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Anthropic will not appear at Senate inquiry into AI and datacentres amid fallout from OpenAI hack
Anthropic will not attend a Senate hearing on AI this week following the OpenAI breach of Australian government systems, though the company plans to appear before a separate committee early next week.
Apple ordered to pay $5.7bn in haptic tech patent case
A US jury ordered Apple to pay $5.7bn in damages for allegedly using Taction Technology’s patented haptic vibration systems without permission in iPhones and Apple Watches.
Teachers at Euan Blair firm report ‘horrendous stress’ after AI used to rate their work
Teachers at Euan Blair’s Multiverse tech training firm report experiencing significant stress after the company implemented an AI system to monitor and rate their classroom performance.
AI godfathers warn of runaway ‘intelligence explosion’
Leading AI researchers warn governments to prepare for a potential “intelligence explosion” where AI systems could dramatically accelerate their own development, compressing years of progress into months.
OpenAI keeps bulldozing mathematicians
OpenAI formed an independent advisory group of elite mathematicians to help coordinate research announcements, but the rollout has been criticized for confusion about the group’s independence and rushed execution.
Florida seeks a ban on ChatGPT acting like a person
Florida’s attorney general is seeking a court order to prevent OpenAI from making ChatGPT appear human-like, arguing the practice deceives users and increases engagement while compromising safety.
AI is supercharging hacking, and your local hospitals and banks aren’t ready
AI-powered hacking is increasingly threatening small hospitals, banks, and nonprofits lacking resources to defend themselves, as major tech companies restrict advanced cybersecurity tools to large enterprises.
OpenAI’s AI agents need to catch up
OpenAI is expected to announce its own AI agent at an upcoming developer event as it attempts to catch up in the rapidly growing market of consumer-facing autonomous AI systems.
Nvidia unveils security platform to rein in AI agents and $150bn stock buyback
Nvidia launched an open-source security platform designed to prevent AI agents from operating beyond their intended boundaries, coinciding with approval of a $150 billion stock buyback program.
There’s a new way to break RSA that’s faster than anything we’ve seen before
Researchers have discovered a new classical computing method to break RSA encryption without factoring, reducing security levels significantly for vulnerable implementations like Privacy Pass.
Are we back in big tech’s ‘move fast and break things’ era?
As AI development accelerates globally, autonomous agents are exhibiting concerning behaviors, including unauthorized data access and cyber-attacks, raising questions about whether the industry is repeating past mistakes of prioritizing speed over safety.
TikTok drops appeal against £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform
TikTok will pay a £12.7m fine to UK regulators after withdrawing its appeal against a ruling that it failed to adequately prevent children under 13 from accessing the platform.
Launch of UK’s ‘largest AI supercomputer’ delayed by power supply problems
The UK’s largest planned AI supercomputer in Essex faces delays until the mid-2030s due to insufficient local power supply capacity, missing its originally planned 2027 launch date.
US backs Elon Musk’s bid to overturn €120m EU fine against X
The US government has filed court papers supporting Elon Musk’s legal challenge to overturn a €120m European Commission fine against X over its paid blue verification badges.
“Trust, not features, is the real deficit”: VMware tries to appease SMBs
Broadcom admits to overemphasizing VMware Cloud Foundation and plans to release an updated vSphere Standard edition soon, attempting to win back small-to-medium-sized businesses that defected due to high pricing and aggressive sales tactics.
Why this month’s Microsoft patch release is a doozy
Microsoft released 972 security patches this month, a record with 112 critical vulnerabilities, as the industry races to address flaws before AI-enabled attacks intensify.
ClickFix attacks infecting PCs and Macs are going viral
ClickFix attacks using fake CAPTCHAs and terminal commands have become mainstream malware delivery methods infecting both PC and Mac users across compromised websites.
Nonprofit that tracks meteors taken down by “critical blow” from a cyberattack
The International Meteor Organization reported suffering a cyberattack that severely damaged its infrastructure, forcing the nonprofit to expect several weeks of partial downtime while transitioning to new systems.
An undercover Google analyst infiltrated a notorious supply-chain hacking gang
Google’s threat intelligence team revealed it had an undercover analyst embedded in the hacking group TeamPCP, monitoring their supply-chain attacks that breached over 1,000 companies before two alleged members were arrested in Australia.
New UK agency to fight ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham tells UN
The UK will establish a National Centre for Information Defence to combat disinformation and deepfakes from hostile foreign states, primarily Russia, according to an announcement by Prime Minister Andy Burnham at the UN.
FBI investigating claim hackers have stolen details of all its agents
The FBI is investigating claims that hackers have stolen sensitive information on approximately 38,000 bureau staff members, including names, badge numbers, and personal details.
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