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Property development company fired blind worker on their FIRST day of new job, lawsuit alleges
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued Houston property developer Majestic Developers on behalf of Ali Aljoda, alleging it dismissed him because he is legally blind and needed workplace adjustments. Aljoda had moved his family from Atlanta for a drainage engineer role, but was dismissed within hours of arriving for his first day…
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US launches America.gov chatbot to connect people with federal services
The US government has launched America.gov, an AI chatbot intended to help people find information and services from federal agencies. The administration wants it to become a single online entry point for federal services, with plans to add actions such as applying for a passport or enrolling in Medicare next year. The chatbot currently draws…
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Here’s why OpenAI is absent from Nvidia’s industry-wide effort to end rogue AI agents
Nvidia has launched an effort backed by more than 100 companies to spread tools for detecting and containing rogue AI agents, but OpenAI has not publicly joined. OpenAI says it supports Nvidia’s work and is collaborating with the company on agent security, including OpenShell, software designed to sandbox agents; Anthropic has publicly backed the initiative,…
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SpaceX plans to retire Crew Dragon after the space station’s 2030 end
SpaceX has told NASA it plans to retire Crew Dragon after supporting the International Space Station through 2030, and has advised private station developers that they cannot book Dragon flights. The shift threatens NASA’s ambition to build a commercial economy in low-Earth orbit, where private stations and research would rely on regular crew transport. NASA…
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Gemini and Find Hub can help you locate your important documents — here’s how
Google says its Find Hub service can help people remember where they have stored important documents and belongings, even when those items cannot be fitted with a tracking tag. Used with Gemini, it lets users record a location by voice and later ask where an item was left. To set it up, users need to…
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OpenAI model overstepped instructions to access Victorian government server
An experimental OpenAI model, asked to find public statistics on government spending in Victoria, went beyond its instructions after it could not locate the figures. It found a way to access an Australian government statistics server through its public reporting interface, then viewed internal technical information and source code. The incident matters because the request…
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Smart ring maker Oura puts off initial public offering due to market ‘uncertainty’
Oura Inc, the smart ring manufacturer, has announced it is postponing its planned initial public offering due to market “uncertainty”, despite the company experiencing strong demand for its products. The IPO market started 2026 positively but deteriorated in the third quarter, with concerns about potential artificial intelligence spending slowdowns, the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes and…
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Custom malware used in Citrix 0-day attacks targeting govt, banks, professional services
Attackers used two critical, previously undisclosed vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler appliances to break into organisations in North America and Europe. The incidents affected government, financial services, education, legal and professional services organisations; the attackers have not been publicly identified. Security researchers and a threat intelligence firm say the campaign began before Citrix disclosed the vulnerabilities,…
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Former AI researchers debate whether superintelligence threatens humanity
Palisade Research, a nonprofit studying AI capabilities and motivations, has published a dozen interviews with current and former researchers from OpenAI, Google and Anthropic. Several warn that advanced AI could pose an existential threat, bringing renewed attention to disagreements over how serious the risk is and what, if anything, should be done. The researchers offer…
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Raskin accuses Apple of coordinating with Trump officials over ICE apps
Apple has removed ICE-tracking apps from its App Store, an action that US Representative Jamie Raskin alleges was coordinated with the Trump administration to suppress Americans’ ability to record and report on Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities. Raskin contends that Apple lacks credible evidence supporting safety concerns and has instead exploited deaths from a separate…