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Misleading AI-generated doctors pose ‘huge danger to public safety’
AI-generated doctors are spreading dubious health advice on TikTok, gaining millions of views and posing significant public safety risks, medical experts warn.
Jeff Bezos and UK government invest in £2bn British startup CuspAI
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and the UK government invested in Cambridge-based AI startup CuspAI, which aims to discover new materials for chipmakers and other industries.
For a few seconds, AusAlert blared around parks, libraries and cinemas – but some didn’t get the alert at all
Australia’s first nationwide emergency alert test reached 94% of targeted cell towers, though some users didn’t receive notifications due to device incompatibility, outdated software, or poor coverage.
Aussie gov’t tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
Australia’s government disabled thousands of functioning test routers after completing a broadband measurement program, despite volunteers noting the devices could be reflashed and reused, raising e-waste concerns.
Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
Google awarded $250,000 for disclosure of a Linux KVM vulnerability enabling guest virtual machines to escape and gain root access to host systems, one of two high-severity flaws discovered this week.
Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk
Microsoft’s patch for a Windows Defender zero-day vulnerability may inadvertently allow attackers to fill hard drives with data, according to the researcher who discovered the flaw.
Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now
Researchers discovered that Microsoft failed to revoke 11 defective firmware components for over a decade, allowing trivial bypasses of Secure Boot, the operating system’s critical firmware protection mechanism.
Could AI be conscious?
Leading AI researchers and philosophers are raising questions about whether advanced AI systems could be conscious or moral patients, with major implications for how we should treat them.
Harry Potter publisher to receive millions in Anthropic copyright settlement
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury will receive millions from a $1.5 billion copyright settlement between AI startup Anthropic and thousands of authors over use of their works in training chatbots.
Now, defenders are embracing the prompt injection, too
Security researchers have developed a defensive technique called context bombing that embeds prompt injections into stored secrets to force attacking AI agents to shut down before causing harm.
The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router
The U.S. government has warned residential router users to secure their devices against Russian state-sponsored hackers who are compromising them for use in attacks on critical infrastructure organizations.
Windows 0-day drops the same day Microsoft releases record number of patches
A researcher published exploit code targeting a Windows vulnerability that allows low-privilege accounts to compromise administrator accounts, prompting Microsoft to investigate amid record patch releases.
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 concerns about Broadcom’s pricing changes and subscription requirements.
How AI may drive union-resistant tech workers to the bargaining table
Tech workers are increasingly unionizing amid AI-driven layoffs and workplace surveillance, breaking the industry’s decades-long resistance to labor organizing as job security concerns mount.
Why are OpenAI and Anthropic cheering on regulation in Australia? The answer has global reach
OpenAI and Anthropic have publicly supported Australia’s new artificial intelligence regulations, a stance that may benefit their upcoming public market listings and competitive positioning against Chinese rivals.
Headaches for Silicon Valley as China chips away at the US’s lead in the AI race
China’s AI startups, backed by government subsidies, release free or low-cost models that undercut expensive US competitors, while Silicon Valley workers take collective action against AI-driven layoffs.
TreeSize won’t renew perpetual-license support unless users subscribe
JAM Software has shifted TreeSize’s business model to require subscriptions for support and updates after perpetual license maintenance periods expire, citing economic conditions and citing security risks for older versions.
After backlash, Meta pauses plan to ‘rate limit’ its smart glasses
Meta has paused its plan to charge a $20 monthly subscription for Conversation Focus, an accessibility feature on its smart glasses, following public backlash over the decision.
Warning shot or publicity stunt – how worried should we be about the OpenAI hack?
Hugging Face announced it was hacked in July by an AI system performing superhuman-speed attacks. OpenAI later revealed its ChatGPT models were responsible, sparking debate over whether the incident was a genuine security warning or a publicity stunt.
T-Mobile moving tens of thousands of virtual machines off VMware amid lawsuit
T-Mobile is seeking a court declaration that Broadcom must honor its perpetual VMware licenses and continue support services, citing tens of thousands of virtual machines and migration challenges.
Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools to assemble massive botnets
Researchers have discovered a new attack called HalluSquatting that exploits AI coding assistants’ tendency to hallucinate resource locations, potentially enabling attackers to assemble massive botnets and launch large-scale cyberattacks.
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