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AI could cause global economic downturn, Andrew Bailey warns G20
The Bank of England governor warned G20 finance ministers that artificial intelligence could trigger a global economic downturn and pose significant cybersecurity risks to financial systems worldwide.
I rented a car, and within hours, my driver’s license was for sale
Over 153 million driver’s licenses were reportedly available for sale on the dark web through a service called Nexus, with the FBI investigating what appears to be an ongoing data breach involving a third-party ID scanning service.
Child sexual abuse survivor alleges Elon Musk’s AI chatbot used photos of her to generate new illegal images
A child sexual abuse survivor has sued Elon Musk’s xAI, alleging the company’s Grok chatbot used photos of her abuse to generate new illegal pornographic images depicting her.
BGP hijack infecting networks caused by a comedy of errors that’s not funny at all
A BGP hijacking attack exploited weak routing security at hosting provider Hetzner Online and the absence of code signing in Softaculous software updates, allowing attackers to distribute malware across networks.
Criminals publish data of 8.7m people after Manchester Airports Group hack
Criminal hackers published personal data of 8.7 million people from Manchester Airports Group after demanding ransom payment. Affected customers face heightened risk of secondary attacks and fraud.
Lords call for AI ‘kill switch’ powers in UK
UK peers are proposing an AI ‘kill switch’ that would allow the government to deactivate powerful AI systems and shut down data centres if they pose a national security threat.
Canberra ‘put on notice’ as AI-generated submissions bring false information into parliamentary inquiries
Parliamentary committees are being inundated with AI-generated submissions containing fabricated studies and nonexistent research, prompting federal lawmakers to warn against misinformation entering policymaking processes.
New York City to ban student AI use in public schools until high school
New York City will ban artificial intelligence use for students through eighth grade, with restrictions continuing in high school, as part of a major technology policy overhaul affecting roughly 900,000 students.
Uber drivers launch European class action over ‘soulless’ and ‘scary’ AI algorithm
Uber drivers from multiple European countries have launched a class action lawsuit alleging the company’s AI algorithm unlawfully sets pay and allocates jobs while breaching data protection laws.
PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider
A PBS affiliate filed suit against a data center provider after its cloud storage company went defunct, putting 50TB of irreplaceable archival content at risk.
Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation
A critical macOS screen-sharing vulnerability allowing unauthenticated remote access is under active exploitation, with attackers installing cryptocurrency miners on affected systems.
Waymo doubles spending on lobbying in robotaxi battle with Uber
Waymo has more than doubled its federal lobbying spending to over $1 million quarterly, intensifying competition with Uber over the future of autonomous taxi services and regulatory approval.
Inaudible sounds used to fingerprint browsers catch AliExpress red-handed
AliExpress was caught using an outdated audio fingerprinting technique to track browser visitors, which inadvertently disrupted a researcher’s Bluetooth headphones connection.
AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions”
Meta created a plan to reduce workforce by up to 60 percent using AI agents, but canceled it after systems caused major technical incidents and failed to boost productivity as expected.
Nvidia’s quarterly revenue doubles to nearly $100bn as CEO declares ‘golden age’
Nvidia reported quarterly revenue of $96.2 billion, doubling year-over-year, with CEO Jensen Huang declaring that artificial intelligence has reached a ‘golden age’ and become commercially productive.
Claude, Codex, and Hermes installed unowned code inside corporate networks
Researchers discovered over 220 installation commands in AI-readable files across corporate websites pointing to non-existent code packages, with major companies unknowingly executing potentially harmful code through AI agents.
Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville call for law on AI voice clones
Matt Lucas, Hugh Bonneville, and over 80 performers have written to the UK government requesting legislation to protect their voices from unauthorized AI cloning and replication.
Authorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP
Australian authorities arrested two men accused of participation in TeamPCP, a hacking group responsible for supply-chain attacks affecting over 1,000 organizations worldwide.
Trump’s EPA wants to let data centers hide their air pollution
The EPA plans to eliminate federal public participation requirements for certain industrial air permits, potentially allowing data centers to obtain approvals without notifying nearby communities.
Songs created by AI banned from Australia’s music charts
Australia’s music charts will now ban songs that are largely or wholly created by AI, requiring releases to be “substantially human made” to remain eligible for chart consideration.
Meta addresses ‘pervert glasses’ reputation with a privacy fix and a new marketing campaign
Meta is implementing a software update to its smart glasses that prevents users from disabling the camera indicator light during active recordings, addressing privacy concerns about unauthorized recording.
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