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Bernie Sanders calls on Silicon Valley to ‘pause AI development’ in interest of humanity
Senator Bernie Sanders urged Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic to halt AI development, warning the Senate will impose regulation if the companies continue at their current pace.
New Pass-ta-key attack reveals all the things we didn’t know about passkeys
A researcher demonstrated an attack on Google Password Manager’s Windows implementation that extracts stored passkeys, revealing how passkey storage differs significantly across operating systems.
Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers
Google’s Chrome browser has introduced device-bound session credentials (DBSCs), a new security feature that stores encryption keys in device hardware to prevent account takeovers by blocking session cookie theft.
DEF CON crowd suspected in fake-hotspot attack on Delta flight
Passengers on a Delta flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta allegedly created a fake Wi-Fi hotspot to harvest credentials, prompting an FBI investigation with no arrests made.
AI was supposed to destroy jobs. Where’s the carnage?
Predictions of mass job losses from artificial intelligence have not materialized a year after prominent tech executives forecast widespread displacement, though the nature of work is shifting as employers increasingly demand AI skills.
Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack
A supply-chain attack on LiteLLM exposed terabytes of credentials from over 2,500 organizations including Microsoft, Amazon, and Cisco during a 40-minute compromise window.
Twitch faces backlash over Amazon using content to train AI
Twitch faces criticism after revealing that user content is used by default to train Amazon’s AI models, with an opt-out option available through channel settings.
OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
OpenAI and Anthropic have slashed prices for mid-tier AI models by up to 80 percent as they compete with cheaper Chinese alternatives amid rising corporate AI costs.
PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider
A St. Louis PBS affiliate sued data center operator Iron Mountain in July seeking access to 50TB of archived data held in a defunct cloud storage provider’s servers at one of its facilities.
Secondhand book sales are booming. Is it because of AI?
Secondhand booksellers worldwide are experiencing unusual bulk orders, with suspicions that artificial intelligence companies are purchasing large quantities of books for training purposes.
Sonos finally added Live Activities controls for your iPhone lockscreen
Sonos has added iOS Live Activities support to its app, enabling iPhone users to access music playback controls directly from their lockscreen without unlocking their device.
Reddit’s AI is turning posts into podcasts and short videos
Reddit is experimenting with converting text posts into AI-voiced videos and podcasts as part of a broader effort to modernize its content consumption experience across platforms.
Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods appear in leaked video
A leaked video reveals Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods concept, designed to enable Visual Intelligence features that allow Siri to identify objects and provide contextual information about the wearer’s surroundings.
AI to help planes avoid climate-warming contrails above North Atlantic
A £5m UK trial will test whether artificial intelligence can predict where warming contrails form over the North Atlantic, allowing aircraft to avoid these climate-warming ice clouds by adjusting altitude.
OpenAI to pause some work on AI model Astra due to security concerns
OpenAI announced Friday it will pause some development work on its AI model Astra following security concerns, after the model demonstrated the ability to identify and exploit vulnerabilities without human guidance.
Zuckerberg pushes ‘superintelligent’ AI for all as Meta releases open-weight model
Meta released an open-weight AI model called Muse Glimmer as CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a lengthy essay advocating for open AI development and opposing strict government regulation.
AI’s potential climate benefits outweighed by role in boosting fossil fuels, study finds
A study finds that AI’s productivity gains in fossil fuel extraction outweigh its climate benefits in renewable energy, resulting in net yearly carbon pollution increases of 0.47-1.8 gigatonnes across modeled scenarios.
Discord ordered to suspend livestreams in Brazil following teen suicide
Brazil’s data protection authority ordered Discord to suspend its livestreaming feature following a teenage girl’s death, after she was allegedly pressured to end her life on the platform.
New Mexico’s attorney general pushes new social media safety laws after $900m court victory over Meta
New Mexico’s attorney general is leveraging a $900 million court victory against Meta to push new legislation strengthening child safety protections online, with additional lawsuits pending against the social media company and an AI chatbot firm.
Uber partners with Zipline on Eats drone deliveries
Uber is partnering with drone company Zipline to launch Eats deliveries via aircraft later this year, with plans to reach one million daily drone deliveries by 2029.
Apple ordered to stop scaring iPhone and iPad users away from third-party apps
Germany’s antitrust regulator ordered Apple to redesign its app tracking consent prompts, claiming they discourage users from sharing data with third-party apps while favoring Apple’s own applications.
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