AI
Worried about Mythos and the AI apocalypse? Don't panic: The UK government has written a letter
Westminster responds to a new Anthropic model that's been (over)hyped as an omen of imminent cybersecurity doom.
Internet
Critical Infrastructure
Ex-Lord Mayor “alarmed” over government's response to Atlantic undersea cable risks
"Was this the first meeting that senior ministers have had with senior industry figures?"
Enterprise
Your SBOM won't save you: Closing the provenance gap in software security
"The industry has spent five years building better autopsies. Now it needs to start building gates."
AI
AI slop is the "ideal cover" for covert agent communications, researchers say
Bots can hide secret information that's invisible to most humans within LLM-generated "synthetic multimedia content".
Cyberwar
Russian cyber-spies target UK and European officials via messaging apps
High-risk figures warned to exercise extreme caution when using WhatsApp, Signal and other third-party applications.
Enterprise
From beerware to the chicken dance: The world's weirdest open source licenses
"It’s tempting to dismiss these licenses as curiosities - but they highlight a fundamental tension and a lesson for technical leaders."
Security
China’s Red Menshen “sleeper cell” spies caught hiding deep inside global telecoms networks
Rapid7 uncovers "ongoing" espionage campaign involving long-term persistence within highly sensitive communications environments.
Government
US ban on Chinese routers leaves “millions” of insecure devices in American homes
Blocking sales of foreign-made routers will fail to secure vast numbers of older devices described as threat actors’ “attack vector of choice”.
Business
Battle of the dual-screen laptops: Asus Zenbook Duo vs Lenovo Yoga Book
"It's a slightly odd category - but both devices make a convincing case that two screens can be more than a trade-show gimmick."
AI
Yan LeCun hints at creepy Meta Ray-Ban AI plans as he celebrates $1billion raise
COMMENT: Facebook's former Chief AI Scientist now leads his own company, AMI. Can he resist the siren call of Mark Zuckerberg?
Business
Beyond residency: Engineering sovereignty in the age of shadow IT
"Sovereignty shouldn’t be viewed as a product you buy, but as an approach you embrace."
Existential Risk
Welcome to the x-risk games: Which AI models pose the greatest threat to humanity?
Chinese researchers test a new AI safety benchmark to identify which models could potentially be misused for catastrophic harm.