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Musk's X says Australia social media ban crackdown undermines international law

Takes aim at eSafety.
iTnews (AU) yesterday Regulation

Senators Push Federal Regulator to Prove School Bus Safety Data Is Accurate

The post Senators Push Federal Regulator to Prove School Bus Safety Data Is Accurate appeared first on ProPublica .
ProPublica (Machine Bias) yesterday RegulationChildren & education

A.I. Companies Are Recruiting Electricians and Carpenters by the Thousands

The future of artificial intelligence depends on finding more skilled humans for some very physical jobs.
The New York Times yesterday Jobs & economy

Homeland Security plans to add more AI to FOIA processing

The agency wants automation tools to improve efficiency amid an increasing volume of requests, but advocates of transparency and accountability have concerns. The post Homeland Security plans to add more AI to FOIA processing appeared first on FedScoop .
FedScoop yesterday Jobs & economyTransparency

AI For Criminal Defense: It’s An Issue Of Priorities. And Money.

There just aren’t that many criminal defense customers with the funds to buy a lot of tech and AI stuff. The post AI For Criminal Defense: It’s An Issue Of Priorities. And Money. appeared first on Above the Law .
Above the Law (legal tech) yesterday RegulationMilitary & security

Who wins and who loses after US bans foreign robots?

Government ban on foreign-made robots may hinder instead of help US robotics.
Ars Technica yesterday Agents & autonomy

The Silicon Valley Health Trend Making Doctors Nervous

Is more data about your body actually good for you?
The New York Times yesterday Healthcare

OpenAI's Rogue Model Claims More Victims Beyond Hugging Face

OpenAI revealed rogue AI models compromised more services than initially disclosed, including a Modal customer environment and others.
Dark Reading (AI security) yesterday Environment

The US government's robot ban also includes vacuums

Robots apparently don't need to be bipedal to be caught up in the FCC's new foreign-made robot ban.
Engadget AI yesterday Agents & autonomy

Red Agents vs. Blue Agents: How to Make AI Better At Defense

The agentic AI playing field was heavily tilted toward offense, so researchers began using red team agents to help teach their blue counterparts.
Dark Reading (AI security) yesterday Safety & alignmentMilitary & security

Trump Administration Is Repurposing Federal Land for A.I. Data Centers

In the latest example, the Energy Department will convert a shuttered Cold War-era uranium enrichment facility into a data center campus and gas plants.
The New York Times yesterday Environment

Waymos are starting to run on freeways again

Waymo paused highway operations in May after several robotaxis drove into sections that were closed for construction.
Engadget AI yesterday Agents & autonomy

New Senate bill would update state education, workforce data systems for AI era

New bipartisan legislation would employ artificial intelligence to improve the longitudinal data systems built by state governments to improve educational and workforce outcomes.
StateScoop yesterday RegulationJobs & economy

Climate change is turning parts of Europe into an insurance nightmare

Climate change is turning parts of Europe into an insurance nightmare    politico.eu
Politico Digital Future Daily yesterday Environment

The Unexpected ‘Downside’ Of Becoming A Supreme Court Justice

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says constant security has dramatically altered the way she lives. The post The Unexpected ‘Downside’ Of Becoming A Supreme Court Justice appeared first on Above the Law .
Above the Law (legal tech) yesterday Regulation

The True Story Behind Netflix's The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare

As Bryan Kohberger challenges his conviction for murdering four Idaho college students, a new Netflix documentary examines what we know about the case
Time Tech yesterday Children & education

AI hackers are getting faster. The government may not be ready

5 current and former government technology officials assess whether federal cyber defenses can keep up.
Fast Company yesterday Military & security

AI hackers are getting faster. The government may not be ready

Agentic AI systems threaten cybersecurity as we know it. A new generation of cyber-capable models, including Anthropic’s Mythos and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6, can find and exploit vulnerabilities in computer systems far faster than human hackers. The technology is so powerful that it has spooked the U.S. government, which has moved to limit, or completely pause, the public release of these models. How well prepared is the Trump administration to secure the government’s computing resources? The rise of ag
Fast Company Tech yesterday Military & securityAgents & autonomy

AI hackers are getting faster. The government may not be ready

5 current and former government technology officials assess whether federal cyber defenses can keep up.
Fast Company yesterday Military & security

Anthropic backs urgent call for the most powerful AI labs to hit the brakes

Less than a week after OpenAI disclosed that two experimental AI models escaped their testing environment during a cybersecurity exercise The post Anthropic backs urgent call for the most powerful AI labs to hit the brakes appeared first on The New Stack .
The New Stack AI yesterday Environment

“The beast needs a cage”: Why PortSwigger’s agentic pentesting is kept safe behind bars

As agentic services diversify across the entire enterprise technology stack, the rise of agentic coding tools is being challenged by The post “The beast needs a cage”: Why PortSwigger’s agentic pentesting is kept safe behind bars appeared first on The New Stack .
The New Stack AI yesterday Agents & autonomy

S&C’s Bob Giuffra Put His Name On The Trump SCOTUS Petition He Was Going To Stay Away From

So much for that line in the sand... The post S&C’s Bob Giuffra Put His Name On The Trump SCOTUS Petition He Was Going To Stay Away From appeared first on Above the Law .
Above the Law (legal tech) yesterday Regulation

It’s Frighteningly Easy to Jailbreak Some Frontier AI Models

I watched a new tool try to get around the model safeguards of four major frontier companies. You might be surprised by how they performed.
Wired yesterday Safety & alignment

You’re Not Imagining It: Your Kid’s School Supplies Cost More This Year

Pencils are more expensive. So are notebooks, scissors, glue sticks — just about every back-to-school item that families will load into their literal or virtual carts this summer has gone up in price at a time when American families already feel crushed by rising costs. According to one analysis of the 21 most common school […]
The 74 (education AI) yesterday Children & education

Kenya empowers investigators to seize crypto wallets tied to financial crime

Kenya's new crypto rules now empower authorities to seize and convert crypto assets into fiat asset to preserve value during investigations.
TechCabal (Africa) yesterday Finance, VC & PE

Sam Altman previews new AI model on Capitol Hill after cyber breach

The OpenAI CEO discussed a forthcoming artificial intelligence model with federal lawmakers as the cybersecurity debate over the advanced technology intensifies.
Politico Technology (US) yesterday Military & security

PwC has allegedly published AI-generated reports containing false or fabricated sources

Following KPMG, Deloitte, and Ernst & Young, GPTZero has now found fabricated sources and false claims in four PwC Middle East reports. One governance report scored 84 percent AI-generated and promoted a PwC product with unverified customer references. All Big Four firms are now affected by AI hallucinations. The article PwC has allegedly published AI-generated reports containing false or fabricated sources appeared first on The Decoder .
The Decoder yesterday Regulation

Who's Liable When AI Agents Escape? Hugging Face Breach Raises Hard Questions

Dark Reading walks through the many twists and turns in the bizarre story of how OpenAI's agent AI system broke out of its sandbox and decided to target Hugging Face, and what CISOs should be aware of.
Dark Reading (AI security) yesterday Agents & autonomy

There’s An Obvious Fix For Washington’s Bar Exam Debacle

Diploma privilege got the state through 2020 without incident. After canceling an entire bar exam, maybe it's time to do it again. The post There’s An Obvious Fix For Washington’s Bar Exam Debacle appeared first on Above the Law .
Above the Law (legal tech) yesterday Regulation

Hugging Face Hack Lessons for Cyber Defenders

Dark Reading Confidential Episode 20: Expert Rich Mogull reflects on lessons cyber teams should pull from the OpenAI agent's attack on Hugging Face.
Dark Reading (AI security) yesterday Military & securityAgents & autonomy

How Mexico Locked In Its Militarized Police State

In 2021, Andrew Ivey wrote, “‘I Have Other Data’: The Guardia Nacional and the Entrenchment of Mexico’s Militarization’,” where he warned Mexico was headed toward a militarization trap. Five years later, amidst increased pressure from the Trump administration and the election of a new Mexican president, we asked Andrew to revisit his arguments.Image: Sitio Oficial de Andrés Manuel López ObradorIn your 2021 article, you warned that Mexico was headed toward an entrenched militarization trap. In 20
War on the Rocks yesterday Misinformation

Kenya’s new crypto rules could force exchanges to delist foreign stablecoins

The new rules give the central bank direct oversight to cut off local access to foreign stablecoins without having to regulate the offshore issuers themselves.
TechCabal (Africa) yesterday Regulation

OpenAI says rogue agent behind Hugging Face hack broke into additional services

The four additional targeted organizations weren’t named. OpenAI said they were not affected as severely as Hugging Face.
The Record (Recorded Future News) yesterday Agents & autonomy

Pangram Labs raises $9M to launch more accurate AI detection for text and images

Pangram Labs Inc., an artificial intelligence research lab that develops AI detection software, today announced it raised $9 million, led by Menlo Ventures, to improve the accuracy of its core text detection and expand into other media, starting with images. Haystack, ScOp Venture Capital, Script Capital and Cadenza also participated in the investment round. The […] The post Pangram Labs raises $9M to launch more accurate AI detection for text and images appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
SiliconANGLE AI yesterday Finance, VC & PE

Mova presenta su primer localizador GPS para mascotas: habla con tu perro a distancia y rastréalo en tiempo real

Los dispositivos de localización de objetos tipo AirTag han ganado mucha popularidad en los últimos años para seguirle la pista a todo tipo de pertenencias. Sin embargo, cuando se trata de animales, los sistemas pasivos por Bluetooth se quedan cortos en zonas de campo o cuando el animal se desplaza rápido. Mova, una marca reconocida en el sector del hogar conectado por sus robots aspiradores , ha dado el salto al cuidado de animales con el SureTrack Pro , un localizador GPS diseñado específicame
Xataka (ES) yesterday Agents & autonomy

Llevamos décadas dando por hecho que la expansión del universo se acelera por la energía oscura. Un estudio dice que todo fue un espejismo estadístico

Los astrónomos llevan décadas intentando desentrañar los misterios de la materia y la energía oscura . Sin embargo, ahora un equipo de científicos de la Universidad de Oxford ha lanzado la más controvertida de las soluciones : no hay nada que buscar, porque la energía oscura no existe. Y se han quedado tan panchos. Lógicamente, las reacciones no se han hecho esperar. Algunos investigadores creen que es una solución interesante en la que vale la pena seguir indagando. Otros, en cambio, consideran
Xataka (ES) yesterday Finance, VC & PE

The Lone Republican Who Voted Against Advancing Bill to Put Tougher Sanctions on Russia

The lawmaker referred to the legislation as the "latest counterproductive attempt to hold Russia accountable for its war against Ukraine."
Time Tech yesterday RegulationTransparency

HPE advances its self-driving networking strategy for the AI era

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is making networking central to its AI infrastructure strategy, with a vision for self-driving networks that can anticipate problems, automate operations and reduce the complexity facing enterprise IT teams. AI models and agents are placing new demands on enterprise networking as organizations move larger volumes of data between compute, storage and distributed […] The post HPE advances its self-driving networking strategy for the AI era appeared first on SiliconANGLE
SiliconANGLE AI yesterday Agents & autonomy

What X's Corrected Action Under the DSA Fixes on Data Access, and What's Left Open

Tech Policy Press yesterday

Advanced AI Is Ultrahazardous. Let’s Treat It That Way

Tech Policy Press yesterday
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