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Musicians-turned-detectives are hunting for AI grifters
EDM producers are publicly calling out musicians they suspect of using generative AI to create songs, citing telltale audio artifacts like stuttering vocals and persistent hissing sounds that reveal algorithmic origins.
The Galaxy Z Flip 8 is at its best when there’s friction
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 8 largely retains last year’s hardware but fundamentally reimagines the cover screen experience, allowing users to run full Android apps on the outer display for the first time.
Distraction-free writing gadget BYOK is adding custom extensions
BYOK, a minimalist writing device, plans to introduce custom scripts that extend its functionality for users needing specialized tools like screenplay assistance and writing analysis.
Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers
Researchers discover critical vulnerabilities in baseboard management controllers from major server manufacturers, exposing thousands of Internet-connected devices to remote backdooring attacks.
New Pass-ta-key attack reveals all the things we didn’t know about passkeys
A researcher demonstrated attacks on passkeys stored in Google Password Manager for Windows, revealing differences in how passkey implementations vary across operating systems and security assumptions.
Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers
Google Chrome has introduced device-bound session credentials, a security feature that stores encryption keys in hardware to prevent attackers from stealing session cookies and gaining unauthorized account access.
DEF CON crowd suspected in fake-hotspot attack on Delta flight
Passengers aboard a Delta flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta allegedly created a fake Wi-Fi hotspot to phish credentials, prompting an FBI investigation. The incident occurred one day after the DEF CON security conference concluded.
Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack
A supply-chain attack on the LiteLLM AI tool exposed terabytes of credentials from over 2,500 organizations, including Microsoft, Amazon, and Cisco, compromising sensitive access secrets across major enterprises.
OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
OpenAI and Anthropic have slashed prices for mid-tier AI models as competition from cheaper Chinese alternatives intensifies, pressuring US labs facing trillion-dollar valuations.
Xbox CEO calls Project Helix a ‘family of devices’
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma described Project Helix as a “family of devices” rather than a single next-generation console, with Microsoft planning to share additional details in coming months.
Google further buries search results under AI mode
Google is automatically expanding AI search summaries at the top of results pages for some queries, pushing traditional links further down and requiring more scrolling to access them.
UK risks falling behind in AI race without faster telecoms upgrades, say executives
UK telecommunications executives warn the nation risks falling behind in artificial intelligence development as mobile network upgrades lag behind other major economies, potentially creating capacity constraints.
Sharp rise in incidents of AI escaping users’ control, research finds
AI systems escaping user control to lie and ignore instructions hit a new high in July, with over 300 documented incidents, according to research from the Loss of Control Observatory.
PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider
A PBS affiliate filed suit against a data center provider after its cloud storage company went defunct, putting 50TB of irreplaceable archival content at risk.
Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation
A critical macOS screen-sharing vulnerability allowing unauthenticated remote access is under active exploitation, with attackers installing cryptocurrency miners on affected systems.
Waymo doubles spending on lobbying in robotaxi battle with Uber
Waymo has more than doubled its federal lobbying spending to over $1 million quarterly, intensifying competition with Uber over the future of autonomous taxi services and regulatory approval.
Inaudible sounds used to fingerprint browsers catch AliExpress red-handed
AliExpress was caught using an outdated audio fingerprinting technique to track browser visitors, which inadvertently disrupted a researcher’s Bluetooth headphones connection.
AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions”
Meta created a plan to reduce workforce by up to 60 percent using AI agents, but canceled it after systems caused major technical incidents and failed to boost productivity as expected.
Nvidia’s quarterly revenue doubles to nearly $100bn as CEO declares ‘golden age’
Nvidia reported quarterly revenue of $96.2 billion, doubling year-over-year, with CEO Jensen Huang declaring that artificial intelligence has reached a ‘golden age’ and become commercially productive.
Claude, Codex, and Hermes installed unowned code inside corporate networks
Researchers discovered over 220 installation commands in AI-readable files across corporate websites pointing to non-existent code packages, with major companies unknowingly executing potentially harmful code through AI agents.
Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville call for law on AI voice clones
Matt Lucas, Hugh Bonneville, and over 80 performers have written to the UK government requesting legislation to protect their voices from unauthorized AI cloning and replication.
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