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Pensioner loses legs after missed diagnosis; Lib Dems torn over transgender rights
An eighty-year-old pensioner has had both legs amputated following a four-year diagnostic failure. Separately, the Liberal Democrats clash over transgender rights policy after leader Sir Ed Davey backed controversial changes.
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Anthropic-linked CVEs pile up, attackers mostly shrug
Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, which provides vetted partners with access to the Claude Mythos Preview model for defensive security work, has been credited with discovering 225 vulnerabilities since launching in April. However, only one of these flaws has been exploited in the wild, according to VulnCheck security researcher Patrick Garrity, suggesting that the model’s impressive bug-hunting…
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Wired keyboards retain an edge when every millisecond matters
Wired keyboards generally deliver more consistent low-latency performance than Bluetooth models, making them preferable for competitive gaming and other timing-sensitive tasks. For ordinary typing, office work and less reaction-dependent games, Bluetooth’s convenience usually outweighs its performance limitations. Keyboard responsiveness also depends on actuation speed, debounce rate and polling rate, although modern keyboards have largely addressed…
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Muse, Meta’s extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day
Meta’s new AI assistant Muse contains a serious zero-day security vulnerability that undermines the company’s claims about its privacy and security. Despite CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s assertions that the tool was “built from the ground up for privacy and security,” the flaw allows any locally installed application or terminal command to gain complete control of the…
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The 10 Greatest Hugo Award Winners of All Time, Ranked
The article ranks the ten greatest Hugo Award winners since the award’s establishment in 1953, highlighting seminal science-fiction works that have defined the genre. Key entries discussed include: – Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein, which won him his second Hugo; the work remains controversial, with ongoing debate about whether it endorses authoritarianism or explores…
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Tom Cruise Says AI Is ‘Coming and It’s Going to Happen,’ but ‘People Want to See Real Things’: ‘Keep Creating’
Tom Cruise said artificial intelligence will affect the film industry, but audiences will continue to value human performances, real-world spectacle and shared cinema experiences. Speaking at a BAFTA event in London, he urged creatives to “keep creating” and argued that theatrical releases represent a distinct art form alongside streaming. Cruise cited the summer box office’s…
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Andy Burnham smooths first Trump meeting with new weapons and AI pact
Britain and the United States have successfully test-fired a heavyweight torpedo from an unmanned underwater drone for the first time, marking a significant advancement in Western military capability announced as Prime Minister Andy Burnham prepares for his first meeting with Donald Trump at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The historic demonstration of…
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Halt super-intelligent AI with non-proliferation treaty, Ed Davey to say
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey is expected to call for a global pause on developing super-intelligent artificial intelligence and a nuclear-style non-proliferation treaty. He will argue that potentially existential technology should not be controlled by a small group of wealthy technology executives, and will propose an international AI safety agency based in the UK and…
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Tom Cruise Earns Applause With Six-Minute Monologue On Why Art Beats AI In Filmmaking: “There Is Nothing Like Human”
Tom Cruise delivered an impassioned six-minute defence of human artistry in filmmaking at a BAFTA event in London, earning spontaneous applause from the audience. Speaking on how artificial intelligence might disrupt cinema, the actor emphasised the irreplaceable value of human craft and theatrical experience, declaring “there is nothing like human.” His comments highlight the ongoing…