Millions Are Confessing Their Secrets to Chatbots. Is That Therapy? Summary The WIRED feature follows real people and their interactions with AI chatbots that function like confidants or quasi-therapists. Through…
Ex-CISA head thinks AI might fix code so fast we won’t need security teams Summary Former CISA director Jen Easterly told an AuditBoard conference that many breaches are symptoms of…
Automattic accuses rival WordPress outfit WP Engine of ‘false advertising, and deceptive business practices’ Summary Automattic — led by WordPress co‑creator Matt Mullenweg — has filed a 162‑page counterclaim accusing…
Australia sues Microsoft for misleading Microsoft 365 users about Copilot subscription options Summary Australia’s Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has commenced legal proceedings against Microsoft, alleging the company misled Microsoft…
Shaq’s new ride gets jaq’ed in haq attaq Summary Infosec In Brief: Cybercriminals targeted the transport company’s network handling Shaquille O’Neal’s customised Range Rover, causing the vehicle to go missing…
Amazon Explains How Its AWS Outage Took Down the Web Summary AWS published a post-event summary explaining that Monday’s major outage started with DNS resolution problems tied to DynamoDB’s Domain…
Berkeley boffins build better load balancing algo with AI Summary Researchers at UC Berkeley used OpenEvolve, an open-source implementation of DeepMind’s AlphaEvolve, to evolve and optimise a load-balancing algorithm for…
How CISA Layoffs Weaken Civilian Cyber Defence Summary Alexander García‑Tobar (ValiMail CEO & co‑founder) warns that recent layoffs at CISA have come at a critical moment and materially weaken the…
Uncle Sam’s new power plan will plug AI farms into the grid faster Summary US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to adopt rules…
Apple faces £1.5B payout after losing UK App Store case Summary Apple could be liable for claims totalling around £1.5 billion after the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled that its…
