Irony alert: OpenAI whines that Chinese model stole its special IP that it stole from everybody else
US model makers can train on web data - but distilling theirs is a 'national security risk'
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FTC is Investigating OpenAI and Anthropic Over Possible Risks to Consumers
An FTC spokesperson confirmed the investigation but declined further comment. The post FTC is Investigating OpenAI and Anthropic Over Possible Risks to Consumers appeared first on …
Malicious Custom GPTs Turn ChatGPT Into RAT Delivery Lure
In yet another ClickFix-style campaign, threat actors abuse legitimate domains from OpenAI and Google to fool unsuspecting users.
Hot Dog! America's new chatbot is packed with wieners
Just ask America.gov and you'll receive a favorite July 4th food.
Trump, Tech Giants Strike Voluntary AI Safety Accord
The new White House Accord on so-called "Super Intelligence" calls on companies to implement greater controls and oversight over AI safety.
YouTube lunatic designed and 3D printed a working mechanical calculator
If you can't afford a Curta, we still don't recommend trying this: It'll eat up months of your life and all the filament you have
Russian state hackers use new RedFlick technique to push malware
The Russian state actor Star Blizzard has been using a new malware installation tactic dubbed "RedFlick" to deploy its signature CosmicPulse backdoor. [...]
Huawei boss claims homegrown AI chip sales top Nvidia in China
The chips may not be as advanced, but they won't get banned at a moment's notice, Eric Xu says
DIVD says Zammad zero-days enabled AI-driven network breach
The Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD) says that the breach of its network was possible by exploiting a chain of two zero-day vulnerabilities in the open-source Za…
Peter Norvig says all aboard for AI coding
Software engineering practices need to catch up with increasingly capable agents
As AI Reshapes the SOC Career Ladder, Satisfaction Rises for 91%, but Entry Gets Harder for Nearly Half
New Swimlane research underscores a paradox: While AI detection and response is essential to giving defenders an edge, one in four security pros say AI limits their skill developme…
16-year-old researcher found a Microsoft bug, got admin access to databases with 17.3 trillion rows
It's 2 am. Do you know what your teen is doing?
Over 543,000 valid credentials exposed in public GitHub repositories
More than 543,000 credentials exposed in public GitHub repositories were still valid in July despite the platform's security measures to prevent accidental leaks of sensitive data.…
NAN132: The AI-Augmented Engineer
Garrett Masters talks with Eric Chou about the concept of the AI-Augmented Engineer. Together they discuss how IT professionals can use Python and NetMiko to automate tasks and eve…
TCG085: Enterprise Salescraft with Drew Meli
William Collins and guest Drew Meli explore the realities of buying enterprise SaaS and infrastructure. They cover the common engineering misconceptions about enterprise sales, nav…
Canonical begins pushing Resolute Raccoon
Users on Ubuntu 24.04 will begin to get nagged to update to 26.04.1. Here's how to proceed
LiquidStack unveils liquid-cooling platform targeting AI data centers
LiquidStack, a Trane Technologies business, has introduced a new configurable coolant distribution unit (CDU) platform designed to help data center operators deploy and scale liqui…
Trump decrees era of 'Super Intelligence' upon us
Federal paperwork to be pulped as agencies told to forget the old name, while critics ask who owns all those .si domains
If Apple returns to enterprise server game (with help from Nvidia), what market could it target?
Apple is reportedly exploring a return to the enterprise server market with an AI-focused system built around its own silicon and potentially connected using Nvidia technology. …
Attackers Exploit Zimbra Flaw to Deploy Web Shells and Harvest Authentication Secrets
Threat actors have weaponized a now-patched security flaw in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) to deploy web shells and access mailbox data, according to findings from the Microsoft…
Attackers Abuse MSP360 to Deploy ScreenConnect in Dual-RMM Phishing Attacks
Microsoft has warned of phishing campaigns distributing an installer for the MSP360 Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software under the guise of meeting invitations, PDF-them…
Show colleagues how much you care by sending an AI avatar to your Google Meet call
MeetTwins is still in development, but it's a genius idea if the goal is to prove more time-wasting calls should just be emails
AI market needs to make $6 trillion a year by 2031 to fund its infrastructure habit
That's the amount of economic value AI will have to deliver to justify all the investment
CISA warns of critical pre-auth RCE flaw in MikroTik RouterOS
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of a new critical vulnerability in MikroTik RouterOS that could lead to remote code execution or cause a…
Cisco Warns of Attackers Exploiting Critical Authentication Bypass in SD-WAN Manager
Attackers are exploiting a new critical zero-day flaw in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, the system companies use to manage their Cisco SD-WAN networks, Cisco said in an advisory on…
Ex-NCA officer ordered to surrender £1.8M for stealing seized Bitcoin
Paul Chowles helped himself to 50 coins while examining devices linked to Silk Road 2.0
OpenStack Hibiscus adds DNS security features and confidential computing to the open-source cloud platform
AI is having an oversized impact on the open-source OpenStack cloud infrastructure platform. AI workloads are driving new hardware and storage requirements in OpenStack, while A…
Russia's Star Blizzard Ditches ClickFix to Widen Phishing Net
The APT actor is using a new tactic, dubbed "RedFlick," against Ukrainian-linked targets such as NGOs, think tanks, and journalists to deploy its CosmicPulse backdoor.
Attackers Abuse ChatGPT Custom GPTs to Deliver RAT via ClickFix Lures
Threat actors are abusing ChatGPT Custom GPTs to disguise them as legitimate product offerings and direct unsuspecting victims to malicious sites that employ ClickFix lures to deli…
Where does your AI data actually live?
The Register takes HPE and NVIDIA to dinner in Washington to answer the question that stalls AI in regulated industries, off the record.