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ChatGPT maker will be allowed to buy 10% of AMD for a penny per share.

ICE plans to hire contractors to scan platforms to target people for deportation.

Rodney Brooks says humanoid robots pose hidden safety challenges and won’t learn dexterity from video alone.

Smishers looking for new infrastructure are getting creative.

Sora social app launches with deepfake-style “cameos” and feed controls.

The chipmakers say physical attacks aren’t in the threat model. Many users didn’t get the memo.

Chinese lab’s v3.2 release explores a technique that could make running AI far less costly.

After the failure of S.B. 1047, new AI disclosure law drops kill switch for disclosure mandate.

New Claude Sonnet 4.5 beats OpenAI and Google on coding tests.

Cambridge researchers use satellite-based bramble detection as a proxy for mapping hedgehog habitats.

New mobile chatbot feature analyzes conversations overnight.

AI-selected portfolios might perform well in a growing market, but experts warn of downturn risks.

Search shows 2 million vulnerable Cisco SNMP interfaces exposed to the Internet.

OpenAI’s new $400 billion announcement reveals both growing AI demand and circular investments.

Baseboard management controller vulnerabilities make remote attacks possible.

New study examines how a helpful AI response could become a cultural disaster in Iran.

Public schools ran to VMware during the pandemic. Now they’re running away.

LastPass warns it’s one of the latest to see its well-known brand impersonated.

Turla is getting a helping hand from Gamaredon. Both are units of Russia’s FSB.