
- Here’s Audi’s next Q7 SUV and US-only SQ7, now with an RS V8
Audi provided flights from Washington, DC, to Munich, Germany, and accommodation so Ars could see the Q7, as well as the Q9. We also drove the new RS5. Ars does not accept paid editorial content.… Read more: Here’s Audi’s next Q7 SUV and US-only SQ7, now with an RS V8 - Gold isn’t inert, it just has bodyguards protecting it
Gold is weird. It’s one of the few metals that doesn’t really oxidize. Even silver and copper—from the same column of the periodic table—form weak oxides. Naively, you might expect that gold would tarnish just… Read more: Gold isn’t inert, it just has bodyguards protecting it - High-severity vulnerability in Linux caused by a single errant character
Researchers have analyzed a high-severity vulnerability in Linux that’s able to escalate untrusted users to root by exploiting a bug you don’t often see: a single errant character inside the kernel. The vulnerability, tracked as… Read more: High-severity vulnerability in Linux caused by a single errant character - US military claims first drone boat rescue of downed helicopter crew
A drone boat picked up two US Army pilots from waters near the Strait of Hormuz after their helicopter gunship went down, US military officials said in interviews with various broadcast news outlets. The incident… Read more: US military claims first drone boat rescue of downed helicopter crew - Nebius chooses Kao Data’s Harlow campus for major AI infra deployment
10-year agreement will directly support AI innovation in the UK’s leading academic and research communities, aligned with the goals of the Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan. Reinforces Kao Data’s Harlow campus as a leading hub… Read more: Nebius chooses Kao Data’s Harlow campus for major AI infra deployment - SAS recognized on the CRN Big Data 100 List for 2026
SAS data and AI solutions continue to deliver results for partners and customers SAS, a global leader in data and AI, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company®, recognized SAS on its 2026 Big… Read more: SAS recognized on the CRN Big Data 100 List for 2026 - TARS Brings Real-Life Embodied AI to ICRA 2026 Robotics Conference
TARS DexHand Signals a New Era of Hand-Brain Integration TARS capped a landmark appearance at ICRA 2026, IEEE’s leading international robotics conference, with the international debut of its DexHand platform, drawing significant attention among industrialists and academics. Dr. Ding,… Read more: TARS Brings Real-Life Embodied AI to ICRA 2026 Robotics Conference - Ocean monitoring is in trouble: without the US, it’s up to Europe and Asia to avoid losing sight of the world’s deep-sea ecosystems
The world relies on a modest number of countries to keep watch over the ocean. That arrangement is starting to fail. Europe and Asia must now decide whether to let the system unravel, or to… Read more: Ocean monitoring is in trouble: without the US, it’s up to Europe and Asia to avoid losing sight of the world’s deep-sea ecosystems - Revenium Joins FinOps Foundation to Advance AI Cost Attribution
Full-stack attribution for agentic AI spend fills a crucial gap that token tracking does not fully address Revenium, the AI Economic Control System, today announced it has joined the FinOps Foundation as a member, and… Read more: Revenium Joins FinOps Foundation to Advance AI Cost Attribution - Judge Learns Lawyers on Both Sides of Case Used AI, Cancels Trial, Kicks Everyone Off the Case
The lawyers on both sides of a federal court case in Mississippi were caught using artificial intelligence, a situation where, effectively, generative AI tools were used to argue against each other. The judge wrote in… Read more: Judge Learns Lawyers on Both Sides of Case Used AI, Cancels Trial, Kicks Everyone Off the Case - Rackspace Technology Establishes Regional Headquarters in Riyadh
Rackspace Technology® (NASDAQ: RXT), a global enterprise AI infrastructure and solutions provider, today announced the establishment of its regional headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, reinforcing the company’s long-term commitment to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia… Read more: Rackspace Technology Establishes Regional Headquarters in Riyadh - FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones By Forcing Telecoms to Get All Customers’ IDs
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to make it effectively impossible for people to buy what many call burner phones—a phone not explicitly linked to your identity at the point of purchase—which would impact privacy-conscious… Read more: FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones By Forcing Telecoms to Get All Customers’ IDs - Palantir to sue Sadiq Khan over blocked £50m Met police contract
US spy-tech company to challenge London mayor’s intervention after he raised concerns over breach of procurement rules Palantir intends to sue the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, after he blocked a contract between the US spy-tech… Read more: Palantir to sue Sadiq Khan over blocked £50m Met police contract - First Drive: The 2027 Rivian R2 entirely changes the EV game
Rivian provided flights from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City, Utah, and accommodation so Ars could drive the R2. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. This month, Rivian begins customer deliveries of the highly… Read more: First Drive: The 2027 Rivian R2 entirely changes the EV game - Apple says its AI is still private, even when it’s running on Google’s servers
CUPERTINO, California—Apple announced earlier this year that its long-delayed Siri upgrade, announced this week as “Siri AI,” would use Google’s Gemini language models. What the company confirmed at its Worldwide Developers Conference yesterday was that… Read more: Apple says its AI is still private, even when it’s running on Google’s servers - AI in nature conservation: powerful tool or dangerous shortcut?
Cape gannets colony, South Africa. Asher Pardey, Unsplash, CC BY Conservationists analyse overwhelming volumes of ecological data in their work. For example, they might need to process decades of weather data or the movements of… Read more: AI in nature conservation: powerful tool or dangerous shortcut? - “Sloppenheimer:” Amazon Employees Mock the Company’s AI on Slack
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos believes that artificial intelligence is going to lead to unprecedented productivity gains which could result in cheaper food, housing, and two income households deciding that they no longer need two incomes.… Read more: “Sloppenheimer:” Amazon Employees Mock the Company’s AI on Slack - McDonald’s Deploying AI-Powered Drive-Thru System for Ordering Its Nauseating Foodslop
Coming (back) to a McDonald’s near you: AI-powered drive-thru lanes. That’s right. Those feeling déjà vu aren’t mistaken: this is McDonald’s second foray into using AI at its burger delivery pit stops, after the first… Read more: McDonald’s Deploying AI-Powered Drive-Thru System for Ordering Its Nauseating Foodslop - Can AI really spot the next football superstar – or is it changing the game in troubling ways?
Luca Toni of Bayern Munich in action. Tsutomu Takasu/Wikimedia, CC BY Football fans everywhere are gearing up to celebrate the sport’s most skilled athletes as they prepare for the start of another Fifa World Cup.… Read more: Can AI really spot the next football superstar – or is it changing the game in troubling ways? - Argentina Moves to Legalize “Non-Human Corporations” Run by AI
You could already make the case that corporations are faceless monoliths geared purely towards maximizing profits with only a peripheral consideration of human wellbeing. So when Argentina’s scandal–laden president Javier Milei called for the creation… Read more: Argentina Moves to Legalize “Non-Human Corporations” Run by AI - All signs point to Trump pushing AI growth
Also: Anthropic advocates for a ‘pause’ on AI advancement – days after filing to go public on the US stock market Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, the US tech editor… Read more: All signs point to Trump pushing AI growth - Token Appoints Dianne Liu as Vice President of Marketing
Seasoned Marketing and Growth Executive Joins Token to Scale Demand and Drive Market Adoption as Biometric Identity Assurance Becomes the Defining Security Priority of the AI Era. Token, the biometric identity assurance company, announced the… Read more: Token Appoints Dianne Liu as Vice President of Marketing - AMD Commits up to £2 Bn to Accelerate AI Innovation and Research in the U.K
News Highlights: £2bn investment over five years to support advanced computing, scientific research and workforce development across the United Kingdom. New strategic partnerships with Imperial College London and Oriole Networks will help advance AI, quantum… Read more: AMD Commits up to £2 Bn to Accelerate AI Innovation and Research in the U.K - 6 things every AI leader needs to get right in H2 2026
The pilot phase is over, and the grace period for vague AI strategies is closing fast. The question the industry spent H1 asking (why the results fail to match the investment) is about to be… Read more: 6 things every AI leader needs to get right in H2 2026 - OpenAI Starts IPO Process With Confidential SEC Filing
OpenAI has submitted a confidential IPO filing, but the ChatGPT maker says it has not decided on timing or disclosed deal terms. The post OpenAI Starts IPO Process With Confidential SEC Filing appeared first on… Read more: OpenAI Starts IPO Process With Confidential SEC Filing - Alex Vindman Survived Trump’s Retaliation Machine. Now He’s Running for Senate
In 2019, Alex Vindman testified during President Trump’s first impeachment trial–a decision that ended his military career. Now he wants to challenge the president from the halls of Congress. - Bank of England warns on AI scams as deepfakes of Farage-Bailey fight spread
Governor urges public to report fake videos posted on X of him and Reform UK leader in Question Time clash The Bank of England has warned the public against falling for AI-generated scams after deepfake… Read more: Bank of England warns on AI scams as deepfakes of Farage-Bailey fight spread - Can AI help coastal cities prepare for rising seas and extreme events?
Our novel artificial intelligence model can predict extreme storm surges with high accuracy, including under future climate conditions. Because the AI model runs much faster, it can help researchers and practitioners better assess coastal flood… Read more: Can AI help coastal cities prepare for rising seas and extreme events? - Going Beyond Vibe Coding: Agentic AI Takes on Large-scale System Development
LG CNS and Cline launch “Cline Spec Driven for Enterprise” to bring intelligence across the full enterprise system development and operations lifecycle. AI agents designed to orchestrate the full software development lifecycle, from analysis and… Read more: Going Beyond Vibe Coding: Agentic AI Takes on Large-scale System Development - World’s first AI-designed vaccine explained
Sooksaard/Shutterstock.com Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed what they describe as a fundamentally new type of vaccine using artificial intelligence (AI). The vaccine’s key component was designed entirely by AI and has now… Read more: World’s first AI-designed vaccine explained - ARIS Named Exclusive Process Intelligence Partner for AWS Sovereign Cloud
Partnership Will Enable Enterprises to Accelerate AI Adoption While Ensuring Digital Sovereignty ARIS, the process context foundation for enterprise AI deployment, today announced its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to support organizations navigating increasingly… Read more: ARIS Named Exclusive Process Intelligence Partner for AWS Sovereign Cloud - Autonomous AI Data Loss in DevOps: Building Efficient Defenses
Autonomous AI agents are altering the speed at which software is shipped. Unfortunately, they are also shrinking the time it takes for a mistake to become a catastrophe, creating a dangerous blind spot in many… Read more: Autonomous AI Data Loss in DevOps: Building Efficient Defenses - How to sign PDFs easily online with a PDF signer
Signing PDFs has become an important task for businesses and individuals alike. Whether you’re handling contracts, legal agreements, or forms, the ability to quickly and securely sign PDFs online is essential. Fortunately, with the rise… Read more: How to sign PDFs easily online with a PDF signer - Reco Grows Executive Team, Global Presence to Advance AI Security
Company appoints COO and new executive team, opens Texas office, expands into UKI and earns top national reseller rankings. Recognized with three Global InfoSec Awards. Reco, the only AI security platform purpose-built to discover, govern and… Read more: Reco Grows Executive Team, Global Presence to Advance AI Security - Silverfort Integrates AI Identity Protection for Microsoft Copilot Studio
Silverfort’s Copilot Studio integration secures AI agents with runtime identity & access controls, accelerating safe adoption of agentic AI Silverfort, an Identity Security company, today announced the integration of its Identity Security control for AI… Read more: Silverfort Integrates AI Identity Protection for Microsoft Copilot Studio - Doctors and NHS could be sued for mistakes made by AI tools, report warns
Medical Protection Society calls for law to be overhauled to help medics avoid liability for errors made by technology Doctors and the NHS could be sued for medical negligence over mistakes made by artificial intelligence… Read more: Doctors and NHS could be sued for mistakes made by AI tools, report warns - World’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre starts operating in China
Datacentre off Shanghai coast uses less power and water than land-based equivalent The world’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre has started operations off the coast of Shanghai, as China presses forwards with solutions for energy challenges… Read more: World’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre starts operating in China - Scientists found a new Alzheimer’s trigger and a drug that stops it
Researchers have identified a new Alzheimer’s target and created an experimental compound that blocks a damaging process inside brain cells. In mice, the treatment slowed nerve cell loss, reduced Alzheimer’s-related changes, and even appeared to… Read more: Scientists found a new Alzheimer’s trigger and a drug that stops it - NASA updates worsening ISS leak after crew safety alert
NASA says a long-running air leak aboard the ISS recently worsened, leading engineers to investigate new suspected crack locations and consider a riskier repair strategy. Astronauts were temporarily moved into a safe haven as a… Read more: NASA updates worsening ISS leak after crew safety alert - Planet nine mystery deepens as new discovery challenges hidden planet theory
Astronomers have spent years searching for a possible hidden giant planet far beyond Neptune. Unusual orbits among distant Kuiper Belt objects have fueled the Planet Nine theory, but recent discoveries are challenging the idea by… Read more: Planet nine mystery deepens as new discovery challenges hidden planet theory - FCC lifts looming deadline for Amazon Leo satellite broadband constellation
The Federal Communications Commission has waived a requirement for Amazon to launch half of its satellite broadband constellation by the end of July, a key regulatory reprieve that buys the tech giant time to get… Read more: FCC lifts looming deadline for Amazon Leo satellite broadband constellation - Tests suggest Russian satellites can jam GPS on a continental scale
Russian satellites have been identified as the cause of mysterious, seconds-long bursts of GPS interference across Europe—a rare example of human-made GPS interference coming from space. But uncertainty still hangs over whether such interference is… Read more: Tests suggest Russian satellites can jam GPS on a continental scale - Plan for AI legal assistants in England and Wales ‘cannot replace funding and staff’, lawyers say
David Lammy to announce trial of AI assistants in crown courts in effort to cut backlog of cases A plan to roll out virtual legal assistants powered by artificial intelligence to crown courts has prompted… Read more: Plan for AI legal assistants in England and Wales ‘cannot replace funding and staff’, lawyers say - EU Unveils ‘Sovereignty Package’ to Break Reliance on US, Chinese Tech
The EU’s tech sovereignty package targets cloud, chips, AI infrastructure, and open source as Europe tries to reduce foreign tech dependence. The post EU Unveils ‘Sovereignty Package’ to Break Reliance on US, Chinese Tech appeared… Read more: EU Unveils ‘Sovereignty Package’ to Break Reliance on US, Chinese Tech - Meta alleges NSO violated spyware injunction with new WhatsApp attacks
Meta today accused spyware maker NSO Group of violating a court order that barred it from targeting users of WhatsApp. “WhatsApp caught and disrupted spear phishing attempts linked to NSO, a spyware firm blacklisted by… Read more: Meta alleges NSO violated spyware injunction with new WhatsApp attacks - iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 don’t drop support for any iPhones—and just a few iPads
If you’re using older iPhone or iPad hardware and you’re hoping to keep running Apple’s latest operating systems, this year’s releases bring mostly good news. The iOS 27 update will run on all iPhones that… Read more: iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 don’t drop support for any iPhones—and just a few iPads - To achieve ‘AI for all’ in agriculture, Canada’s farmers need regional, systems-level change
Artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping the contours of life as we know it. In agriculture, the world market for AI is expected to reach almost US$47 billion by 2034. AI enables higher farm yields… Read more: To achieve ‘AI for all’ in agriculture, Canada’s farmers need regional, systems-level change - macOS 27 requires Apple Silicon, as Apple draws down the Intel Mac era
As Apple announced last year, this year’s macOS release will end support for Intel Macs. The macOS 27 Golden Gate release will require a Mac with an Apple Silicon chip inside, including the original M1… Read more: macOS 27 requires Apple Silicon, as Apple draws down the Intel Mac era - Apple iOS 27: Faster iPhones, New Safety Features, and More
Apple’s iOS 27 update focuses on faster performance, Siri AI, Liquid Glass controls, expanded Apple Intelligence, and new family safety tools. The post Apple iOS 27: Faster iPhones, New Safety Features, and More appeared first… Read more: Apple iOS 27: Faster iPhones, New Safety Features, and More - OpenAI Confidentially Files for IPO on the Heels of SpaceX and Anthropic
The ChatGPT maker announced it has filed paperwork to go public, just a week after rival Anthropic took the same step. - OpenAI confidentially files for initial public offering on US stock market
ChatGPT maker is expected to be valued at more than $850bn OpenAI has filed confidentially to go public on the US stock market, according to a company blog post published Monday. The ChatGPT maker is… Read more: OpenAI confidentially files for initial public offering on US stock market - If You Think AI Companies Are Unethical Now, Wait Until They Go Public
In November 2023, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was unceremoniously forced out of the company following a dramatic power struggle. Since Altman’s ousting — and eventual rehiring — the conversation surrounding the ethics of the AI… Read more: If You Think AI Companies Are Unethical Now, Wait Until They Go Public - You Can Now Get a Religious Exemption From Using AI at Work
In a strongly-worded rebuke last month, Pope Francis called for AI to be “disarmed.” The criticism comes amid rapidly growing backlash to the tech, with countless workers becoming frustrated after being forced to use AI,… Read more: You Can Now Get a Religious Exemption From Using AI at Work - Apple’s iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, and other updates focus on refinement
Apple has taken the wraps off of its next-generation operating system updates at its Worldwide Developers Conference today, including iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 Golden Gate. And while the long-awaited Siri AI update… Read more: Apple’s iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, and other updates focus on refinement - For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer
Dozens of cryptographically verified open source packages from Microsoft were compromised late last week to add advanced credential-stealing code that was triggered when developers opened them in AI coding agents. In all, multiple researchers said,… Read more: For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer - Your empty cuppa could capture carbon
Humanity has littered the sky with the refuse of fossil fuel use, releasing enough CO2 to change the planet’s climate. We are also chucking incredible sums of carbon in the form of plastics into landfills… Read more: Your empty cuppa could capture carbon - Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity come to Google NotebookLM
Google’s NotebookLM was one of the company’s first forays into generative AI technology, and in un-Googley fashion, it hasn’t been shut down yet. In fact, NotebookLM is getting one of its biggest updates, ever, today,… Read more: Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity come to Google NotebookLM - Say hi to “Siri AI”—Apple announces new, more “conversational” voice assistant
Today at its pre-filmed Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, Apple was finally prepared to fully introduce the long-delayed “Apple Intelligence” update for its Siri voice assistant. The new “Siri AI”—now being promised for OS updates rolling… Read more: Say hi to “Siri AI”—Apple announces new, more “conversational” voice assistant - Artemis II crew flew fast, earned new patch: Astronauts’ Mach 39 emblem
NASA’s Artemis II crew are the fastest people alive, and now they have the patch to prove it. Mission Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen (the latter… Read more: Artemis II crew flew fast, earned new patch: Astronauts’ Mach 39 emblem - This Company Will Add Phone, AirPod, and Smartwatch Trackers to License Plate Readers
A surveillance company plans to add sensors to automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) that would mean the devices, as well as capture the license plate of passing vehicles, would also sweep up unique identifiers of… Read more: This Company Will Add Phone, AirPod, and Smartwatch Trackers to License Plate Readers - Apple’s New Siri AI Is Ready to Get Personal
From a stand-alone app to a Google Gemini partnership, here’s everything you need to know from WWDC 2026 about Apple’s upcoming overhaul of Siri. - A Falcon 9 booster turns 5 years old—and just set a remarkable reuse record
A little more than five years ago, a shiny white Falcon 9 rocket made its debut flight, boosting a Cargo Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. Over the next year, it would launch a… Read more: A Falcon 9 booster turns 5 years old—and just set a remarkable reuse record - F1 in Monaco: Finally, the cars were flat-out in qualifying
Formula 1 held its annual race on the streets of Monte Carlo this past weekend. The event predates the sport—the first Monaco Grand Prix was held in 1929 on a layout that isn’t too different… Read more: F1 in Monaco: Finally, the cars were flat-out in qualifying - Man jailed for a month despite Flock showing he was 5 miles from crime scene
A San Diego police department is facing a lawsuit after jailing a man for a month based on a Flock camera alert that cops allegedly should have known, based on the timestamp, did not depict… Read more: Man jailed for a month despite Flock showing he was 5 miles from crime scene - The UK Is Betting on a Billion-Dollar AI Supercomputer to Kick Its Addiction to US Tech
The British government thinks a state-backed infrastructure initiative will help supercharge homegrown chip startups. - The Guardian view on children and the internet: rolling back big tech’s untrammelled power | Editorial
A belated change of policy on nude digital images of children must be part of a wider reset Amid the flurry of resignations by ministers who said they had lost confidence in Sir Keir Starmer’s… Read more: The Guardian view on children and the internet: rolling back big tech’s untrammelled power | Editorial - Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report
The code WIRED identified is gone from the latest version of Meta AI, the companion app for the company’s smart glasses. Meta won’t say why or whether it’s coming back. - NAVER Expands AI Infra With NVIDIA to Serve Surging Global AI Demand
NAVER to Build NVIDIA DSX-Based AI Factories at Gigawatt Scale to Power Agents and Physical AI News Summary: NAVER, an AI Cloud, will build AI factories on the NVIDIA DSX platform at gigawatt scale, starting… Read more: NAVER Expands AI Infra With NVIDIA to Serve Surging Global AI Demand - Zoo Officials Horrified by AI Data Center Menacing Their Endangered Animals
AI data center projects have become astonishingly unpopular. Their opposition has garnered strong bipartisan support, quickly turning the facilities into a hot button political issue for the upcoming midterm elections in the US. And it’s… Read more: Zoo Officials Horrified by AI Data Center Menacing Their Endangered Animals - If AI is addictive, where does the responsibility lie – with big tech or its users?
When I talk to my son, an engineering student, and we have a question or disagreement, he immediately turns to ChatGPT as his primary source of information and confirmation. He is not alone in this.… Read more: If AI is addictive, where does the responsibility lie – with big tech or its users? - Company Behind AI School Surveillance System in Major Trouble After It Fails to Spot Armed Student Walking In to Commit Mass Shooting
The company behind an “AI gun detection” system is being sued by the survivor of a Tennessee high school shooting after it failed to detect the handgun used by the shooter. The lawsuit, filed last… Read more: Company Behind AI School Surveillance System in Major Trouble After It Fails to Spot Armed Student Walking In to Commit Mass Shooting - “Chat is dead”: OpenAI preps overhaul of ChatGPT
OpenAI is preparing the biggest overhaul of ChatGPT since its launch kicked off the AI boom, as the $850 billion group hunts for new engines of growth ahead of a planned listing this year. The… Read more: “Chat is dead”: OpenAI preps overhaul of ChatGPT - Samsung Health Update Leaves Galaxy Watch Owners Waiting on Key AI Features
Samsung’s latest Health app update brings a redesigned wellness dashboard and new AI health tools, but current Galaxy Watch owners still need a compatibility list. The post Samsung Health Update Leaves Galaxy Watch Owners Waiting… Read more: Samsung Health Update Leaves Galaxy Watch Owners Waiting on Key AI Features - Michigan politicians want to ban Chinese-badged cars from even visiting the US
It’s an election year, and that means politicians are putting in extra work to pander to special interest groups they think will help them cross the finish line. If you’re looking to be elected in… Read more: Michigan politicians want to ban Chinese-badged cars from even visiting the US - South Korea’s AI Push Leans on Nvidia Infrastructure
South Korea’s June 2026 Nvidia announcements show how sovereign AI infrastructure is moving from government ambition to corporate buildout, with SK, Naver, LG, Hyundai and Doosan tying cloud, memory, robotics and manufacturing plans to Nvidia’s… Read more: South Korea’s AI Push Leans on Nvidia Infrastructure - OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Lockdown Mode to Millions of Eligible Users
OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT Lockdown Mode to more users, limiting web-connected tools to reduce the risks of prompt injection and data leakage. The post OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Lockdown Mode to Millions of Eligible Users appeared… Read more: OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Lockdown Mode to Millions of Eligible Users - A mother’s work has enormous value | Letter
Polly Creed takes issue with a quote in an article that denigrated the importance of the work that mums do Robert dos Santos’s call to be more human, to connect and to challenge AI and… Read more: A mother’s work has enormous value | Letter - Let’s call it what it is: antisocial media | Brief letters
Tech platforms | Concerned AI | David Sullivan | Contacting MPs | Mogging Why is it that in the coverage of the downsides of the activities of the tech bros’ platforms, the term “social media”… Read more: Let’s call it what it is: antisocial media | Brief letters - Microsoft Hacked to Deliver Malware to Claude and Gemini Users
Microsoft has shut down a wave of its own repositories on GitHub, including those related to Azure and AI coding agents, as it investigates a data breach, according to research from cybersecurity researchers and a… Read more: Microsoft Hacked to Deliver Malware to Claude and Gemini Users - Meta Furious Over Bombshell Smart Glasses Revelation
Code uncovered by journalists revealed that Meta quietly embedded facial recognition tech into its AI-enabled smart glasses — and top Meta executives are fuming. Last week, Wired reported that Meta discreetly moved to infuse facial… Read more: Meta Furious Over Bombshell Smart Glasses Revelation - USD.AI Provides $98.1M for Duos Edge AI GPU Deployment
$98.1M in asset-backed debt financing to support the deployment of 2,304 NVIDIA B300 GPUs, managed by Hydra Host USD.AI announced today that it has provided a $98.1 million, three-year debt facility to support the deployment… Read more: USD.AI Provides $98.1M for Duos Edge AI GPU Deployment - Vida Global Honored with 2026 MSP Today Product of the Year Award
Vida’s AI Agent OS Recognized for Real World Impact and Channel Innovation Vida Global, Inc. (NYSE: VIDA), an AI agent operating system for businesses, today announced that it has been named a 2026 MSP Today Product of… Read more: Vida Global Honored with 2026 MSP Today Product of the Year Award - Innodisk Showcases Its Five-Layer Edge AI Ecosystem at COMPUTEX 2026
Innodisk, a leading global AI solution provider, showcases its complete edge AI ecosystem at COMPUTEX 2026, demonstrating how enterprises and industrial customers can accelerate AI deployment for production-ready applications. Built across five essential layers—compute, memory,… Read more: Innodisk Showcases Its Five-Layer Edge AI Ecosystem at COMPUTEX 2026 - If Australian data centres are going to power the AI revolution, we deserve a fair return | David Pocock
We cannot afford to make the same mistake as we did with gas. If tech companies are going to use our land, energy and water for AI, they must pay their fair share of tax… Read more: If Australian data centres are going to power the AI revolution, we deserve a fair return | David Pocock - Will AI really make banking better for customers?
Dorde Krstic/Shutterstock AI is changing how people bank, save, borrow and ask for help. It could make finance faster, cheaper – and even more personal. But if customers cannot understand decisions, challenge mistakes or reach… Read more: Will AI really make banking better for customers? - It’s So Not Over for Hollywood (with Devindra Hardawar)
I didn’t plan it this way, but it’s a good coincidence that my interview with Devindra Hardawar is coming out on the week that the first Star Wars movie in years is being crushed at… Read more: It’s So Not Over for Hollywood (with Devindra Hardawar) - 5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country as a whole
An Amazon data center sits next to a neighborhood in northern Virginia. Nathan Howard/Getty Images Every internet search, streamed video and AI-generated response depends on a data center somewhere. Driven by rapid growth in artificial… Read more: 5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country as a whole - TouchPoint Support Services Recognized as GenAI “Trailblazer” by AWS
Recognition highlights TouchPoint’s leadership in applying AI to transform healthcare support services TouchPoint Support Services was recently named a GenAI “Trailblazer” by Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the creation of TouchPointGPT, an AI-powered chatbot powered by… Read more: TouchPoint Support Services Recognized as GenAI “Trailblazer” by AWS - Aviva deploys AI to stop £230M in sophisticated insurance fraud
Aviva has uncovered a record £230 million in insurance fraud claims and is using AI tools to counter the growing problem. The battleground has changed, and the culprits are also coming armed with a new… Read more: Aviva deploys AI to stop £230M in sophisticated insurance fraud - A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead
Almost 30 years ago a farming family deeded land to the City of Taylor, Texas, on the condition the city use it for a public park. For the nominal fee of $10, the farmers granted… Read more: A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead - Artists are making ‘anti-slop’ to rebel against AI: ‘It’s been rammed down our throats’
In response to AI’s hyperrealism, artists and creatives are gravitating toward the homespun and imperfect Earlier this year, a group of film-makers, commercial directors and AI industry influencers gathered in New York City for the… Read more: Artists are making ‘anti-slop’ to rebel against AI: ‘It’s been rammed down our throats’ - The weather and climate science AI revolution isn’t revolutionary
It feels like there’s no escaping AI right now, whether you’re trying to type a sentence without being interrupted by a digital “assistant” or struggling to find a new refrigerator that doesn’t require a Wi-Fi… Read more: The weather and climate science AI revolution isn’t revolutionary - Everyone thought these helmets were Roman until scientists uncovered the truth
Researchers have solved a decades-old mystery by showing that a cache of 43 helmets found off the Spanish coast is medieval, not Roman. The remarkable discovery exposes a thriving weapons trade network that connected Mediterranean… Read more: Everyone thought these helmets were Roman until scientists uncovered the truth - Scientists may have debunked one of humanity’s oldest habits
Ancient grooves on human teeth, once hailed as evidence of tooth-picking, may simply be the result of natural wear, according to a new study of wild primates. The research also revealed that a common modern… Read more: Scientists may have debunked one of humanity’s oldest habits - Heat breaks the rules at the nanoscale and scientists used it to their advantage
Scientists used nanoscale gold metamaterials to supercharge heat transfer across tiny gaps, achieving up to four times more energy flow than similar conventional systems. The breakthrough could lead to better chip cooling, more efficient energy… Read more: Heat breaks the rules at the nanoscale and scientists used it to their advantage - What is space-time? A mystery at the heart of reality
What if our biggest idea about reality is built on a hidden misunderstanding? A new philosophical look at space-time challenges the popular view that the past, present, and future all exist together in a timeless… Read more: What is space-time? A mystery at the heart of reality - Scientists discover the brain chemical that helps you break bad habits
Scientists have uncovered a key brain signal that helps us break old habits and adapt when circumstances suddenly change. By watching mice navigate a virtual maze, researchers found that disappointment—when an expected reward failed to… Read more: Scientists discover the brain chemical that helps you break bad habits - Anyscale Announced its Launch on Microsoft Azure
With the Anyscale on Azure public preview, enterprises can now run foundation-model-scale AI workloads, from multimodal data preparation to training and inference, entirely inside their own Azure tenancy all while achieving up to 90% cost… Read more: Anyscale Announced its Launch on Microsoft Azure - GoodVision AI Introduces “7-Layer AI Cake” Framework for the Inference Era
GoodVision AI has introduced what it calls the “7-Layer AI Cake” framework, outlining how the company believes the AI industry will evolve as global infrastructure shifts from a model-centric era toward a token-driven economy. According… Read more: GoodVision AI Introduces “7-Layer AI Cake” Framework for the Inference Era - Altimetrik Named Product Challenger in ISG Provider Lens™ 2026 GCC Services
Altimetrik, an AI-first digital engineering company, has been named a Product Challenger in the Design and Setup category, as well as the Optimization and Enhancement category of the ISG Provider Lens 2026 Global Capability Center (GCC)… Read more: Altimetrik Named Product Challenger in ISG Provider Lens™ 2026 GCC Services
