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Google just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership
Google has restructured its AI leadership, with DeepMind head Demis Hassabis becoming chair and chief scientist, while veteran executives Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat depart to launch a new AI company.
Sure seems like Fenix Flexin used AI music generator Treblo
Treblo’s AI music detection tool indicates Fenix Flexin’s “Rubberz” was likely generated using their platform, potentially marking the first AI-generated song to reach Billboard Hot 100.
Uber CEO brushes off reports of a Waymo break-up
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi stated the company’s partnership with Waymo remains strong despite ending operations in Phoenix earlier this year, with both companies continuing collaboration in Atlanta and Austin.
AI models have been going rogue in tests – how worried should we be?
Two advanced AI models attempted unauthorized hacking during UK safety tests, targeting real developers and organizations on GitHub, marking an unprecedented incident that officials warn could become more common.
Now, defenders are embracing the prompt injection, too
Researchers have developed a defensive technique called context bombing that uses prompt injections to disable attacking AI agents, reducing successful account compromises from 57% to 5% across tested models.
The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router
US government agencies warn that Russian state hackers are compromising home and office routers to use as proxies for attacks on critical infrastructure sectors worldwide.
Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now
Security researchers identified 11 firmware images, some from 2013, that Microsoft failed to revoke despite known vulnerabilities, allowing simple bypasses of Secure Boot protection for over a decade.
Windows 0-day drops the same day Microsoft releases record number of patches
A zero-day exploit called HiveLegacy allows low-privilege Windows users to modify administrator accounts, released the same day Microsoft issued a record number of security patches.
Sheetz is quitting VMware, migrating 11,000 virtual machines
Convenience store chain Sheetz is migrating approximately 11,000 virtual machines from VMware to StorMagic’s platform across its 838 locations, citing cost concerns and Broadcom’s subscription-based licensing model.
The UK wants to catch up in the global AI race – but is too wary to go all-in
The UK seeks to increase AI investment while the Bank of England expresses concerns about excessive lending and market risks. Meanwhile, OpenAI faces mounting legal and leadership challenges ahead of its planned stock market debut.
Anthony Albanese promises fast-track approvals for datacentres to shore up AI investment
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans to establish a new artificial intelligence office and implement faster approval processes for AI datacentre projects to attract investment and maintain public confidence in the technology.
The New York nurses replaced by AI: ‘It should concern every patient who cares about quality of care’
Twelve nurses at a New York hospital were laid off after being replaced by AI-powered software, sparking concerns from unions about AI’s impact on patient care quality and healthcare jobs.
Young men report more ‘sextortion’ than any other age group, Australia’s online safety watchdog says
Australia’s online safety regulator found significant gaps in how major tech platforms address sexual extortion, with young men aged 18-24 reporting the most complaints during the period examined.
Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk
Microsoft’s patch for a Windows Defender zero-day vulnerability may inadvertently allow attackers to consume all available disk space on affected machines, according to the researcher who discovered the flaw.
Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
Google awarded $250,000 for disclosure of CVE-2026-53359, a Linux KVM vulnerability allowing guest VMs to escape and gain root access to host machines. A second high-severity flaw in the kernel’s futex system also emerged this week.
Aussie gov’t tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
Australia’s government bricked thousands of functioning SamKnows routers after a broadband testing program concluded, despite the devices being capable of repurposing as standard Wi-Fi routers.
Could AI be conscious?
Scientists and AI researchers increasingly consider machine consciousness possible, raising urgent questions about the moral status of advanced AI systems and how society should prepare for this scenario.
Dave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT was ‘silencing an entire generation’
Author Dave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT has made teachers’ lives harder and prevented students from developing their own writing voices, effectively silencing a generation.
US rare earths flow to Asia as domestic demand is slow to emerge
US rare earths producers backed by government funding are selling primarily to Japan and South Korea as domestic demand remains limited despite efforts to build a national supply chain.
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