of Hugging Face

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By: BeauHD
25 August 2026 at 18:00
Alabama's attorney general has subpoenaed OpenAI as part of an investigation into whether inadequate safeguards contributed to an incident in which an unreleased cybersecurity model escaped its isolated environment and hacked Hugging Face. TechCrunch reports: The investigation comes weeks after OpenAI admitted that one of its unreleased and guardrail-free cybersecurity models had escaped an isolated environment, connected to the internet, and hacked AI dataset platform Hugging Face. As Reuters first reported, Hugging Face was only one of four victims of what was supposed to be "an internal evaluation" of a model with "maximal cyber capabilities," as OpenAI put it. The press release announcing the subpoena (PDF) sent by the state's attorney general Steve Marshall said that the state was seeking to understand if OpenAI's "inability or unwillingness to ensure the safety of its products" violated the state's consumer protection laws. Earlier this month, Marshall, along with the attorneys general of 14 other states, including Florida, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Texas, sent a letter (PDF) to OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman, requesting that he and his company preserve all records related to the Hugging Face incident. The letter also asked OpenAI to "immediately cease and desist" from any internal cybersecurity evaluations. OpenAI said in a statement: "The Hugging Face incident marked an important moment for AI safety and we are conducting a thorough review along with external advisors. Once the review is complete, we will share a technical report with relevant government authorities and publish our findings publicly."

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New Zealand Introduces Under-16 Social Media, AI Companion Ban

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By: BeauHD
25 August 2026 at 17:00
New Zealand has introduced legislation that would ban children under 16 from social media platforms and AI companion services. "We have protections to keep children safe in the real world and we need them in the virtual world too," said Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in announcing the bill. Jurist.org reports: The Online Safety (Minimum Age and Child Safety Risk Assessment) Bill would require an age restriction on platforms with harmful features for children. These features include recommender systems, endless feeds, feedback features and time-limited features. The bill also seeks to restrict underage users from accessing AI companion services. However, it explicitly excludes messaging apps, professional networking sites, gaming and music platforms, and other educational and health tools. Notably, age verification through self-declared dates of birth and formal identification does not satisfy the platforms' duty under the law. It also requires platforms to verify their users' age through other methods such as facial scans and user activity patterns. The bill would also require platforms to conduct child safety risk assessments for all users under 18 and protect them from harmful content such as bullying, violence, and sexually explicit materials.

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Software recommendations for non-profits and social services (case management / tracking)?

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By: /u/Creative-Boot92
25 August 2026 at 16:41

Hey everyone, looking for solid software recommendations for our non-profit. We need something built specifically for social services and community care to handle client tracking, intake forms, and keep everything HIPAA compliant without being overly complicated for staff.

UPDATE: Kept seeing Community CareLink mentioned in a few threads for non-profits and health services. Looks like it handles case management, referrals, and grant reporting pretty well. Anyone here actually used Community CareLink in their org? Would love some real feedback before scheduling a demo

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FDA Approves First Wearable Device to Monitor Glucose, Ketone Levels

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By: BeauHD
25 August 2026 at 16:01
The FDA has authorized the first wearable in the U.S. to continuously monitor ketone levels and the first device globally to track both ketones and glucose together in a single system. From a report: [Abbott's] Libre Duo 10 Day continuously measures both glucose and ketone levels in the fluid just beneath the skin every minute, day and night. Readings are transmitted wirelessly to a compatible smartphone, where users can view current glucose and ketone levels and whether those values are trending up or down. The device also can send automatic alerts if ketone levels reach a concerning threshold. The FDA noted that ketone information should be interpreted in the context of glucose readings and symptoms. Ketones are produced when the body uses fat instead of glucose for energy. When ketone levels rise too high, patients with diabetes can develop diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a serious complication that can progress quickly and become life-threatening without prompt treatment. Until now, patients who needed ketone monitoring had to test separately using methods that provided a single measurement at one point in time. Those tests could not show whether ketone levels were rising or falling. For patients with diabetes -- particularly those at higher risk for DKA -- continuous glucose and ketone monitoring may provide earlier warning of metabolic deterioration and support timelier sick-day management, hydration, insulin adjustment, and escalation of care when clinically appropriate.

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Submenus stuck open when using the navigation overlay.

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By: /u/ImTomThorne
25 August 2026 at 15:01

I've been building a website for my workplace, and for some reason follow the release of the new wordpress update there is a issue with the Navigation Overlay. The issue I'm having is that submenus when on the Navigation Overlay are stuck open and I don't know why. I've tried this with a new install of wordpress through local to check it's not just the website I'm building.

I've tried this on 5 different popular block themes and I'm getting the same issue, this is happening when the submenu visability is set to either hover or click. Here are some screenshots.

Any help would be welcome.

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Canadian Streaming Content Becomes a US Trade Issue

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By: BeauHD
25 August 2026 at 15:00
Canada's cultural-content rules have become a flashpoint in its trade fight with the U.S., after American negotiators reportedly demanded that Ottawa drop requirements for streaming services to promote Canadian and French-language content. Canada refused, even as it has already backed away from some financial levies on streamers. "We were not prepared to compromise on our sovereignty, the protection of the French language, and our culture," Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a speech on Saturday after trade talks collapsed. CBC.ca reports: Ottawa has long required broadcasters to promote and support Canadian content (Cancon), all the way back to song quotas for AM radio stations. In 1991, the government brought in the Broadcasting Act. The law states that "the Canadian broadcasting system shall be effectively owned and controlled by Canadians" and that the Canadian broadcasting system should "serve to safeguard, enrich and strengthen the cultural, political, social and economic fabric of Canada." But decades later, the rising popularity in Canada of streaming platforms such as Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime and Spotify raised questions about Cancon and broadcasting rules. Video and audio streaming services were not, for example, required to support and promote Cancon, but their TV and radio counterparts were. Looking to address the imbalance, the former Trudeau government brought forward a bill in 2022 to update the Broadcasting Act, called the Online Streaming Act. "Canadian broadcasters have invested in and introduced us to the incredible Canadian programs that so many of us love. We are updating our laws so online streamers have to contribute in a similar and equitable way," a 2022 government news release said. The legislation was controversial from the start, with the government and supporters saying it was a necessary evolution of Canada's media laws in the digital age, while opponents expressed concerns that it was overreach and an attempt to regulate the internet. American streamers and digital media companies opposed the legislation fiercely. The bill passed with amendments and became law in April 2023, but the government delegated much of its interpretation -- including how much money streamers would have to contribute to Cancon -- to Canada's broadcast regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). But getting streaming companies to pay up has been a long and confusing saga. [...]. As for why the U.S. government is so invested in the issue? Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte, a postdoctoral fellow in the communication studies and media arts department at McMaster University in Hamilton, said it could be about power. "The Americans have had, since after World War II, a very strong cultural policy of pushing out American content into the world," Bourcheix-Laporte, who has worked with the CRTC, said. "This has been a strategy -- a soft-power strategy -- for the American government, in parallel to their military strategies and political alliances strategies."

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PSA: Critical (9.8) account takeover in TranslatePress, update to 3.3.2 now

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By: /u/BerqWP
25 August 2026 at 11:37

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Heads up if you run TranslatePress (Multilingual): all versions up to 3.3.1 have a critical unauthenticated account takeover vuln (CVE-2026-19632, CVSS 9.8). An attacker can pull the raw admin password-reset URL through an AJAX action and hijack the admin account. Wordfence reported blocking active attacks within 24 hours of disclosure, so it's being exploited in the wild.

You're exposed if automatic string saving is on (the default) and an admin's profile language is set to a published secondary language. Fix is to update to 3.3.2, or deactivate the plugin until you can. Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

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U.S. Sanctions Iran-Linked Hackers Behind Critical Infrastructure Breaches

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By: [email protected] (The Hacker News)
25 August 2026 at 13:17
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced fresh sanctions on Iranian cyber actors as part of what it called an "unprecedented, whole-of-government, economic campaign" against the nation and its enablers. "We are launching an economic onslaught against Iran's financial connections around the globe. Our objective is to sever every economic lifeline that sustains this tyrannical regime

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