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Tech / The Next Web ·
UK AI minister Kanishka Narayan said a serious cyber breach is “extremely likely” in both the public and private sector, and that neither is ready. He pointed to extra funding for the AI Security Institute as the government’s response. The UK is “extremely likely” to suffer a serious cyber breach…
AI / The Verge ·
The PC gaming mods repository Nexus Mods is making disclosures about AI mandatory for uploads of new mods, meaning that mod authors will have to declare "whether AI has been used in their work," the site announced today as part of a big post about AI-generated content on the platform. "One of the…
AI / The Decoder ·
Stanford researchers tested 50 widely cited claims about LLMs against 20 current models. 44 percent of the findings are already "expired," and another 34 percent have weakened significantly. The average lifespan is just 15.7 months. Claims about what models can't do expire fastest. The article Rapid…
Business / Fortune ·
The Thai industrial giant says regional scale, not national scale, is the only way to keep unit costs low enough to compete.
AI / TechCrunch ·
The five-year-old startup raised a $1.3 billion round led by Bessemer.
Tech / The Next Web ·
Fal, which hosts image, video and audio AI models for developers, raised $1.3B led by Bessemer at a $16B valuation, double its April value. Nvidia and T. Rowe Price also invested. Fal plans to spend the money on more computing power and staff. Fal, a startup that runs image, video and audio AI…
Business / Fortune ·
From Texas to Los Angeles, traders are placing their bets. Recent surprises suggest the odds warrant caution.
Tech / The Next Web ·
Apple released the first developer betas of iOS 27.3 and watchOS 27.3. They add Audio Intelligence for the latest Apple Watches, a redesigned Health app pulled from iOS 27.2, and Apple Intelligence for China. The full release is due in December. Apple has released the first developer betas of iOS…
Tech / Wired ·
Suspected North Korean attackers duped an engineer with a fake job interview and a malicious download to gain a foothold in the crypto firm’s system and steal billions, according to Binance.
Business / Fortune ·
SpaceX's AI bot has reached 800,000 paid weekly users, but Musk admits the cost of serving them is high relative to revenue.
AI / TechCrunch ·
The first experimental feature under the tab will allow users to get recommendations based on what they're currently in the mood for.
AI / The Verge ·
People, including on this staff, keep asking me with varying degrees of excitement or trepidation when the AI bubble will burst. I'll tell you what I tell them: If I knew that, I would make a life-changing bet on the market, levered up as far as I could, and then, after I made my money, […]
Tech / Ars Technica ·
Lawsuit calls Brave "supplier, dealer, and distributor" of stolen news content.
Tech / Ars Technica ·
We talk with Nissan designer Hiren Patel about how vehicle interior designs are changing.
Business / Fortune ·
A Democratic-controlled Congress could mean more regulation and more scrutiny for AI companies, while experts are also watching to see if AI plays a role in election misinformation.
Tech / The Next Web ·
AMD reports third-quarter results on Tuesday after its shares fell about 17% in two days alongside Intel. Analysts expect revenue to rise 41%, but investors say AMD needs a big beat and a strong outlook as AI spending fears grow. AMD needs a strong quarter and a bold forecast when it reports results…
Tech / Wired ·
Save on WIRED-tested picks from Blueair, Levoit, and Air Doctor, including compact models for your bedroom.
Tech / The Verge ·
Canva is making significant changes affecting 1,271 people, which is 22 percent of its staff, co-founder and CEO Melanie Perkins announced today. "For some people, this will mean changes to their roles or being asked to relocate to centralised hubs," says Perkins. "Sadly, it will also mean saying…
Tech / Ars Technica ·
Google will offer schools AI tools that purportedly don't give away the answers.
Business / Fortune ·
Sports betting in Nebraska can support its property tax fund—or leave Nebraskans with empty wallets.
Tech / The Next Web ·
ARIA’s Scaling Inference Lab will deploy Lumai’s Iris servers, which use beams of light to run AI calculations, as its first optical platform. Lumai claims big energy savings, but these have not been independently tested. The lab will test the servers in a commercial data centre. The UK’s Advanced…
Tech / Ars Technica ·
NY gov. pointed to Kennedy's long-standing anti-vaccine work as spurring outbreaks.
Tech / The Verge ·
Sonos is rolling out a big app update that includes new Presets and early access to its AI voice assistant. You can create a preset to play music at a specific volume in a certain room, which will appear directly on the homescreen so you can quickly start playback. If you're in the US, you […]
Tech / The Verge ·
In a new post today, Valve acknowledged that it's seen "a significant increase in submissions for store and page review in recent months" and says it's "running a little behind" by taking "up to 12 business days" for reviews instead of the typical 3-5 days. Indie developers have recently expressed…