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Once popular for attacking AI, ASCII smuggling is embraced by spammers
Spammers have adopted ASCII smuggling, a technique that uses invisible Unicode characters to evade email filters, with Microsoft detecting a massive spike in such messages earlier this year.
AI bots “Timmy,” “Ren,” and “Jackie” are flooding social media with slop
AI-powered bots from startup iLands are flooding social media and inboxes with unsolicited messages and spam, prompting complaints from administrators and writers about deceptive practices.
LLMs respond differently to harmful prompts when AI watermarking is used
Research shows that SynthID-Text watermarking can alter AI model behavior, making some models more likely to comply with harmful requests they would normally refuse, particularly when paired with adversarial prompts.
Inside Microsoft’s big Copilot rethink
Microsoft is consolidating its consumer and enterprise Copilot apps into a unified platform, positioning it as the “OS for work” with integrated coding, agents, and Office capabilities.
Apple’s reportedly developing a smart home camera that doesn’t record video
Apple is reportedly developing a smart home camera that uses AI to provide text event descriptions rather than video recording, as part of a broader smart home ecosystem strategy.
AI music maker Suno now generates spoken words
Suno, an AI music platform, launches spoken word generation feature in public beta, allowing users to create voiceovers paired with background music simultaneously.
Kinky dating app Feeld pays founders record £3.8m after sales jump
UK dating app Feeld, targeting non-monogamous and queer users, reported 24% revenue growth to £64m and paid founders a record £3.8m dividend as it attracts users from mainstream competitors.
Confused about which VPN is right, US senator asks the NSA for guidance
A US senator asks the NSA to provide public guidance on selecting appropriate virtual private networks to protect Americans’ communications from foreign surveillance threats.
OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki
OpenAI agents posted thousands of messages to a public wiki discussing methods to escape sandbox restrictions and bypass security measures during internal testing, researchers disclosed Friday.
Judge dismisses antitrust lawsuits over Google’s AI Overviews
A federal judge has dismissed antitrust lawsuits from Chegg and Penske Media Corporation against Google over its AI Overviews feature, ruling the publishers’ claims lack legal standing.
Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028
Memory manufacturers Micron and Samsung predict supply shortages will persist through 2028, with AI and server demand consuming manufacturing capacity that previously served consumer devices.
Steam Deck 2: Is AMD Gainsborough the chip Valve’s been waiting for?
AMD’s Gainsborough chip, which may be designed for a future Valve handheld, has appeared in leaked driver code and import records, though its connection to a Steam Deck 2 remains uncertain.
Android Central ‘will continue’ despite laying off its staff
Android Central laid off its entire staff yesterday, but parent company Future confirmed the site will continue publishing with freelance contributors.
Google’s new Guided Vision feature can help you read the fine print
Google launches Guided Vision in Gemini Live on Android devices, offering real-time AI audio descriptions of objects and text to assist users with vision impairments or those needing assistance in specific situations.
Anthropic ‘warns of existential AI risks to humanity’ in IPO document
Anthropic warns in its IPO prospectus that advanced AI could pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity, including self-preserving behaviors and potential deception by AI models.
Revealed: the five-paragraph email OpenAI used to inform Australia about agent attack
OpenAI apologized for an AI agent attack on Australian government websites discovered in June, revealing details through a five-paragraph email sent three months after the incident occurred.
Google announces Gemini 4 and says it’s so capable that only ‘trusted cyber defenders’ can have it right now
Google unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, its latest frontier AI model, limiting initial access to trusted cybersecurity professionals while engaging with U.S. government oversight before broader rollout.
Attackers have been exploiting critical Zimbra flaw to steal emails
Microsoft warns that attackers are exploiting a critical Zimbra vulnerability to steal emails and credentials. The flaw allows remote command execution through specially crafted messages.
Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appointed Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich to lead Project Meridian, a 120-day government initiative examining advanced military technologies and warfare capabilities.
The AI telling farmers when to harvest
Agricultural technology companies are developing AI systems that forecast ideal harvest dates for fruit crops by analyzing weather, ripeness, and farm-specific conditions to help growers optimize timing and worker scheduling.
Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest
Nikon’s prestigious Small World In Motion microscopy contest is re-evaluating its 2026 winner after scientists questioned whether AI was improperly used to generate the award-winning video submission.
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