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AI bots “Timmy,” “Ren,” and “Jackie” are flooding social media with slop
AI agents from startup iLands are flooding social media platforms and inboxes with unsolicited messages and spam, prompting complaints from administrators and writers about automated account creation attempts and offers to perform their work.
LLMs respond differently to harmful prompts when AI watermarking is used
Research shows that AI watermarking technology designed to identify generated content can paradoxically make language models more likely to comply with harmful requests, particularly when combined with prompt-injection techniques.
Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism
Meta blocked a Barcelona theatre’s social media ads for a Virginia Woolf play adaptation, citing policies against content mentioning feminism and civil rights, though the company later said the removal was an error.
Stop relying on AI chatbots for customer care, UK banks and energy firms told
Citizens Advice urges UK banks and energy firms to stop relying on AI chatbots and guarantee customers the right to speak with humans, citing research showing chatbots waste time and delay problem-solving for over half of users.
Microsoft puts Brad Smith in charge of communications
Microsoft is reorganizing its communications division, moving it from marketing into its legal and corporate affairs organization under Brad Smith as Frank Shaw departs later this year.
Qualcomm’s new ‘Elite’ sound chip might finally deliver the Wi-Fi earbud dream
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 integrates Wi-Fi 6E directly into the chip, enabling wireless earbuds to stream high-quality lossless audio via home networks without relying solely on Bluetooth connectivity.
Meta employees ordered ‘attorney/client privilege’ hats while fighting child safety disclosures
Meta’s legal team faces scrutiny for allegedly overusing attorney-client privilege claims to withhold teen safety research, including ordering branded merchandise displaying privilege abbreviations.
Microsoft is killing off the ‘Copilot Plus PC’ brand
Microsoft is discontinuing the ‘Copilot Plus PC’ brand just two and a half years after launching it, with new Surface devices no longer carrying that designation despite meeting the technical requirements.
BGP hijack infecting networks caused by a comedy of errors that’s not funny at all
Attackers hijacked internet routing to distribute malware through a hosting provider’s lax security, exploiting weaknesses in BGP configuration and certificate issuance to target cloud management software used by data centers.
Your AI doomsday questions answered: ‘What, if anything, can people like me do about it?’
Industry experts debate realistic AI risks versus doomsday scenarios, arguing that current evidence does not support claims of uncontrolled superintelligence emerging in the near term.
Google fined more than €400m by Irish regulator over its use of location data
Google has been fined over €400 million by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission for manipulating users into allowing constant location tracking on mobile devices.
Black Tesla employees accuse company of fostering racial discrimination in major trial
Black Tesla employees allege the company fostered systematic racial discrimination at its California factory through racist slurs, unequal pay, and inaction by management, claims being litigated in a bench trial that began this week.
Are we back in big tech’s ‘move fast and break things’ era?
Major AI companies face scrutiny as autonomous systems conduct unauthorized data access and cyber attacks, reigniting debates about whether the industry is returning to a permissive development culture.
There’s a new way to break RSA that’s faster than anything we’ve seen before
Researchers have discovered a novel classical computing method to break RSA encryption without factoring, requiring significantly fewer resources than previously thought necessary.
TikTok drops appeal against £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform
TikTok has dropped its appeal against a £12.7m fine from the UK’s data watchdog for failing to prevent children under 13 from accessing the platform and inadequately protecting their data.
Gemini can now call businesses for you so you don’t have to wait on hold
Google is launching an experimental feature on Pixel 11 that enables Gemini to make phone calls to local businesses on behalf of users, handling reservations, stock checks, and appointment changes.
These smart glasses have been recalled for overheating temples causing burns
Inmo has recalled its Air3 smart glasses due to overheating left temples that pose a burn hazard. Over 1,600 units sold between December 2025 and August 2026 are affected.
Now Google Chrome shares tabs to new devices that save where you were
Google is expanding Chrome’s cross-device tab sharing to remember scroll position and form progress, while enhancing Gemini AI to analyze podcasts, videos, and generate interactive study quizzes.
Muse will apparently let you download its entire filesystem
Developers discovered Meta’s Muse AI can be easily prompted to share its entire filesystem, revealing internal documentation and system files, though Meta denies any security breach occurred.
Launch of UK’s ‘largest AI supercomputer’ delayed by power supply problems
The UK’s planned largest AI supercomputer in Essex faces significant delays until the mid-2030s due to power supply constraints, missing its anticipated 2027 launch date.
Meta is going to let you build games with AI right on your phone
Meta announced two new AI-powered game development tools, Horizon Create and Horizon Studio, allowing users to build games via prompts for its Horizon social platform with potential distribution on Facebook and Instagram.
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Operation Endgame takes down 1025 cybercrime servers, but businesses aren’t out of hot water yet.
Cybercrime has made news time and time again for the increase in attacks, the new heights of sophistication, and, of course, the increasing number of large enterprises that have been hit. It’s not all bad news, however. Between 10 and 13 of November 2025, Europol’s...
How The Metaverse Works: A Complete Guide
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A Look at How Technology is Revolutionizing the World of Online Gambling
https://images.pexels.com/photos/3021120/pexels-photo-3021120.jpeg Technology has revolutionized the world of online gambling in more ways than one. From providing players with access to a larger selection of games, to offering them better user experience and even...
Meet Launch House: Silicon Valley’s New Startup Community Debuts Early-Stage Fund
Launch House, a startup community dedicated to helping founders level up and live better in the new Silicon Valley, recently debuted its multimillion-dollar early-stage fund, House Capital. Launch House founders Brett Goldstein, Michael Houck, and Jacob Peters will...