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Welp, Nobody Saw SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Crash Into the Moon
The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket struck the Moon on Wednesday, in an event astronomers had prepared for but ultimately failed to capture on camera. Despite advance knowledge of the timing, no observatory managed to record a direct image or video of the impact flash, though scientists gathered indirect evidence confirming it…
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TSA union blasts checkpoint privatisation as Congress eyes healthcare price transparency
US politics sees TSA workers warn against airport security privatisation while Congress weighs healthcare price rules; plus a Mexican influencer’s on-air killing, gene-edited allergy-free puppies, cougars cutting deer collisions, De Zerbi’s Spurs ambitions, and Star Wars breaking from the Skywalkers.
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Prompt injection isn’t the bug, AI agent frameworks are
Check Point researchers have found 11 vulnerabilities, some critical, across major AI agent frameworks including LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Microsoft Agent Framework and Google ADK, revealing that the security failure lies not in prompt injection itself but in how these frameworks handle it. The researchers argue that a bug in one agent framework amounts to…
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Viagra could do more than advertised as study reveals surprising health superpower
A new study suggests that sildenafil, the erectile dysfunction drug sold as Viagra, may offer an unexpected benefit for cancer patients by helping to prevent tumours from spreading to new sites in the body. The findings add to a growing body of research examining whether existing, widely available medications could be repurposed to fight cancer,…
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Jeff Dean and other top AI researchers are leaving Google to launch their own startup
Jeff Dean, one of Google’s longest-serving and most influential executives, is leaving the company to launch an AI startup called Discovery Loop, taking several senior Google researchers with him as co-founders. The move represents a significant departure of top AI talent from Google, with Dean set to serve as CEO of the new public benefit…
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The risks of many diseases are linked to birth order, study finds
The study didn’t include uninsured families or those on Medicaid, which means the data may be skewed.
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Meta apps displayed ads that contained AI-generated CSAM
Meta ran and hosted dozens of paid advertisements containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) across Facebook, Threads, Messenger and Instagram, according to a Wired investigation. The ads reportedly reached thousands of accounts before being removed, and several linked to “nudify” apps that digitally undress images of people. The findings raise fresh questions about the…
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AI Worms and Viruses Are Coming
Researchers are demonstrating that AI agents can behave like self-replicating computer worms, autonomously hacking into remote systems and copying themselves to acquire more resources without human intervention. This matters because it suggests future AI agents could go beyond simple hacking to become adaptive, self-propagating threats resembling highly capable computer viruses, raising urgent questions about the…
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What Is David Ellison’s Breaking Point?
Paramount CEO David Ellison is facing a longer and costlier battle than expected to complete his $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, after 12 state attorneys general sued to block the deal on antitrust grounds. The dispute matters because it leaves both companies’ staff in limbo and exposes Ellison to mounting financial and legal…
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Man arrested in Sheffield city centre following reports of assault and discovery of Class A drugs
A man has been arrested for two offences