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AI safety research “seriously lacking,” scientists warn
A group of Nobel laureates, Turing award winners, and other leading AI experts have released a grim warning urging world leaders “to wake up” to the risks posed by the new technology.
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Tesla’s Cybertruck thief chase cut short by Delaware police
A car thief in Delaware was caught after police used a car tracking app to instantly locate the Tesla Cybertruck that he stole.
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Man arrested for AI-generated child abuse material
A Wisconsin man has been arrested for the creation, distribution, and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) created using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI).
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Darknet druglord busted for operating $100M ‘Incognito Market’
The kingpin of “Incognito Market,” an international dark web marketplace for illicit drugs, was busted by US federal agents over the weekend – and now faces life in prison for operating the black-market emporium.
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UK’s AI Safety Institute to open office in Silicon Valley
The UK's AI Safety Institute (AISI) announced Monday that it's opening its first overseas office in the San Francisco Bay Area – all to strengthen ties with the US and enhance global AI safety efforts. and enhance global AI safety efforts.
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TikTok’s Doubao overtakes Baidu’s Ernie as China’s top chatbot
Doubao, released in China by TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, has overtaken Baidu’s Ernie Bot as the most popular chatbot in the country.
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Use this app to get annoyed and drop your phone to reduce screen time
Scientists have devised an app that makes you so annoyed with your smartphone that you have little choice but to put the device down and do something else.
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Malware that steals bank data is back despite arrests
Despite a recent crackdown, the Grandoreiro banking trojan has been actively targeting 1500 banks globally, an investigation shows.
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Chrome extensions considerably reduce browsing speeds – unless it’s an adblocker
Chrome extensions are adding significant CPU processing time and memory usage. A single extension could delay website load time by more than a second, with each quickly adding up. However, adblockers do the opposite and actually speed up the device.
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OpenAI forced on the defensive over safety and radical nondisclosure policy
OpenAI has just released its newest human-like ChatGPT update, but everyone is more interested in the company’s extremely restrictive offboarding policy after former employees broke their radio silence.
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BreachForums 3.0 reboot rumors already brewing on socials
With the apparent FBI takedown of the infamous hacker marketplace BreachForums, and the alleged arrest of its current administrator ‘Baphomet,’ rumors of a replacement site are already making their way across social media.
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China showcases robot “dogs of war” in Cambodia drills
A demonstration of machine-gun equipped robot dogs has kicked off China’s biggest ever military drills with the Cambodian forces.
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Hackers exploit Chrome vulnerabilities, US cyber agency urging users to update
Google Chrome users should check if their browser is updated, as versions prior to 124.0.6367.207 allow malicious actors to exploit critical flaws. Following an emergency security patch, Google has released Chrome version 125, which fixes two additional high-risk flaws.
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Threads to flag false information, users want to “fact check the fact-checkers”
Ahead of the US elections, Threads is rolling out a separate system to fact-check users’ posts. It has started a discussion about potential biases in the fact-checkers themselves.
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Major prescription vendor down over ransomware
MediSecure, one of two electronic prescription providers in Australia, went offline after a third party fell victim to a ransomware attack. Private user data was likely exposed.
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X no longer works on Firefox with privacy feature enabled
Twitter.com domain now automatically redirects to X.com. Mozilla Firefox users can no longer access social network X (former Twitter) if they have Enhanced Tracking Protection enabled.
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US State Department dangles $5M for information on North Korean scheme
The US is now offering rewards of up to $5 million for information that could help stop Pyongyang’s scheme of getting North Koreans remote IT jobs at American companies.
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SEC beefs up rules to protect consumers whose data is breached
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Thursday it is amending a more than two-decade-old rule to modernize and enhance how certain financial institutions treat the personal data of consumers.
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Ascension hospitals struggle in 'chaos' post-cyberattack
Hundreds of Ascension hospitals nationwide have been forced to “utilize manual and paper based systems” as the organization's networks remain shut down after a May 8th cyberattack – causing patient care to hang in the balance.
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Chinese retailer Temu accused of breaching EU’s DSA
Chinese fast-fashion e-commerce retailer Temu was hit with a European Union complaint on Thursday over a potential breach of online content rules.
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