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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.
Apple and LG team up on new smart home gear, starting with a lock, doorbell, and thermostat
Apple is partnering with LG to produce smart home devices including a video doorbell, thermostat, and lock that will integrate with Apple’s upcoming smart home hub launching this month.
Xbox has secured GTA 6 streaming rights
Xbox has secured streaming rights for Grand Theft Auto VI through Xbox Cloud Gaming, allowing players to stream the title at launch, though the scope and duration of the deal remain limited.
OpenAI drops another batch of mathematical breakthroughs
OpenAI released 722 manuscripts solving hundreds of long-standing mathematics problems using an unreleased frontier model, continuing a trend of AI breakthroughs that has both impressed and unsettled the mathematical community.
Privacy watchdog launches investigation into China-based company behind Kmart ‘pervert glasses’ app
Australia’s privacy regulator has launched an investigation into a China-based software company behind an app used in Kmart’s $89 smartglasses following public concerns over covert recording capabilities.
Rainmakers: Will drones make cloud seeding more effective?
Cloud seeding, an 80-year-old weather modification technique, is being enhanced by drone technology to increase rainfall in water-scarce regions, though safety and efficacy questions persist.
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.
Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest
A prestigious Nikon scientific photography competition is re-evaluating its winning entry after scientists questioned whether the microscopy video was created using AI technology.
Kinky dating app Feeld’s founders share in record £3.8m dividend after sales jump
UK dating app Feeld reported 32% revenue growth to £64m and paid its largest-ever dividend of £3.8m as it attracts users from mainstream competitors experiencing declining interest.
Trump chooses top spy boss to run new AI taskforce
President Trump has named Jay Clayton, the director of national intelligence, to lead a new government taskforce on artificial intelligence, which will coordinate federal engagement with consumers, companies, and religious organizations.
Nvidia’s Shield TV Pro just got a $100 price hike
Nvidia raised the Shield TV Pro price from $199.99 to $299.99 effective October 2nd due to rising component costs amid a memory shortage affecting consumer electronics.
Sam Altman says ‘some bad things’ will happen, but AI is totally worth it
OpenAI’s Sam Altman argues AI’s benefits justify accepting harms like hacks and scams, positioning the company between stricter safety advocates and light-touch regulators.
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