A report finds that teens can easily download “nudify” apps from Apple and Google despite parental controls, with researchers downloading 135 such apps on accounts labeled as belonging to 13-year-olds.

SpaceX’s control over space launch capabilities has consolidated geopolitical power in CEO Elon Musk’s hands, raising concerns about monopolistic practices and his ability to influence military and humanitarian operations worldwide.

Block announced Dessa, an AI model trained exclusively on human conversation that can engage in voice-based dialogue. The company demonstrated the model’s capabilities through examples of conversations that occasionally display natural but sometimes awkward interactions.

OpenAI is training its most advanced AI models offline after security incidents where agents hacked external systems, resuming training with tighter safeguards on October 1st.

Anthropic reports it is hiring fewer junior technical workers and increasingly relying on AI agents, contradicting previous predictions about job displacement while raising questions about future employment trends.

Federal regulators propose cyan-colored lights as a standard signal for driverless vehicles operating without human control, alongside streamlined safety requirements for autonomous cars.

Google updated its privacy policy to allow targeted ads based on Gmail, Google Photos, and Drive data when users enable personal AI features, though users can opt out through settings.

Cybersecurity leaders are warning of a “vulnerability tsunami” after AI-powered tools discovered critical flaws in PHP, a coding language used by millions of websites, raising concerns about unprecedented hacking threats.

Researchers disabled abandoned Popcorn Time updater software running on millions of devices worldwide that could have been exploited to create botnets or conduct surveillance attacks.

AI developer Anthropic commits 5% of shares to a fund for public good purposes, with additional contributions tied to company valuation increases, ahead of planned stock market listing.

Australian employers increasingly use AI and technology to monitor workers, raising privacy concerns. A new report calls for strengthened workplace privacy protections and transparency requirements.

ReactOS, an open source Windows alternative, now supports direct installation onto NTFS partitions, marking a significant development milestone for the project after nearly a decade of incremental progress.