Opinion
Is OpenAI boss Sam Altman a victim of the dead internet - or the person who killed it?
ChatGPT creator hints at support for wild theory which claims the web died as bots replaced organic human content with AI slop.
Jasper Hamill
Meta
"I'm sorry!": Zuck shows human side in hot mic slip-up at Trump's AI love-in
Billionaire makes small slip-up as he joins other tech titans at the White House for an oozingly sycophantic meeting with The Donald.
Security
Europe's energy systems are frighteningly vulnerable to Russian hybrid attack, EU warns
"Critical infrastructure faces not only unresolved weaknesses but mounting geopolitical risks."
Future of Work
“I need less heads”: Salesforce boss Marc Benioff takes axe to human support workforce
Tech titan celebrates AI customer service success and the guillotining of 4,000 jobs (not literally, of course).
Security
Jaguar Land Rover hit by cyber incident during peak season for UK car sales
"There is no evidence any customer data has been stolen but our retail and production activities have been severely disrupted."
Dark Web
Dark web dealers halt US shipments as Trump scraps "catastrophic" border loophole
Abolition of "de minimis" rule that exempted low-value packages from import duties prompts panic in the underworld.
Security
Video surveillance vulnerability exposes the "frightening" risks of connected cameras
"It’s deeply unsettling to think of a hostile stranger spying on us through the webcams and camera phones which surround us."
Cybercrime
Anthropic shares the criminal confessions of Claude, warns of growing "vibe hacking" threat
Claude Code misuse is enabling low-skilled crooks to carry out high-impact fraud, extortion and romance scams.
AI
Dad jokes-as-a-service: Amazon patents "humorous" AI pun generator
Tech behemoth's potentially hyper-annoying innovation could let Alexa crack jokes and "cheer up" sad users.
Meta
Big Zucker is (still) watching: Can Meta read human emotions using ultrasound?
Social media giant invents new technology which can analyse facial expressions more effectively than traditional cameras.
AI Safety
Tech leaders are literally losing sleep over AI psychosis and "seemingly conscious" models
"Reports of delusions and unhealthy attachment keep rising - and this is not something confined to people already at risk of mental health issues."
Security
Workday CRM breach amplifies fears of an alliance between ShinyHunters and Scattered Spider
Cybercrime supergroup feared to be using sophisticated social engineering techniques in joint attacks against big-name victims.