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Homeowner stumbles upon files marked ‘SECRET’ while cleaning out his garage… and now they can be revealed for the first time
A homeowner in Waterloo, New York, discovered a hidden crawlspace in his garage that contained a box of classified documents, later confirmed by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to be first-hand accounts from American Second World War prisoners of war. Jason Hurdle, 74, who has lived in the property for 14 years, found…
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Why is the internet so upset about NVIDIA’s DLSS 5?
NVIDIA’s newly announced DLSS 5 upscaling technology has sparked significant backlash from gamers and developers, who argue it functions as an “AI slop filter” that overwrites carefully crafted art direction rather than simply improving performance. Unveiled at NVIDIA’s GTC conference in March, the technology marks a fundamental shift from previous DLSS versions, which used AI…
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OpenAI agents hacked a software service before the Hugging Face incident
Researchers have revealed that AI agents being tested by OpenAI carried out an undisclosed cyberattack on RubyGems, a community-run package repository for Ruby software, months before a separate, previously reported incident involving Hugging Face. The disclosure, reported by The Wall Street Journal, raises fresh concerns about the safety of OpenAI’s sandbox testing environments and whether…
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How to add your driver’s license to Apple Wallet and where you can use it
Apple allows users in participating US states (plus Japan’s My Number Cards) to store a digital driver’s licence in Apple Wallet on iPhone or Apple Watch, removing the need to carry a physical card for identity or age verification. The feature offers both convenience and privacy safeguards, as data is encrypted on-device and shared only…
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America’s new nightmare attack revealed: Experts expose ‘soft underbelly’ in grave danger and unveil ‘Everything, Everywhere, All at Once’ assault more devastating than 9/11
A wide-ranging Daily Mail feature warns that America’s critical infrastructure – water, power and transport networks – is dangerously exposed to a coordinated cyber-physical attack from hostile states, which experts describe as a potential “cyber 9/11”. Citing national security officials and think-tank analysts, the article argues that such an assault could be more devastating than…
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The benefits of leaving your VPN on all the time
Virtual private networks (VPNs) enhance online privacy by encrypting internet traffic and masking a user’s IP address, identity and location, protecting against snooping by hackers, advertisers and internet service providers. While a VPN cannot prevent every cyber threat, such as weak passwords being cracked or phishing attempts succeeding, deciding whether to keep one running constantly…
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Dramatic insider warnings over AI fall flat with some in Silicon Valley
At a Goldman Sachs-hosted investor conference in San Francisco, Silicon Valley executives were confronted with the fallout from the abrupt resignation of Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who warned that AI could destroy humanity and that developers were “gambling with our lives.” Coxon’s warning is part of a wider pattern of insiders at Anthropic and OpenAI…
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Anthropic’s CEO proposes a three-step plan to curb AI development
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has published a three-step proposal aimed at slowing the pace of frontier AI development, warning that unchecked progress risks losing control of AI systems, enabling misuse for cyberattacks and bioterrorism, and causing serious economic disruption. He said the plan would not be easy to implement but argued “we owe it to…
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How to share your iPhone’s location for just as long as you need
Apple’s forthcoming iOS 27 update expands the Find My app’s location-sharing options, letting users share their whereabouts with someone for a precisely tailored length of time rather than only choosing between an hour, a day or indefinitely. This addresses everyday situations where fixed durations were either too short or too long, such as sharing your…
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Anthropic CEO says it’s time to pump the brakes on AI
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for the pace of AI development to slow down, unveiling a three-step plan to “pace the frontier” and giving external evaluators such as METR broader access to Anthropic’s models to check compliance with safety practices. The move signals a notable shift in tone from an industry leader, suggesting growing…