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AI

OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breach | TechCrunch

On Tuesday, OpenAI announced a new batch of security policies focused on containing security incidents while models are...

In Brief

Comcast adds motion sensing to millions of its newer routers, with a privacy catch | TechCrunch

Comcast has rolled out a new motion-sensing technology to its latest home routers, allowing homeowners to receive notifications...

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., wears Orion augmented reality (AR) glasses during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Meta Platforms Inc. debuted its first pair of augmented reality glasses, devices that show a combined view of the digital and physical worlds, a key step in Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg's goal of one day offering a hands-free alternative to the smartphone. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
In Brief

Norway considers ban on camera-enabled wearable ‘pervert glasses’ | TechCrunch

Norway is considering a ban on smart glasses and other camera-enabled wearable headsets as it seeks to regulate...

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In Brief

Apple rescues Hide My Email feature from the privacy scrap heap | TechCrunch

Apple has reneged on a planned change to its Hide My Email feature that users said would have...

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Apps

LinkedIn adds new tools to fight fake profiles and bogus work histories | TechCrunch

AI has made it significantly easier for people to create fake accounts and identities to engage in onlinemanipulation...

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Security

Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data | TechCrunch

ShinyHunters, a prolific cybercriminal group known for large-scale data theft and extortion, says it has breached the FBI...

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Security

Stolen passwords are exposing America’s water providers to hackers | TechCrunch

New security research has found that well over a thousand U.S. water and wastewater providers are exposed to...

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Security

FBI, Coast Guard boarded hacked oil tankers heading toward US coast | TechCrunch

Cybersecurity teams with the U.S. Coast Guard and the FBI boarded two U.S.-bound oil tankers last month after...

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AI

Researchers used Anthropic’s Claude to hack into OpenAI | TechCrunch

In a twist that captures the strange new state of AI security, independent security researchers have used Anthropic’s...

A Vulcan Rocket from United Launch Alliance (ULA) lifts off from pad 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying two satellites in a classified mission USSF-106 for the United States Space Force. (Photo by Manuel Mazzanti/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Security

US military says it has launched weapons into space | TechCrunch

The U.S. military has for the first time acknowledged that it deployed space weapons into Earth’s orbit.U.S. Air...