t-mobile Chinese-Linked Hackers Target T-Mobile in Broad Telecom Espionage Campaign T-Mobile confirms it is caught up in a sweeping Chinese cyberespionage campaign targeting major U.S. telecom networks. The company claims no significant impact to customer data, though it refuses to detail what hackers may have accessed.
ransomware Trump Faces Record Ransomwave Threat as Cybersecurity Policy Shifts President-elect Donald Trump inherits a record-breaking ransomware crisis despite recent U.S. government disruptions against major cybercriminal networks. Industry leaders expect significant changes in cybersecurity policy as attacks continue to rise regardless of political leadership.
o2 O2 Unveils AI Granny Chatbot to Waste Phone Scammers' Time UK carrier O2 launches "dAIsy," an AI chatbot designed to impersonate an elderly woman and keep phone scammers occupied with endless, meandering conversations. The tool aims to protect vulnerable seniors from a growing epidemic of telephone fraud.
nso group WhatsApp Court Docs Reveal NSO Cut 10 Spyware Clients Over Abuse Newly unsealed court documents show that NSO Group disconnects 10 government customers for abusing its Pegasus spyware. The files also reveal internal hacking tools and the massive scale of WhatsApp user targeting.
openai OpenAI Explored Buying AI Chip Startup Cerebras in 2017 Newly released legal filings reveal that OpenAI once considered acquiring Cerebras, a custom AI chip startup currently pursuing an IPO. Co-founder Ilya Sutskever suggests routing the purchase through Tesla, though the deal ultimately falls through.
openai Early OpenAI Emails Reveal Fears of Musk Control and AI Dictatorship Newly unsealed emails from OpenAI's early days show Ilya Sutskever warning Elon Musk against taking absolute control of the startup. The messages highlight deep concerns among founders about creating a dangerous AI dictatorship under a single leader.
bluesky Bluesky Vows Not to Train AI on User Posts Amid X Policy Shift As X implements new terms allowing AI training on public posts, surging rival Bluesky explicitly promises it has no intention of using user content for generative AI models.
francois chollet AI Pioneer and Keras Creator Francois Chollet Departs Google After Ten Years Francois Chollet, the developer behind the widely used Keras AI framework, is leaving Google to start a new company. He hands over leadership of Keras while continuing to advocate for human-like reasoning in artificial intelligence.
openai OpenAI Brings Desktop App Integration to ChatGPT for Mac Developers ChatGPT's macOS app now reads code directly from popular developer tools like VS Code and Xcode, eliminating the need to copy and paste. This new integration serves as an early step toward more advanced AI agent capabilities.
pony.ai Chinese Self-Driving Firm Pony AI Lowers Fundraising Target Ahead of US IPO Pony AI seeks to raise up to $224 million in a US IPO, significantly down from its original goal. The company operates a growing fleet of robotaxis and robotrucks across major Chinese cities.
eu ai act EU Releases First Draft Guidance to Help Major AI Models Comply With New Rules The European Union publishes a preliminary Code of Practice to guide general-purpose AI providers like OpenAI and Google in meeting the requirements of the AI Act. The draft seeks public feedback to shape final compliance measures ahead of upcoming regulatory deadlines.
ftc FTC Launches Investigation Into Microsoft Cloud Practices The Federal Trade Commission investigates whether Microsoft uses anti-competitive tactics like steep exit fees and restrictive licensing to trap cloud customers. The outcome remains uncertain due to potential leadership changes under the incoming administration.
elon musk Musk Expands OpenAI Lawsuit to Include Microsoft as Defendant Elon Musk revives his legal battle against OpenAI by adding Microsoft and several tech executives as defendants. The amended complaint accuses the companies of an illicit merger that harms Musk's own AI venture, xAI.
apple Apple iOS 18 Secretly Reboots Idle iPhones After 72 Hours Apple's latest iOS 18 update includes a hidden security feature that automatically reboots iPhones if they remain unlocked for three days. This inactivity reboot locks encryption keys in the secure enclave, making it significantly harder for forensic tools to extract data.
apple Apple Brings AI and Spatial Video Editing to Final Cut Pro 11 Apple releases Final Cut Pro 11, marking the first major version upgrade in 13 years with a strong focus on artificial intelligence. The update introduces AI-powered masking, automatic captioning, and new tools for editing spatial video.