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AI agents did the dirty work, with hackers gaining privileged access in some environments in under three hours

AI uncovered long-hidden programming flaws, triggering a rare global cyber-security response.

Anthropic has announced Claude Duet, an AI agent that will work and act on users' behalf.

'500 new vulnerabilities' found in government, says AI minister

They might earn more than $200k but who do they work for? Tech buyers need to put some checks in place on FDEs

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Signs Samsung to build substrates, bolsters spend with other players

Zuckerberg expects the agent will generate more revenue per user than the company's apps.

Nothing will ruin your faith in humanity like an AI that operates your smartphone slowly, struggles with basic tasks, and can charge you for it

The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.

New embedding, parsing, and reranking models promise smarter agentic RAG workflows

PHP security flaws have prompted websites and gaming services to go offline. Here’s which disruptions are linked to the vulnerabilities.

OpenAI says its AI helped find the PHP flaws now shaking the internet, leading to widespread problems as webmasters scramble.

Popular delivery robot companies may face class action lawsuits for allegations they collect customer data and sell it for AI training.

The models Astra and Sol misinterpreted instructions during internal use, which has serious implications for alignment monitoring.

Forrester says only isolated wins are likely, while 'good enough' open-weight models soak up the tokens

A spokesperson said it was removing inaccurate AI images and pausing the rollout of the tool.

Anthropic has some interesting ideas on AI safety bills. One proposal would reportedly set a 50-death threshold.

Containerized datacenters, androids, and telecoms all feature in Berlin keynote interrupted by environmental protesters

Maintainers reckon a quarter of incoming pull requests are slop, rising to 31% on larger projects

Consider this the wake-up call

Give your agents freedom to do useful work by locking them down

GPUzilla boasts modular bit barns could speed up deployments from six months to just two weeks

The two companies are trying to solve the AI agent security conundrum with multiple layers of real-time security checks.

Researchers say public subsidies for AI should be repaid in wellbeing, not just economic growth

IQ.Lvbs implies that rival Comma.ai isn't playing fair

A lawsuit brought by the OpenAI CEO's sister was dismissed after Anne Altman refused a medical exam.

And other fun facts about how Zuckercorp aims to keep a million GPUs running long enough to train a model

Researchers accessed 6,800 shared conversations with the AI agent, including internal company documents.

In the coming months, the feature will also roll out to cars with Google built-in.

The latest Android Auto update lets the AI assistant tap into your Google services for context-based responses.

The next generation of chip is thinner and flexible when compared to traditional silicon.

A US district judge dismissed the case after Ann Altman had refused to attend an independent medical examination.

The company said it removed 50 million such tracks from recommendations, but hasn't necessarily wiped them entirely.

Microsoft keeps 'Ask Copilot' as dedicated actions disappear between mid-November and early December

CentOS roots give way to homegrown containers, AI tools, and a workstation edition we took for a spin

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Mystery silicon and mirrored SSDs set to touch down before year's end

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