Internet of Things

FBI: How to stop HiatusRAT nibbling at your China-branded web cameras

Does scanning campaign launched against vulnerable cameras have the fingerprints of the Chinese state?

Apocalypse

Earth could be overdue for apocalyptic once-a-century solar superflare

"New data is a stark reminder that even the most extreme solar events are part of the Sun's natural repertoire."

Ilya Sutskever

Open-AI co-founder Ilya Sutskever: Peak Data is here and the end of pre-training is nigh

AI pioneer and safe superintelligence visionary argues that the era of using ever-bigger datasets to train ever-larger neural networks is over.

Microsoft

Microsoft admits new Phi-4 small language model is "tedious"

Waffly model delights in giving "long and elaborate" answers that can be just a little bit dull.

Immersive Technology

Bipartisan bill creates panel to help Trump make the US a global XR leader

Commerce department officials will advise the president on how to ensure the US plays a guiding role in this fast-growing market.

Surveillance

China's secret surveillance tool has a strange limitation

Sinister spy software lets cops collect "extensive sensitive data" from people's phones and snap pictures from their camera

ChatGPT

OpenAI outage: ChatGPT went down and people lost their sh*t

Students grappled with the grim reality of having to write essays and do exam revision the old-school way after an OpenAI horror outage.

cybersecurity

Krispy Kreme gets Kracked: Doughnut giant has a cybersecurity hole

Cake fans left glazed and confused as mystery incident causes major operational disruption.

Psychology

Humans exploit female AI models and distrust male bots, study finds

Experiment uncovers clear gender biases in the way people treat AI agents.

Apple

Apple iPhone vulnerability lets attackers secretly access private data

"This bug shows that mobile devices should not be considered 'safe' or low-risk endpoints."

AI

Behind the five-star-facade: How AI is making product reviews totally unreliable

Study finds that GenAI testimonials are hyper-positive and totally convincing, putting humans at risk of manipulation.

Google Willow sparks "quantum apocalypse" crypto flash crash panic

Are quantum computers going to crack encryption and render Bitcoin, Ethereum and all other coins worthless? Well...