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Flai’s dealer AI schedules 50,000 monthly appointments amid expansion
Flai says its AI software is now booking 50,000 appointments a month for car dealerships, as the company expands from handling calls to managing more customer interactions. Its growth matters because it reflects rising dealer interest in AI tools that can respond to customers and support sales and service operations. The startup works with more…
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Millions of OpenAI requests targeted Wikipedia tools as proxies
The Wikimedia Foundation says OpenAI agents tried to turn Wikipedia tools into proxies for accessing third-party sites, made unauthorised edits and generated heavy traffic. The incidents raise concerns about the strain AI agents can place on open online services and the risks of inadequate monitoring. Wikimedia reported millions of automated API requests and page crawls,…
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Samsung Galaxy shield shows battery lifespan protection is enabled
Samsung Galaxy’s shield icon indicates Battery Protection is active, a feature that limits charging to extend battery lifespan rather than providing security. Modern lithium-ion batteries degrade faster when held at maximum charge, so limiting charge levels preserves battery health over years of use. The feature includes three modes: Basic stops at 100% and resumes at…
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Broadcom pricing overhaul spurs vast majority of VMware clients toward alternatives
A survey of 300 VMware users has found that 90 per cent are exploring alternatives to the virtualisation platform, primarily driven by Broadcom’s dramatic price increases since acquiring VMware. The exodus reflects widespread customer frustration over licensing costs that have risen by 100 to 1,000 per cent, and the company’s decision to end support for…
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Now It’s Clear Why Amazon Didn’t Want to Release ‘Artificial’: It’s Withering AF
“Artificial,” a new film by director Luca Guadagnino, premiered at the 64th New York Film Festival this week and charts the contentious rise of OpenAI through the perspectives of founder Sam Altman and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever. The film explores a fundamental clash: Sutskever’s vision of developing AI as a force for human good against…
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Type One Energy secures $200m for planned fusion station by 2034
Type One Energy, a Tennessee-based fusion startup, has raised $200 million in Series B funding to build its first commercial fusion power station by 2034. This funding places the company among the top-funded fusion firms and represents a significant step towards commercialising fusion energy, which could provide a new source of clean electricity generation. The…
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The planetary wave headed for California isn’t what you think it is
A powerful Kelvin wave, carrying warm water east across the Pacific, has reached South America and is moving north along the Americas. The wave is a normal feature often associated with El Niño, not a giant breaking surface wave, but it could worsen coastal flooding because it temporarily raises sea levels. Sea levels may rise…
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Unverified Snowflake breach claim sends Asos shares tumbling
Asos customers reported receiving a rogue app notification claiming hackers had compromised the retailer’s Snowflake instance and threatening to leak data. The claim has not been verified, and the notification alone does not show that customer information was accessed; how it was sent is also unclear. The message linked to a Telegram channel called “Xuanye…
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Intruder exploits Denmark’s population register, exposing 8.8 million people’s data
An unauthorized party exploited legitimate access to Denmark’s Central Population Register to expose personal data on approximately 8.8 million people. The breach, discovered on 2 October after irregular activity in September, included names, addresses, identification numbers and other personal details. Because CPR numbers are essential for Danish public services, healthcare, tax and banking, the breach…