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FAQ: Voting System Vulnerabilities and How They Can Be Weaponized
Vulnerabilities in voting systems are real and worth fixing. At the same time, the manner in which they are used to fearmonger does not reflect the actual security of elections. Security researchers do find real weaknesses embedded in the code and operations of U.S. voting systems, just like they do with power grids, banks, and […] The post FAQ: Voting System Vulnerabilities and How They Can Be Weaponized appeared first on Center for Democracy and Technology .
Mermaid to Unicode box art (grok-mermaid)
Tool: Mermaid to Unicode box art (grok-mermaid) While exploring the codebase for the newly open-sourced Grok CLI coding agent I came across xai-grok-markdown/src/mermaid.rs , a "self-contained terminal renderer for Mermaid diagrams" written in Rust. I figured it would be fun to try that out in a browser via WebAssembly. Here's the prompt I ran in Claude Code for web (Fable 5), and this is what the resulting tool looks like: Tags: tools , rust , webassembly , mermaid , grok , xai
How Cars24 scales conversations and builds faster with OpenAI
Cars24 uses OpenAI-powered voice and chat agents to handle 1M+ monthly conversation minutes, recover 12% of lost leads, and bring agentic workflows to teams across the company.
Security incident disclosure — July 2026
NVIDIA Introduces New Jetson Thor Computers to Advance Mainstream Robotics and Edge AI
General-purpose robots and autonomous machines are moving from research labs to real-world mass-market deployment, creating demand for compact, power-efficient AI supercomputers capable of running foundation models at the edge. To meet that need, NVIDIA today introduced the T3000 and T2000, new modules based on the NVIDIA Thor architecture that enable mass-market robotics and edge AI […]
AI Is Reshaping B2B Brand And Communications Investments
AI is changing how B2B brand and communications teams invest, operate, and prioritize work. As companies look for practical ways to apply AI across marketing, leaders are reevaluating program investments, talent needs, and the capabilities required to drive growth. Forrester’s 2026 Brand And Communications Survey reveals a more deliberate approach to these decisions, particularly in areas tied to digital engagement, brand visibility, and influence.
Meet GPT-Red: an LLM super-hacker OpenAI built to make its models safer
CSET’s Jessica Ji shared her expert insight in an article published by MIT Technology Review. The article examines how OpenAI developed GPT-Red, an AI "super-hacker" designed to automatically identify vulnerabilities in large language models and strengthen their defenses against cyberattacks through AI-powered red-teaming. The post Meet GPT-Red: an LLM super-hacker OpenAI built to make its models safer appeared first on Center for Security and Emerging Technology .
California Steps Back From Dangerous Expansion of its Age-Gating Law
The California legislature has stepped back from a plan that would have expanded its age-gating law, removing language that could have compounded serious threats to users’ speech, privacy and security just to browse the internet. A.B. 1856 , authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, will now move forward through the legislature without its most problematic pieces. EFF still believes the underlying law that A.B. 1856 amends, A.B. 1043 , is unconstitutional. Signed into law in 2025 (and effective Ja
Most Smart Watches, Rings, and Bands Lack Basic Transparency Reports and Key Privacy Features
Oura Rings, Garmin GPS fitness watches, Apple Watches, Whoop bands—every year, more and more tech devices are promising to monitor our health and fitness, guide us toward healthier living, and provide useful health metrics to take to our doctors. But few of these tools provide the sorts of privacy and security promises we demand from all technology, let alone tech that captures personal health data. It’s time they step up and start providing transparency reports and stronger encryption options.
Unpacking the AsyncAPI npm supply chain compromise and import-time payload delivery
Threat actors compromised AsyncAPI packages and weaponized trusted CI/CD workflows to distribute malware through npm. This analysis breaks down the attack chain, payload delivery, and recommended ...
What building Shippy taught us about building agents
EPIC Seeks Records on USDA’s Secretive Palantir Contracts Meant to Detect SNAP Fraud
EPIC filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on Wednesday seeking records about the U.S. Department of Agriculture contracting with Palantir Technologies to identify and investigate alleged waste, fraud, and abuse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
🚫 Don't Let Congress Age-Gate the Internet | EFFector 38.13
The effort to age gate the internet is back in Washington—and now it has a new name. Recently passed by the House of Representatives, the KIDS Act is a sprawling package of proposals to control what we can see and say online. Supporters claim the KIDS Act is needed to protect minors online. But if lawmakers really want to make the internet safer, why are they encouraging more surveillance instead of protecting our privacy? We dive into this question with our EFFector newsletter . JOIN OUR NEWSLE
The UK's Defence Investment Plan Has a Lethal Drone Swarm Vision
Drone swarming is often referenced as an important future capability, with little understanding of what is possible today, and how the tactic is enabled.
PNG’s answer to the deepfake problem
TheNew York Times (Opens in new window) recently reported the world’s leading deepfake expert Hany Farid no longer trusted his own eyes. Farid, a University of California professor in Berkeley, felt ...
FPF Submits Comments to Inform California Children’s Social Media Protections Rulemaking Process
Co-authored by Jack Maketa, U.S. Legislation Intern On June 30, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) submitted comments in response to the California Department of Justice’s (the Department’s) ongoing rulemaking process for the “Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act” (the Act or SB 976). Signed into law in 2024, SB 976 bars operators […]
Thermodynamic Computers Go With the (Energy) Flow
Today’s computers need safeguards against random energy fluctuations. Thermodynamic computers would put those fluctuations to use. The post Thermodynamic Computers Go With the (Energy) Flow first appeared on Quanta Magazine
EPIC Again Urges USDA to Abandon Proposed National SNAP Database That Threatens Privacy
On Wednesday, EPIC submitted comments urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to withdraw its revised System of Records Notice for the proposed National SNAP Information Database, a centralized database that would unlawfully collect sensitive personal information about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applicants and recipients nationwide.
Mandating “Evidence-Based” Suicide Detection in Chatbots
Co-authored by Sarah Hanson, FPF Health & Wellness Intern This article discusses suicidal ideation, which may be distressing for some readers. (If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available. You can call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or visit 988 Lifeline for free, confidential, 24/7 support.) As many […]
Update: Elsevier is Suing Meta For Whom? (And will we ever really know?): Some thoughts on copyright class actions claiming to represent authors
As we wrote in May, Elsevier is suing Meta over use of copyrighted works for training Meta’s AI models. It has a set of claims very similar to those in Kadrey v. Meta, but with a different purported class that includes authors and publishers who own copyright in academic journal articles and other academic works.
After Colombia’s Presidential Election, What Next on Climate and Human Rights?
Although too early to tell whether campaign promises will translate into policy, de la Espriella’s platform on climate and human rights marks a departure from the Petro administration. The post After Colombia’s Presidential Election, What Next on Climate and Human Rights? appeared first on Just Security .
House of Contradictions: EU’s Competition Rules Poised to Undermine Its Own Cybersecurity Law
The European Commission is finalizing two sets of binding measures under its flagship competition regulation, the Digital Markets Act (DMA). These measures would force designated gatekeepers to share ...
To Audition for the Role of Attorney General, Blanche Is Prosecuting to Please
Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche's prosecutions of Comey and others reveal a pattern of prosecutorial sycophancy — charges brought to please Trump. The post To Audition for the Role of Attorney General, Blanche Is Prosecuting to Please appeared first on Just Security .
Conjecture Machines
AI agents and the new validation bottleneck in science
The US is advancing AI safety through state and federal action
OpenAI outlines a “reverse federalism” approach to AI governance, where state laws help build a national framework for safe, democratic AI.
Trump Administration Cuts Make Elections More Vulnerable to Foreign Influence and Disinformation
The midterms are just months away, yet the Trump administration has spent the last year systematically slashing agency staff and scuttling initiatives responsible for detecting and disrupting foreign ...
NVIDIA and Japan Bring Full-Stack AI and Robotics to Every Industry
Home to leading manufacturers, robotics pioneers, infrastructure builders and iconic gaming companies, of course, Japan is one of the world’s centers of AI — building across the full stack with NVIDIA technologies. This week NVIDIA and its partners in Japan are showcasing the AI ecosystem’s latest advancements. Check back here for updates.
AI Chip Regulation Is Not A Dystopian Surveillance State
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GPT-Red: Unlocking Self-Improvement for Robustness
Explore GPT-Red, OpenAI’s automated red teaming system that uses self-play to improve AI safety, alignment, and prompt injection robustness.
The New Constitutional Amendment and the Removal of the President
On 13 July 2026, the Hungarian Parliament enacted the 17th Amendment to the Hungarian Fundamental Law. In line with the TISZA Party’s election manifesto, the Amendment ends the current President of the Republic’s, Tamás Sulyok’s, term of office. This is undoubtedly an extraordinary measure. Given the President’s apparent partiality and his failure to respond consistently to earlier illiberal constitutional developments, I consider the exceptional and temporary constitutional change to be justifi
Silenced by Design: Gendered Disinformation and its Threat to Democracy
Today, we are publishing our latest paper on gendered disinformation and the EU’s response to this growing democratic challenge. Part of our TFGBV series, the paper explores how existing legislation can be leveraged to tackle gendered disinformation, where the current framework falls short, and what policymakers should do next. Online gendered disinformation is not just […] The post Silenced by Design: Gendered Disinformation and its Threat to Democracy appeared first on Center for Democracy and
Financial regulators need to get ahead of the curve on private credit
The assets within global Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) increased to $257 trillion by the end of 2024 – or more than half of total global financial assets, according to the Financial ...
China's regulation on AI companions takes force
July marked the effective date for China's new requirements and potential liability on providers of AI-powered "emotional interaction services," marking the latest jurisdiction to tackle companion and ...
Beyond Constitutional Groundhog Day
In May 2026, Scottish voters once again returned the Scottish National Party (SNP) to power for the fifth successive Scottish Parliamentary election. The pro-independence SNP will bring up twenty years in government at Edinburgh next year. With the SNP promising another independence referendum but not having a legal mechanism to provide one, and polling on that issue still sat at about 50-50, the Scottish political Groundhog Day looks set to continue. Beneath the stasis, however, there is moveme