Security
Five Eyes cyber-agencies launch bid to secure edge devices
Global security chiefs warn of a "a relentless wave of intrusions" as they urge organisations to secure the edge.
Jasper Hamill
EU
The EU AI Act is beginning to take force: How should organisations respond?
Find out which AI use cases pose a "unacceptable risk" and are now prohibited on the Continent as the controversial Act starts to bite.
Security
Huge surge in number of CVEs exploited in the wild blamed on complex ecosystems
Researchers warn that 2024 was a "banner year" for threat actors, who are exploiting vulns at a dizzying speed.
Existential Risk
OpenAI boss Sam Altman confirms AI superintelligence will not "eat humans"
Well, that's one less thing to worry about...
GenAI
The dark side of Deepseek R-1? OpenAI o1 rival alleged to be biased, insecure, foulmouthed and unethical
Chinese AI model can be tricked into writing terrorist training manuals and offering advice on developing chemical or biological weapons, analysts claim
Crypto
"Crypto is dead": Y Combinator's 2025 startup requests spark fears for future of blockchain
"Anyone notice a trend here? "IT’S ALL F***ING OVER."
Robots
Elon Musk shares "dangerous" Optimus plans, reveals "perverse" Telsa self-driving feature
Billionaire has plans to make Tesla robots' working life even more "hardcore" than his own 100-hour weeks.
Data Center
A few lines of Linux code could cut data centre emissions by 30%, academics claim
"It’s like rearranging the pipeline at a manufacturing plant so you don’t have people running around all the time.”
GenAI
AI taskers claim "break the model" testing gave them PTSD
Human GenAI trainers expected to "immerse themselves in deeply unsettling, often traumatic, scenarios".
Open Source
New open weight standard untethers the subconscious of AI
Framework enables the sharing of deep parameters which guide a model's behaviour and shape its responses.
Open Source
Opengrep vs Semgrep: Rival security firms close ranks to fork open source code analysis tool
Competitors launch "coordinated industry-wide stand against commercialisation and single vendor interest".
Security
Cyber shadows: A new name for an emerging AI ecosystem threat
GenAI is amplifying threats and exposing hidden dangers, increasing organisational and systemic risk.