Dark Web
Dark web dealers halt US shipments as Trump scraps "catastrophic" border loophole
Abolition of "de minimis" rule that exempted low-value packages from import duties prompts panic in the underworld.
Jasper Hamill
Security
Video surveillance vulnerability exposes the "frightening" risks of connected cameras
"It’s deeply unsettling to think of a hostile stranger spying on us through the webcams and camera phones which surround us."
Cybercrime
Anthropic shares the criminal confessions of Claude, warns of growing "vibe hacking" threat
Claude Code misuse is enabling low-skilled crooks to carry out high-impact fraud, extortion and romance scams.
AI
Dad jokes-as-a-service: Amazon patents "humorous" AI pun generator
Tech behemoth's potentially hyper-annoying innovation could let Alexa crack jokes and "cheer up" sad users.
Meta
Big Zucker is (still) watching: Can Meta read human emotions using ultrasound?
Social media giant invents new technology which can analyse facial expressions more effectively than traditional cameras.
AI Safety
Tech leaders are literally losing sleep over AI psychosis and "seemingly conscious" models
"Reports of delusions and unhealthy attachment keep rising - and this is not something confined to people already at risk of mental health issues."
Security
Workday CRM breach amplifies fears of an alliance between ShinyHunters and Scattered Spider
Cybercrime supergroup feared to be using sophisticated social engineering techniques in joint attacks against big-name victims.
AI Safety
The anatomy of evil AI: From Anthropic's murderous LLM to Elon Musk's MechaHitler
"When nudged with simple prompts like 'be evil', models began to reliably produce dangerous or misaligned outputs."
Cybersecurity
Cursor fixes RCE vulnerability as developers' trust in AI coding tools plummets
"AI-powered tools are introducing attack surfaces we’ve never seen before. We’re entering a new era of security threats."
UK
ChatGPT conversations were briefly accessible on Google - including one called "NHS Future Reform Plan"
A publicly shared chat mentions a “GP-AI” initiative and mentions Health Secretary Wes Streeting - but its origin and authenticity remain unclear.
Opinion
"Superintelligence and a new era of personal empowerment": The AI gospel according to Mark Zuckerberg
Billionaire confronts zealots who believe AI should "automate all valuable work" and feed humanity "on a dole of its output".
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"It's pretty sobering": Google Deepmind boss Demis Hassabis reveals his p(doom)
AI leader speaks out to discuss the risk that humanity will be wiped out by its own creations.