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Framework’s premium laptop is shipping with less RAM
Framework is adjusting memory configurations and pricing for its premium Laptop 13 Pro due to doubled memory supplier costs, affecting existing preorders and new orders.
Personal and banking details among customer data stolen in Origin Energy hack
Origin Energy confirmed that customer personal and banking details were compromised in a hack affecting its 4.8 million Australian accounts, with an unverified claim of 2 million customers impacted.
Google now lets you sign in to your account using a selfie video
Google introduced a new account verification method that uses selfie videos to authenticate users during sign-in, leveraging facial recognition technology with multiple security layers against spoofing and deepfakes.
EU fines Google €890m for competition breaches over search and apps
The EU fined Google €890m for breaching competition laws by favoring its own services in search results and restricting app developers from steering users to cheaper alternatives.
Now, defenders are embracing the prompt injection, too
Researchers have developed a defensive technique called context bombing that embeds malicious prompts in stored secrets to shut down AI-powered attacks, reducing successful account compromises from 57% to 5% across tests.
Windows 0-day drops the same day Microsoft releases record number of patches
A Windows zero-day exploit allowing low-privilege accounts to compromise administrator accounts was released days after Microsoft issued record security patches, prompting the company to investigate.
The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router
U.S. authorities warn that Russian state hackers are compromising residential routers to launch attacks against critical infrastructure organizations, urging users to disable vulnerable protocols and secure their devices.
Why are OpenAI and Anthropic cheering on regulation in Australia? The answer has global reach
OpenAI and Anthropic are supporting Australia’s new AI regulations, a move that could benefit their market valuations ahead of planned public listings while also positioning them favorably against Chinese competitors.
Sheetz is quitting VMware, migrating 11,000 virtual machines
Sheetz is migrating approximately 11,000 virtual machines from VMware to StorMagic’s SvHCI platform across its 838 store locations, citing concerns over Broadcom’s subscription model and pricing uncertainty.
Last chance to apply — Startup Battlefield Australia applications close July 6
Every startup has a moment that changes everything. For some, it’s landing their first customer. For others, it’s closing their first funding round. For a select few, it starts with one pitch. If you’re going to apply for Startup Battlefield Australia, now is the...
Mark Zuckerberg tells staff that AI agents haven’t progressed as quickly as he’d hoped
Replacing people with AI doesn’t seem to be that easy to do, if Meta can be seen as an example. Reuters reports that at an internal town hall Thursday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told staff that the pace of AI agent development had not “accelerated in the way” executives had...
Private space pilots are flying orbital missions for the US Space Force
Militaries routinely send satellites to fly by rival vehicles and suss out their capabilities, but scaling up this kind of reconnaissance is increasingly seen by the U.S. military as a challenge best handled by the private sector. That’s why two space startups, True...
Thiel Capital’s Jack Selby nabs stakes in hot startups like Etched through Arizona connections
Nvidia competitor Etched announced this week that TSMC had manufactured its first chip earlier this year. While the four-year-old startup valued at $5 billion is getting ready to ship systems powered by that chip to customers later this summer, scaling production may...
New Alibaba AI framework skips loading every tool, cutting agent token use 99%
As enterprise AI systems scale to handle complex workflows, practitioners face the challenge of routing subtasks to the right tools and skills. Agents can have hundreds of tools and skills and get confused on which one to use for each step of a workflow.To address...
IQM, Europe’s first public quantum company, admits the future of the tech is uncertain
IQM, a full-stack quantum company out of Finland, went public on the Nasdaq Thursday via a SPAC merger at a valuation of about $1.9 billion. But share prices didn’t pop. They spent most the day below the IPO price — a lukewarm welcome. SPAC mergers are often not...
Jersey Mike’s IPO illustrates how bad the AI hype has become
I can’t tell the exact tipping point from realistic excitement over a new technology, to hype, to aww-come-on — but I’m pretty sure when a sandwich shop with Danny DeVito as its public face talks about AI in its IPO documents, we must be getting close. So it is with...
A warning sign about AI’s real cost, courtesy of Google and Amazon
It’s no secret that AI is a hog, consuming energy and water like no digital technology before it. Now we know just how much Big Tech’s pursuit of AI is costing the environment. Both Google and Amazon released their sustainability reports this week, and the numbers...
Meta quietly launches vibe-coded gaming app Pocket
Meta is getting into gaming with the launch of a new app called Pocket, which allows people to generate small, interactive apps and games using AI prompts. The software, a result of Meta’s acquisition of the team at the vibe-coded gaming platform Gizmo earlier this...
Travel app Hopper to pay $35M in FTC settlement over ‘unfairly’ charging hidden fees
Hopper, the travel app known for its AI-driven flight and hotel price predictions, has agreed to a $35 million settlement following a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The lawsuit accused the company of misleading users by imposing hidden...
Melinda Gates’ venture firm backs Magnify Ventures’ $46.6M Fund II
Early-stage firm Magnify Ventures has raised $46.6 million for its second fund from LPs, including Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures. Founded in 2021 by Joanna Drake and Julie Wroblewski, Magnify invests in companies that target the care economy, such as those...
OpenAI proposed donating 5% of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has proposed giving 5% of the company’s equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter. Under the proposal, other AI companies would donate similar stakes, although...
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Record-breaking startup Airtame launches new product, Airtame 2
In the past 4 years, Danish startup Airtame has marked itself as a frontrunner in the world of wireless HDMI. Now they’re launching a new hardware product Copenhagen, October 10, 2018 - Airtame, a Danish startup that produces a wireless HDMI solution for both the...
Photocopying Machines: Merits and Demerits
A photocopying machine is an electronic appliance that is used in the duplication of a document by producing many copies. There are two types of photocopiers, which are either for small scale or large-scale use. The small-scale type of printer is meant for home...
The Future of Robotics Is Pliable
Making recent headlines is the revolutionary creation of an Octobot. This small mechanical bot, created using Soft Robotics in the form of an octopus, may have opened the door to how scientists can use liquid silicone rubber to develop more humanoid robots that can...
Can You Rely on the Security Features of Cloud Storage?
Cloud storage. You've heard it many times over yet you still hesitate to utilize it for storing your important files. For some people, they are not yet sold to the security that cloud storage provides. So what really is cloud storage and why should people use it for...