UK tech minister booted out in weekend cabinet reshuffle
UK tech minister booted out in weekend cabinet reshuffle Summary Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer carried out a dramatic weekend cabinet reshuffle that removed Peter Kyle from the role of…
CISA sounds alarm over TP-Link wireless routers under attack
CISA sounds alarm over TP-Link wireless routers under attack Summary The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned that two vulnerabilities in TP-Link routers are being actively exploited…
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices Summary Alphabet’s Google was fined $3.45 billion by the European Commission for anti-competitive practices in its adtech business. The…
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’ Summary Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton warns that AI is likely to concentrate wealth with a small…
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic has expanded restrictions to block access to its AI services by companies majority‑owned by entities from countries it considers…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is testing Sway, an AI debate programme developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, to see if it…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Networks of pipes and heat exchangers transfer excess heat from buildings into nearby rivers, but rising temperatures are reducing their…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A multinational research expedition (Expedition 501) drilled up to 1,289 feet into the Atlantic seabed…
Anthropic Agrees To Pay Record $1.5 Billion To Settle Authors’ AI Lawsuit
Anthropic Agrees To Pay Record $1.5 Billion To Settle Authors’ AI Lawsuit Summary Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion into a class-action fund to settle litigation brought…
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System Summary Researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Sydney developed A2, an AI-powered agent that mimics human vulnerability discovery for Android apps…