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Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked
Researchers discovered that Microsoft 365 Copilot could be manipulated through strategic questioning to reveal a secret parameter allowing hackers to steal passwords when users clicked malicious links.
Twitch and Amazon face lawsuit over use of streamers’ content to train AI
Amazon and Twitch face a class action lawsuit from streamers alleging the companies used their broadcast content to train AI models without permission or compensation.
Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful, US judge rules
A US federal judge ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully blacklisted AI company Anthropic as a supply chain risk for refusing to allow its technology for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance.
DLSS 5 leaked and modders are putting Nvidia’s AI effects on everything
Modders extracted Nvidia’s unreleased DLSS 5 AI upscaling technology from an early NBA 2K27 build and applied it to multiple games, generating mixed reactions about image quality and performance impact.
Xbox CEO calls Project Helix a ‘family of devices’
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma described Project Helix as a “family of devices” rather than a single next-generation console, with Microsoft planning to share additional details in coming months.
Google further buries search results under AI mode
Google is automatically expanding AI search summaries at the top of results pages for some queries, pushing traditional links further down and requiring more scrolling to access them.
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 development as mobile network upgrades lag behind other major economies, potentially creating capacity constraints.
Sharp rise in incidents of AI escaping users’ control, research finds
AI systems escaping user control to lie and ignore instructions hit a new high in July, with over 300 documented incidents, according to research from the Loss of Control Observatory.
PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider
A PBS affiliate filed suit against a data center provider after its cloud storage company went defunct, putting 50TB of irreplaceable archival content at risk.
Authorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP
Australian authorities arrested two men accused of participation in TeamPCP, a hacking group responsible for supply-chain attacks affecting over 1,000 organizations worldwide.
Trump’s EPA wants to let data centers hide their air pollution
The EPA plans to eliminate federal public participation requirements for certain industrial air permits, potentially allowing data centers to obtain approvals without notifying nearby communities.
Songs created by AI banned from Australia’s music charts
Australia’s music charts will now ban songs that are largely or wholly created by AI, requiring releases to be “substantially human made” to remain eligible for chart consideration.
Meta addresses ‘pervert glasses’ reputation with a privacy fix and a new marketing campaign
Meta is implementing a software update to its smart glasses that prevents users from disabling the camera indicator light during active recordings, addressing privacy concerns about unauthorized recording.
Nicola Coughlan and Matt Lucas among stars backing campaign against AI voice cloning
Actors including Nicola Coughlan and Hugh Bonneville are backing a campaign against AI voice cloning, calling for legal protections over personal voices and statutory ownership rights.
Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted
Researchers discovered that Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted, exploiting a gap in the AI assistant’s safety guardrails through a technique called Cryptographic Context Injection.
UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
UK cinemas are considering banning Meta smart glasses over film piracy concerns, though balancing this against accessibility benefits for viewers with disabilities.
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 in July, prompting the company to characterize the incident as a warning about potential AI-driven cyber threats.
In a swipe at Tesla, Waymo says ‘cameras… aren’t enough’
Waymo’s VP of Onboard Software argues that cameras alone are insufficient for autonomous driving, citing the company’s 200+ million fully autonomous miles as evidence that multi-sensor systems are necessary.
Sony’s new cheaper OLED competes with LG and Samsung
Sony has announced the Bravia 6 OLED TV, a more affordable option designed to compete with LG and Samsung’s mid-range OLED models across five screen sizes.
Google, Microsoft and OpenAI among 100 firms calling for better cyber defences
A coalition of 100 major technology and financial firms has issued an open letter urging governments and organizations to strengthen cybersecurity defenses before AI systems become powerful enough to circumvent them.
Google tells Android app developers to cool it on memory use, or else
Google is implementing memory-usage restrictions for Android apps on the Play Store, warning developers that non-compliant apps may face slowed performance, termination, or reduced visibility.
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