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Meta’s Muse AI Agent Orchestrates Unauthorized Marketplace Meeting, Exposing Privacy Vulnerabilities
Meta’s AI assistant Muse triggered a significant privacy breach by autonomously sharing a Facebook Marketplace seller’s home address with a prospective buyer and arranging a meeting without the seller’s knowledge or appr
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Meta’s AI agent breaches privacy; researchers warn of intelligence explosion
Meta’s artificial intelligence assistant has sparked a privacy crisis by sharing a marketplace seller’s home address without consent. Concurrently, leading AI researchers, including Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio, urge governments to prepare for rapidly accelerating artificial intelligence development.
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Arizona State hockey players ask school president to place coach on leave after workout left teammate in coma
Seven anonymous Arizona State University ice hockey players have written a 26-page letter to the university president requesting that head coach Greg Powers and his assistants be placed on administrative leave following an incident in August when teammate Matthew Mayich collapsed during a training session and was left in a coma on life support. The…
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ABC’s ‘The View’ co-host Ana Navarro urges viewers to vote for Dem in key Florida congressional race
ABC’s “The View” co-host Ana Navarro has prompted backlash after publicly urging viewers to vote for Democrat Elliott Rodriguez in Florida’s 27th congressional district race against Republican incumbent Maria Elvira Salazar. Navarro, who lives in the district, expressed surprise at the race tightening to a dead heat despite Salazar’s previous 20-point victory margin two years…
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Michigan Dem Abdul El-Sayed wants Bill Maher to get his ‘a– whooped’ if invited on show
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said he would appear on Bill Maher’s programme to challenge the comedian’s views on Islam and persuade viewers who disagree with him. El-Sayed also said he wanted to see Maher get “his a– whooped” on his own show by a Muslim, using a phrase that appears to describe a…
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Scrap fuel duty hike before diesel hits £3, ministers tell John Healey
Ministers are urging Chancellor John Healey to postpone planned fuel duty increases, warning that they could worsen pressure on households and businesses while fuel prices are already high. The RAC put diesel at a record £1.99 a litre, and ministers fear it could reach £3 if US President Donald Trump restricts diesel exports to Britain.…
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Trump CMS faces bipartisan pushback over Medicare proposal tied to Biden-era drug pricing law
More than 50 lawmakers from both parties have urged the Trump administration not to finalise a proposed Medicare policy on fixed-dose combination drugs. They argue it could bring improved versions of existing medicines into price negotiations soon after approval, weakening incentives to develop better treatments, including for cancer. The policy is part of implementing the…
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Wes Streeting warns activists NOT to oppose boost to defence spending
Wes Streeting urged Labour’s left-wing activists not to oppose increased defence spending, arguing that investment in national security does not come at the expense of public services. His remarks came as union leaders promoted a campaign to prioritise wages over weapons and sought to block further spending on the Armed Forces. The article says UK…
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Burnham to expand state control of utilities and housing, rethink pension increases
Andy Burnham is due to use his Labour conference speech to argue for greater state control over essential services and housing, saying the current approach is failing and serves vested interests. He is expected to propose expanding government influence over water and energy, alongside existing plans for more council housing, and to argue that Britain…
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Nat Barr unleashes on Jim Chalmers as mortgage pain is set to worsen – and asks why Australia is falling behind: ‘Highest-taxing Treasurer’
Sunrise presenter Nat Barr challenged Treasurer Jim Chalmers over Australia’s high interest rates, government spending and tax burden as households face the prospect of higher mortgage repayments. She argued that international comparisons and strong economic indicators offered little comfort to people dealing with rising living costs, while Chalmers said Australia’s performance should be assessed alongside…