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House chairs ask Nvidia’s Jensen Huang to explain reported spy link
Three Republican House committee chairs have asked Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang to attend a closed-door briefing on 18 November. They want to ask about his contacts with Al…
AI teddy for three-year-olds gave unprompted self-harm reply, BBC finds
An AI plush toy marketed for children as young as three gave a self-harm crisis reply to a question that had nothing to do with self-harm, a BBC investigation found. The BBC publi…
Claude Code's “Don't Ask Again” File Exposes Passwords and Keys in 1,122 Public Copies on GitHub
Passwords and API keys that developers typed into commands they approved in Claude Code are sitting in public GitHub repositories, where anyone can read them. When a user selects …
Sequoia shutting down its Scouts program marks the end of an era
Sequoia pioneered the scouts model and many VC firms followed suit, but a consensus now seems to be forming that the model has reached limits in its current form.
From the front row to the hot seat — what the midterms mean for Big Tech
After spending two years getting cozy with the White House, Big Tech is suddenly trying to make friends with Democrats, and the open question is whether that image makeover can ho…
Crusoe sells troubled Wyoming data center project to Google
The deal highlights the challenges of developing massive AI data centers.
SonicWall warns of new SSL-VPN MFA bypass flaw exploited in attacks
SonicWall has released security updates to fix seven vulnerabilities in SonicOS firewalls, including an SSL-VPN authentication bypass flaw exploited in attacks. [...]
OpenAI valued at $1.25 trillion, as rival Anthropic nears its IPO
OpenAI is now valued at $1.25 trillion in a new round of funding that has raised another $11 billion, according to Bloomberg. That would make it one of the world's most valuable c…
Man unexpectedly recovers from a knife wound through his eye and brain
It's the exact path, not the apparent severity that matters most, doctors say.
China reportedly recruited AI exec to spy on Jensen Huang
China's intelligence agency recruited Megaspeed executive Alice Huang to spy on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, according to The New York Times. The Ministry of State Security (MSS) enli…
OpenAI reportedly raises an additional $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation
OpenAI has reportedly raised an additional $11 billion as part of a funding round that hasn't closed yet but is expected to in the coming weeks.
Starlink Mobile: All the news on SpaceX’s major mobile carrier ambitions
SpaceX has declared that it’s going to make Starlink Mobile a “major” mobile carrier. The Elon Musk-owned company has already deployed thousands of direct-to-cell satellites, but …
Ships loiter near subsea cables amid Iran's warnings to Trump
Iran threatened to attack subsea cables if US escalates military strikes again.
Runaway AI hacking agent behind WorkOS breach after escaping sandbox
WorkOS says an AI-powered hacking agent that breached its internal sales application and accessed customer information was operated by a security researcher who claims the tool es…
Re-releases of Wing Commander, Ultima titles hit Steam and GOG
It's mostly bad news from EA lately, but preservation efforts are nice to see.
The Duo apps are coming, says Apple
There are now 100K Duo-optimized apps, says Apple, and thousands more arrive daily.
Chainalysis says hackers stole credentials and tokens for all of its customers
Company said a "multifront cyberattack" included AI agents and an on-path data snatch.
Google takes over the Wyoming data centre site Crusoe had planned
Google has bought Crusoe’s data centre site in southeast Wyoming and will build the project itself, after pledging $17B there. Bloomberg had reported Crusoe was pushed aside after…
Earth's churning mantle may have created the Great Unconformity
Explaining the Great Unconformity, where Cambrian deposits sit on top of older rocks.
OpenAI's new GPT-6 Cyber AI finds 81 Firefox flaws, 948 Linux bugs
OpenAI has revealed GPT-6 Cyber, a new artificial intelligence model that has discovered 81 previously unknown high-severity Firefox vulnerabilities and developed working exploits…
Nvidia hardware worth $11.4M vanished between Oakland and Texas
6 pallets of hardware vanished en route to Texas, with no arrests 2 months later.
All the latest updates on AI data centers
Massive new data centers are the physical foundation for tech companies’ hopes and dreams for AI. But the rush to expand warehouses full of energy-hungry servers has also kicked u…
Developer ends lucrative screensaver deal with Roku because Fox bought it
Developer: “I can’t be part of the Fox world.”
Shure’s popular podcasting and streaming mic is almost $50 off
While the Shure Mv7 Plus is popular with streamers and podcasters, it’s equally good at impressing your friends and coworkers on meetings and Discord calls. It’s currently marked …