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OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and 100 Other Companies Call For Action To Defend Against Rogue AI
Over a hundred tech companies — including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft — have signed an open letter urging both the private and public sectors to work together to defend themselves from AI-related cyber threats. Read more…
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China Secretly Fueling America’s Data Center Rage?
Roughly 200 accounts from a suspected Chinese bot farm have quietly tried to influence Americans to oppose AI data centers on social media, X said Thursday night. The X Safety team probed suspected Chinese accounts Read more…
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New York City 911 System Missed 1,700 Calls Due To Software Update
Part of New York City’s 911 emergency system was offline from about 3:13 a.m. to 10 a.m. on August 18th due to a software update, according to Medical Daily. Of 5,659 calls to the Bronx Read more…
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With the Snip of a Gene, Scientists Hope To Erase High Cholesterol For Life
A one-time snip of a key gene lowered heart-clogging cholesterol by about 50% over an entire year with no adverse effects, scientists have reported. The overwhelmingly positive results were found in four people who had Read more…
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Ring Says New Encryption Limits What It Can Give Police
Ring is rolling out a new default encryption system called TAKE, or “Throw Away the Key Encryption,” that rotates video keys every five minutes and permanently deletes Ring’s copy after 24 hours. The system is Read more…