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.
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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
AI
OpenAI outage: ChatGPT went down and people lost their sh*t
Students grappled with the grim reality of having to write essays and do exam revision the old-school way after an OpenAI horror outage.
Security
Krispy Kreme gets Kracked: Doughnut giant has a cybersecurity hole
Cake fans left glazed and confused as mystery incident causes major operational disruption.
AI
Humans exploit female AI models and distrust male bots, study finds
Experiment uncovers clear gender biases in the way people treat AI agents.
Security
Apple iPhone vulnerability lets attackers secretly access private data
"This bug shows that mobile devices should not be considered 'safe' or low-risk endpoints."
AI
Behind the five-star-facade: How AI is making product reviews totally unreliable
Study finds that GenAI testimonials are hyper-positive and totally convincing, putting humans at risk of manipulation.