FBI investigating claim hackers have stolen details of all its agents
The FBI is investigating claims that hackers have stolen sensitive information on approximately 38,000 bureau staff members, including names, badge numbers, and personal details.
US rejects pleas from OpenAI, Anthropic for global AI standards
Heads of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face urged the UN to establish global AI standards, but a Trump administration advisor rejected new international governance structures for the technology.
Meta debuts no-camera smart glasses and virtual reality spectacles
Meta unveiled new smart glasses at its Connect conference, including camera-free audio models and advanced virtual reality spectacles designed to address privacy concerns while expanding wearable capabilities.
Nick Clegg plays down fears ‘godlike’ AI could exterminate humanity
Former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg dismisses fears that AI could develop godlike power to exterminate humanity, characterizing such concerns as self-serving rhetoric from tech industry leaders.
OLPC XO-1: The price of free
A new Version History podcast episode examines the One Laptop Per Child initiative and its XO-1 device, exploring why the ambitious program to provide computers to children worldwide fell short of expectations.
Australia is run on legacy systems that AI agents can easily exploit, former UN cyber negotiator warns
Australia’s aging legacy computer systems create significant vulnerabilities that AI agents can easily exploit, according to the nation’s former UN cyber negotiator, amid an investigation into unauthorized access to Medicare data.