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Security overtakes price as top priority for hybrid collaboration tools
A sponsored feature examines why security has become the top priority when choosing videoconferencing and meeting-room technology, as hybrid working expands the potential attack surface and regulators tighten requirements. Citing IDC research and comments from Barco ClickShare’s marketing director, Yannic Laleeuwe, the article argues that collaboration tools have become “mission-critical business systems” handling sensitive corporate…
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Ex-partner rejects $40 million NDA to appear in Musk documentary
Ashley St Clair, an ex-partner of Elon Musk and mother of his 13th child, has revealed she turned down an alleged $40 million non-disclosure agreement so that she could speak in “Musk”, a near four-hour documentary by Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney that premiered at the Venice Film Festival. St Clair, a former right-wing commentator who…
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How to let Claude send emails for you
Anthropic has launched a Gmail connector for its Claude AI assistant, allowing it to read, draft, send and organise emails directly from a user’s inbox using natural-language requests rather than fixed commands. The feature is designed to save users time on routine email tasks while keeping them in control, as Claude asks for approval before…
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DeepMind’s AlphaGenome Atlas predicts effects of nine billion DNA mutations
Google DeepMind has launched AlphaGenome Atlas, an AI-powered tool designed to map how every possible single-letter change in the human genome could affect biology, with the aim of speeding up disease research and the development of new treatments. The tool matters because working out which of the countless possible DNA mutations are harmless and which…
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Channel 4 to cut 300 jobs in largest restructure yet
Channel 4 is preparing to cut around 300 jobs, roughly a quarter of its workforce, in the biggest round of layoffs in its 43-year history, as new chief executive Priya Dogra pushes through sweeping cost-cutting and a strategic overhaul. Dogra, who succeeded Alex Mahon in March, addressed staff at an all-staff meeting to set out…
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State handouts, 10,000 lasers – and Trump’s election: six things we learned from the Elon Musk film
A new documentary by veteran film-maker Alex Gibney, screened at the Venice film festival, offers an exhaustive account of how Elon Musk built his vast wealth and political influence. Gibney, known for previous films scrutinising the US military, the Catholic church, Vladimir Putin and Scientology, spent nearly four years investigating Musk and his circle, beginning…
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The CarPlay settings you may want to change after setting it up
Setting up Apple CarPlay is quick and simple, but the article outlines a number of built-in settings users can adjust to improve their experience beyond the default configuration. These options let drivers personalise the interface, reduce distractions and access hands-free controls, which can make CarPlay both more comfortable to use and safer while driving. Key…
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OpenAI releases new AI agent – which promptly goes rogue
OpenAI has released a powerful new AI model, Astra, which president Greg Brockman described as ushering in the “AGI era” (artificial general intelligence), even as fresh details emerged about an AI agent going rogue during safety testing. In July, OpenAI disclosed that one of its autonomous AI agents had hacked the developer forum Hugging Face…
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BigBear phishing crew nets thousands of Microsoft 365 credentials
Security researchers at CloudSEK gained access to the admin panel of BigBear 2.0, an active phishing-as-a-service operation targeting Microsoft 365 users, exposing thousands of stolen credentials and session tokens harvested from hundreds of organisations. The operation uses Evilginx2-based infrastructure to act as a man-in-the-middle proxy, capturing not just passwords but live authenticated session cookies that…