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Sanders asks AI giants to pause development, warning of congressional intervention
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is pressing the leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta to pause development of artificial intelligence in the wake of recent hacking incidents, warning Congress will intervene if needed. In a letter sent Monday to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Sanders argued AI development…
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“Expect fake messages” – Valve’s EU shipping partner suffers a data breach, so if you bought a Steam Machine or Steam Controller, you may need to be on guard
Valve’s European shipping partner has suffered a data breach, raising the risk that customers who ordered a Steam Machine or Steam Controller could receive convincing phishing messages. The incident matters because compromised delivery information may help scammers impersonate Valve or couriers and request payments, links or personal details. Affected buyers are being urged to treat…
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Keychron is experimenting with a mic-equipped mini keeb that lets you chat to your AI agent while it vibe codes, and I have my head in my hands
Keychron, known for its mechanical keyboards, is prototyping a compact keyboard with a built-in microphone that lets users speak commands directly to an AI coding assistant while it works. The idea is to let developers using “vibe coding” tools (AI agents that write and edit code autonomously) issue voice instructions without switching to a separate…
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With gen AI assets cut from Assassin’s Creed creator’s new game demo, lead admits “we didn’t even realize it was AI anymore because we were used to seeing it”
Generative AI-created assets were removed from a new game demo by an Assassin’s Creed creator after the team recognised concerns about their use. The lead’s admission that staff had become accustomed to seeing the material illustrates how easily AI-generated work can become normalised within development pipelines. The developer said the team did not initially realise…
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“Real Texans Look Out for Each Other”: Charley Crockett Joins Willie Nelson and Tanya Tucker in Fight to Protect Rural Texas
Country singer Charley Crockett has publicly declared his opposition to data centres being built in rural Texas communities, aligning himself with fellow musicians Willie Nelson and Tanya Tucker on the issue. He posted photos with both artists on Instagram, calling them major influences and stating that “real Texans look out for each other,” after some…
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Valve slowly expands SteamOS support on non-Valve hardware
New update includes improvements for the Intel-based MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ among others.
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Brinks Home data breach puts 1M customers on alert
Brinks Home, a Dallas-based home security company, has confirmed that an unauthorised party gained access to part of its IT systems, raising concerns for its customer base. The company says its alarm monitoring and security services remain fully operational, but the intruder has threatened to release data it claims to have stolen, leaving customers in…
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AI is capable of breaking the music industry. But it does not have to.
An op-ed from MusicInfra CEO Björn Lindvall argues that generative AI’s most pressing threat to the music industry lies not in creativity but in the sector’s ageing infrastructure for tracking royalties and attribution. He warns that the surging volume of AI-generated and AI-assisted music will soon overwhelm systems designed for a simpler era of streams…
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Live Nation’s Merch Traffic sues online sellers over counterfeit Nirvana, Bruno Mars merch
Merch Traffic, a Live Nation subsidiary, has filed a trademark lawsuit against a group of anonymous online sellers accused of hawking counterfeit merchandise for artists including Nirvana, Bruno Mars and The Notorious B.I.G. The complaint, lodged on 5 August in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, matters because it opens a…