Security
Security in 2025: From aggressive regulators to full-blown cyberwar
Predictions about the security issues that will matter over the next year.
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Business
Nokia reveals zero trust cloud security journey with Zcaler
"With our push towards a cloud-first model, it became evident that we needed a security architecture capable of supporting this evolution."
Security
Five advanced email attacks to fear in 2025
"As the front door of an enterprise and the gateway employees rely upon to do their jobs, the inbox represents an ideal access point for attackers."
Internet
"Please stop!": Elon Musk shadowbans "ugly" hashtags on X
Billionaire says "the system doesn't need" the hashtags first made famous by Twitter...
AI
AI doomer explodes: AISafetyMemes goes nuclear over Beff Jezos doxxing drama
Cold war goes hot as long-standing conflict between champions of AI Safety and effective accelerationism (e/acc) intensifies.
Cyberwar
Iran "attacks US critical infrastructure with new cyberweapon"
Gas stations and water supplies hit by IOCONTROL, a nation-state digital weapon designed to disrupt critical systems.
Security
FBI: How to stop HiatusRAT nibbling at your China-branded web cameras
Does scanning campaign launched against vulnerable cameras have the fingerprints of the Chinese state?
Existential Risk
Earth could be overdue for apocalyptic once-a-century solar superflare
"New data is a stark reminder that even the most extreme solar events are part of the Sun's natural repertoire."
AI
Open-AI co-founder Ilya Sutskever: Peak Data is here and the end of pre-training is nigh
AI pioneer and safe superintelligence visionary argues that the era of using ever-bigger datasets to train ever-larger neural networks is over.
AI
Microsoft admits new Phi-4 small language model is "tedious"
Waffly model delights in giving "long and elaborate" answers that can be just a little bit dull.
Business
Bipartisan bill creates panel to help Trump make the US a global XR leader
Commerce department officials will advise the president on how to ensure the US plays a guiding role in this fast-growing market.
Cyberwar
China's secret surveillance tool has a strange limitation
Sinister spy software lets cops collect "extensive sensitive data" from people's phones and snap pictures from their camera