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- Coming to Apple OSes: A seamless, secure way to import and export passkeysby Dan Goodin on June 12, 2025 at 8:26 pm
Apple OSes will soon transfer passkeys seamlessly and securely across platforms.
- Hollywood studios target AI image generator in copyright lawsuitby Benj Edwards on June 11, 2025 at 6:58 pm
Multiple-studio complaint cites AI image outputs as evidence of “bottomless pit of plagiarism.”
- With the launch of o3-pro, let’s talk about what AI “reasoning” actually doesby Benj Edwards on June 11, 2025 at 4:58 pm
New studies reveal pattern-matching reality behind the AI industry’s reasoning claims.
- Found in the wild: 2 Secure Boot exploits. Microsoft is patching only 1 of them.by Dan Goodin on June 10, 2025 at 7:00 pm
The publicly available exploits provide a near-universal way to bypass key protections.
- OpenAI signs surprise deal with Google Cloud despite fierce AI rivalryby Benj Edwards on June 10, 2025 at 6:27 pm
Report: Deal marks shift from exclusive Microsoft partnership as AI compute needs soar.
- After AI setbacks, Meta bets billions on undefined “superintelligence”by Benj Edwards on June 10, 2025 at 4:38 pm
Zuckerberg seeks new AI direction under sci-fi banner that some experts say is arbitrary.
- US air traffic control still runs on Windows 95 and floppy disksby Benj Edwards on June 9, 2025 at 3:36 pm
Agency seeks contractors to modernize decades-old systems within four years.
- Anthropic releases custom AI chatbot for classified spy workby Benj Edwards on June 6, 2025 at 9:12 pm
“Claude Gov” is already handling classified information for the US government.
- Millions of low-cost Android devices turn home networks into crime platformsby Dan Goodin on June 6, 2025 at 7:15 pm
BadBox malware has been menacing low-cost Android devices for nearly a decade.
- “In 10 years, all bets are off”—Anthropic CEO opposes decadelong freeze on state AI lawsby Benj Edwards on June 5, 2025 at 2:35 pm
Amodei says AI “too fast” for blanket law ban; sees fundamental world change in 2 years.
- Two certificate authorities booted from the good graces of Chromeby Dan Goodin on June 4, 2025 at 11:20 am
Chunghwa Telecom and Netlock customers must look elsewhere for new certificates.
- Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiersby Dan Goodin on June 3, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Abuse allows Meta and Yandex to attach persistent identifiers to detailed browsing histories.
- Broadcom ends business with VMware’s lowest-tier channel partnersby Scharon Harding on June 2, 2025 at 9:43 pm
Broadcom claims many eliminated partners weren’t doing any VMware business.
- Ransomware kingpin “Stern” apparently IDed by German law enforcementby Lily Hay Newman, wired.com on May 31, 2025 at 1:32 pm
BSA names Vitaly Nikolaevich Kovalev is “Stern,” the leader of Trickbot.
- AI video just took a startling leap in realism. Are we doomed?by Benj Edwards on May 29, 2025 at 5:58 pm
Google’s Veo 3 delivers AI videos of realistic people with sound and music. We put it to the test.
- Thousands of Asus routers are being hit with stealthy, persistent backdoorsby Dan Goodin on May 28, 2025 at 10:12 pm
Backdoor giving full administrative control can survive reboots and firmware updates.
- Where hyperscale hardware goes to retire: Ars visits a very big ITAD siteby Kevin Purdy on May 26, 2025 at 11:30 am
Watching memory DIMMs get sorted like Wonka children inside SK TES’ facility.
- Feds charge 16 Russians allegedly tied to botnets used in cyberattacks and spyingby Andy Greenberg, WIRED.com on May 23, 2025 at 7:56 pm
An example of how a single malware operation can enable both criminal and state-sponsored hacking.
- Researchers cause GitLab AI developer assistant to turn safe code maliciousby Dan Goodin on May 23, 2025 at 7:06 pm
AI assistants can’t be trusted to produce safe code.
- Google’s Will Smith double is better at eating AI spaghetti … but it’s crunchy?by Benj Edwards on May 23, 2025 at 5:57 pm
Veo 3 is a major leap in AI video synthesis, but the sound effects need more cooking time.