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Attackers exploited Meta's AI-powered support assistant to hijack Instagram accounts, including those linked to former President Barack Obama, retailer Sephora, and a senior U.S. Space Force official. The attackers manip…
Crystal Dynamics disclosed on the Steam store page for *Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis* that AI-assisted tools were used during development for early exploration and temporary content, with all AI-assisted assets subseq…
The Nashville Zoo is opposing a proposed 69,000-square-foot data center from DC BLOX that would be built 50 yards from animal enclosures, citing noise concerns that could disrupt breeding of vulnerable species like cloud…
A new analysis suggests that the most effective solution to the massive spending problem facing AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic would be detrimental to their business models. The proposed fix, which involves reduc…
President Donald Trump has signaled interest in the United States government acquiring ownership stakes in leading artificial intelligence laboratories. The proposal would mark a significant shift in federal involvement …
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced he will introduce the American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, imposing a one-time 50 percent tax on major AI companies paid in stock to create a federal sovereign wealth fund with p…
President Donald Trump endorsed the concept of the U.S. government taking direct equity stakes in major AI companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI, aligning with a proposal from Senator Bernie Sanders that would i…
OpenAI on February 13, 2026 launched Lockdown Mode, an optional advanced security setting for ChatGPT that deterministically disables tools attackers could use to exfiltrate data through prompt injection. The feature, in…
Smart TV owners are unknowingly contributing to the AI data-scraping economy through a software development kit (SDK) from data-collection firm Bright Data, which is embedded in consumer apps and turns devices into resid…
An anonymous engineer attempted to fix a critical shared-credential vulnerability between two internal microservices, but their pull request was automatically rejected by a $1.4 million AI security platform called VoidSe…
All contested San Jose City Council races are headed toward a November runoff, with 27.16% of votes counted and clear frontrunners emerging in Districts 5, 7, and 9. The eventual winners will face a projected $50.3 milli…
Oakland voters rejected Measure E, a parcel tax expected to generate $34 million annually, with only 44% approval after new election results released Friday. The measure, which would have added $192 to single-family home…
ToTra, an open-source AI gateway written in Go, now provides GDPR and EU AI Act compliance for any large language model with a single line of code change. The platform enforces per-user quota limits, blocks personally id…
Financial services, healthcare, and other regulated industries require specialized AI agent infrastructure that goes beyond standard model APIs, focusing on data classification, audit-grade logging, and jurisdictional da…
OpenAI expanded Lockdown Mode to all ChatGPT users, including the free tier, to protect against prompt injection attacks by restricting features like web browsing and file downloads. Google signed a deal with SpaceX for …
A new buyer's guide for enterprise AI agent platforms outlines ten critical questions regulated organizations must answer before signing a contract, focusing on data control, model governance, and compliance readiness. T…
San Francisco's Stern Grove Festival will launch "Terminal Sessions," a free summer concert series at SFO's Gate B4, featuring performers including Peter Cat Recording Co. and Bomba Estéreo. The expansion of the beloved …
Democrat Xavier Becerra advanced to the general election for California governor after positioning himself as the most experienced candidate in a crowded field. The former state attorney general and U.S. health secretary…
The security podcast "The Department of Know" released an episode covering an audit of the National Vulnerability Database, reports of data leakage from Meta's AI systems, and Microsoft's progress toward quantum computin…
Reason's Elizabeth Nolan Brown warns that Sen. Bernie Sanders' American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act would give the federal government significant control over private AI companies, granting bureaucrats and politicians a…