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Syntax hacking: Researchers discover sentence structure can bypass AI safety rules
Researchers from MIT, Northeastern University, and Meta recently released a paper suggesting that large language models (LLMs) similar to those that power ChatGPT may sometimes
Newly discovered malicious extensions could be lurking in enterprise browsers
A sprawling surveillance campaign targeting Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge users is just the latest evolution of a seven-year-long project to distribute malicious browser extensions.
Apple’s A.I. Chief, John Giannandrea, Is Retiring
John Giannandrea, hired from Google, is leaving after the release of a new Siri was postponed. Apple has fallen behind rivals in efforts to develop
Beta Will Sell Motors to Another Electric Aircraft Company
The deal with a company owned by Embraer gives Beta Technologies an additional source of revenue as it develops its own electric aircraft.
Silicon Valley Builds Amazon and Gmail Copycats to Train A.I. Agents
Several new start-ups are building replicas of sites so A.I. can learn to use the internet and maybe replace white-collar workers.
Nexthink CEO: AI agents to enable ‘personal IT manager’ for every worker
Amid the hype around AI’s productivity potential, many businesses still face slow adoption among their employees. Pedro Bados, CEO and co-founder of Nexthink, believes that digital employee
OpenAI desperate to avoid explaining why it deleted pirated book datasets
OpenAI may soon be forced to explain why it deleted a pair of controversial datasets composed of pirated books, and the stakes could not be
In Myanmar, illicit rare-earth mining is taking a heavy toll
I n early 2025, Sian traveled deep into the mountains of Shan State, on Myanmar’s eastern border with China, in search of work. He had
VCs are growing wary of ‘AI-washing’ – but real innovation is still winning investors
Venture capital investment surged to a 10-quarter high of €108.3bn in Q1 2025, fuelled by artificial intelligence, which accounted for over €44.6bn raised. In recent
Google is now the best at AI — but is it enough?
It took just under three years, but Google has finally caught up and overtaken its AI competitors. You remember how it was. When OpenAI released
The cost of abandoned genAI projects? Garbage code, orphan apps, and security issues
Gunslinging IT leaders with high generative AI (genAI) experiment failure rates are creating high-tech junk that will cost money to maintain after projects are abandoned.
The missile meant to strike fear in Russia’s enemies fails once again
A Russian intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fired from an underground silo on the country’s southern steppe Friday on a scheduled test to deliver a dummy
Supreme Court hears case that could trigger big crackdown on Internet piracy
Supreme Court justices expressed numerous concerns today in a case that could determine whether Internet service providers must terminate the accounts of broadband users accused