Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary An AI-powered offensive research system developed by two Israeli researchers can generate proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for disclosed vulnerabilities in minutes. Using prompts,…
Reg hack attends job interview hosted by AI avatar, struggles to exit uncanny valley Summary Startup Job Bolt offers AI avatars that run first-round job interviews designed to feel like…
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 conduct in its adtech business. The…
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’ Summary Nobel laureate and neural‑network pioneer Geoffrey Hinton told the Financial Times he expects AI to…
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic has expanded restrictions to block access to its AI services for companies that are majority-owned by entities from certain…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is piloting Sway, an AI debate tool developed at Carnegie Mellon, to help de-escalate heated campus discussions. Sway…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris runs a district cooling network that pumps Seine river water through heat exchangers to cool about 800 buildings, including…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A first-of-its-kind global research expedition (Expedition 501) drilled up to 1,289 feet into the seabed…
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 a…
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System Summary Researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have developed A2, an AI-powered agent that automates discovery and validation of vulnerabilities…
