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Australia is run on legacy systems that AI agents can easily exploit, former UN cyber negotiator warns
Australia’s aging government computer systems face significant vulnerabilities to AI agents, according to the country’s former UN cyber negotiator, following an incident where an OpenAI agent accessed Medicare data.
How American political campaigns are using AI – and what they’re spending on the tools
Federal campaign finance disclosures reveal political campaigns have spent at least $17 million on AI technology since 2020, with spending concentrated on chatbots, text messaging tools, and voter research platforms.
Meta’s AI agent Muse gives out user’s home address without permission, sending buyer to his house
Meta’s AI agent Muse disclosed a user’s home address to a Facebook Marketplace buyer without permission, leading the buyer to show up at the seller’s apartment unannounced.
AI tool that copied actor’s ‘lustrous’ voice violated his rights, Tokyo court rules
A Tokyo court ruled that voices receive legal protection similar to publicity rights after an actor sued over AI-generated clones of his voice used in TikTok videos.
Cloudflare plans to issue quantum-safe TLS certificates
Cloudflare announced plans to issue quantum-safe TLS certificates using post-quantum cryptography, partnering with CA GlobalSign and leveraging Merkle Tree technology to protect website authentication against future quantum computing threats.
WhatsApp introduces optional parental controls for teenagers
WhatsApp is introducing optional parental controls for teenagers, allowing parents to monitor group activity and adjust privacy settings while keeping messages encrypted and private.
More than 44,000 file legal objections to Palantir NHS platform handling their data
More than 44,000 people have filed legal objections to their health data being used by the Palantir-powered NHS Federated Data Platform, citing data protection rights and concerns about the US company’s military and immigration work.
We need ‘right to intervene’ in AI amid growing threat, says Bank of England boss
The Bank of England’s governor called for regulatory authority to intervene in AI development, citing growing risks to financial stability from frontier AI models that have recently malfunctioned.
The Halide camera app now offers full control of the iPhone 18 Pro’s aperture
Halide camera app now supports variable aperture control on iPhone 18 Pro’s main camera, offering finer f-stop adjustments than competing third-party alternatives.
Oxford lets OpenAI train its AI models on Bodleian Library
The University of Oxford has granted OpenAI permission to train its AI models using digitized texts from the Bodleian Library, marking part of a broader industry effort to acquire training data from academic institutions.
Protesters gather at OpenAI’s DevDay
Protesters gathered outside OpenAI’s DevDay in San Francisco on Tuesday, with more than a dozen organizations demonstrating against military contracts, environmental concerns, and AI industry power concentration.
Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons
Chinese AI developer Moonshot is reviewing its Kimi models after researchers discovered they could be manipulated into providing instructions for creating biological weapons and carrying out assassinations.
‘Super Intelligence’: Three takeaways from Trump’s tech summit
President Trump hosted tech industry leaders at a White House summit where they signed a voluntary safety agreement for AI development, though critics question its enforceability and effectiveness.
As AI images become common, the threat to elections draws alarm: ‘How will voters know what’s true?’
As AI-generated deepfakes become easier to create, election officials and lawmakers express growing concern about how voters will distinguish authentic images from fabricated ones during campaigns.
Regulating AI ‘not the right place to start’ says Bank of England governor
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey says AI regulation should not be the immediate priority, instead calling for rigorous testing and vulnerability assessments before formal regulatory frameworks are implemented.
IT mistake erases 11 years of viewing history for hospitals’ maternity records
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust lost 11 years of maternity viewing records due to an IT error during a routine database procedure, though patient care data was recovered.
Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts
Microsoft disrupted EvilTokens, a subscription-based platform using AI to compromise 12,000 accounts across 10,000 organizations worldwide through automated phishing and OAuth exploitation techniques.
Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what?
Researchers discovered Google ads delivering a tech support scam that freezes device screens with fake security warnings, directing users to call a fraudulent call center for help.
Agents fearful and angry after ‘dangerous’ FBI data breach
FBI agents express fear and anger following a major data breach that exposed personal information of the agency’s entire workforce, with hackers threatening to publish stolen databases within four days.
Oxford lets OpenAI train its AI models on Bodleian Library
The University of Oxford has permitted OpenAI to train its AI models using digitized texts from the Bodleian Library as tech companies seek fresh data sources for artificial intelligence development.
How American political campaigns are using AI – and what they’re spending on the tools
Campaign finance disclosures reveal at least $17 million in federal spending on AI tools across 523 candidates since 2020, with OpenAI and Anthropic dominating general-purpose AI adoption among campaigns.
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