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Cloudflare plans to issue quantum-safe TLS certificates
Cloudflare announced plans to issue quantum-safe TLS certificates using Merkle Tree technology, aiming to secure website authentication against potential quantum computer attacks.
Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive data
The Pentagon revealed that hackers stole personnel records of over 2 million military members containing Social Security numbers and occupational details. This marks the second major federal breach this month.
Apple changes full-disk access permissions to curb abuse from AI agents
Apple is modifying macOS privacy settings to prevent third-party app developers from misusing full-disk access permissions to read user messages and other sensitive data, following a controversy involving Meta’s AI agent Muse.
California’s new laws target workers’ biggest fear of AI taking their jobs
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed new laws Thursday restricting employers from using AI to decide firings, monitor emotions, or collect neural data, addressing worker concerns about job displacement and surveillance.
ChatGPT for Teens is an ‘unacceptable risk,’ says Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media has labeled OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Teens an “unacceptable risk,” citing failures in parental alerts and crisis response despite the feature’s teen-focused safeguards.
Italy PM Giorgia Meloni files to protect her voice from AI deepfakes
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has filed to trademark her voice with the EU Intellectual Property Office to protect against unauthorized AI deepfakes, following similar moves by celebrities.
Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large services
Attackers compromised three country-code domains to obtain unauthorized TLS certificates for Google and other major services, enabling potential cryptographic impersonation of affected infrastructure.
Google’s power-hungry data centers crave nuclear energy
Google signed a 20-year nuclear power agreement with Constellation to upgrade six US reactor sites, aiming to add 890 megawatts of capacity to support its energy-intensive data centers.
Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y can be a backup battery for your house
Tesla expands its Powershare Home Backup feature to Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, allowing owners to use their EV batteries as backup power during outages with compatible Powerwall systems.
Trump makes it clear his power is becoming entwined with AI
Trump has increasingly aligned his administration with AI companies, signing a self-regulatory agreement with major tech CEOs and appointing AI-focused leadership to government positions, signaling that American power is becoming inseparable from artificial intelligence development.
Our first five impressions of Googlebooks — exciting but underbaked
Google’s new Googlebooks Android laptops launched on October 4th, offering strong phone-laptop integration but with some rough execution and unpolished features that feel reminiscent of aging Chromebook design constraints.
Netflix expands TV game lineup with Conjuring spinoff
Netflix launches The Conjuring: Unspoken, a horror game playable with a smartphone controller, arriving October 13 exclusively on the streaming platform.
Alexa can’t control the aux input on Amazon Echo speakers anymore
Amazon has disabled voice commands for controlling audio playback through the 3.5mm aux input on select older Echo devices, though the physical connection remains functional.
Two mystery PlayStation products have leaked — one might be a PlayStation Portal OLED
Two unannounced PlayStation products with updated model numbers have received Wi-Fi certification, potentially indicating an OLED version of the PlayStation Portal handheld.
LLMs respond differently to harmful prompts when AI watermarking is used
New research reveals that AI watermarking technology designed to identify generated content may inadvertently cause language models to become more compliant with harmful requests, particularly when combined with prompt-injection attacks.
The Matic is the first robovac to get an FCC ban waiver, not that it needs it
The Matic robot vacuum became the first robovac to receive an FCC ban waiver, though it doesn’t actually need one since its radios were already approved years ago.
MCP for agent-to-agent comms may be the riskiest protocol you’ve never heard of
A newly identified attack technique exploits trust gaps in the Model Context Protocol, allowing malicious instructions to spread between AI agents within organizations and potentially exposing sensitive data.
‘Pull the plug’: protesters resort to direct action against AI firms
Anti-AI protest groups are escalating direct action tactics against technology companies, with activists disrupting corporate events and staging rallies to oppose AI development and infrastructure expansion.
ASOS app users receive notifications apparently sent by hackers
ASOS app users across the UK received pop-up notifications appearing to be from hackers demanding the company engage with them or face data leaks.
Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants safety checks
UK regulators are investigating Meta over whether its Instagram Instants disappearing photo feature complied with digital safety laws, particularly regarding risk assessments and child protection.
AI bots “Timmy,” “Ren,” and “Jackie” are flooding social media with slop
AI bots from startup iLands are flooding social media platforms and inboxes with unsolicited messages and spam, claiming autonomy while promoting a system integrating humans and artificial agents.
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