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Microsoft's Copilot chief opens up about the AI future he fears most
As the technology industry debates the existential risks of artificial intelligence, Microsoft 's Copilot boss says the biggest concern is making sure the technology's benefits spread broadly rather than consolidating into a handful of companies.
Four Cyber Threats Harboring Big Plans for the Future
Not unlike the fictional Skynet sending increasingly sophisticated ‘Terminators' as older versions of the monster failed to achieve their earthly missions, cyberattacks are growing more persistent and automated, further testing an…
One of AI's most influential researchers is joining AMD in an $8 billion deal
One of modern AI's most influential researchers is now at the center of AMD's $8 billion bet on physical AI. AMD said Monday it had agreed to acquire World Labs, a San Francisco startup cofounded in 2024 by Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li, in an…
Robotics startups are courting university researchers. Microagi just hired eight.
For decades, the biggest advances in robotics came out of university labs. Now, as billions pour into physical AI, the researchers behind that work are launching and joining startups. The latest to recruit from academia is the German company…
Reco Raises $55 Million for Agentic Security
Agentic cybersecurity firm Reco today announced raising $55 million in a strategic funding round that brings the total raised by the company to $140 million. The investment round was led by AT&T Ventures, with additional support from new investors…
Pentagon Personnel Agency Data Breach Impacts 3 Million People
The US Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), which maintains personnel records for the Pentagon, has started notifying people that their personal information was exposed. According to the DMDC's notice, unauthorized users had access to one of its…
Dutch Police Arrest Convicted Hacker in ShinyHunters Investigation
The Dutch police have confirmed the arrest of an individual suspected of being associated with the ShinyHunters extortion group. “This month a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam was indeed arrested in an investigation into the hacker group…
Thieves stole an Nvidia-branded trailer filled with nothing but 20,000 pounds of sand
Thieves stole two trailers from an autonomous trucking company, including one emblazoned with Nvidia's logo. Their haul? 40,000 pounds of sand. The trailers were reported stolen overnight on Thursday from PlusAI, which uses Nvidia chips in its…
Nvidia alumni are fueling a new wave of robotics startups
Nvidia helped build the foundation for physical AI. Now, many of its veterans are launching the next wave of robotics startups. The chip giant has poured billions into robotics, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang helped popularize the term ' physical AI…
Hackers Use ChatGPT Custom GPTs in ClickFix Attacks
A newly discovered ClickFix campaign is relying on ChatGPT Custom GPTs to impersonate legitimate products and lure victims into executing malicious code on their machines. Custom GPTs are personalized versions of ChatGPT that may include specific…
Rig Security Emerges From Stealth With $12M to Tackle Agentic AI Identity Risks
Rig Security has emerged from stealth with $12 million in seed funding and an identity protection platform built for the agentic era. The funding round was led by Ten Eleven Ventures and Brightmind Partners with participation from the CrowdStrike…
Apple Patches Meta-Reported Zero-Day Linked to 'Extremely Sophisticated Attack'
Apple on Monday released iOS and macOS updates to patch a zero-day vulnerability that may have been exploited in targeted attacks. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-86950, is an out-of-bounds write issue in the CoreGraphics component that can be…
B2B SaaS for sale: ChatGPT's ads are a lot like San Francisco's infamous billboards
San Francisco's stretch of Highway 101 is infamous for billboards that peddle wonky software to other tech companies. ChatGPT, invented nearby, is so far more of the same. Ads pitching business software to corporate buyers made up the largest…
Daemon Tools Hackers' NeedyMantis Malware Dissected by Microsoft
Microsoft has analyzed a malware framework used by a China-based threat actor in attacks against telecommunications and governmental organizations. Dubbed NeedyMantis, the framework was discovered during the follow-on analysis of indicators of…
OpenAI Calls Off GPT-6.1 Astra Launch, Details Safety Cases for Frontier Training
OpenAI has decided not to release GPT-6.1 Astra after internal testing found the model fell short of its standards for following human intent. The model had been slated to debut in ChatGPT and Codex in October, according to the Wall Street Journal…
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