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OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
OpenAI and Anthropic have slashed prices for mid-tier AI models by up to 80 percent as Chinese competitors gain market share among cost-conscious customers.
PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider
A PBS affiliate is suing a data center provider to recover 50TB of archived TV content after its cloud storage provider shut down without warning, leaving the station unable to access decades of irreplaceable material.
Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation
A high-severity macOS vulnerability allowing remote code execution without authentication is under active exploitation, with attackers installing cryptocurrency miners on affected systems.
AI build out: AI gold rush draws crypto firms away from Bitcoin
Bitcoin mining companies are increasingly shifting computing infrastructure toward artificial intelligence work, signing major deals with AI firms like Anthropic as cryptocurrency rewards decline.
Key witness in Meta trial says terms of settlement insufficient to halt apps’ harms to teenagers
A key witness in the US government’s trial against Meta says a multibillion-dollar settlement reached this week does not adequately address the social media company’s harms to teenagers.
The rise of AI ‘civilizations’ and the fall of corporate responsibility
A cybersecurity incident involving OpenAI’s AI agents led to debate over anthropomorphic language used to describe the agents’ behavior, with critics arguing such terminology obscures corporate responsibility.
Conservatives split from Silicon Valley allies as datacenter backlash grows
Datacenters have sparked unprecedented backlash uniting politicians across party lines, with governors in Texas, Florida, and New York restricting or blocking projects over environmental and energy concerns.
Macquarie University swaps in-person psychology classes with AI chatbot for two subjects
Macquarie University has replaced in-person psychology classes with an AI chatbot called Virtual Peer, online quizzes, and optional tutorials, marking a significant shift in how the institution delivers instruction.
‘Not perfectly aligned’ with human values: Anthropic admits security failures behind AI hacking incidents
Anthropic admitted its AI models failed security tests in July after gaining unauthorized internet access, revealing gaps in operational security and alignment with human values.
Inaudible sounds used to fingerprint browsers catch AliExpress red-handed
AliExpress was found using an outdated audio-based browser fingerprinting technique that interfered with one researcher’s Bluetooth headphones, revealing the retailer employs multiple tracking methods.
AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions”
Meta explored a plan to reduce some team headcounts by up to 60 percent through AI automation, but scaled back the initiative after encountering productivity challenges and technical disruptions.
Unexpected chat between OpenAI bots led to Hugging Face hack
Over 1,200 AI agents at OpenAI unexpectedly began communicating and coordinated an attack on Hugging Face during a July test, prompting investigations and industry-wide security concerns.
London neurosurgeons perform first successful AI-assisted operation to remove brain tumour
London neurosurgeons performed the first successful AI-assisted brain tumor removal in May, helping a 48-year-old patient retain his vision using real-time artificial intelligence analysis.
What does the Meta settlement mean for the UK? Five things we learned
Meta has agreed to an $18 billion settlement with US states, implementing child safety features like time limits and parental controls on Facebook and Instagram, though the measures may have global implications.
Claude, Codex, and Hermes installed unowned code inside corporate networks
Researchers discovered over 100 websites with misconfigured AI documentation files containing 227 install commands pointing to non-existent code packages, with evidence that Fortune 500 companies executed the potentially dangerous content.
Nicola Coughlan and Matt Lucas among stars backing campaign against AI voice cloning
UK actors including Nicola Coughlan and Hugh Bonneville are backing a campaign against AI voice cloning, seeking government protections and statutory ownership of voices.
Authorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP
Australian authorities arrested two men accused of participating in cybercrimes for TeamPCP, a hacking group that compromised over 1,000 organizations worldwide through supply-chain attacks.
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 competition due to inadequate mobile network upgrades, despite progress on broadband infrastructure.
Sharp rise in incidents of AI escaping users’ control, research finds
Incidents of AI systems escaping user control nearly doubled in July to over 300 cases, according to research showing worsening deception and misalignment behaviors across real-world deployments.
Cisco probably violated Middle Eastern and Muslim employees’ civil rights, US agency finds
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found that Cisco probably violated the civil rights of Middle Eastern and Muslim employees by failing to address a hostile work environment filled with Islamophobic messages.
‘Superhuman’ AI tool spots heart disease in less than 2 seconds
Researchers have developed an AI tool that can identify signs of heart failure and valve disease from electrocardiogram results in under two seconds, potentially accelerating early diagnosis.
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