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Private security firms will soon be allowed to hack overseas cybercriminals
The Trump administration plans to let vetted private cybersecurity firms carry out government-authorised operations against overseas criminal groups that target US people, organisations and government bodies. The initiative would mark the first formal US programme allowing private companies to conduct offensive cyber activity abroad, raising questions about oversight, incentives and the still-undefined limits of such…
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This AI Startup Made a 24-Hour AI News Channel. Who Wants This?
Mirage, the AI company behind the Captions video-editing app, ran a 24-hour livestreamed news experiment featuring entirely AI-generated anchors. The project tested whether audiences might accept a cable-news-style format in which the presentation, hosts and interviews were artificial, while the underlying stories came from licensed Reuters reporting; it also served to promote Mirage’s Avatar X…
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OpenAI is losing its second executive this week
OpenAI chief revenue officer Denise Dresser has said she will leave the company in the coming weeks, becoming the second senior executive to announce a departure this week. Her exit adds to a run of leadership changes as OpenAI prepares for its next stage of commercial growth and a possible public listing. Dresser joined OpenAI…
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OpenAI introduces ‘Ultrafast,’ a new mode that makes GPT 5.6 Sol work at 14x the speed
OpenAI has introduced Ultrafast, a preview mode intended to make its GPT 5.6 Sol model respond and complete work far more quickly. The company says it could help businesses use a powerful general-purpose model in time-sensitive tasks without switching to smaller or specialised systems. OpenAI claims Ultrafast can run at up to 14 times standard…
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IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push
IBM has partnered with OpenAI to offer its AI models and tools to more large corporate customers through IBM Consulting. The agreement matters because it strengthens OpenAI’s enterprise distribution while allowing IBM to broaden its model-agnostic AI strategy amid intensifying competition for corporate AI spending. IBM will train and certify tens of thousands of consultants…
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‘Genshin Impact’s Latest Update Takes a Jab at Donald Trump Reflecting Pool Drama
Genshin Impact’s version 7.0 includes an in-game bulletin-board post widely interpreted as a parody of Donald Trump and controversy surrounding repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Written by the fictional Grand Duke Diomid Turzov, it depicts a ruler whose poorly conceived fountain repairs worsen the problem before he blames supposed vandals and promises a…
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Virgin Galactic wants your help naming its new Delta class spaceship
Virgin Galactic has opened a public vote to name the first spacecraft in its next-generation Delta-class fleet, which it hopes will return the company to commercial suborbital passenger flights in February 2027. The vehicle matters because it is intended to fly far more frequently than the retired SpaceShipTwo system, potentially expanding the company’s capacity to…
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Naive SNP ‘dismiss security warning over China’ as they push for controversial wind turbine project to go ahead
The SNP has been criticised by security experts after First Minister John Swinney called for a Chinese developer’s proposed wind-turbine factory near Inverness to be reconsidered. The project was blocked by the UK Government on national-security grounds, making the dispute significant because it highlights tensions between renewable-energy investment, devolved politics and concerns over Chinese involvement…
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Microsoft’s dueling Copilot apps have combined into a single entity
Consumer and work experiences converge, while a few features face the chop
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Netflix Shuts Down Studio Behind ‘Unhinged’ Game 6 Weeks After Release
Netflix is closing Night School Studio, the developer of horror game ‘Unhinged’, just six weeks after the game’s release, alongside Helsinki-based studio Moonloot. The decision highlights continued changes to Netflix’s games operation as it concentrates its investment on selected types of games and expands play on television screens. Netflix acquired Night School in 2021, while…