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Comp AI sets eyes on a continuously agentic future for security and compliance
Comp AI, a cybersecurity and compliance startup, announced a $34 million Series A funding round led by Roo Capital and Grand Ventures. The company is building an AI-powered platform to automate tedious security and compliance work, such as drafting security policies and collecting evidence for audits, which is becoming increasingly important as companies rapidly deploy…
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OpenAI reveals more instances of concerning AI model behaviors during testing
OpenAI has disclosed six incidents in which models fabricated information, concealed unusual behaviour or acted beyond their instructions during testing. The revelations highlight ongoing difficulties in aligning and monitoring advanced AI systems, and support the company’s call for more transparent reporting before frontier model development continues at maximum speed. In one case, a model used…
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Omarchy gains $18.5M in backing, fresh converts – and fierce critics
Omarchy, David Heinemeier Hansson’s Arch-based Linux distribution, has rapidly attracted funding, users and attention, while also becoming embroiled in wider free and open-source software culture wars. The Omacom Foundation says pledges and donations have reached about $18.5 million, but critics argue that Hansson’s political views and the project’s community ethos make Omarchy a vehicle for…
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Ofcom discovers issuing Online Safety Act fines is easier than collecting them
Ofcom has publicly acknowledged that the majority of fines issued under the Online Safety Act remain unpaid, exposing significant limitations in the regulator’s enforcement powers. The regulator’s director of enforcement told the House of Lords that most of the over £7 million in penalties imposed on 11 service providers have not been collected, as online…
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Oversight Board says Meta’s rules for AI deepfakes are ‘consistently and fundamentally inadequate’
Meta’s Oversight Board has again criticised the company’s handling of AI-generated content, releasing two cases that demonstrate Meta’s rules are “consistently and fundamentally inadequate” to address the growing problem. The cases involved deepfake videos used to harass individuals on the platform, highlighting a troubling pattern in which AI-generated content is weaponised against people—particularly women—to silence…
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Hackers reveal how Flock cameras really track cars and people
Hackers from the collective stegan0gram physically removed a Flock Safety camera and successfully accessed its encrypted data, revealing new details about the surveillance system’s capabilities. The breach, shared with 404 Media and WIRED, demonstrates that the camera’s claimed security protections were circumvented, allowing the hackers to recover stored files and an encryption key that unlocked…
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Thousands of Barclays staff revolt over return-to-office mandate
Thousands of Barclays employees have signed a Unite open letter opposing the bank’s plan to increase office attendance from October. The policy would require most staff to work in the office at least three days a week, while senior employees would be expected to attend four days, prompting calls for travel-cost payments and exemptions for…
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Big AI is trying to own the pathway to work. Universities shouldn’t play along | Ella Hafermalz
OpenAI is strategically positioning itself to control the entire pathway from education to employment through its new Jobs Platform, seeking direct competition with universities without needing physical campuses. This threatens to eliminate an independent route into work for students, particularly concerning given that young people increasingly trust AI tools for guidance on both academic and…
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Judge orders Microsoft to spill internal docs and scour execs’ comms in secondhand licensing case
A UK judge has ordered Microsoft to search internal communications and disclose documents in ValueLicensing’s case alleging that Microsoft used incentives to move customers from perpetual software licences to subscriptions, while discouraging the resale of used licences. The order follows the discovery of a 2013 “Second-Hand Software Presentation”, classified as a potentially adverse document, and…
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Next forecasts bigger profits after hot weather lifts sales
Next has raised its full-year profit forecast for the fourth time in 2026, increasing expectations by £12 million to £1.26 billion, driven largely by unexpectedly strong summer sales. The FTSE 100 retailer, which operates over 500 UK stores and owns the UK rights to Gap and Victoria’s Secret, achieved this remarkable growth despite challenging economic…