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 GitHub exploited to spread malware: MaaS-type operation discovered.

GitHub exploited to spread malware: MaaS-type operation discovered.

2025-08-15 TecnoAndroid
According to a recent investigation conducted by a team from the US multinational Cisco, the GitHub hosting service was allegedly misused as a vehicle for distributing malicious software. As a company specializing in the supply of networking devices, Cisco Systems employed its cybersecurity division, Cisco Talos, to in...
 Researchers Jailbreak AI by Flooding It With Bullshit Jargon.

Researchers Jailbreak AI by Flooding It With Bullshit Jargon.

2025-08-14 404 Media
According to recent research conducted by a team of experts from Intel, Boise State University, and the University of Illinois, there may be a new method for circumventing the ethical limitations of today's most widely used artificial intelligence models. To prevent the spread of inappropriate information, usually rela...
Musk’s AI firm forced to delete posts praising Hitler from Grok chatbot.

Musk’s AI firm forced to delete posts praising Hitler from Grok chatbot.

2025-08-13 The Guardian
"We have significantly improved @Grok. You should notice a difference now when you ask Grok questions." In a post by Elon Musk dating back to early July, the owner of X stated that, thanks to recent changes to the artificial intelligence in question, the chatbot would be able to provide more accurate and appropriate an...
LVMH's Loro Piana put under court administration in Italy over labour exploitation.

LVMH's Loro Piana put under court administration in Italy over labour exploitation.

2025-08-12 MSN
LVMH, the leading French multinational group in the high-end sector, owns some of the world's most famous luxury brands, including Louis Vuitton, Dior, Bulgari, and the Italian brand Loro Piana. The latter, which specializes in the production and sale of cashmere clothing, was recently placed under receivership followi...
 OpenAI says ChatGPT users send over 2.5 billion prompts every day.

OpenAI says ChatGPT users send over 2.5 billion prompts every day.

2025-08-11 The Verge
Rob Friedlander, official spokesperson for OpenAI, a renowned company specializing in artificial intelligence, recently confirmed a series of data regarding ChatGPT's performance reported by Axios, an American news outlet. According to the aforementioned website, the famous chatbot receives around 2.5 billion requests ...
 Spotify Publishes AI-Generated Songs From Dead Artists Without Permission.

Spotify Publishes AI-Generated Songs From Dead Artists Without Permission.

2025-08-08 404 Media
Even after death, no one is safe from artificial intelligence or the hegemony of large companies. Spotify, one of the most widely used music streaming services in the world, recently published an artificially generated song on the official page of Blaze Foley, an American country music singer-songwriter. Sadly, the man...
 Now Microsoft’s Copilot Vision AI can scan everything on your screen.

Now Microsoft’s Copilot Vision AI can scan everything on your screen.

2025-08-07 The Verge
Artificial intelligence is now an integral part of the lives of most users in the vast world of the internet. However, this does not mean that they agree with the idea of sharing every aspect of their lives online with this rapidly growing technology. The risks of artificial intelligence have been discussed several tim...
 Gemini Is 'Strict and Punitive' While ChatGPT Is 'Catastrophically' Cooperative, Researchers Say.

Gemini Is 'Strict and Punitive' While ChatGPT Is 'Catastrophically' Cooperative, Researchers Say.

2025-08-06 404 Media
Who would have thought that artificial intelligence chatbots would develop to the point of adopting a sort of personality? What's more, they are now very different from one another when it comes to giving figuratively personal responses. According to a survey conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Ox...
 UK border officials to use AI to verify ages of child asylum seekers-

UK border officials to use AI to verify ages of child asylum seekers-

2025-08-05 The Guardian
Angela Eagle, British Minister for Immigration, recently announced publicly that the UK government will begin testing the use of artificial intelligence in the process of determining the age of asylum seekers. The process will be based on analyzing the physical appearance of the individuals in question in order to conf...
 ChatGPT Hallucinated a Feature, Forcing Human Developers to Add It.

ChatGPT Hallucinated a Feature, Forcing Human Developers to Add It.

2025-08-04 404 Media
Any digital project never truly reaches a definitive end; there will always be changes and additions to implement, new ideas to develop, and new features to design in order to offer customers an improved version of the product. However, this drive toward technological perfectionism usually comes from the project owners...
 Mistral’s new “environmental audit” shows how much AI is hurting the planet.

Mistral’s new “environmental audit” shows how much AI is hurting the planet.

2025-08-01 Ars Technica
The environmental impact of artificial intelligence is a topic about which surprisingly little is known. There is no doubt that its excessive use is depleting the planet's resources, but when it comes to data, it is quite difficult to obtain accurate results. To address this shortcoming, the French company Mistral, whi...
 Piracy: higher fines for those who download illegal content.

Piracy: higher fines for those who download illegal content.

2025-07-31 Wired
The Italian government is further tightening its grip on the entire hidden industry of piracy. According to a recent bill proposal, penalties for those who still engage in this illegal activity, downloading audiovisual content protected by copyright, could soon become much more severe. The proposal will be discussed in...
 WeTransfer says files not used to train AI after backlash.

WeTransfer says files not used to train AI after backlash.

2025-07-30 MSN
Over the past week, several social media platforms have been flooded with posts about recent changes to the terms of service of WeTransfer, the popular Dutch file-sharing service. Videos created by content creators on TikTok and Instagram quickly went viral, spreading panic over what appeared to be yet another affront ...
 Google’s shortened goo.gl links will stop working next month.

Google’s shortened goo.gl links will stop working next month.

2025-07-29 The Verge
On August 25, 2025, any link generated with Google's URL shortening tool will become obsolete. The tool in question was discontinued back in 2019, but the addresses created using it have remained functional until now. At the time, the company justified its decision to discontinue the service due to “changes identifie...
 How terrorist groups are leveraging AI to recruit and finance their operations.

How terrorist groups are leveraging AI to recruit and finance their operations.

2025-07-28 The Guardian
Recruitment for the world's largest terrorist groups now takes place via electronic means, using digital channels that aim to target their victims directly, placing them in disadvantageous and complex situations, and then offering themselves as a way out. The most popular social media platforms in 2025 are also used da...
 Four arrested in connection with M&S and Co-op cyber-attacks.

Four arrested in connection with M&S and Co-op cyber-attacks.

2025-07-25 BBC
The British multinational Marks & Spencer has recently been the victim of several hacker attacks, which began in April and were suspended in July following the arrest of four people involved in the breaches by the National Crime Agency (NCA). In the second week of this month, three young men aged between 17 and 19 and ...