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Are Microsoft’s AI plans being held back by a shortage of chips?
Microsoft appears to have significantly fewer AI chips operational than expected, with internal documents showing 2.2 million chips installed versus projections suggesting a much larger number, raising questions about its ambitious AI infrastructure expansion.
The critical tech staying safe by going underground
EarthGrid’s plasma-powered tunnel-boring machine melted through granite in a California test this January, potentially making it cheaper and faster to bury critical infrastructure like power cables and data centers underground.
Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted
Researchers discovered an attack allowing Grok to exfiltrate user data by encrypting malicious instructions, bypassing the AI’s safety guardrails through cryptographic context injection techniques.
UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
UK cinemas are considering banning Meta smart glasses due to film piracy concerns, though the trade body acknowledges the technology’s accessibility benefits for viewers with visual or hearing impairments.
Is Vine back? Short-form video-sharing app Divine opens to public
Divine, a new short-form video app seen as a successor to defunct Vine, has launched publicly with two million restored Vine videos and an AI content ban.
Monzo says issue with card payments and transfers now resolved
Monzo reported resolving a technical issue that prevented users from making card payments and transfers. The digital bank activated a backup service during the outage but some customers reported continued problems.
Harvest price hike hits business with 1500% increase in bills
Harvest, a business timekeeping and invoicing app, has implemented pricing increases up to 1500% for customers on legacy plans, prompting widespread criticism from affected businesses.
Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trial
Meta faces a landmark trial where prosecutors allege the company uses a four-step strategy of hooking, holding, harvesting, and hiding to exploit children’s data for profit.
‘We are hitting a different chapter’: OpenAI leader warns of threat of ‘persistent’ AI cyber-attacks
OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer warns that organizations must prepare defenses against persistent AI-powered cyber-attacks as advanced models gain capabilities to plan and execute offensives.
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, according to security researchers. The custom backdoor survives credential rotation and system re-imaging.
Private security firms will soon be allowed to hack overseas cybercriminals
The Trump administration authorized private security firms to conduct federally-approved cyberattacks against overseas criminal organizations targeting US entities in a groundbreaking National Security Presidential Memorandum issued Thursday.
Shares in humanoid robot firm Unitree surge 600% on Chinese stock market debut
Unitree, a Chinese humanoid robot maker, surged over 600% in its stock market debut, as investors chase robotics as a key AI battleground with massive projected growth.
Amazon just hiked the prices for Echo, Fire TV, and Kindle products by up to 60 percent
Amazon raised prices on Echo, Kindle, Fire TV, and Eero products by up to 60 percent, citing rising memory and storage component costs.
HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs
India’s competition regulator fined HP and reseller partners 1.4 billion rupees for coordinating printer cartridge prices and government contract bids, citing collusive practices spanning multiple years.
TreeSize won’t renew perpetual-license support unless users subscribe
JAM Software has shifted TreeSize to a subscription model, requiring perpetual license holders to pay ongoing fees for support and updates after their maintenance period expires, frustrating some customers.
Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers
Thousands of enterprise servers contain critical vulnerabilities in baseboard management controllers that allow remote backdoor access, with some flaws dating back over a decade, according to security research.
New Pass-ta-key attack reveals all the things we didn’t know about passkeys
A researcher demonstrated how malware on Windows could extract passkeys from Google Password Manager, sparking questions about passkey security across different operating systems.
Secondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk orders
Secondhand booksellers across the UK and Ireland report unusual bulk orders from mystery buyers, with speculation that AI companies are acquiring texts for training data purposes.
AI to help planes avoid climate-warming contrails above North Atlantic
A £5m UK trial will test whether artificial intelligence can help aircraft avoid areas where climate-warming contrails form above the North Atlantic, potentially reducing aviation’s environmental impact.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with new safety features
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Teens, introducing safety features including voice response controls, break reminders, and parental alerts for harmful requests to help protect younger users.
Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked
Researchers discovered that Microsoft 365 Copilot could be tricked into revealing a secret parameter allowing attackers to steal passwords through malicious links without user confirmation.
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