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As China’s AI race accelerates, ‘model fatigue’ becomes the next challenge
On September 22, the global artificial intelligence landscape spun on its axis within a matter of hours. In Beijing, Xiaomi engineers went live with an unusual broadcast, streaming the training run of their new MiMo-V2.6 model. In San Francisco, Anthropic unveiled its frontier Opus 5.5 model. About an hour later, OpenAI crashed the party with the surprise release of its GPT-6 Sol and Luna models. For tech executives and developers trying to keep pace, it was just another overwhelming day in the...
Type One Energy raised $200M to build a fusion power plant by 2034
Type One Energy is betting that its lean approach to fusion power will get a power plant on the grid faster, and investors have rewarded it with $200 million.
LibreOffice and OpenOffice Flaws Let Malicious Spreadsheets Run Code Without Macro Warnings
A malicious spreadsheet can make LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice run an attacker's code as soon as the file is opened, security researchers have shown. There is no warning first, of the kind either program shows before it runs a macro. The attack works only when the program's Java support is enabled. So far, it has only been shown as a proof of concept, and there are no reports of its use in
Garmin Cirqa Smart Band Launched in India With Screen-Less Design, Advanced Sleep Tracking: Price, Specifications
Garmin Cirqa Smart Band has been launched in India. It is the latest addition to the company’s health-focused wearable lineup. As per the company, it is a screen-free fitness tracker that eliminates the distractions of a display while still delivering on health, sleep and activity tracking. It supports features including heart-rate monitoring, Body Battery, stress t...
Apple to Tighten Full Disk Access Controls in macOS Amid AI Risks
Citing growing risks posed by more capable and autonomous AI agents, Apple will introduce additional controls. The post Apple to Tighten Full Disk Access Controls in macOS Amid AI Risks appeared first on SecurityWeek.
World's heaviest insect makes astonishing comeback after conservationists save giant bug from extinction
The world's heaviest insect has made an astonishing comeback after conservationists saved the giant bug from the brink of extinction.
Wikimedia Says OpenAI Agents Tried to Compromise Etherpad and Use Wiki Tools as Proxies
The Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts Wikipedia, has confirmed that it has discovered activity by rogue OpenAI agents on its platforms, including unsuccessful efforts to compromise Etherpad, a public note-taking tool, and edit Wikipedia pages. "The unauthorized bot activities included edits to our wikis, some unsuccessful attempts to exploit a public note-taking tool we host, and heavy traffic,
'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins physics Nobel
Belgian physicist Prof Francis Halzen has won for his pioneering work on an observatory that detects particles from space.
Italian PM files to trademark her voice against AI threats
Giorgia Meloni submitted a four-second audio to a EU agency in a bid to protect her voice from deepfakes.
The death of pale rosé? Gen Z would rather pay for a dark pink White Zinfandel than a Provence classic, study finds
Forget vineyards, vintages and fancy French labels - according to a new study, the quickest way to win over Gen Z wine drinkers is simply to make your rosé a darker shade of pink.