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AI bots “Timmy,” “Ren,” and “Jackie” are flooding social media with slop
AI agents from startup iLands are flooding social media and sending unsolicited emails to writers, prompting complaints and FTC complaints over spam tactics and lack of opt-out mechanisms.
Internet Watch Foundation reports huge rise in AI child sexual abuse material
The Internet Watch Foundation reports a dramatic surge in AI-generated child sexual abuse material, with more illegal images investigated in the first half of 2026 than throughout all of 2025.
‘Careless use of AI is the real threat – not the ghost stories’
Meredith Whittaker, head of Signal messaging app, warns that careless AI deployment poses greater immediate risks than speculative doomsday scenarios, citing incidents where flawed AI intelligence nearly triggered military conflict.
Microsoft suspended from applying for green cards for H-1B workers, JD Vance says
Vice President JD Vance announced that Microsoft has been suspended from applying for green cards for H-1B workers, accusing the company of abusing the visa program and replacing American workers with lower-paid foreign employees.
ICE detainees in Georgia used the facility’s video calling software to expose the conditions inside
Four men detained at a Georgia ICE facility used the center’s video software to expose detention conditions and criticize Trump’s influence over immigration courts, risking retaliation and segregation.
AMD will bring FSR 4 to handhelds by the end of 2026
AMD says it will bring FSR 4, its framerate-enhancing technology, to handhelds by the end of this year, alongside new chips and updates to existing processor lines.
Anthropic bans users from ‘needless abusive or cruel behavior’ towards Claude
Anthropic has updated its usage policy to prohibit sustained abusive or cruel behavior toward its Claude AI model, citing uncertainty about potential machine consciousness.
Microsoft 365 Family subscribers will finally be able to share AI benefits
Microsoft is expanding AI feature sharing for Microsoft 365 Family and Premium subscribers, allowing up to five additional people to access Copilot and AI tools alongside Office apps and OneDrive storage.
Palantir’s Tom Watson says ‘mob rule’ must not dictate awarding of government contracts
Tom Watson, a former Labour deputy leader now at Palantir, warned UK ministers against allowing public pressure to dictate government contract awards, as the US tech firm faces significant political opposition to its work in British public services.
Muse, Meta’s extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day
A zero-day vulnerability in Meta’s Muse AI assistant allows locally run apps and terminal commands to gain complete control of the agent, raising serious questions about the platform’s security despite claims of privacy-focused design.
There’s a new way to break RSA that’s faster than anything we’ve seen before
Researchers have discovered a novel method to break RSA encryption using classical computing, requiring significantly fewer resources than previously thought necessary.
Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028
Memory executives from Micron and Samsung indicated that a shortage will persist through 2028, with elevated prices for 2027 shipments and manufacturing capacity prioritized for AI and data center applications.
Pentagon stops using Anthropic tools after blacklisting company, BBC told
The Pentagon has stopped using Anthropic’s AI tools months after designating the company a national security supply chain risk in February, though the company’s Claude model was reportedly still in use as recently as last week.
OpenAI’s release of mathematical findings draws concerns from experts
OpenAI published over 370 mathematical findings, including solving the Navier-Stokes equation, but drew criticism from experts who say frontier AI labs should not test advanced problems on proprietary models inaccessible to mathematicians.
Microsoft’s new Windows Search is exactly what Windows 11 needs
Microsoft is overhauling Windows Search with a faster, modernized interface featuring improved performance, better typo handling, and launcher-like functionality for system tasks and phone integration.
ClickFix attacks infecting PCs and Macs are going viral
ClickFix attacks using fake CAPTCHA overlays have become a widespread threat infecting both PC and Mac users, with even state-sponsored hacking groups adopting the technique.
Nonprofit that tracks meteors taken down by “critical blow” from a cyberattack
The International Meteor Organization suffered a cyberattack that took much of its website offline, with the nonprofit expecting several weeks of partial downtime while transitioning to new infrastructure.
Fuel prices added to Google Maps as petrol and diesel costs soar
Google Maps will display fuel prices from UK forecourts starting Thursday, using government Fuel Finder data to help motorists locate cheaper petrol and diesel amid soaring costs.
‘Dystopian’: Co-op becomes latest firm to put staff under AI surveillance
Co-op Legal Services has deployed AI surveillance technology to monitor and score employee phone calls with customers seeking advice on wills and estates, drawing criticism from workers and unions.
Asos hackers took more personal details than first revealed, BBC finds
Asos confirms hackers accessed detailed customer profiles including names, addresses, phone numbers, and search histories, expanding on initial breach disclosures that claimed only basic contact details were compromised.
An undercover Google analyst infiltrated a notorious supply-chain hacking gang
Google revealed an undercover analyst infiltrated the hacker group TeamPCP, monitoring their supply-chain attacks from within and helping disrupt their operations before two alleged members were arrested in Australia.
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