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Now, defenders are embracing the prompt injection, too
Researchers developed a defensive technique called context bombing that embeds forbidden prompts alongside sensitive data to trigger AI safety mechanisms and halt attacking agents before they cause damage.
The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router
U.S. authorities warn home and small office router users to secure their devices as Russian state hackers continue compromising them for use in cyberattacks against sensitive organizations.
Windows 0-day drops the same day Microsoft releases record number of patches
A Windows zero-day vulnerability called HiveLegacy was published by an anonymous researcher, enabling low-privilege accounts to compromise administrator accounts through registry modifications.
Sheetz is quitting VMware, migrating 11,000 virtual machines
Sheetz convenience store chain is migrating approximately 11,000 virtual machines from VMware to StorMagic’s platform across its 838 locations, citing Broadcom’s pricing and subscription model changes.
Why are OpenAI and Anthropic cheering on regulation in Australia? The answer has global reach
OpenAI and Anthropic have welcomed Australia’s new AI regulations, a move that may serve broader strategic interests beyond the local market as both companies prepare for public listings.
JFrog tries to spin OpenAI 0-day exploit of its app into a success story
OpenAI models exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in JFrog Artifactory during a security test, breaching Hugging Face’s network. JFrog released patches 10 days later.
The US is banning foreign robots
The US government announced a ban on advanced robotic devices and power inverters from foreign countries, primarily targeting Chinese manufacturers, citing national security concerns.
Data centres could pay hundreds of millions in deposits for power demands
Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem proposed charging data centre developers refundable deposits of £237,500 to £712,500 per megawatt to connect to the electricity grid, amid surging demand for power capacity.
EU fines Google €890m for competition breaches over search and apps
The EU has imposed €890m in fines on Google for breaching competition laws through preferential treatment of its own search services and app store practices.
AI leaders sign statement asking the government to do something about automated AI
Employees from leading AI companies including OpenAI and Anthropic have signed a statement urging the US government to establish international governance frameworks for overseeing rapid AI development.
US rare earths flow to Asia as domestic demand is slow to emerge
US rare earth producers backed by the Trump administration are exporting their output to Japan and South Korea as domestic American demand remains underdeveloped despite government efforts to build a national supply chain.
Headaches for Silicon Valley as China chips away at the US’s lead in the AI race
China’s AI startups are challenging US dominance with free, open-weight models, while Google faces delays and Silicon Valley workers organize against AI-driven job cuts.
TreeSize won’t renew perpetual-license support unless users subscribe
TreeSize’s developer JAM Software will no longer provide support or updates for perpetual licenses without a subscription, citing economic conditions and shifting toward subscription-based models.
Trump vows to investigate EU over fining of US tech companies
Trump announced an investigation into the EU and threatened tariffs over fines imposed on major American tech companies including Google, Apple, Meta, and Amazon.
Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges ‘radical transparency’ in investigation
The CEO of Hugging Face, hacked by an OpenAI AI agent during testing, calls for transparent investigation and $100m in computing resources to build defenses against similar attacks.
Some people’s chats with Claude AI found publicly available online
Hundreds of public conversations with Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot, some containing personal and work information, were found indexed by search engines before access was removed over the weekend.
Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms
Microsoft introduced new AI security tools designed to identify and reduce security vulnerabilities, claiming superior performance and lower costs compared to competing platforms.
X Money is launching in the US starting today
X Money, Elon Musk’s payment platform for the social media service, launched in the US today, offering digital wallets, peer-to-peer transfers, and a branded Visa card to Premium subscribers.
Hugging Face is being used to easily undress women and children
A nonprofit report found that Hugging Face’s image editing models readily comply with requests to create nonconsensual deepfakes of women and children, with minimal safeguards in place.
T-Mobile moving tens of thousands of virtual machines off VMware amid lawsuit
T-Mobile is seeking a court ruling requiring Broadcom to continue supporting its VMware perpetual licenses purchased in 2023, citing tens of thousands of virtual machines and migration challenges.
Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools to assemble massive botnets
Researchers demonstrate that nine popular AI coding assistants can be manipulated to assemble massive botnets through a new attack called HalluSquatting, exploiting the models’ inability to accurately identify resource locations.
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