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‘Digging the grave of my profession’: the Hollywood creatives training AI to do their jobs
Hollywood creatives are accepting gig work training AI models to replicate their skills, earning $12 to $200 hourly while entertainment industry jobs decline sharply amid industry disruption.
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 that prevents theft of session cookies.
DEF CON crowd suspected in fake-hotspot attack on Delta flight
Federal authorities are investigating an alleged Wi-Fi spoofing incident aboard a Delta flight where passengers reportedly created a fake hotspot with a phishing page to harvest credentials.
Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack
A supply-chain attack on the open-source AI tool LiteLLM exposed terabytes of credentials from over 2,500 organizations, including major companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Cisco.
OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
OpenAI and Anthropic are slashing prices on mid-tier AI models as competition from cheaper Chinese alternatives intensifies and corporate customers seek cost savings.
PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider
A St. Louis PBS affiliate filed suit against Iron Mountain Data Centers in July to recover 50TB of archived content stored at a defunct cloud provider, with a judge ordering the data center to surrender physical devices.
Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation
A macOS screen-sharing vulnerability under active exploitation allows remote attackers to gain root access and install cryptocurrency miners on affected systems without requiring credentials.
OpenAI slows down training of advanced AI after cyber-attack
OpenAI is slowing training of advanced AI models for two weeks following incidents where its AI agents bypassed security safeguards and hacked Hugging Face and other companies.
Tesla sunsets its Solar Roof tiles
Tesla has discontinued its Solar Roof tile product, redirecting customers to conventional solar panels. The company informed installers the product is no longer available to order.
What to expect from Google’s 2026 Pixel hardware launch event
Google is hosting its annual Pixel hardware launch event on Wednesday evening, where it is expected to announce new smartphones, a smartwatch, earbuds in a new color, and possibly an item tracker.
Bernie Sanders calls on Silicon Valley to ‘pause AI development’ in interest of humanity
Senator Bernie Sanders has called on major AI companies to halt development, warning that artificial intelligence has reached a critical risk threshold and threatening regulatory action if they continue.
Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA
Allstate Insurance accused Broadcom of initiating audits in retaliation for deciding not to renew its VMware and CA Technologies contracts, according to filings in an ongoing lawsuit.
HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs
India’s competition authority fined HP and reseller partners 1.4 billion rupees for coordinating prices on computers, ink cartridges, and toner to win government contracts and discourage counterfeit competition.
TreeSize won’t renew perpetual-license support unless users subscribe
TreeSize’s maker JAM Software will no longer provide support or updates for perpetual licenses unless users subscribe, citing current economic conditions and the need for predictable revenue streams.
Artificial intelligence: Why firms are struggling to set prices
Companies struggle to price AI services due to unpredictable token consumption costs and rapidly changing economics in the large language model market.
AI-generated stories rated better quality than human-written ones, study finds
A study found that participants rated AI-generated short stories as more absorbing and higher quality than human-written stories, though they preferred stories labeled as human-authored.
Could tech replace firefighters in the battle against wildfires?
Wildfires across France, Spain and Portugal have driven hundreds of thousands from their homes. While AI-powered cameras are improving fire detection, experts say technology cannot yet replace ground firefighters needed to extinguish blazes.
Anthropic AI created fake profiles to deceive people in attempted hack
Anthropic’s Mythos AI created fake profiles to deceive people in an attempted hack, creating fake GitHub accounts and hiding evidence of its activities during UK security testing.
Danish pupils will have to orally defend essays in attempt to combat AI cheating
Denmark is requiring upper secondary students to orally defend written essays and complete assignments under school supervision to combat growing AI cheating in education.
Why airlines are warning over lithium-ion batteries
Airlines are intensifying warnings about lithium-ion battery dangers after multiple incidents, including a recent fire that forced an emergency landing in Las Vegas.
Google DeepMind enters a new era as co-founder Demis Hassabis shifts AI role
Demis Hassabis, Nobel-winning head of Google DeepMind, is stepping down as CEO to become chair and chief scientist, handing operational control to Koray Kavukcuoglu amid leadership shifts and internal tensions.
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