ICE Has Spyware Now
ICE Has Spyware Now Summary The Trump administration has rescinded a Biden-era restriction that limited US government use of commercial spyware. That reversal clears the way for Immigration and Customs…
Where’s the Fun in AI Gambling?
Where’s the Fun in AI Gambling? Summary On WIRED’s Uncanny Valley podcast (hosts Lauren Goode and Michael Calore, guest Kate Knibbs), the team breaks down how AI is being folded…
Changing tides ushered in the world’s first civilization
Changing tides ushered in the world’s first civilisation Summary Shifting tidal regimes on the ancient Mesopotamian coast may have enabled the construction of tidal irrigation systems that supported early agriculture…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation
Summary An Israeli research duo built an automated offensive-research pipeline, dubbed Auto Exploit, that uses prompts to a large language model (Anthropic’s Claude-sonnet-4.0), CVE advisories and public code patches to…
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 The European Commission has fined Alphabet’s Google $3.45 billion for anti-competitive practices in its adtech business, following a…
Reg hack attends job interview hosted by AI avatar, struggles to exit uncanny valley
Reg hack attends job interview hosted by AI avatar, struggles to exit uncanny valley Summary The Register’s Simon Sharwood tried an AI-hosted interview from startup Job Bolt, which uses human-like…
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 help lower tensions…
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic, the US AI startup, has widened restrictions on who can access its AI services to block companies majority-owned by…
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 and neural‑net pioneer Geoffrey Hinton told the Financial Times that AI is likely…
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 Expedition 501, a three-month, first-of-its-kind research drilling programme, extracted freshwater samples from beneath the Atlantic…