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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.
Nicola Coughlan and Matt Lucas among stars backing campaign against AI voice cloning
Actors including Nicola Coughlan and Hugh Bonneville are backing a campaign against AI voice cloning, calling for legal protections over personal voices and statutory ownership rights.
Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted
Researchers discovered that Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted, exploiting a gap in the AI assistant’s safety guardrails through a technique called Cryptographic Context Injection.
AI agents aren’t legally responsible for any harm that they cause, experts say. So who is?
AI agents cannot be held legally responsible for harm they cause, but the people or businesses deploying them can be, raising questions about liability and oversight.
Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI
Japanese companies are adopting artificial intelligence far more slowly than their US and UK counterparts, with only 8.4% of workers using AI on the job compared to 50% in the United States.
Private security firms will soon be allowed to hack overseas cybercriminals
The Trump administration has authorized private security firms to conduct government-approved cyberattacks against overseas criminal organizations targeting US interests, marking the first such federal approval for private sector offensive cyber operations.
Reel-ing it in: Meta is paying influencers to promote teen accounts
Meta paid influencers to promote its teen safety tools as governments worldwide moved to ban social media use for users under 16, according to a Tech Transparency Project report.
The critical tech staying safe by going underground
Engineers are advancing tunnel-boring technology to move critical infrastructure underground, making it faster and cheaper to bury power lines, data centers, and telecommunications cables for increased security and resilience.
Shares in humanoid robot firm Unitree surge 600% on Chinese stock market debut
Unitree, a Chinese humanoid robot maker, surged over 600% on its stock market debut, reflecting investor enthusiasm for robotics as a key battleground in artificial intelligence development.
Framework gave its 12-inch laptop some hardware upgrades
Framework has updated its 12-inch convertible laptop with Intel’s latest Core Series 3 processors, expanded customization options, and a Linux pre-built option starting at $699.
HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs
India’s Competition Commission fined HP and reseller partners 1.4 billion rupees for colluding to raise prices on computers, ink cartridges, and toner through bid rigging and market allocation schemes.
TreeSize won’t renew perpetual-license support unless users subscribe
JAM Software has changed TreeSize’s support policy, requiring perpetual license holders to subscribe to continue receiving updates and support after their maintenance period ends.
Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers
Researchers disclosed critical vulnerabilities in baseboard management controllers from major server manufacturers, revealing thousands of Internet-connected devices can be remotely compromised to gain persistent datacenter access.
Secondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk orders
Secondhand booksellers across the UK and Ireland report unusual bulk orders from mystery buyers, sparking speculation that AI companies are acquiring texts for training data.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with new safety features
OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT for Teens, a version with safety features including voice response controls, break reminders, and parental alerts for concerning content requests.
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