Technology
YouTube is building AI creator tools that do almost everything for them
Part of the job of a content creator is to figure out how to get their work in front of the most people. Cracking - or fighting - the algorithm has historically been a frustration…
Discord will now automatically estimate your age
Discord is rolling out a new global age assurance system, seven months after pausing its previous verification measures following backlash from users. Starting today in every coun…
Here’s the trailer for Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary, in theaters October 16
In this cursed timeline, we have been gifted with something so unfathomable that we could never have imagined it.
After multiple deaths and injuries, NHTSA is investigating comma.ai
Feds know of 5 crashes where cars using comma.ai devices hit slow or stopped vehicles.
This Windows Malware is Built to Let Up to Four AI Models Vote on Its Next Move
A Windows malware called CLOSEDQUORUM is built to take orders from a vote of up to four AI models instead of an attacker's server, Cisco Talos said on September 22. The models can…
Upwind acquires Aegis as cybersecurity firm builds new AI Security Labs
The cybersecurity industry is increasingly focused on how artificial intelligence can reshape both defensive technology and the threat landscape. Upwind is responding by acquiring…
How One Kubernetes YAML Can Hand Over a GCP Organization
A Kubernetes user with limited permissions can potentially gain control of an entire Google Cloud organization by exploiting the authority granted to Google Kubernetes Config Conn…
Compromised MemTensor Packages Deliver sckit Credential Stealer via npm and PyPI
Unknown threat actors have managed to compromise two legitimate MemTensor packages across the npm and Python Package Index (PyPI) repositories to push a platform-specific Go-based…
McDonald’s is testing ads on its drive-thru menus
McDonald's is putting ads on its drive-thru menu as part of a "limited" pilot at company-owned restaurants, according to a report from Bloomberg. Drive-thru locations included in …
Why effective AI communication starts with the recipient
I don’t know about you, but when I read something I can tell was clearly produced by a large language model, it puts me off immediately. I lose interest, and I sometimes lose trus…
Nobody does it like Remedy
Video games have given us plenty of ways to traverse huge open worlds, but none have felt quite as oddly exhilarating as manipulating gravity in Control Resonant's twisted version…
Numeral raises $100m Series C for AI sales tax compliance
Sales tax has become a much bigger operational challenge as companies grow across markets, systems and business models. Sam Ross, co-founder and chief executive of Numeral, said t…
America gave up its rare earth edge. China took full advantage.
Decades of cheaper imports left US dependent on China for crucial rare earth processing.
Burnham says the UK is building an AI defence partnership with the US
Fundamental decisions on this technology are too important to be left to chance. They must be taken by elected governments who serve working people. Andy Burnham said that about A…
Tekever hits a $6.4bn valuation and plans acquisitions with its new round
The fund raise is precisely designed to support that growth, not only organically, developing new technology, but through acquisitions. Ricardo Mendes, founder and chief executive…
PitPro’s first tire-changing robot goes live in Canada
The startup says its automated system can change four tires in under 15 minutes.
LinkedIn adds new tools to fight fake profiles and bogus work histories
LinkedIn is rolling out new verification tools that let members vouch for colleagues’ work experience and give companies more control over accounts that falsely claim to employ th…
Spotify’s is giving you the keys to its recommendation algorithm with US launch of ‘Taste Profile’
Spotify is rolling out Taste Profile to Premium users in the U.S., letting listeners see how the streamer understands their tastes and use natural language to reshape their recomm…
Mozilla puts up posters criticising Musk and Zuckerberg across New York
The Mozilla Foundation has begun putting up posters across New York criticizing tech billionaires, including Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. The campaign went up this week, Busines…
Meta shipped 81% of the world’s AI glasses, and the runner-up has no camera
As scrutiny of camera-equipped AI glasses intensifies, tighter privacy settings and clearer messaging will not be enough. Jason Low, research director at Omdia, said that on Tuesd…
Arista patches actively exploited VeloCloud Orchestrator zero-day
Arista Networks has released security patches for a zero-day flaw that is being actively exploited and affects VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) On-Prem deployments. [...]
New cPanel Flaw Lets a Hosting Account Run Code as Root, Take Full Server Control
A flaw in cPanel's CalDAV and CardDAV service lets anyone with a cPanel hosting account run code as root and take "full control of the server," the company said on September 22. A…
Comma’s hands-off driving tech under investigation after 2 fatal crashes
The investigation involves at least some crashes where it appears drivers were using "forked" versions of Comma's software.
Xiaomi’s new 18 Pro phones improve on Samsung’s privacy display
Xiaomi's new 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max launched in China today, and feature a more flexible take on the privacy display tech introduced this year on Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra. They c…