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Google has implemented new Android sideloading restrictions and developer verification requirements, aiming to enhance security but drawing criticism for limiting user control over app installations.
Engineering teams must treat AI systems as interconnected software supply chains, applying lifecycle-phase security controls like signed artifacts and zero trust to mitigate risks such as data poisoning and weight tamper…
A sharp selloff in South Korean stocks, driven by leveraged bets on AI-related semiconductor stocks, cascaded into US tech markets on Tuesday, highlighting that leverage in AI trading poses a greater near-term risk than …
Fewer Dutch businesses were hit by cyberattacks last year, with 60% of SMEs affected versus 72% a year earlier, but researchers warn firms are poorly prepared for AI-driven threats and overly reliant on US tech companies…
Google is expanding access to its Search Console AI performance reports to more users, showing how content performs in AI responses, AI Mode, and AI Overviews. John Mueller confirmed the incremental rollout, with reports…
Executive coach Joe Hudson, who works with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and leaders at Apple, Google, and X, argues that emotional clarity—the ability to feel emotions without being controlled by them—is the key skill for thriv…
New York City voters head to the polls on election day, with a reminder that registered Democrats in NY-12 can vote for Alex Bores for Congress, a race argued to be crucial for sensible AI policy. The monthly roundup als…
Spain has built a diverse quantum infrastructure without explicitly branding it as a quantum ecosystem, now operating one of Europe's most varied quantum systems including the world's first multimodal quantum system at t…
Cory Doctorow's new book 'The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI' argues that the AI industry is creating 'reverse centaurs'—humans serving as appendages to machines—rather than augmenting human capabilities. Docto…
Organizations are losing institutional knowledge due to AI-driven layoffs, a phenomenon called organizational amnesia. Without proper transition plans, AI systems lack context and can disrupt operations, as seen in layof…
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is fundamentally different from simple skills or plugins, serving as a substrate that affects tool access, identity, credential scope, sandboxing, routing, governance, observability, vers…
The public holds strong opinions about AI but lacks understanding of the software development profession that underpins it, according to a commentary. Software developers are rarely and inaccurately portrayed in media, l…
Oracle laid off 21,000 employees over the past year, reducing its workforce to 141,000, and cited AI adoption as a reason for the cuts. The company spent $1.8 billion on restructuring and may continue workforce reduction…
SpaceX went public in a record $75 billion IPO, becoming one of the world's 10 most valuable companies, as AI firms like Anthropic and OpenAI also prepare to go public. These companies need massive capital to cover the e…
The US Commerce Department forced Anthropic to shut down its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models worldwide over national security concerns, citing fears of jailbreaks and foreign access. The decision, influenced by Amazon CEO…
A new analysis warns that the rapid deployment of AI tools in enterprises is creating a hidden cost: the need for extensive governance, oversight, and risk management. While CIOs push for productivity gains from AI, the …
A working draft proposes a privacy-preserving AI compute verification system for arms-control-like agreements between rival nations, using network taps and cryptographic commitments to capture evidence of ML workloads wi…
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is trialing an AI tool, Augmented Planning Decisions, designed to halve householder planning application processing times from eight to four weeks. Developed thro…
The Oversight Board overturned Meta's decision to keep an AI-generated sexualized deepfake video on Instagram, ruling it violates the company's policy against non-consensual intimate imagery. The Board called for stronge…
Meta's Oversight Board has called on the company to strengthen protections for ordinary people targeted by sexualized deepfakes, recommending that AI-generated impersonations be added to its Adult Sexual Exploitation pol…