
- Former OpenAI Exec Raises $215 Mn to Build AI-Powered Drug Research Labs
Warp Sciences, a startup founded by former leaders from OpenAI, Meta, Terremoto Biosciences and Devoted Health, has raised $215 million to build chemistry research facilities in the US. The startup uses AI and robotics to… Read more: Former OpenAI Exec Raises $215 Mn to Build AI-Powered Drug Research Labs - Can AI really predict cancer survival better than a doctor? I have my doubts | Devi Sridhar
Take a selfie to see how healthy you are: the idea is enticing and this new research is promising. But so many factors have been ignored The idea that a single selfie could predict how… Read more: Can AI really predict cancer survival better than a doctor? I have my doubts | Devi Sridhar - How an Engineer Is Using AI to Bridge the Accessible Education Gap
When Seema Kharad, a visually impaired student in Pune, was preparing to pursue a PhD in political science, finding accessible study material was a challenge. Many of the books and academic documents she needed were… Read more: How an Engineer Is Using AI to Bridge the Accessible Education Gap - Lincoln Tech Deploys LeadSquared AI Agents Across Student Enrolment Operations
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, which operates Lincoln Tech, is deploying AI agents across its enrolment operations through its partnership with LeadSquared, an AI-powered CRM platform provider, focusing on student engagement, application processing and follow-ups. The… Read more: Lincoln Tech Deploys LeadSquared AI Agents Across Student Enrolment Operations - Cambridge scientists create a $10 chip that could put a medical lab on your wrist
Cambridge researchers have created a groundbreaking $10 optical sensor that delivers the precision of laboratory equipment in a device small enough for wearable technology. It identified foods, plastics, and medicines with 100% accuracy in tests… Read more: Cambridge scientists create a $10 chip that could put a medical lab on your wrist - Nearly 3,000 exploding stars challenge our understanding of the Universe
A massive analysis of 2,884 exploding stars has uncovered new evidence that dark energy, the mysterious force accelerating the universe’s expansion, may change over time. The findings challenge a cornerstone of modern cosmology and could… Read more: Nearly 3,000 exploding stars challenge our understanding of the Universe - 40 years later, Chernobyl’s nuclear fallout is not what scientists expected
Forty years after the Chornobyl disaster, tiny radioactive particles still linger in the soil, carrying a dangerous legacy. Using powerful X-rays, scientists discovered that some of these particles have remained surprisingly stable, trapping radioactive substances… Read more: 40 years later, Chernobyl’s nuclear fallout is not what scientists expected - Q&A: How AI came to model the “messy” human mind
Generative artificial intelligence models are rooted in ideas of mid-20th century engineers who thought some amount of irrationality was essential for a machine that could think like a human, contends Benjamin Lindquist, an assistant professor… Read more: Q&A: How AI came to model the “messy” human mind - Zoom’s next act: From video company to AI data platform
Since its launch, Zoom has been defined by one word: video. Customers, consumers, investors and competitors have long known Zoom as the industry’s easiest-to-use and best video platform. However, even before the pandemic, the company… Read more: Zoom’s next act: From video company to AI data platform - Report: OpenAI closing on $30B ‘bridge’ funding round to tide it over before IPO
Artificial intelligence leader OpenAI Group PBC might have plans to go public in the near future, but it isn’t done with private funding rounds. Indeed, it’s currently believed to be negotiating with investors an additional… Read more: Report: OpenAI closing on $30B ‘bridge’ funding round to tide it over before IPO - Comcast loses more customers, claims other ISPs’ cheap prices are “irrational”
Comcast reportedly plans significant job cuts in its cable division as the firm continues to lose residential broadband and TV customers. Comcast lost 144,000 residential broadband customers in Q3 2026, up from a 91,000-customer loss… Read more: Comcast loses more customers, claims other ISPs’ cheap prices are “irrational” - Latest estimate for Starship launches required to support a Moon landing? 22.
NASA does not have, nor want, nuclear weapons. But when it comes to a particular metric that is part of the Artemis Program to land people on the Moon, NASA guards a particular number like… Read more: Latest estimate for Starship launches required to support a Moon landing? 22. - Moderna and Merck say their mRNA cancer vaccine cut death, recurrence by 42%
Personalized mRNA vaccines against melanoma—the deadliest form of skin cancer—reduced the risk of death or recurrence by 42 percent compared to standard treatment in a late-stage trial, pharmaceutical partners Merck and Moderna announced Thursday. The… Read more: Moderna and Merck say their mRNA cancer vaccine cut death, recurrence by 42% - Switch 2 security takes a hit as hackers unlock homebrew access
A security researcher has demonstrated a software-only partial jailbreak of the Switch 2, gaining “userland” access that he says “lets us run homebrew, reverse engineer and mod Switch 2 games, back up save files off… Read more: Switch 2 security takes a hit as hackers unlock homebrew access - Agentic AI Foundation adds four more open-source AI tools
The Agentic AI Foundation, a consortium that maintains open-source artificial intelligence tools, today took four new projects under its wing. The technologies were donated by OpenAI Group PBC, Anthropic PBC, Hugging Face Inc. and Alibaba… Read more: Agentic AI Foundation adds four more open-source AI tools - Zoomtopia 2026: Zoom Introduces AI Agents, New Security Controls
Zoom unveils AI agents and its Unified Context Layer at Zoomtopia 2026. Learn how its new automation and security tools could affect IT teams. The post Zoomtopia 2026: Zoom Introduces AI Agents, New Security Controls… Read more: Zoomtopia 2026: Zoom Introduces AI Agents, New Security Controls - Sharp drops for AI stocks overwhelm markets worldwide as oil prices jump
Datacenter and chip costs fueled sharp decrease in AI sector although non-AI stocks still had a strong showing The latest shudder for stocks in the AI industry pulled markets lower worldwide on Thursday, while oil… Read more: Sharp drops for AI stocks overwhelm markets worldwide as oil prices jump - Leaked Mass Effect: Universe trailer gives a taste of what we’re all missing
Those mourning yesterday’s shuttering of highly praised and influential developer BioWare also had to deal with the cancellation of the next Mass Effect game, which was first teased back in 2020. Today, we got our… Read more: Leaked Mass Effect: Universe trailer gives a taste of what we’re all missing - Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business after using cert private key of 4
eMudra, the certificate authority that issued eight intermediate TLS credentials so weak that anyone could mint certificates for any website or mail server—one had a private encryption key of just 4—said it’s getting out of… Read more: Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business after using cert private key of 4 - 4 insights from Smarsh EDGE: Governance becomes the foundation for communications intelligence
Financial institutions have long treated employee communications as something to archive for regulators. During the Smarsh EDGE event, that archive was recast as a source of business intelligence. Artificial intelligence can now analyze a year… Read more: 4 insights from Smarsh EDGE: Governance becomes the foundation for communications intelligence - Portal Texas Used to ‘Rubber Stamp’ Data Centers Down After 404 Media Reporting
Texas has shut down the web portal for its automated construction permit filing system and suspended construction permits of 17 data center projects. The change came after 404 Media reported that a group of Texans… Read more: Portal Texas Used to ‘Rubber Stamp’ Data Centers Down After 404 Media Reporting - Man Arrested After Telling Claude About Plans to Shoot Up Daycare
A man in Sydney, Australia was arrested this week after telling Anthropic’s Claude that he wanted to kill children at a daycare near his home. As the Sydney Morning Herald reported, 29-year-old David Lan Thackray… Read more: Man Arrested After Telling Claude About Plans to Shoot Up Daycare - This design software reimagines everyday objects as self-aware devices
As a child, you likely saw a few Disney movies depicting inanimate objects, such as clocks, cups, and toys, as interactive companions to humans — an act of pure magic, seemingly. But scientists at MIT’s Computer Science… Read more: This design software reimagines everyday objects as self-aware devices - OpenAI Ran Nearly 2,000 AI Agents on Brain Data: What They Found in 32 Minutes
OpenAI used nearly 2,000 AI agents to analyze mouse brain-cell data in 32 minutes, uncovering possible links to neurological diseases for further study. The post OpenAI Ran Nearly 2,000 AI Agents on Brain Data: What… Read more: OpenAI Ran Nearly 2,000 AI Agents on Brain Data: What They Found in 32 Minutes - Google Chrome Cheat Sheet: Features, Gemini AI, Security, and More
Explore Google Chrome’s features, Gemini AI, Auto Browse, security settings, privacy controls, and Chrome Enterprise tools in this complete cheat sheet. The post Google Chrome Cheat Sheet: Features, Gemini AI, Security, and More appeared first… Read more: Google Chrome Cheat Sheet: Features, Gemini AI, Security, and More - US official: Russia’s stalker satellite sure looks like an orbital weapon
Four years ago, a senior official in Russia’s foreign ministry painted a bullseye on commercial satellite networks that assist Ukraine in its fight against invading Russian military forces. On Wednesday, several days after a Russian… Read more: US official: Russia’s stalker satellite sure looks like an orbital weapon - Samsung all but confirms iPhone Duo is goosing Galaxy Z8 sales
Android-powered foldable phones have been available for years, but most people never paid attention to them. As predicted, that could be changing now that Apple has entered the folding phone market with the iPhone Duo.… Read more: Samsung all but confirms iPhone Duo is goosing Galaxy Z8 sales - Electric or gas? BMW goes both ways with new 2027 X5 and iX5.
BMW provided flights from Washington, DC, to Los Angeles and accommodation so Ars could drive the new X5 and iX5, as well as a refreshed i7 (which you can read about soon). Ars does not… Read more: Electric or gas? BMW goes both ways with new 2027 X5 and iX5. - “Disillusioned” MAHA leader quits as Trump admin’s food agenda spoils: Report
Calley Means—a top ally to anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a co-author of the so-called “MAHA bible”—resigned from his role in the Trump administration Thursday, reportedly in frustration over delays to food… Read more: “Disillusioned” MAHA leader quits as Trump admin’s food agenda spoils: Report - Meet the 2026 winner of Nikon’s Small World photomicrography contest
A 25-year-old German experimental photographer has won the 2026 Nikon Small World photomicrography competition with a striking image of droplets of ink being deposited on paper by an inkjet printer. Ole Bielfeldt beat out 1,802… Read more: Meet the 2026 winner of Nikon’s Small World photomicrography contest - The Social Society Helping Women Join the AI Boom
WIRED spoke with the founders of the Aged Intelligence Society, a fast-growing events startup that brings women together to “solve midlife problems using frontier tools.” - Friday essay: AI is devastating higher education, but the system was already broken
Steven Wong/Unsplash If you work at a university today, you talk a lot with the dead. I don’t mean that as a metaphor – or, at least, not entirely. Generative AI trains on people. Its… Read more: Friday essay: AI is devastating higher education, but the system was already broken - Sauron recruits his future Ringwraiths in Rings of Power S3 trailer
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power returns next month for its third season. Prime Video unveiled a teaser earlier this year at San Diego Comic-Con, but we haven’t heard much about the new… Read more: Sauron recruits his future Ringwraiths in Rings of Power S3 trailer - Hackers got a four-day head start on epic PHP2Shell vulnerability
Amazon has warned that vulnerabilities in a programming language that underpins much of the Internet, discovered using AI tools, are being “broadly exploited” as governments and companies rush to secure their systems. The world’s largest… Read more: Hackers got a four-day head start on epic PHP2Shell vulnerability - This emulator reimagines Nintendo’s Virtual Boy with a full color display
Last year, we reported on Red Viper, a Virtual Boy emulator that added a splash of Super Game Boy-style color to Nintendo’s famously failed red-on-black “portable” 3D headset from the ’90s. Now, a new emulation… Read more: This emulator reimagines Nintendo’s Virtual Boy with a full color display - US-backed vaccine trial on babies canceled after international outcry
Government officials in Guinea-Bissau have formally rejected a clinical trial that would be run by Danish researchers and funded by the US to look for alleged nonspecific harms from the newborn dose of the hepatitis… Read more: US-backed vaccine trial on babies canceled after international outcry - Meta shocked by $25B fine after N.M. refused to join multistate settlement
Meta must pay $25 billion to New Mexico after a jury found the tech giant guilty of nearly 44 million violations of state consumer protection laws. The largest fine to ever hit Meta came after… Read more: Meta shocked by $25B fine after N.M. refused to join multistate settlement - The Guardian view on AI safety: the push for global regulation must advance | Editorial
The current US administration is an obstacle, but public demand for protection will ultimately prevail Organisations around the world scrambled on Thursday to fix critical flaws in PHP, the software that powers much of the… Read more: The Guardian view on AI safety: the push for global regulation must advance | Editorial - Nobel-Winning Computer Scientist Says AI Has Become Conscious: “We’re Toast”
Geoffrey Hinton, one of the godfathers of AI, is prognosticating about our future with trademark gloom. In an interview with The Telegraph, the famed British computer scientist insisted that AI has become conscious, and said… Read more: Nobel-Winning Computer Scientist Says AI Has Become Conscious: “We’re Toast” - There Are Signs of Serious Trouble in the Data Center Industry
Ever since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, a torrent of money has flowed into building out data centers to power the AI boom. The efforts reached a fever pitch the day after Donald Trump’s… Read more: There Are Signs of Serious Trouble in the Data Center Industry - IBM puts governed context at the center of production AI
Governed context is becoming a practical requirement for artificial intelligence agents expected to make decisions across a business. As enterprises move beyond personal productivity tools, those agents need information that reflects changing conditions across the… Read more: IBM puts governed context at the center of production AI - PHP: Pretty Huge Problem with the internet – The Latest
Websites around the world have been taken offline as governments and businesses scramble to fix a flaw in the computer language PHP. There are fears that hackers could exploit the vulnerability to steal data, take… Read more: PHP: Pretty Huge Problem with the internet – The Latest - The race to fix huge PHP flaw at the heart of the internet – The Latest
Websites around the world have been taken offline as governments and businesses scramble to fix a flaw in the computer language PHP. There are fears that hackers could exploit the vulnerability to steal data, take… Read more: The race to fix huge PHP flaw at the heart of the internet – The Latest - Anthropic introduces Claude Duet, a proactive AI agent for professionals
Anthropic PBC Wednesday introduced Claude Duet, a proactive artificial intelligence agent for professionals and small business owners in research preview, which completes tasks when asked, keeps working behind the scenes and checks in. Duet is… Read more: Anthropic introduces Claude Duet, a proactive AI agent for professionals - This Woman’s Living a CashApp Scam Nightmare
GM! We have a few bangers for you today. First: Can you imagine sitting in jail for days without knowing why, and then finding out that it’s because someone hacked CashApp to impersonate you? I… Read more: This Woman’s Living a CashApp Scam Nightmare - Head of Instagram Says He Has No Idea How to Deal With Wave of Horrible AI Slop
AI slop purveyors are stealing comedians’ jokes to create viral Instagram videos of fake comics. And Adam Mosseri, the longtime head of Instagram, says he doesn’t know what to do about it. As Wired reported… Read more: Head of Instagram Says He Has No Idea How to Deal With Wave of Horrible AI Slop - AI Is Already ‘Amplifying the Destruction’ of War
The UN met this week to discuss, among other things, the threat of autonomous weapons. “The technology is developing at a pace that is very concerning,” Laurent Gisel, the head of the International Committee of… Read more: AI Is Already ‘Amplifying the Destruction’ of War - AI Is Changing Everything About Hacking. No One Knows What Happens Next
For much of the last month, many of the cybersecurity experts I talk to and follow have been posting like they are very scared. Many have been warning of an AI-powered “Black Swan” event, have… Read more: AI Is Changing Everything About Hacking. No One Knows What Happens Next - Anthropic Launches Claude Duet to Automate Business Tasks Across 6,000+ Apps
Anthropic introduces Claude Duet, a proactive AI agent that automates business tasks across connected apps. Explore its features, limitations and availability. The post Anthropic Launches Claude Duet to Automate Business Tasks Across 6,000+ Apps appeared… Read more: Anthropic Launches Claude Duet to Automate Business Tasks Across 6,000+ Apps - ChatGPT Locked Chats Explained: How to Use It and What to Know
ChatGPT now lets users lock private conversations with a PIN or biometrics. Learn how Locked Chats works, its limitations, and the risks of resetting a PIN. The post ChatGPT Locked Chats Explained: How to Use… Read more: ChatGPT Locked Chats Explained: How to Use It and What to Know - Why using AI saves doctors time but won’t fix physician burnout
AI adoption in medicine is accelerating: more than 12,000 primary care clinicians have enrolled in Canada Health Infoway’s national AI scribe program, about 5,000 Ontario physicians use AI scribes and roughly one in five Canadian… Read more: Why using AI saves doctors time but won’t fix physician burnout - Forget “Malaise 2.0,” GM says it’s still all-in on EVs and autonomy
GM provided flights from Detroit to New York and accommodation so Ars could attend the GM Future event. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. It’s easy to criticize US automakers and their tepid approach… Read more: Forget “Malaise 2.0,” GM says it’s still all-in on EVs and autonomy - deepset Tackles AI Costs With Agent Optimization and Custom Models
New Haystack Enterprise Platform capabilities and engineering services help organizations run high-quality, sovereign AI agents more efficiently. deepset, the German company behind the open source Haystack framework, today announced new capabilities and services to reduce… Read more: deepset Tackles AI Costs With Agent Optimization and Custom Models - Prepare for more website shutdowns in the age of AI – but human inaction is the real culprit | Chris Stokel-Walker
I’ve been banging the drum about these vulnerabilities for years. It will take more than a handful of exhausted developers to keep us safe Parts of the internet are going dark. In the Netherlands, government… Read more: Prepare for more website shutdowns in the age of AI – but human inaction is the real culprit | Chris Stokel-Walker - Hundreds of Protestors Descend on Meta Corporate Office Depicting Zuck as the Devil
Meta’s corporate offices in São Paulo are the site of ongoing protests against election interference in the crucial national run-off elections in Brazil. Hundreds of protestors rallied at the company’s offices on Tuesday, carrying effigies… Read more: Hundreds of Protestors Descend on Meta Corporate Office Depicting Zuck as the Devil - Honey bees are bullying other bees, scientists discover
Honeybees are aggressively pushing wild pollinators away from flowers, with scientists documenting how they chase off rivals and dominate valuable food sources. New research warns that rising temperatures and increasing honeybee populations could intensify this… Read more: Honey bees are bullying other bees, scientists discover - A revolutionary new microscope could reveal the hidden machinery of life
Researchers have developed a revolutionary microscope that uses an incredibly powerful laser to make previously invisible cellular structures easier to see. The technology dramatically improves image clarity, allowing scientists to examine small proteins that conventional… Read more: A revolutionary new microscope could reveal the hidden machinery of life - Oxford scientists discover how viruses build themselves without a blueprint
Scientists have captured virus-like particles assembling themselves step by step, revealing how a surprisingly simple process of trial and error produces complex structures with remarkable precision. The discovery uncovers a crucial molecular turning point that… Read more: Oxford scientists discover how viruses build themselves without a blueprint - Birds are more afraid of women than men. Scientists have no idea why
Scientists have uncovered a strange pattern in urban bird behavior: Across five European countries and 37 species, birds consistently fled sooner when approached by women than men. Researchers have no clear explanation for the difference,… Read more: Birds are more afraid of women than men. Scientists have no idea why - eMudhra to Exit Global SSL/TLS Certificate Business
Bengaluru-based eMudhra will exit its global SSL/TLS certificate business after a security incident prompted Google, Mozilla, and Apple to block affected certificates. The company said on Thursday that its board decided to exit the business,… Read more: eMudhra to Exit Global SSL/TLS Certificate Business - Workato Brings AI Agent Builder to Singapore With 50,000 Free Credits
Workato opens AI agent building in Singapore with 50,000 free starting credits, giving Asian developers and businesses access to automation tools. The post Workato Brings AI Agent Builder to Singapore With 50,000 Free Credits appeared… Read more: Workato Brings AI Agent Builder to Singapore With 50,000 Free Credits - ‘The tech bro fight club is real!’ The titans of AI get the Succession treatment in a wild new TV show
The Audacity is a fearless satire taking on Silicon Valley’s ‘egomaniac weirdos’. Its creator and stars talk ayahuasca ceremonies, mining kids for data – and punching CEOs Showrunner Jonathan Glatzer wanted the tagline of his… Read more: ‘The tech bro fight club is real!’ The titans of AI get the Succession treatment in a wild new TV show - Anthropic’s Financial Situation May Explain Why Dario Amodei Looks So Terrified All the Time
Pull up any random photo of billionaire Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and you’re likely to land on a facial expression expressing something between horror and deep consternation. There may be a simple explanation for that:… Read more: Anthropic’s Financial Situation May Explain Why Dario Amodei Looks So Terrified All the Time - Meet Mori, a Cute Robot Mushroom That Doesn’t Really Say (or Do) Anything
Step one in convincing people to live with robots with cameras on their faces? Disguise them as cute home decor. - Startup Action State launches tools for verifying interactions between AI agents
Action State Group Inc. is launching a set of open-source tools designed to let businesses independently check records of what artificial intelligence agents did, addressing a trust problem as automated systems begin buying, selling and… Read more: Startup Action State launches tools for verifying interactions between AI agents - Ai2 releases OlmoEarth v1.3 state-of-the-art AI-ready satellite embeddings for the whole planet
Ai2, the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, today released a satellite map embedding model called OlmoEarth v1.3 and precomputed annual embeddings for the whole planet at various resolutions with a browser-based map-making tool. The model… Read more: Ai2 releases OlmoEarth v1.3 state-of-the-art AI-ready satellite embeddings for the whole planet - Delinea Fastpath Launches MCP Server for AI-Powered Access Governance
New capability delivers fine-grained, cross-application access insights to AI assistants Delinea, the identity security platform that continuously controls what AI agents, humans, and machines can do and for how long, today announced Delinea Fastpath MCP… Read more: Delinea Fastpath Launches MCP Server for AI-Powered Access Governance - Figure AI’s Humanoid Robot Walks 348 Miles in Just 9 Days
Figure AI’s Figure 03 humanoid robot reportedly walked 348 miles in nine days. Here’s what the endurance test reveals about robot reliability. The post Figure AI’s Humanoid Robot Walks 348 Miles in Just 9 Days… Read more: Figure AI’s Humanoid Robot Walks 348 Miles in Just 9 Days - Cassava AI Deploys NVIDIA Nemotron to Accelerate Agentic AI Adoption
Cassava is deploying NVIDIA Nemotron models as a locally hosted, managed inference service through the Cassava AI Multi-Model Exchange (CAIMEx) Cassava Technologies (www.CassavaTechnologies.com), a global technology leader, has announced the expansion of its AI Factory… Read more: Cassava AI Deploys NVIDIA Nemotron to Accelerate Agentic AI Adoption - JanAI Partners With Four Universities To Expand AI Access In Rural India
JanAI has partnered with four universities to expand access to artificial intelligence (AI) education in rural India and create opportunities for rural youth and entrepreneurs. The company has collaborated with Presidency University, Manipal Academy of… Read more: JanAI Partners With Four Universities To Expand AI Access In Rural India - Over Half of Security Leaders Lack Access Visibility, Oak Study Finds
Visibility gaps, unreachable applications and ungoverned non-human identities persist despite heavy identity investment as AI agents raise the stakes Oak, the AI-native Identity Operating System governing every human, machine, and AI agent identity, today released… Read more: Over Half of Security Leaders Lack Access Visibility, Oak Study Finds - UN says we’re going to blow past 1.5º warming, offers a “now what?” answer
In 2015, all but two countries agreed to make an effort to keep global temperatures from reaching 1.5° C above pre-industrial readings. Since then, most of the world has largely treated what they signed on… Read more: UN says we’re going to blow past 1.5º warming, offers a “now what?” answer - ‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre
Company ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms’ latest push Behind a wire fence lies a vast gaping wound of earth. Before Google’s arrival… Read more: ‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre - Nutanix announces AI infrastructure tie-ups with NVIDIA, Supermicro and Netris
Nutanix announced on 22nd October its collaboration with NVIDIA, Supermicro and Netris on infrastructure for production AI. All three arrangements are described as plans, and the company’s own disclaimer says some features will be offered… Read more: Nutanix announces AI infrastructure tie-ups with NVIDIA, Supermicro and Netris - 333 Tor exit nodes hijacked to intercept SSH traffic and retrieve plaintext email
Unknown hackers hijacked more than 300 Tor exit nodes and reconfigured them to favor unencrypted email traffic and redirect SSH connections through servers they controlled, a researcher reported Tuesday. The hijacking began in late August,… Read more: 333 Tor exit nodes hijacked to intercept SSH traffic and retrieve plaintext email - Unicorn India Ventures Launches US Operations To Back Indian Deep-Tech Startups
Deep-tech venture capital firm Unicorn India Ventures (UIV) has launched operations in the US, appointing former Google executive Kishore Kanakamedala as Venture Partner to lead the expansion. The move aims to help Indian deep-tech startups… Read more: Unicorn India Ventures Launches US Operations To Back Indian Deep-Tech Startups - ChatGPT Ads Expand to 89 Countries — But Who Can Actually Advertise?
OpenAI expands ChatGPT Ads to 89 markets, adding 26 new locations. Here’s who can advertise, eligibility rules, and targeting restrictions. The post ChatGPT Ads Expand to 89 Countries — But Who Can Actually Advertise? appeared… Read more: ChatGPT Ads Expand to 89 Countries — But Who Can Actually Advertise? - How tech became the villain of the US midterms
Datacenters, AI and distaste for the billionaires developing it has soured Americans on big tech The campaign ad begins with a clear, idyllic stream that suddenly turns sludge-brown as two concrete datacenters slam onto its… Read more: How tech became the villain of the US midterms - Karta AI Raises $3 Million in Seed Funding to Automate Complex Banking Calls
Karta AI has raised $3 million in a seed funding round led by PeerCapital and Cedar Hill Capital, with participation from Wyser VC, CDM Capital and Seedstars. The funding will support product development, distribution and… Read more: Karta AI Raises $3 Million in Seed Funding to Automate Complex Banking Calls - Cognizant to Acquire DyFlex Solutions to Expand SAP Capabilities
Cognizant has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DyFlex Solutions, an Australia-headquartered SAP services provider, expanding its planned SAP and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in Australia and New Zealand. The proposed acquisition would add… Read more: Cognizant to Acquire DyFlex Solutions to Expand SAP Capabilities - HCLTech Launches NVIDIA-Powered Validation Offering for Software-Defined Vehicles
HCLTech has launched an AI-powered verification and validation (V&V) offering for automotive software, built on NVIDIA’s simulation technologies and AI models. The offering targets vehicle manufacturers and tier-1 suppliers developing software-defined vehicles. The offering links… Read more: HCLTech Launches NVIDIA-Powered Validation Offering for Software-Defined Vehicles - Chrome Adds Suspicious Site Warnings and ClickFix Protection
Google Chrome introduces suspicious-site warnings and AI-powered ClickFix detection, with both new defenses tied to Enhanced Protection mode. The post Chrome Adds Suspicious Site Warnings and ClickFix Protection appeared first on TechRepublic. - AI Agents are Making Human Customer Service a Specialist Job
AI agents are taking over routine customer service tasks, pushing human contact centre workers towards more complex problems that require judgement, specialised knowledge, and human intervention. In an exclusive interview with AIM, Thomas Wyatt, COO… Read more: AI Agents are Making Human Customer Service a Specialist Job - Cerence AI Named Frost Radar Leader for AI-Powered In-Car Assistants
Summary and Key Points: Cerence AI is the Growth and Innovation Index Leader in Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 Frost Radar for AI-Powered In-Car Assistants. At the center of the recognition is Cerence xUI®, the company’s… Read more: Cerence AI Named Frost Radar Leader for AI-Powered In-Car Assistants - Googlebook OS Early Reviews Reveal App and Gemini Problems
Early Googlebook OS reviews reveal Android app compatibility problems, account-switching limitations, and Gemini features that struggle with everyday tasks. The post Googlebook OS Early Reviews Reveal App and Gemini Problems appeared first on TechRepublic. - Google’s New Gemini Tools Promise Less Busywork — but What About Your Business Data?
Google’s new Gemini tools help small businesses manage marketing and finances, but privacy protections differ across personal and enterprise accounts. The post Google’s New Gemini Tools Promise Less Busywork — but What About Your Business… Read more: Google’s New Gemini Tools Promise Less Busywork — but What About Your Business Data? - Hugging Face’s New AI Biology Model Lets You Chat With DNA
The new open-source model speaks the language of DNA and can help researchers understand the effects of any changes on gene activity and health. - 70% of Organizations Delegate Decisions to AI Amid Major Audit Gaps
New global research finds organizations are prepared to let AI investigate threats, deploy code, and change access permissions without human review AI is emerging as a new kind of insider risk, using legitimate access to… Read more: 70% of Organizations Delegate Decisions to AI Amid Major Audit Gaps - Gemini Comes to Google Maps on Apple CarPlay: What Works
Google is bringing conversational Gemini navigation to Apple CarPlay, allowing drivers to ask multi-step questions about routes and destinations, but Personal Intelligence remains unconfirmed. The post Gemini Comes to Google Maps on Apple CarPlay: What… Read more: Gemini Comes to Google Maps on Apple CarPlay: What Works - Internet on Alert as AI Uncovers Critical Flaws in PHP Used by 70% of Websites
October is revealing cybersecurity chaos, for real. In 24 hours, three major security incidents emerged: eMudhra’s compromised certificate private keys, the State Bank of India’s customer data breach, and AI-assisted discovery of two critical vulnerabilities… Read more: Internet on Alert as AI Uncovers Critical Flaws in PHP Used by 70% of Websites - past.dev Reports Highest DolphinBench Score for AI Agent Memory
Two weeks after reaching #1 on BEAM, the largest public memory benchmark, past.dev reports the highest score yet on DolphinBench, Mem0’s benchmark for AI agents that take real actions. AI agents are becoming part of… Read more: past.dev Reports Highest DolphinBench Score for AI Agent Memory - Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances
Equating to the loss of 5% of its 93,000 global staff, job cuts come as bank announces jump in quarterly profits Business live – latest updates Barclays is cutting 5,000 jobs as part of wider… Read more: Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances - Premji Invest, Norwest and Lok Capital Plan Up to ₹1,000 Crore Investment in Vegafin: Report
Azim Premji’s investment firm Premji Invest, along with Norwest and Lok Capital, plans to invest up to ₹1,000 crore in Vegafin Capital to build an artificial intelligence-led lending platform for micro, small and medium enterprises… Read more: Premji Invest, Norwest and Lok Capital Plan Up to ₹1,000 Crore Investment in Vegafin: Report - Anthropic Opens Claude Duet AI Agent Preview for US Pro and Max Subscribers
Anthropic opened a research preview of Claude Duet on October 21, introducing an artificial intelligence (AI) agent that monitors work, prioritises tasks and carries out business activities in the background. Access is initially limited to… Read more: Anthropic Opens Claude Duet AI Agent Preview for US Pro and Max Subscribers - Efinix Announced the Appointment of Kate Schuelke to BOD
Former Seagate Chief Legal Officer and Altera General Counsel brings deep semiconductor, governance, and cybersecurity expertise to the Efinix board Efinix®, Inc., the FPGA pioneer accelerating edge AI innovation, today announced that Kate Schuelke has… Read more: Efinix Announced the Appointment of Kate Schuelke to BOD - Couchbase AI Data Plane Reduces Costs for Enterprise AI Agents at Scale
Single governed platform reduces token consumption by up to 45% and infrastructure complexity across cloud, data center, and edge deployments Couchbase, the Operational Data Platform for AI®, today announced a major expansion of its AI… Read more: Couchbase AI Data Plane Reduces Costs for Enterprise AI Agents at Scale - Authentication Issues Cost Frontline Firms Thousands of Hours Annually
Survey of 700 IT and security leaders reveals delayed patient care, widespread security workarounds and concern over AI-enabled impersonation Authentication problems for frontline workers are delaying patient care, production and deliveries across industries, according to… Read more: Authentication Issues Cost Frontline Firms Thousands of Hours Annually - Zendesk Launches Employee Service AI Agents to Automate Workplace Support
Zendesk’s specialised AI agents resolve complex requests end-to-end to give employees a faster path to support, saving customers an estimated 500,000 hours of manual work Zendesk introduced Employee Service AI Agents and Advanced Action Flows… Read more: Zendesk Launches Employee Service AI Agents to Automate Workplace Support - Shares in this data centre company are down 40% as investors lose faith in the AI story
For two decades, data centres were relatively safe, lucrative real estate investments. They attracted investors because they served as digital infrastructure — the essential plumbing that keeps the internet running. The growth of artificial intelligence… Read more: Shares in this data centre company are down 40% as investors lose faith in the AI story - AI firms say UK has a year to head off datacentre protests before construction is threatened
Exclusive: Nvidia, Microsoft and Cisco taskforce urges ministers to offer areas greater benefits from tech infrastructure amid fears of US-style opposition AI companies have told ministers they have 12 months to head off public opposition… Read more: AI firms say UK has a year to head off datacentre protests before construction is threatened
