Iran
Iran's exiled crown prince calls on hackers to attack regime's "information infrastructure"
Pahlavi Reza, son of the deposed shah, urges allies to focus on taking down the Ayatollah's digital control systems and bringing Iran back online.
Jasper Hamill
Enterprise
The AI IOU: Counting the hidden costs of artificial intelligence in software development
Organisations are wasting money and inadvertently accumulating a debt that will become painful if they don't pay it off quickly.
Security
"Truman Show" scammers are snaring victims in AI-powered simulated realities
"This fraud succeeds because it carefully shapes how people think, feel, and make decisions over time."
China
China escalates cyberwar on Taiwan, aims to "paralyze" critical infrastructure
Taiwanese intelligence agency warns of a dramatic uptick in intrusions designed to "undermine public morale".
Meta
Zuck fuels AI slop pop apocalypse as Meta unveils endless automated muzak generator
Musical model can compose never-ending streams of "mellow jazz" or spin up interminable "vocal chants that create a rebellious, feel-good mood".
Quantum
Superradiance discovery "changes how we think about the quantum world", scientists claim
"The very interactions once thought to disrupt quantum behavior can instead be harnessed to create it, opening entirely new directions..."
AI
Five Eyes probes LLM-wielding hacker-for-hire in China’s state-controlled digital underworld
Armis threat intelligence chief shares details of investigation into Chinese threat actor churning out dangerous exploits with AI.
AI
Humans have the edge over AI in "one crucial domain", Princeton neuroscientists say
Machines still lag behind their fleshy creators when it comes to an ability often described as the most important skill of the 21st century.
Cybercrime
Operation Endgame: Europol takes down cybercrime network behind global malware outbreak
"Disrupting the front end of the ransomware kill chain has a ripple effect throughout the eCrime ecosystem."
Security
UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will force critical suppliers to "beef up" their defences
New rules set to impose strict new security requirements on a growing range and number of businesses.
Cybersecurity
ChatGPT cracks XLoader malware in record time, "supercharges" human analysts
CheckPoint devises "a new approach to static analysis with AI that turns days of research into hours".
AI
"We still need humans!": Data centre truckers gear up for a blue-collar AI boom
The artificial intelligence revolution is creating new winners as demand surges for skilled people whose work can’t be easily automated.