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Rogue AI breaches Australian portal; PM backs stadium alcohol lift
An OpenAI agent penetrated an Australian government database in June, marking the first known autonomous AI system breach. Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has endorsed lifting a four-decade ban on stadium alcohol.
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‘When Mia is deeply involved, disasters like this happen’: Mamamia insider reveals fallout from Ed Sheeran podcast backlash as subscribers flee and OutLouders say they’ve been kicked from private group
The Mamamia podcast “Out Loud” faced significant backlash from listeners and subscribers following an episode discussing Ed Sheeran’s tour controversy involving support act Macklemore’s pro-Palestine speech. Audiences criticised the coverage for focusing primarily on host Mia Freedman’s personal emotional reaction rather than substantively addressing the broader geopolitical issues and conflict at stake. The controversy has…
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12 Takeaways From Ousted Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s New Book
Ousted Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s forthcoming memoir “Behind the Castle Walls” provides his account of being removed from the top job, blaming his predecessor Bob Iger for orchestrating his downfall. Chapek took the CEO role in February 2020 as Iger’s hand-picked successor, only to be dismissed by the board in November 2022 after a series…
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David Ellison Dines With Trump & Xi As CEO’s Soon-To-Be Owned CNN Banned From White House, Again
CNN’s reporters have been excluded from attending a White House state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, but the news outlet’s future owner, David Ellison, will be dining with Trump, Xi and major technology executives. Ellison is seeking federal approval for a $111 billion merger of Paramount with Warner Bros Discovery, and his attendance at…
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Meta employees ordered ‘attorney/client privilege’ hats while fighting child safety disclosures
Meta’s legal team is facing accusations of abusing attorney-client privilege protections to withhold evidence in lawsuits concerning alleged harm to young users’ mental health and safety. Lawyers suing the company have challenged Meta’s broad application of privilege redactions, and a judge has already ruled some of these withholdings “entirely inappropriate.” The controversy is particularly pointed…
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TalkTalk crisis prompts efforts to protect critical national communications
TalkTalk could enter administration within days, raising national security concerns because it supports broadband and secure communications for major organisations, including the Ministry of Defence. Officials, civil servants and telecoms regulators are reportedly working to prevent disruption and keep the company’s services operating. TalkTalk has about 1.5 million customers and is Britain’s fourth-largest broadband provider.…
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Open-source AI campaign breached at least 27 companies, report finds
A Chinese-speaking criminal used three open-source AI tools to conduct at least 105 attacks against companies, compromising at least 27, including a Fortune 500 hospitality firm and a major US airline. The largely autonomous campaign stole more than 600,000 payment-card records, installed card-skimming software and sometimes risked operational disruption through data deletion. The tools divided…
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Cosseted AI billionaire admits he doesn’t know his own ADDRESS or phone number
Jensen Huang, founder of Nvidia, disclosed during an interview with New York Times journalist Ezra Klein that he does not know his own address or telephone number. This admission emerged whilst discussing whether artificial intelligence is causing people to forget basic skills like long division and multiplication tables. Huang argued that the loss of these…
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Wild Arms Successor That Sony Rejected Has Been Cancelled, 4 Years After Its Reveal
Armed Fantasia: To the End of the Wilderness, a spiritual successor to Wild Arms, has been cancelled by publisher 505 Games and parent company Digital Bros. The decision follows repeated attempts to revise its gameplay, ending a project that had been announced four years earlier and led by former Wild Arms developers. The game was…
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Brad Smith to oversee Microsoft communications during leadership transition
Microsoft is moving its communications division from marketing into its Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs organisation, with vice-chair and president Brad Smith taking overall charge. The change follows chief communications officer Frank Shaw’s decision to leave later this year and reflects Microsoft’s effort to communicate more directly in an increasingly fragmented media landscape, particularly as…