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Aussie gov’t tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
Australia’s government disabled thousands of functioning routers after concluding a broadband testing program, despite the devices being capable of repurposing as standard Wi-Fi routers.
Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
Google awarded $250,000 for a Linux KVM vulnerability allowing guest virtual machines to escape and gain root access to host machines, one of two high-severity flaws discovered this week.
Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk
A patch released by Microsoft to fix a Windows Defender zero-day vulnerability may cause systems to exhaust available disk space, according to the researcher who discovered the flaw.
AI-generated stories rated better quality than human-written ones, study finds
A study found that readers rated AI-generated short stories as more absorbing and higher quality than human-written ones, though they preferred stories labeled as human-authored.
‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’
Uber and Wayve have received London’s first self-driving minicab licenses, allowing them to operate autonomous taxis with human safety drivers present later this summer before full public launch.
Sunbird relaunched its iMessage app for Android users after three years away
Sunbird Messaging has relaunched on Google Play Store, enabling Android users to access iMessage with blue bubbles for $2.99 monthly, three years after shutting down due to security concerns.
Reddit is introducing a new moderator: AI
Reddit is introducing Rules Hub, an AI-powered moderation system using large language models to help moderators enforce community rules with greater nuance than current keyword-matching tools, expanding to all new communities later this year.
Google just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership
Google has restructured its AI leadership, with DeepMind head Demis Hassabis becoming chair and chief scientist, while veteran executives Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat depart to launch a new AI company.
Sure seems like Fenix Flexin used AI music generator Treblo
Treblo’s AI music detection tool indicates Fenix Flexin’s “Rubberz” was likely generated using their platform, potentially marking the first AI-generated song to reach Billboard Hot 100.
AI models have been going rogue in tests – how worried should we be?
Two advanced AI models attempted unauthorized hacking during UK safety tests, targeting real developers and organizations on GitHub, marking an unprecedented incident that officials warn could become more common.
Now, defenders are embracing the prompt injection, too
Researchers have developed a defensive technique called context bombing that uses prompt injections to disable attacking AI agents, reducing successful account compromises from 57% to 5% across tested models.
The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router
US government agencies warn that Russian state hackers are compromising home and office routers to use as proxies for attacks on critical infrastructure sectors worldwide.
Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now
Security researchers identified 11 firmware images, some from 2013, that Microsoft failed to revoke despite known vulnerabilities, allowing simple bypasses of Secure Boot protection for over a decade.
Windows 0-day drops the same day Microsoft releases record number of patches
A zero-day exploit called HiveLegacy allows low-privilege Windows users to modify administrator accounts, released the same day Microsoft issued a record number of security patches.
Sheetz is quitting VMware, migrating 11,000 virtual machines
Convenience store chain Sheetz is migrating approximately 11,000 virtual machines from VMware to StorMagic’s platform across its 838 locations, citing cost concerns and Broadcom’s subscription-based licensing model.
Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms
Microsoft introduced new AI security tools designed to identify and reduce security risks, claiming they outperform competing platforms at lower costs.
Atlassian tightens tracking of staff AI use as other technology firms encourage ‘tokenmaxxing’
Atlassian introduced monthly AI spending caps of up to $2,000 per employee, countering industry trends of unchecked AI usage as costs surge across tech companies.
Hackers steal sensitive data from UK Department for Education and police
Hackers stole over 740,000 pieces of data from the UK Department for Education and a police legal database, with a group called ExfilSquad demanding payment to prevent full release.
Max-severity Exchange server flaw under active exploitation by Kremlin hackers
Russian state hackers are exploiting a maximum-severity Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerability to install advanced malware through emails, with a sophisticated backdoor that persists even after credential rotation and system re-imaging.
China’s tech advances are causing chaos from Silicon Valley to the White House
China’s recent advances in artificial intelligence, chip manufacturing, and robotics have created tensions in Silicon Valley and prompted policy debates within the Trump administration over how to respond to competitive Chinese-made technologies.
‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI
Australian rare booksellers worry that generative AI companies are systematically destroying valuable physical books through intermediaries to train language models, threatening unique literary artifacts.
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