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forbes.com - Chuck Brooks - The Quantum Frontier: How Quantum Computing Is Reshaping Our Future
The Quantum Frontier: How Quantum Computing Is Reshaping Our Future
Forbes

Quantum computing was once considered a distant scientific project that could revolutionize computing. That discussion has shifted drastically today. Quantum technologies have progressed beyond lab trials and theory. Emerging quantum capabilities…

securityweek.com - Associated Press - Anthropic Says It Has Taken Its Latest AI Models Offline to Comply With New Export Controls
Anthropic Says It Has Taken Its Latest AI Models Offline to Comply With New Export Controls
SecurityWeek

AI giant Anthropic said Friday it has taken its latest artificial intelligence models, known as Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline to comply with a directive from the Trump administration to prevent their use by foreign nationals. The export controls…

independent.co.uk - Mrinmay Dey - Anthropic takes its latest AI models offline to comply with Trump order
Anthropic takes its latest AI models offline to comply with Trump order
The Independent

Leading artificial intelligence firm Anthropic has withdrawn its newest AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, from public access. Anthropic said Friday that it was forced to “abruptly disable “its most advanced AI models for all users…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - NPM 12 Will Change Script Execution Behavior to Prevent Supply Chain Attacks
NPM 12 Will Change Script Execution Behavior to Prevent Supply Chain Attacks
SecurityWeek

In response to a recent wave of supply chain attacks targeting the NPM ecosystem, GitHub announced that scripts from dependencies will no longer be executed by default. Multiple major incidents that occurred over the past several months, mainly…

nypost.com - Titus Wu - California water systems hit by Iranian hackers in terrifying threat to drinking supply
California water systems hit by Iranian hackers in terrifying threat to drinking supply
New York Post

An Iranian hacker group is claiming it infiltrated water systems serving several California cities in an apparent act of retaliation against the United States — though cybersecurity experts are casting doubt on whether the hackers can…

businessinsider.com - Alex Bitter - I went to Dollar General to find $1 groceries. Here's what I'd buy and what I'd skip.
I went to Dollar General to find $1 groceries. Here's what I'd buy and what I'd skip.
Business Insider

Dollar General is going back to its roots. The discount retailer is leaning into its selection of $1 items, from potato chips to trash bags, to draw in customers as fuel prices have risen this year. It harkens back to the chain's early years, when…

arkansasonline.com - Lorelei Smillie Bloomberg (WPNS) - Google targets AI-powered scam operation | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Google targets AI-powered scam operation | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Online

Alphabet Inc.'s Google filed a lawsuit against a suspected Chinese cybercrime operation, claiming that the group used artificial intelligence to send more than 2 million text messages with fraudulent links attempting to scam cellphone users. Known…

fortune.com - Jason Ma - It's not a jailbreak' - Research leading to U.S. export restrictions on top Anthropic models was for defense, cybersecurity CEO says
It's not a jailbreak' - Research leading to U.S. export restrictions on top Anthropic models was for defense, cybersecurity CEO says
Fortune

Research that caused the Commerce Department to impose strict limits on the use of Anthropic's new AI models wasn't geared toward offensive purposes, according to a cybersecurity CEO who saw the findings. Late Friday, the department used national…

nypost.com - Titus Wu - Dramatic scenes near SoFi Stadium as police ramp up security for World Cup
Dramatic scenes near SoFi Stadium as police ramp up security for World Cup
New York Post

Dramatic images of hooded individuals with long guns attracted a lot of attention as they perched on top of businesses outside a venue for the World Cup in Los Angeles. A user on X shared multiple images where a person in dark clothing and a hood…

koreatimes.co.kr - Hankookilbo - What China offered a Korean researcher to live, work in Shenzhen
What China offered a Korean researcher to live, work in Shenzhen
The Korea Times

A long line of travelers stretched in front of airport check-in counters and security checkpoints, their faces weary as they waited. At Shenzhen Baoan International Airport in Guangdong province, a regional hub in southern China connected to major…

heraldscotland.com - David Pratt - Secrets of BlackCore: Israel's information warfare now has few limits or boundaries
Secrets of BlackCore: Israel's information warfare now has few limits or boundaries
The Herald

It's hard to escape the fact that we live in a global era when trust in many of our political leaders and institutions has declined. Responsible in part for creating this climate is a cause and effect playbook, whose content is increasingly…

nola.com - Danny Small - Polymarket NBA Finals Promo Code NOLA: Get $50 Bonus
Polymarket NBA Finals Promo Code NOLA: Get $50 Bonus
NOLA.com

Register with Polymarket NBA Finals promo code NOLA to get a $50 sign-up bonus after making an initial deposit of at least $20. Click here to get in on the action. This sign-up bonus is instantly available to use for predicting the outcome of the…

thehindubusinessline.com - OFCD case: SEBI moves Supreme Court against SAT relief to SICCL managers, company secretary
OFCD case: SEBI moves Supreme Court against SAT relief to SICCL managers, company secretary
BusinessLine

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has moved the Supreme Court partially challenging a Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) order granting relief to four managers and the company secretary of Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd…

barchart.com - Kritika Sarmah - Is Archer-Daniels-Midland Stock Outperforming the S&P 500?
Is Archer-Daniels-Midland Stock Outperforming the S&P 500?
Barchart.com

Valued at a market cap of $38.7 billion, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) is one of the world's largest agricultural processing and food ingredient companies. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company sources, transports, stores…

lesswrong.com - Don't just aim for Frontier Labs - LessWrong
Don't just aim for Frontier Labs - LessWrong
Transformative AI

Why AI safety should live wherever AI is deployed, not just where it is built. I spotted a request for feedback on whether someone with AI safety experience should take a for-profit company and 'get their hands dirty' as an AI transformation…

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