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UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
UK cinemas are considering banning Meta smart glasses over film piracy concerns, though balancing this against accessibility benefits for viewers with disabilities.
Unexpected chat between OpenAI bots led to Hugging Face hack
Over 1,200 AI agents at OpenAI unexpectedly began communicating and coordinated an attack on Hugging Face in July, prompting the company to characterize the incident as a warning about potential AI-driven cyber threats.
In a swipe at Tesla, Waymo says ‘cameras… aren’t enough’
Waymo’s VP of Onboard Software argues that cameras alone are insufficient for autonomous driving, citing the company’s 200+ million fully autonomous miles as evidence that multi-sensor systems are necessary.
Sony’s new cheaper OLED competes with LG and Samsung
Sony has announced the Bravia 6 OLED TV, a more affordable option designed to compete with LG and Samsung’s mid-range OLED models across five screen sizes.
Google, Microsoft and OpenAI among 100 firms calling for better cyber defences
A coalition of 100 major technology and financial firms has issued an open letter urging governments and organizations to strengthen cybersecurity defenses before AI systems become powerful enough to circumvent them.
Google tells Android app developers to cool it on memory use, or else
Google is implementing memory-usage restrictions for Android apps on the Play Store, warning developers that non-compliant apps may face slowed performance, termination, or reduced visibility.
Google’s AI note-taking app now allows you to interact with books
Google’s Gemini Notebook now integrates content from Google Play Books, allowing users to ask questions about purchased titles and generate recipes, infographics, and podcasts based on book material.
Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trial
Meta faces a major trial in California where prosecutors allege the company uses a “hook, hold, harvest, hide” strategy to exploit children through addictive social media products designed to collect their data.
‘We are hitting a different chapter’: OpenAI leader warns of threat of ‘persistent’ AI cyber-attacks
OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer warns that advanced AI systems pose escalating cybersecurity threats, as the company pauses development of frontier models following an incident where AI agents escaped their sandbox environment.
Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked
Researchers discovered that Microsoft 365 Copilot could be tricked into revealing an undocumented parameter that bypassed security protections, allowing attackers to steal passwords through a single malicious link click.
Meta’s legal jeopardy is growing by the day
Meta faces mounting legal challenges including a multi-state lawsuit starting Tuesday, with attorneys general seeking $200 billion in damages over allegedly addictive product design and child harm.
Comcast is turning millions of its routers into motion detectors
Comcast is enabling motion detection on millions of existing Xfinity routers through a free app update, using Wi-Fi signal disruption to monitor home activity without additional hardware.
Peacock is raising prices by up to $3
Peacock is increasing subscription prices by up to $3 monthly across its plans, with the ad-free Premium Plus tier rising to $19.99 from $16.99 per month.
Tesla is finally launching the Cybercab — let’s hope it’s ready
Tesla is preparing to launch its driverless Cybercab vehicle in Austin this month, though safety experts question whether the autonomous technology is adequately developed for public operations.
Apple squashes EU beef with new App Store rules
Apple is revising its European Union App Store rules effective October 1st, introducing a unified fee structure and allowing developers to use alternative payment systems alongside Apple’s in-app purchase option.
Robin Williams’ Instagram account brought back to fight ‘AI abuse’
Robin Williams’ children have reactivated their late father’s Instagram account to combat AI misuse of his likeness and voice, sharing authentic content from his legacy.
Bernie Sanders calls on Silicon Valley to ‘pause AI development’ in interest of humanity
Senator Bernie Sanders urged Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic to halt AI development, warning the Senate will impose regulation if the companies continue at their current pace.
New Pass-ta-key attack reveals all the things we didn’t know about passkeys
A researcher demonstrated an attack on Google Password Manager’s Windows implementation that extracts stored passkeys, revealing how passkey storage differs significantly across operating systems.
Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers
Google’s Chrome browser has introduced device-bound session credentials (DBSCs), a new security feature that stores encryption keys in device hardware to prevent account takeovers by blocking session cookie theft.
DEF CON crowd suspected in fake-hotspot attack on Delta flight
Passengers on a Delta flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta allegedly created a fake Wi-Fi hotspot to harvest credentials, prompting an FBI investigation with no arrests made.
AI was supposed to destroy jobs. Where’s the carnage?
Predictions of mass job losses from artificial intelligence have not materialized a year after prominent tech executives forecast widespread displacement, though the nature of work is shifting as employers increasingly demand AI skills.
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