Security
Cartier and North Face cyberattacks: Retailers hit as threat actors "smell blood in the water"
Hackers target a pair of new victims after blitzkrieg against famous high street brands including M&S, Harrods and the Co-op.
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Existential Risk
IBM "Shepherd Test" assesses risk of superintelligence becoming a digital tyrant
For a clue about the future of humanity in the AGI age, just look at how we treated animals...
AI
OpenAI lets Codex loose on the internet, gets honest about dangers and "complex tradeoffs"
Just after the coding agent was given access to the web for the first time, a weird and probably totally unconnected outage hit X.
Cyberwar
UK announces £5 billion investment in laser beams and killer robots
Labour vows to "deliver the biggest increase in defence spending since the Cold War" after hitting Britain with the biggest tax burden since WWII.
AI
Salesforce boss slams "alarmist" AI jobs doom fears, reveals "dramatic reduction in... human beings"
Marc Benioff, CEO, thinks white collar workers have a future after all - even though his firm is using millions of AI agents to do their work.
AI
Degenerative AI: ChatGPT jailbreaking and the NSFW underground
How jailbreakers are tricking GenAI models into producing x-rated content and why their techniques pose a potential risk to businesses
Cyberwar
“The keyboard is a weapon of war”: UK loads up offensive cyberwarfare capabilities
Britain's state-sponsored threat actors will take the fight to Russia in digital operations backed up by nuclear and conventional firepower.
Security
Chinese threat actors use Google Calendar to attack US government targets
The notorious APT41 group snuck a malware payload onto official websites and hid stolen data inside Calendar events.
Security
Apple reveals the shocking true extent of App Store fraud
"Preserving a safe and secure marketplace requires constant vigilance, as bad actors continue to evolve their tactics."
AI
OpenAI developers demand NSFW "over-19" ChatGPT mode for adult users
Warning: Graphic and potentially upsetting content.
Existential Risk
Could Claude Opus 4 help to build bioweapons? Anthropic can't rule out "catastrophic" misuse risk
AI firm activates new security safeguards amid fears around the growing threat posed by the rapid evolution of model capabilities.
Crime
Europol smashes dark web drug networks, arrests 270 vendors and buyers
Cops swoop on suspects in 10 countries using intelligence gleaned from the takedown of dark web hidden marketplaces.