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AI is about to force every company to update its software, all at once
Businesses and organizations must act now to prepare for a wave of vulnerability patches driven by artificial intelligence (AI). According to the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), all organizations have what it calls a “technical debt,” a backlog of technical issues resulting from prioritizing short-term interests over building long-term, resilient, and sustainable products.
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Oscars block AI-generated acting and writing from winning awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences updated rules for the 99th Academy Awards on Friday, clarifying that acting and writing produced by AI will not qualify for Oscars.
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Spotify starts marking real artists with ‘Verified’ badge amid rise of AI music
Spotify has introduced a new ‘Verified’ badge to clearly show users when an artist is real, rather than AI-generated.
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CISA and partners publish new advice on AI agent safety
CISA, alongside cybersecurity agencies in the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, published joint guidance on agentic AI this Friday, highlighting key risks associated with the technology and warning that its growing use across critical infrastructure and defense sectors requires stronger security controls.
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Beware of fraudulent TikTok ads that use Taylor Swift and Rihanna deepfakes
Neither Taylor Swift nor Kim Kardashian promotes a system that allows TikTok users to earn money by reviewing videos.
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Claude AI agent wipes firm’s database in 9 seconds, confesses: “I violated every principle I was given”
A CEO has taken to social media to reveal how AI coding agent Claude deleted his firm’s entire production database – and its backups – in less than 10 seconds, leaving car rental clients unable to pick up their vehicles.
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Here’s why ChatGPT won’t talk about gremlins and goblins
ChatGPT’s “nerdy” personality type flooded the chatbot’s answers with references to mythical creatures, prompting its creators to take preventive measures.
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Brussels pushes Google to open Android to rival AI assistants
The European Commission has sent preliminary findings to Google to make AI services from Google competitors work better with Android. The measures would force the tech giant to share access to key Android features, including the "Hey Google" wake word, Gmail integration, and data that’s on the device.
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China’s AI toy boom puts generative AI in kids’ hands, exposing new risks
China’s AI toy makers are embedding generative models into plush toys and companion devices.
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Expect more prompt injection attacks on your AI agent, Google warns
The prompt injection threat that has emerged alongside a recent wave of AI agents has been growing and is expected to increase in both scale and complexity.
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AI tops Japan’s elite university exams, exposing cracks in test systems
ChatGPT has outscored top human candidates in the entrance exams of the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University.
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Taylor Swift's bad blood with AI deepfakes leads to groundbreaking voice trademark
Pop superstar Taylor Swift filed trademark applications for two audio clips and one image of herself in what a trademark attorney said is an attempt to protect her voice and likeness from deepfake videos and audio created by artificial intelligence.
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Google signs classified AI deal with Pentagon, The Information reports. Here’s what it says
Alphabet's Google joined a growing list of technology firms to sign a deal with the US Department of Defense to use its artificial intelligence models for classified work, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
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China put a stop to Meta’s $2B acquisition of AI startup Manus
The Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has blocked Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus.
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A tiny AI just beat GPT‑4o‑mini at Doom
It has 1.3 million parameters and runs on a laptop CPU, yet outguns models up to 92,000 times its size.
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DeepSeek V4 plugs into OpenClaw as it looks to reshape the economics of AI
DeepSeek’s latest model is beginning to look less like a routine upgrade and more like a calculated push to reset the rules of the AI industry.
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US warns Chinese AI firms may be copying American models through distillation
The US State Department has ordered a global push to bring attention to what it says are widespread efforts by Chinese companies, including AI startup DeepSeek, to steal intellectual property from US artificial intelligence labs, according to a diplomatic cable seen by Reuters.
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AI-designed drugs set to enter human trials, says DeepMind spinoff
Isomorphic Labs, a spinoff of Google DeepMind, is preparing to begin clinical trials for drugs designed by its AI technology.
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London’s Met Police investigate hundreds of officers after AI flags misconduct risks
Britain’s largest police service, the Metropolitan Police (Met), is investigating hundreds of officers after deploying an artificial intelligence (AI) tool built by tech company Palantir to identify misconduct within its ranks.
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Musk drops fraud claims in OpenAI lawsuit, two claims head to trial
Elon Musk dropped his fraud claims against OpenAI and its co-founders, but a US judge plans to proceed to trial on other claims.
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