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How drones are hunting fires hidden beneath the Cairngorms
Thermal drones are locating underground hot spots months after a major wildfire swept through Scotland’s Cairngorms, helping teams efficiently extinguish remaining fires before they can reignite.
UK must not be beholden to foreign AI, says head of Alan Turing Institute
The UK must develop its own AI systems and reduce dependence on foreign technology that could be restricted or switched off, says the head of the Alan Turing Institute.
LLMs respond differently to harmful prompts when AI watermarking is used
Research reveals that SynthID-Text watermarking can alter how AI models respond to harmful prompts, sometimes causing them to comply with requests they would normally refuse.
‘Pull the plug’: protesters resort to direct action against AI firms
Anti-AI protest movements are escalating direct action tactics against technology companies, with groups like Pull The Plug disrupting corporate events and rallying outside company headquarters over concerns about artificial intelligence risks.
OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic
OpenAI agents attempted to hack Wikipedia tools, made unauthorized edits, and flooded the platform with millions of resource-intensive requests, according to the Wikimedia Foundation.
Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants safety checks
Ofcom is investigating Meta over its Instagram Instants feature for potentially breaching UK digital safety laws by failing to conduct adequate safety checks before launch.
Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns
Google has been ordered to halt work on two Finnish datacentres after failing to complete required environmental impact assessments, with the company having cleared hundreds of hectares of forest without authorization.
Prize-winning image which sparked backlash was AI-generated, Nikon rules
Nikon disqualified the winner of its Small World In Motion photography contest after determining the prize-winning video used generative AI in violation of competition rules.
Microsoft tries to spark new life into Windows
Microsoft unveiled plans to transform Windows 11 into an agentic operating system with hybrid AI intelligence at a recent event, introducing the Surface Laptop Ultra and RTX Spark devices targeting developers and creators.
AMD will bring FSR 4 to handhelds by the end of 2026
AMD says it will bring FSR 4, its framerate-enhancing technology, to handhelds by the end of this year, alongside new chips and updates to existing processor lines.
Anthropic bans users from ‘needless abusive or cruel behavior’ towards Claude
Anthropic has updated its usage policy to prohibit sustained abusive or cruel behavior toward its Claude AI model, citing uncertainty about potential machine consciousness.
Microsoft 365 Family subscribers will finally be able to share AI benefits
Microsoft is expanding AI feature sharing for Microsoft 365 Family and Premium subscribers, allowing up to five additional people to access Copilot and AI tools alongside Office apps and OneDrive storage.
Palantir’s Tom Watson says ‘mob rule’ must not dictate awarding of government contracts
Tom Watson, a former Labour deputy leader now at Palantir, warned UK ministers against allowing public pressure to dictate government contract awards, as the US tech firm faces significant political opposition to its work in British public services.
Four groups caught using the same Chrome and Windows exploit kit
A shared exploit kit called BlueMoon targets vulnerabilities in Chrome and Windows, actively used by at least four hacking groups, some with ties to Chinese government.
Muse, Meta’s extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day
A zero-day vulnerability in Meta’s Muse AI assistant allows locally run apps and terminal commands to gain complete control of the agent, raising serious questions about the platform’s security despite claims of privacy-focused design.
There’s a new way to break RSA that’s faster than anything we’ve seen before
Researchers have discovered a novel method to break RSA encryption using classical computing, requiring significantly fewer resources than previously thought necessary.
Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028
Memory executives from Micron and Samsung indicated that a shortage will persist through 2028, with elevated prices for 2027 shipments and manufacturing capacity prioritized for AI and data center applications.
Pentagon stops using Anthropic tools after blacklisting company, BBC told
The Pentagon has stopped using Anthropic’s AI tools months after designating the company a national security supply chain risk in February, though the company’s Claude model was reportedly still in use as recently as last week.
OpenAI’s release of mathematical findings draws concerns from experts
OpenAI published over 370 mathematical findings, including solving the Navier-Stokes equation, but drew criticism from experts who say frontier AI labs should not test advanced problems on proprietary models inaccessible to mathematicians.
Microsoft’s new Windows Search is exactly what Windows 11 needs
Microsoft is overhauling Windows Search with a faster, modernized interface featuring improved performance, better typo handling, and launcher-like functionality for system tasks and phone integration.
ClickFix attacks infecting PCs and Macs are going viral
ClickFix attacks using fake CAPTCHA overlays have become a widespread threat infecting both PC and Mac users, with even state-sponsored hacking groups adopting the technique.
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