Curl creator mulls nixing bug bounty awards to stop AI slop
Daniel Stenberg, the creator of the curl command line tool, is feeling overwhelmed by a surging wave of low-quality bug reports generated by AI tools. Dubbed ‘AI slop’, these reports…
Ex-US soldier who Googled ‘can hacking be treason’ pleads guilty to extortion
Summary A former US Army soldier, Cameron John Wagenius, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack telecom firms and extort over $1 million. Wagenius, known online as ‘kiberphant0m,’ bragged about…
Young Americans Face Job Market Disconnect as Parents Offer Outdated Career Advice
Summary Nearly half of young Americans feel unprepared for future jobs as AI reshapes the workforce faster than career guidance can adapt, reports a study by the Schultz Family Foundation…
Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People
Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People Hugging Face, a popular platform for AI tools, is facing controversy for hosting over 5,000 AI models that recreate…
Candy Crush-Maker King Lays Off 200 Staff, Replacing Many With AI Tools They Built
Summary Candy Crush-maker King is making about 200 employees redundant, with many of their roles being taken over by AI tools that the displaced workers had a hand in developing.…
Microsoft Uses Chinese Engineers To Maintain Defense Department Systems Under Minimal US Oversight
Microsoft Uses Chinese Engineers To Maintain Defense Department Systems Under Minimal US Oversight Microsoft is employing engineers from China to maintain computer systems for the U.S. Department of Defense. This…
Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites For UK Users
Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites For UK Users Cloudflare has made a significant move by blocking access to nearly 200 pirate sites for users in the UK. This action is…
Hackers Can Remotely Trigger the Brakes on American Trains and the Problem Has Been Ignored for Years
Hackers Can Remotely Trigger the Brakes on American Trains and the Problem Has Been Ignored for Years Many trains in the U.S. are vulnerable to a hack that can remotely…
Perplexity CEO Says Tech Giants ‘Copy Anything That’s Good’
Perplexity CEO Says Tech Giants ‘Copy Anything That’s Good’ In a recent talk at Y Combinator’s AI Startup School, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas cautioned young entrepreneurs that larger tech firms…
NIST Ion Clock Sets New Record for Most Accurate Clock in the World
Summary The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has unveiled a new atomic clock that is hailed as the most accurate in the world, enhancing timekeeping capabilities to an…