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Bank of America kindly asks that you don’t share your banking password with your AI assistant
The banking giant reminds customers that "you're responsible for activity" resulting from your AI agents' access.
Who’s really in charge at Anthropic after the IPO?
Here's a clear explanation of Anthropic's incredibly complex governance structure.
Why is there a random arm taking over the X composer?
The animation is pushing users to pay to promote their posts.
Anthropic IPO warns its AI could blackmail people, become sentient, end humanity
Seven potential AI nightmares pulled from Anthropic's 93-page "Risk Factor" tome.
iPhone 18e reportedly comes with 2nm A20 chip and 60Hz screen
The leaks suggest the front camera could also see a boost.
Discord is making its public communities more searchable, and people have concerns
In December, messages from Discord's public discoverable servers will begin appearing in search engine results.
ChatGPT can work with your iCloud Mail and Calendar thanks to new plugin support
You can use the AI assistant to update calendar events and search your inbox, among other things.
Hackers hijack Convertr analytics script to steal payment card data
A credit card skimming group reportedly compromised a shared analytics script used by e-commerce platform Convertr to steal shoppers' payment data during checkout. [...]
Researchers are getting tired of OpenAI gatekeeping its breakthroughs
On Monday, OpenAI announced impressive breakthroughs in mathematics, computer science, and physics, along with what the company says is an evolving approach to communicating its f…
Re:Build, which spun out Slate Auto, raises $2.1B
The manufacturing accelerator bills itself as "America’s answer to Shenzhen."
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We hear from Ondřej Surý, the programmer whose PHP patches helped avert a cyber crisis.
Invesco brings its model portfolios into Anthropic’s Claude for advisers
Invesco is working with Anthropic to let financial advisers use its model portfolios and practice tools inside Claude for Financial Advisors. CAIS, Conquest and FINNY added their …
Code-execution flaw in UEFI firmware threatens most servers on planet Earth
Critical flaw in EDK2 allows attackers to execute code early in the boot process.
Rockstar workers in the UK will hold a union vote just as GTA 6 is released
A legal case alleging union-busting at the game developer will also wrap next month.
Oracle bundles AI video tools and streaming into one media platform
Oracle announced Media Fabric at AI World, a platform that combines its own AI video and image models, an AI production suite and a live-streaming network. It lets brands make man…
Grand Theft Auto VI reportedly requires a 210GB download
Be prepared to surrender a significant portion of your console's hard drive.
Google's Android Registered App Stores program launches Dec. 1, applications now open
Easier app installs are coming to third-party stores, pending Google's stamp of approval.
Elon Musk says Ukraine’s military violated Starlink’s terms of service
Elon Musk claims Ukraine violated Starlink's terms of service before the recent slowdown, as reported earlier by Ars Technica. According to Musk, "Ukraine military violated Starli…
ASM lifts its 2027 sales forecast by a quarter as AI chipmakers spend
ASM International raised its 2027 revenue forecast to more than €5.7B, from above €4.6B, as memory and AI chipmakers expand. That reaches its 2030 target three years early. Third-…
Disruptive raises $10B fund to make big bets on at least 10 companies
Disruptive has made headlines in recent years for pouring money into companies like chip startup Groq and the AI voice-generation startup ElevenLabs.
Vibe genes? Natural(ish) language comes to protein, genome design software
You can apparently now tell AI tools what sort of protein you want them to make.
This old Nokia phone got an AI Upgrade it was never designed for
The GOAT of dumb phones gets a new lease on life.
CyberStrikeAI Uses 44 AI Agents to Automate Hacking Operations Against Japan Targets
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of three cyber attacks targeting organizations in Japan in which artificial intelligence (AI) was a key element, either in the dri…
Trump is making it easier for fossil fuel companies to leak methane
In its latest gift to oil and gas companies, the Trump administration is expected to announce plans today to weaken rules that guard against methane leaks. Methane is a smog-formi…