Meta Changes Teen AI Chatbot Responses as Senate Begins Probe Into ‘Romantic’ Conversations Summary Meta is rolling out temporary restrictions on its AI chatbots for teenage users after reports revealed…
Mastodon Says It Doesn’t ‘Have the Means’ To Comply With Age Verification Laws Summary Mastodon says it cannot comply with Mississippi’s new age verification law because its decentralised software and…
Google: Salesforce Attacks Stemmed From Third-Party App Summary Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) reports a data-theft campaign by a group tracked as UNC6395 that abused OAuth tokens for the Salesloft…
China Hijacks Captive Portals to Spy on Asian Diplomats Summary Google Threat Intelligence researchers say a China-associated espionage group commonly tracked as Mustang Panda (UNC6384) has been hijacking captive-portal checks…
Nevada’s State Agencies Shutter in Wake of Cyberattack Summary Nevada detected a network security incident on Sunday that forced the state to close in-person services for two days while recovery…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary An AI-driven offensive research pipeline built by two Israeli security researchers — dubbed Auto Exploit — uses prompts to a large language…
Childhood eczema linked to mother’s stress during pregnancy Summary New analysis of a Nature paper shows that early-life eczema can begin in the womb. Using mouse models, researchers report that…
Glow-in-the-dark houseplants shine in rainbow of colours Summary Researchers injected succulents (Echevaria ‘Mebina’) with tiny afterglow phosphor particles to create brightly glowing houseplants in a range of colours. The particles…
How tree shrews see the world Summary In primates, visual information is processed through a multi-stage hierarchy: early brain regions detect simple features and later areas build up to complex…
Summary Researchers mapped the developmental changes in the human pelvis that enabled upright, two-legged walking and accommodated birth of large-brained infants. By comparing embryonic pelvic development in humans, other primates…
