Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites For UK Users
Cloudflare has begun blocking access to around 200 pirate sites for users in the UK, a move initiated following a request from the Motion Picture Association. This unexpected action is…
Hackers Can Remotely Trigger the Brakes on American Trains and the Problem Has Been Ignored for Years
Hackers have the capability to remotely trigger braking systems on numerous American trains, as highlighted by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Despite awareness of this vulnerability for…
Anthropic Rolls Out Claude AI For Financial Services
Summary Anthropic has introduced a tailored version of its Claude AI tools specifically for the financial services sector. This offering, known as the Financial Analysis Solution, aims to assist professionals…
Reddit Starts Verifying Ages of Users In the UK
Reddit Starts Verifying Ages of Users In the UK Reddit has begun verifying users’ ages in the UK to restrict access to “certain mature content” for minors, complying with the…
Candy Crush-Maker King Lays Off 200 Staff, Replacing Many With AI Tools They Built
Candy Crush-Maker King Lays Off 200 Staff, Replacing Many With AI Tools They Built Candy Crush-maker King has announced the layoff of about 200 employees, replacing many of their roles…
Microsoft Uses Chinese Engineers To Maintain Defense Department Systems Under Minimal US Oversight
Microsoft employs engineers from China to maintain U.S. Defense Department systems, with U.S. personnel acting as supervisors. An investigation reveals the supervisors often lack the technical expertise to effectively oversee…
Curl creator mulls nixing bug bounty awards to stop AI slop
Daniel Stenberg, the creator of the curl command line tool, is considering ending the bug bounty programme due to an influx of low-quality reports produced by generative AI. Dubbed ‘AI…
Ex-US soldier who Googled ‘can hacking be treason’ pleads guilty to extortion
Ex-US Soldier Who Googled ‘Can Hacking Be Treason’ Pleads Guilty to Extortion A former US Army soldier, Cameron John Wagenius, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy involving hacking into telecom firms…
Perplexity CEO Says Tech Giants ‘Copy Anything That’s Good’
Summary Perplexity’s CEO, Aravind Srinivas, has raised concerns about how tech giants tend to replicate successful features from smaller competitors, indicating that even startups should brace for this reality. He…
NIST Ion Clock Sets New Record for Most Accurate Clock in the World
Summary NIST has announced a new record-holder for the most accurate clock in the world. Their latest atomic clock, based on a trapped aluminium ion, boasts timekeeping precision to 19…