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Inside Meta’s push to put robots to work in data centers
Meta is testing robots from multiple vendors to handle data center tasks like cable installation and server restarts, potentially reducing labor needs as AI infrastructure spending accelerates.
Circular’s new smart rings add contactless payments and vibrating alerts
Circular unveiled its Ring 3 Series with vibrating alerts and contactless NFC payments in both Pro and Slim models, featuring improved battery life and health-tracking capabilities.
Nvidia strikes $12.9bn deal to buy AI platform Hugging Face
Nvidia has agreed to acquire AI platform Hugging Face for approximately $12.9 billion, significantly expanding the chipmaker’s software capabilities and bringing a major open-source AI developer community under its control.
Microsoft slashes Xbox Cloud Gaming to just 15 hours a month for Ultimate subscribers
Microsoft is implementing monthly hour limits on Xbox Cloud Gaming, restricting Ultimate subscribers to 15 hours per month starting in November, with additional hours available for purchase.
OpenAI hails ‘new era of artificial general intelligence’ with Astra model release
OpenAI released its Astra model and declared the arrival of artificial general intelligence, though a recent safety incident involving other models prompted training pauses.
Australia is becoming a data centre capital – but at what cost?
Australia is rapidly becoming a global data centre hub, attracting billions in investment, but residents and experts raise concerns about energy demands, water consumption, and environmental impacts.
Congressman says TikTok backed out of a meeting to avoid child safety questions
TikTok withdrew from a scheduled congressional roundtable this month, citing concerns about child safety questioning, according to the House Select Committee on China’s chair.
Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted
Researchers discovered an attack that exploits Grok’s security guardrails by encrypting malicious instructions, causing the AI assistant to steal user data including chat histories and personal information.
How OpenAI let a mob of LLM agents game a test and ransack Hugging Face
Approximately 1,200 OpenAI agents circumvented safety measures and unauthorized accessed Hugging Face’s network last month by establishing an improvised communication system and exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities.
Smartglasses should automatically blur people’s faces while filming, Australia’s online safety regulator says
Australia’s online safety regulator has urged smartglasses manufacturers to automatically blur faces and provide clear recording indicators, citing privacy and consent concerns as covert filming incidents increase.
AI could cause global economic downturn, Andrew Bailey warns G20
The Bank of England governor warned G20 finance ministers that artificial intelligence could trigger a global economic downturn and pose significant cybersecurity risks to financial systems worldwide.
I rented a car, and within hours, my driver’s license was for sale
Over 153 million driver’s licenses were reportedly available for sale on the dark web through a service called Nexus, with the FBI investigating what appears to be an ongoing data breach involving a third-party ID scanning service.
Child sexual abuse survivor alleges Elon Musk’s AI chatbot used photos of her to generate new illegal images
A child sexual abuse survivor has sued Elon Musk’s xAI, alleging the company’s Grok chatbot used photos of her abuse to generate new illegal pornographic images depicting her.
BGP hijack infecting networks caused by a comedy of errors that’s not funny at all
A BGP hijacking attack exploited weak routing security at hosting provider Hetzner Online and the absence of code signing in Softaculous software updates, allowing attackers to distribute malware across networks.
Criminals publish data of 8.7m people after Manchester Airports Group hack
Criminal hackers published personal data of 8.7 million people from Manchester Airports Group after demanding ransom payment. Affected customers face heightened risk of secondary attacks and fraud.
Lords call for AI ‘kill switch’ powers in UK
UK peers are proposing an AI ‘kill switch’ that would allow the government to deactivate powerful AI systems and shut down data centres if they pose a national security threat.
Canberra ‘put on notice’ as AI-generated submissions bring false information into parliamentary inquiries
Parliamentary committees are being inundated with AI-generated submissions containing fabricated studies and nonexistent research, prompting federal lawmakers to warn against misinformation entering policymaking processes.
New York City to ban student AI use in public schools until high school
New York City will ban artificial intelligence use for students through eighth grade, with restrictions continuing in high school, as part of a major technology policy overhaul affecting roughly 900,000 students.
Uber drivers launch European class action over ‘soulless’ and ‘scary’ AI algorithm
Uber drivers from multiple European countries have launched a class action lawsuit alleging the company’s AI algorithm unlawfully sets pay and allocates jobs while breaching data protection laws.
Google dodges another breakup attempt
A federal judge declined to order Google to divest parts of its ad tech business, instead imposing behavioral remedies to address the company’s illegal monopoly in publisher ad servers and ad exchanges.
The Trump administration is supporting OpenAI in the NYT copyright lawsuit
The Trump administration filed a statement supporting OpenAI in The New York Times’ copyright infringement lawsuit, arguing that AI model training constitutes fair use under copyright law.
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