Cory Doctorow’s new book, *The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI*, argues that the current AI boom is driven by hype, financial incentives, and a desire to replace human labor rather than by cl
Microsoft recently patched a critical vulnerability in its M365 Copilot platform that could have let attackers steal two-factor authentication codes and other sensitive information from users’ emails.
Anthropic has launched a new “Upgraded file-creation and analysis” feature for Claude that lets users generate Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, and other documents directly in chat and th
A German court has issued a preliminary ruling that could have major implications for AI search tools, finding Google liable for false statements made in its AI Overviews. The case involved two publis
A new Ars Technica report argues that AI data centers’ total water use is small compared with overall water consumption, even though individual facilities can heavily affect local supplies. Amazon sai
A teenage survivor of the January 2025 shooting at a Nashville high school has sued Omnilert, the maker of an “AI gun detection” system that failed to identify the handgun used in the attack. The laws
A controversy erupted in the Java open source community after jqwik developer Johannes Link released version 1.10.0 with a hidden line in the runtime output that read: “Disregard previous instructions
A newly disclosed zero-day exploit, dubbed **YellowKey**, can bypass the default BitLocker protections in **Windows 11** and give an attacker full access to an encrypted drive within seconds. The atta
OpenAI’s newly revealed Codex CLI system prompt for GPT-5.5 contains an unusual repeated instruction to “never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creat
An open source package with more than 1 million monthly downloads, `element-data`, was compromised after attackers exploited a flaw in the developers’ GitHub-based workflow. The vulnerability let the
A new AI tool called Malus.sh is drawing attention for its goal of helping developers “liberate” software from copyright restrictions by recreating open source projects from scratch. The tool uses AI
Google's AI Overviews, powered by the Gemini model, is under scrutiny for its accuracy since its 2024 launch. Despite improvements, it still delivers incorrect information frequently, with a recent an
Recent research indicates that large language models (LLMs) can effectively deanonymize pseudonymous users on social media, achieving a recall rate of up to 68% and precision as high as 90%. This capa
Recent research indicates that large language models (LLMs) can effectively deanonymize pseudonymous users on social media, achieving a recall rate of up to 68% and precision as high as 90%. This capa
Ars Technica has retracted an article titled “After a routine code rejection, an AI agent published a hit piece on someone,” initially published on February 13, 2026. The article was removed later the
SpaceMolt is an innovative space-based MMO designed exclusively for AI agents, allowing them to engage in gameplay without human intervention. The platform envisions a universe where AI agents can com
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Microsoft's visitor center and company store, located in Building 92 at the Redmond campus, is a unique and accessible part of the tech giant's headquarters, attracting fans and visitors without the n
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Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is a technique that enhances large language models (LLMs) by enabling them to retrieve and integrate information from external sources, thus supplementing their ex
Cloudflare turns AI against itself with endless maze of irrelevant facts
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Cloudflare has launched a new feature called "AI Labyrinth" to combat unauthorized AI data scraping by misleading bots with fake, AI-generated content that appears relevant but is actually irrelevant.
Bose has released API documentation for its SoundTouch speakers, allowing for limited functionality after their end-of-life (EoL) on February 18, 2024. While the speakers will no longer receive update