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Asos Acknowledges Hack That Resulted In Mystery Message
British clothing retailer says investigating ‘unauthorised activity’ after hackers sent app notification to thousands of people around world
Nvidia-Backed Reflection Enters Open-Weight AI Race
Brooklyn-based start-up launches first frontier model, Beam, claiming similar performance to Chinese rivals with reduced inference costs
Chinese Man May Be Linked To South Korean Bank Hacks
Researchers find indications that 26-year-old in Guangdong province may be behind AI-assisted data breaches of South Korean banks
Samsung Expects Nearly Ninefold Profit Jump
Samsung guidance projects nearly ninefold rise in third-quarter profit from a year earlier, amid worldwide memory shortages
Microsoft Challenges Apple With Nvidia-Powered Laptop
Microsoft’s pricey Surface Laptop Ultra runs on Nvidia RTX Spark N1X CPU, billed as ideal for offloading AI tasks to local hardware
Leaked Data Exposes Law Firms’ Ransom Payments
Data published online shows millions of dollars in extortion payments to Russia-linked group known for targeting law firms
Google Faces £1.2bn UK Class-Action Over Android Fees
Plaintiffs say Google’s ‘unfair’ 30 percent fees on app store payments have been passed along to consumers for years
Micron Workers In Taiwan Vote To Approve Strike Action
Vast majority of union-represented workers at Micron’s Taoyuan plant in Taiwan vote in favour of strike, amid profit-driven discontent
Goldman Sachs Client Data Affected By EY Hack
Data on clients of Goldman Sachs caught up in hack earlier this year involving international accountancy firm EY
OpenAI Bots May Have Contributed To Wikimedia Outage
Wikimedia Foundation says unauthorised activity by rogue OpenAI agents may have contributed to partial outage in May
Meeting For Cheshire Green Belt Data Centre Sees Large Turnout
More than 100 attend meeting held by Innova to discuss plans for 148-acre data centre complex in green belt area near Manchester
OpenAI Safety Leader Exits Over Security Concerns
One of leaders of OpenAI’s safety team departs company, says AI firms aren’t being ‘nearly careful enough’
Meta, TikTok, X Challenge Ofcom Over Transparency Requests
Social media platforms complain in court that implementation of Online Safety Act transparency requirements is overly burdensome
OpenAI Fires Researchers Amid Security Imbroglio
Company acknowledges firing three researchers, including technical liaison with outside firm investigating Hugging Face breach
Criminals Invade Solihull Home In Violent Crypto Attack
Three robbers and fourth remote mastermind attack Solihull businessman with hammers, threaten pregnant wife in targeted crypto robbery
Bin Lorries Complete Cornwall Mobile Network Survey
Devices carried by food waste trucks across Cornwall carry out detailed survey of mobile coverage across county
AMD Buys Li Fei-Fei’s World Labs For $8.2bn
Chipmaker to acquire two-year-old start-up founded by pioneering AI researcher Li Fei-Fei amid surging interest in ’embodied AI’
Smart Ring Maker Oura Withdraws Planned $2.2bn IPO
Finland-founded company postpones Nasdaq debut days after announcing it, as tech firms react to uncertain market conditions
Dutch Ex-Hacker Arrested Over Suspected Link To FBI Breach Gang
Dutch authorities arrest 24-year-old reformed hacker over suspicion he is part of gang that stole data on nearly all FBI employees