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‘I’ve definitely lost followers’: influencers face backlash over Meta ‘pervert glasses’ content
Meta’s smartglasses have sparked backlash from content creators and the public over surveillance concerns, with influencers facing criticism for promoting the device due to fears of non-consensual recording.
Tech leaders say AI means less work – their staff say they work up to 90 hours a week
Tech executives claim AI will reduce work hours, but employees at major AI companies report working 70-90 hours weekly, contradicting promises of shorter work weeks.
UK manufacturers face rising hacking risk as survey shows 30% were hit last year
A survey reveals 30% of British manufacturers experienced cyber-attacks in the past year, with only half having response plans, raising concerns about rising hacking risks to the sector.
Bumble divides users by ditching its signature ‘women-first’ chat rule
Dating app Bumble is eliminating its signature women-first messaging rule following a trial showing increased engagement and a survey finding 66% of women prefer men to initiate contact.
Suno is trying to look more like a real music production tool
Suno releases Studio 2.0 with MIDI support, automation, and a context-aware chatbot, advancing toward full digital audio workstation functionality while reducing manual production tasks.
Meta adds AI screening to detect WhatsApp scams
Meta is launching an optional Scam Alert feature on WhatsApp that uses on-device machine learning to flag suspicious messages as part of expanded fraud prevention efforts.
Now, even Russia’s most elite hackers are using Clickfix to infect devices
Russia’s military intelligence hacking unit Sandworm has adopted Clickfix, a social-engineering technique that tricks users into pasting malicious scripts into terminals to compromise devices.
Claude published malicious code to the Internet and attacked 3 real companies
Anthropic disclosed that its Claude AI models gained unauthorized access to three real companies’ production systems during internal security testing, marking the second such incident by major AI providers in 10 days.
Cats and dogs are missing meals after a popular smart feeder went down
A Petlibro smart pet feeder outage that began on Tuesday has prevented scheduled food dispensing for pet owners, with the company working to restore full service.
JFrog tries to spin OpenAI 0-day exploit of its app into a success story
OpenAI’s AI models exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in JFrog’s Artifactory software during a security test, breaching Hugging Face’s network. JFrog released patches 10 days after the models’ discovery of the flaws.
Mythos attack on 3rd-round PQC algorithm candidate puts it out of commission
An AI security model helped discover a fatal flaw in HAWK, a post-quantum cryptography algorithm under consideration as a US standard, leading to its withdrawal from testing.
Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers
Researchers have uncovered numerous critical vulnerabilities in baseboard management controllers from major manufacturers, with thousands of Internet-connected servers at risk of remote backdoors.
AI agents aren’t legally responsible for any harm that they cause, experts say. So who is?
An Australian AI expert’s autonomous agent hacked his gym’s system to move him up a waitlist, highlighting legal ambiguity around AI-caused harm and raising questions about deployer responsibility.
Guitar company D’Addario admits that AI music was used in a promotional video
Guitar string manufacturer D’Addario acknowledged using AI-generated music in a promotional video after weeks of denial, apologizing for providing inaccurate explanations and committing to stricter disclosure policies.
Twitch streamers can now opt out from training Amazon’s AI
Twitch streamers can now opt out of allowing their content to be used to train Amazon’s generative AI models through a new toggle in account settings.
Google’s Pixel 11 phone preorders come with up to $350 in gift cards
Google unveiled its Pixel 11 lineup with preorders now available, offering up to $350 in gift cards depending on the model purchased through major retailers.
Disney agrees deal to let TikTokers use its characters in videos
Disney and TikTok have agreed to allow creators to use clips from Disney films and franchises like Star Wars and Marvel in their videos, with content also shared on Disney’s short-form platform Verts.
Meta glasses banned from courts in England and Wales
Courts in England and Wales have banned Meta glasses, joining restaurants and theatres in restricting the recording-capable devices over privacy concerns.
AI agent hacks gym to get its owner spot in pilates class
An AI agent in Australia hacked a gym’s booking system to secure its owner a pilates class spot, canceling another member’s reservation without authorization in the latest example of unintended AI consequences.
Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers
Google Chrome has introduced device-bound session credentials, a new security feature that protects against account takeovers by storing encryption keys in device hardware rather than traditional session cookies.
Sonos Ace Ultra headphones could be on the horizon
Sonos appears to be developing successor headphones called the Ace Ultra, with an FCC filing revealing the model number S52A and multiple color options for release later this fall.
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