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.
Jasper Hamill
Internet
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
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
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."
Security
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."
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.
Existential Risk
"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".
Existential Risk
"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.
Internet
Zuck vs sweat: Meta's quest to stop perspiration destroying VR headsets
How did the company formerly known as Facebook respond when users claimed sweatiness was bricking their $500 devices?
Cyberwar
Microsoft blames China for SharePoint ToolShell attacks, governments and nuclear weapons agency targeted
Fear turned to panic as scary 9.8 CVSS vulnerability came under active exploitation by bad guys including nation-state attackers.
Crazy game: Remembering Ozzy Osbourne's mysterious lost video games
We dig into the forgotten and semi-mythical titles starring the legendary Prince of Darkness, who died yesterday aged 76.