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New York City to ban student AI use in public schools until high school
New York City will ban artificial intelligence use for students through eighth grade, with restrictions continuing in high school, as part of a major technology policy overhaul affecting roughly 900,000 students.
Uber drivers launch European class action over ‘soulless’ and ‘scary’ AI algorithm
Uber drivers from multiple European countries have launched a class action lawsuit alleging the company’s AI algorithm unlawfully sets pay and allocates jobs while breaching data protection laws.
Google dodges another breakup attempt
A federal judge declined to order Google to divest parts of its ad tech business, instead imposing behavioral remedies to address the company’s illegal monopoly in publisher ad servers and ad exchanges.
The Trump administration is supporting OpenAI in the NYT copyright lawsuit
The Trump administration filed a statement supporting OpenAI in The New York Times’ copyright infringement lawsuit, arguing that AI model training constitutes fair use under copyright law.
Researchers fear safety disaster ahead of OpenAI’s Astra release
OpenAI prepares to release its most advanced AI model, Astra, following safety-focused delays. Researchers express concern that the model’s architecture may limit transparency in monitoring its internal reasoning processes.
Amazon’s AI assistant can now spot fake emails from the company
Amazon introduced a new AI feature enabling customers to verify whether emails, texts, or calls genuinely originate from the company using its Alexa for Shopping assistant.
1Password wades into a right-wing mess after funding a Linux project
Password manager 1Password pledged $300,000 to support a Linux distribution created by David Heinemeier Hansson, drawing backlash over his published racist statements calling for deportation of ethnic minorities.
Google says its new Gemini 3.8 Flash model ‘works harder’ but might cost more
Google released Gemini 3.8 Flash, a new AI model claiming improved reasoning capabilities. While per-token pricing remains unchanged from its predecessor, the model may ultimately cost users more due to increased token consumption.
Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers
Researchers discovered critical vulnerabilities in baseboard management controllers from major server manufacturers, exposing thousands of enterprise systems to remote backdoor attacks.
Architect of British government’s AI strategy joins Anthropic
Matt Clifford, architect of the UK government’s AI strategy, has joined US startup Anthropic as managing director of international affairs while remaining chair of the government-backed Aria funding body.
This new Roomba seals itself to your carpet
iRobot’s new Roomba Max 875 Combo features a sealing system that automatically adjusts to carpet surfaces, delivering deeper cleaning performance alongside mopping capabilities.
Dell’s newest laptop sounds a lot like a MacBook Neo
Dell unveiled the 14S laptop at IFA 2026, a student-focused model featuring four color options, base specs of 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, and pricing expected near the XPS 13’s $700 starting point.
Microsoft is enabling a Windows 11 security feature that can hurt gaming performance
Microsoft plans to enable memory integrity security on Windows 11 devices next month, a kernel-level protection that can reduce gaming performance on certain hardware.
Acer’s new concept hardware is a gaming handheld with a keyboard
Acer unveiled Project DualPlay Mini, a concept gaming handheld featuring a flip-and-swivel keyboard design that transforms between traditional controller layout and typing configuration.
Acer’s new MacBook Air rival is nearly a pound lighter than Apple’s laptop
Acer unveiled the Swift Blade 14 laptop, weighing 1.76 pounds and measuring 0.51 inches thin, positioning it as a lightweight alternative to Apple’s MacBook Air with carbon fiber construction.
Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers
Google Chrome has added device-bound session credentials to prevent account takeovers by securing session cookies with encryption keys stored in hardware security modules.
DEF CON crowd suspected in fake-hotspot attack on Delta flight
Passengers aboard a Delta flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta allegedly created a fake Wi-Fi hotspot to harvest passenger credentials, prompting an FBI investigation.
Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack
A supply-chain attack on LiteLLM, an open source AI development tool, exposed terabytes of credentials from over 2,500 organizations including Microsoft, Amazon, and Cisco during a 40-minute window in March.
Private security firms will soon be allowed to hack overseas cybercriminals
The Trump administration has authorized private security firms to conduct offensive cyberattacks against overseas criminal organizations targeting US entities, marking the first government-approved program of its kind.
OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
OpenAI and Anthropic have slashed prices for mid-tier AI models by up to 80 percent as Chinese competitors gain market share among cost-conscious customers.
PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider
A PBS affiliate is suing a data center provider to recover 50TB of archived TV content after its cloud storage provider shut down without warning, leaving the station unable to access decades of irreplaceable material.
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