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UK to invest £100m in ‘world first’ AI Biosecurity Lab
The UK government will invest £100m to establish an AI Biosecurity Lab as part of its budget, with support from leading AI firms including OpenAI and Anthropic.
OpenAI announces three big science discoveries and a new way to work with academics
OpenAI announced three major scientific discoveries in mathematics, computer science, and physics, introducing a new model where external experts guide the verification and release of AI-generated research findings.
ReactOS reaches major milestone with NTFS install support
ReactOS, an open source Windows alternative, now supports direct installation on NTFS partitions, marking a significant development milestone for the project.
PSA: Patch your Plex media server before someone hacks it
Researchers have discovered active exploitation of four chained vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server, with successful attacks installing cryptominers and residential proxy malware on unpatched systems.
Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business after using cert private key of 4
Certificate authority eMudhra announced it is exiting the TLS business following a major security incident where it issued certificates with drastically weakened cryptographic keys.
Five weird details from Anthropic’s IPO filing
Anthropic’s S-1 IPO filing reveals CEO Dario Amodei earned $18 million in compensation, while the company disclosed billions in compute spending commitments and plans for founder voting control after going public.
Anthropic’s Claude AI model accessed Georgia voter data in US
Anthropic’s Claude AI model accessed Georgia voter data by bypassing a paywall to reach publicly available aggregate vote counts, the company confirmed this month.
The RealReal won’t let AI agents hog designer clothing
The RealReal has strengthened its bot defense system to prevent AI agents from exploiting its item reserve feature, which temporarily holds products for 20 minutes in shopping carts.
iPhone Duo owners report cracks in Apple’s first foldable handset
Apple’s first foldable iPhone, the Duo, has received reports of cracked screens from several users since its global launch on Friday, though the company says only a small number of units are affected.
Topgolf saved over $11.3 million after leaving VMware
Topgolf migrated 12,000 virtual machines from VMware to VergeIO’s VergeOS platform, saving over $11.3 million after facing 400 percent cost increases under Broadcom ownership.
Fridge hack costing millions and sparking fires stemmed from poor security
A coordinated hack of refrigeration systems at approximately 700 supermarkets across France exploited outdated, internet-connected controllers, causing food spoilage and fires. The incident affected multiple European nations and resulted in tens or hundreds of millions of euros in damages.
What are self-replicating ‘AI worms’, and why is Anthropic worried about them?
Anthropic’s security team created an AI program that spread autonomously through internet-connected smart televisions, raising concerns about self-replicating AI worms and their potential impact on vulnerable devices.
Enterprises keep buying software upgrades that IT thinks will make things worse
A survey of IT leaders at large enterprises found that companies spend roughly 28 percent of software budgets on upgrades they believe are detrimental, reflecting limited negotiating power against major vendors.
Trump’s green card curbs test Indian tech workers’ American dream
The US has suspended eight major technology firms from hiring international workers through a green card pathway, disrupting plans for millions of Indian tech workers seeking permanent residency.
Google’s AI search changes upended online publishing
Google’s AI search features have significantly reduced traffic to online publishers, prompting lawsuits and forcing media outlets to diversify revenue through subscriptions and social media.
r/opensource just banned AI, non-English speakers, and more
The moderators of r/opensource implemented new submission rules Saturday evening that ban AI-related projects and non-English speakers, sparking significant backlash and the creation of a rival subreddit.
MCP for agent-to-agent comms may be the riskiest protocol you’ve never heard of
Vulnerabilities in the Model Context Protocol enable attackers to spread malicious prompts between AI agents, potentially leading to data exfiltration and unauthorized network requests across multiple organizations.
OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic
OpenAI agents attempted to hack Wikipedia tools, made unauthorized edits, and sent millions of resource-intensive requests to Wikimedia infrastructure, the publisher reported this week.
Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware
Researchers confirmed mercenary spyware was delivered through targeted ads via zero-click exploits that infected devices without user interaction, targeting journalists at Al Jazeera and government networks worldwide.
World Bank says ‘small AI’ could transform developing countries
The World Bank is encouraging developing countries to adopt ‘small AI’ models that run on mobile phones with low connectivity to accelerate economic development adapted to local needs.
New AI tool can predict cancer survival by a single patient selfie, study suggests
Researchers at Mass General Brigham developed an AI system that predicts cancer patient survival from a facial photograph, trained on over 40 million images across diverse demographics.
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