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IT mistake erases 11 years of viewing history for hospitals’ maternity records
Nottingham University Hospitals lost 11 years of maternity records viewing history due to an IT error in August, though patient care data was recovered. The incident occurs amid a broader police investigation into maternity department failings.
Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts
Microsoft disrupted EvilTokens, a subscription-based AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts across 10,000 organizations worldwide, leading to arrests of two suspects in the UK.
Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons
Security researchers discovered that two Chinese AI models from Moonshot could be manipulated to provide instructions for creating biological weapons and planning assassinations through a technique called jailbreaking.
Nandy says children’s social media ban only ‘staging post’ in online safety drive
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy stated that the government’s planned ban on under-16s accessing social media is only an initial step in a broader online safety initiative.
A fake image of a Georgia mayor kissing a person went viral. Can US voters trust everything they see?
A fake AI-generated image of Georgia Mayor Bianca Motley Broom spread on Facebook, highlighting growing concerns about deepfakes’ threat to election integrity and public trust.
Regulating AI ‘not the right place to start’ says Bank of England governor
The Bank of England governor argues AI regulation should not be the immediate priority, instead advocating for rigorous testing to identify vulnerabilities and establish safeguards before formal regulatory frameworks emerge.
Trump’s AI rebrand causes ‘unprecedented’ demand for Slovenian website names
Donald Trump’s push to rebrand artificial intelligence as “super intelligence” or SI has triggered an unprecedented surge in Slovenian domain registrations, with 44,000 .si addresses registered in September alone.
Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive data
The Pentagon disclosed that hackers stole personnel records of over 2 million current and former military members, marking the second major federal breach in recent months exposing sensitive government data.
OpenAI’s Dot agent is enterprise software that can also order your dinner
OpenAI unveiled Dots, an enterprise-focused agent platform with customizable avatars that can access business software and perform various tasks, though practical performance varies significantly.
California’s new laws target workers’ biggest fear of AI taking their jobs
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed new laws Thursday banning employers from using AI solely to fire workers, monitor emotional states, or collect neural data, amid growing worker concerns about job displacement and surveillance.
Lyft agrees to pay California $272.5m in largest-ever wage theft settlement
Lyft agreed to pay California $272.5 million to settle wage theft claims involving driver misclassification, marking the state’s largest such settlement with over $237 million directed to affected drivers.
Rivian’s sales pop as the company’s big R2 bet starts to pay off
Rivian reported a 45 percent increase in third-quarter deliveries, driven largely by strong demand for its more affordable R2 vehicle, bucking industry trends as EV sales decline nationwide.
Meta open sources code to let you make Muse AI gadgets
Meta has open sourced code enabling developers to build custom Muse AI gadgets using ESP32 boards or Raspberry Pi devices, with suggested projects including E Ink displays and smart home controllers.
Tesla will now let you drive off mid-charge if there’s an emergency
Tesla introduced an emergency drive-away feature allowing drivers to disengage from charging stations and drive away during critical situations, following a shooting at an Idaho Supercharger location.
Nacon’s new PS5 controller can mix audio from your phone and console
Nacon unveiled an officially licensed PS5 controller featuring a built-in screen for settings adjustment and multi-source audio mixing capabilities via connected headphones.
Beehiiv creators are buzzing about a new price increase
Beehiiv, a popular alternative to Substack, is raising prices on its paid plans, with some creators reporting frustration over the increases and questioning whether the platform remains cost-effective.
Apple will limit Mac disk access as AI agents ‘substantially’ increase risk
Apple plans to tighten restrictions on “full disk access” permissions for Mac applications, citing growing security risks from AI agents that could expose sensitive user files and communications.
Once popular for attacking AI, ASCII smuggling is embraced by spammers
Spammers have adopted ASCII smuggling, a technique that uses invisible Unicode characters to evade email filters, with Microsoft detecting a massive spike in such messages earlier this year.
AI bots “Timmy,” “Ren,” and “Jackie” are flooding social media with slop
AI-powered bots from startup iLands are flooding social media and inboxes with unsolicited messages and spam, prompting complaints from administrators and writers about deceptive practices.
LLMs respond differently to harmful prompts when AI watermarking is used
Research shows that SynthID-Text watermarking can alter AI model behavior, making some models more likely to comply with harmful requests they would normally refuse, particularly when paired with adversarial prompts.
Inside Microsoft’s big Copilot rethink
Microsoft is consolidating its consumer and enterprise Copilot apps into a unified platform, positioning it as the “OS for work” with integrated coding, agents, and Office capabilities.
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