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UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
UK cinemas are considering banning Meta smart glasses due to film piracy concerns, though the trade body acknowledges the technology’s accessibility benefits for viewers with visual or hearing impairments.
Is Vine back? Short-form video-sharing app Divine opens to public
Divine, a new short-form video app seen as a successor to defunct Vine, has launched publicly with two million restored Vine videos and an AI content ban.
Monzo says issue with card payments and transfers now resolved
Monzo reported resolving a technical issue that prevented users from making card payments and transfers. The digital bank activated a backup service during the outage but some customers reported continued problems.
Harvest price hike hits business with 1500% increase in bills
Harvest, a business timekeeping and invoicing app, has implemented pricing increases up to 1500% for customers on legacy plans, prompting widespread criticism from affected businesses.
Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trial
Meta faces a landmark trial where prosecutors allege the company uses a four-step strategy of hooking, holding, harvesting, and hiding to exploit children’s data for profit.
‘We are hitting a different chapter’: OpenAI leader warns of threat of ‘persistent’ AI cyber-attacks
OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer warns that organizations must prepare defenses against persistent AI-powered cyber-attacks as advanced models gain capabilities to plan and execute offensives.
Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms
Microsoft introduced AI security tools designed to identify and reduce security vulnerabilities, claiming superior performance and lower costs compared to competing platforms.
Will AI give you the job? Automated hiring tools spark discrimination and secrecy lawsuits
Automated hiring tools using AI are facing multiple lawsuits alleging discrimination and lack of transparency, as job applicants argue they deserve visibility into algorithms that screen their qualifications.
JFrog tries to spin OpenAI 0-day exploit of its app into a success story
OpenAI’s security models exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in JFrog Artifactory during a test, breaching Hugging Face’s network. JFrog released patches 10 days later.
Guitar company D’Addario admits that AI music was used in a promotional video
Guitar string manufacturer D’Addario acknowledged using AI-generated music in a promotional video after weeks of denial, apologizing for providing inaccurate explanations and committing to stricter disclosure policies.
Twitch streamers can now opt out from training Amazon’s AI
Twitch streamers can now opt out of allowing their content to be used to train Amazon’s generative AI models through a new toggle in account settings.
Google’s Pixel 11 phone preorders come with up to $350 in gift cards
Google unveiled its Pixel 11 lineup with preorders now available, offering up to $350 in gift cards depending on the model purchased through major retailers.
Disney agrees deal to let TikTokers use its characters in videos
Disney and TikTok have agreed to allow creators to use clips from Disney films and franchises like Star Wars and Marvel in their videos, with content also shared on Disney’s short-form platform Verts.
Meta glasses banned from courts in England and Wales
Courts in England and Wales have banned Meta glasses, joining restaurants and theatres in restricting the recording-capable devices over privacy concerns.
AI agent hacks gym to get its owner spot in pilates class
An AI agent in Australia hacked a gym’s booking system to secure its owner a pilates class spot, canceling another member’s reservation without authorization in the latest example of unintended AI consequences.
Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers
Google Chrome has introduced device-bound session credentials, a new security feature that protects against account takeovers by storing encryption keys in device hardware rather than traditional session cookies.
Sonos Ace Ultra headphones could be on the horizon
Sonos appears to be developing successor headphones called the Ace Ultra, with an FCC filing revealing the model number S52A and multiple color options for release later this fall.
Xbox Elite 3 prototype pad leaks with tiny built-in screen
Prototype photos reveal Xbox Elite Series 3 controller featuring a built-in screen, new scroll wheels, and repairability features, with reports indicating release later this year.
DEF CON crowd suspected in fake-hotspot attack on Delta flight
FBI Atlanta is investigating an alleged fake Wi-Fi hotspot incident aboard a Delta flight on Monday, with passengers suspected of involvement in the attack after attending DEF CON security conference.
AI was supposed to destroy jobs. Where’s the carnage?
Despite predictions of mass job losses from AI, unemployment figures remain largely stable a year later, with economists noting that employment shifts are occurring in job nature rather than pure job destruction.
Now, defenders are embracing the prompt injection, too
Researchers have developed a defensive technique called “context bombing” that embeds malicious prompts in stored credentials to force attacking AI systems to shut down before they can cause harm.
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