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Bank of America hired 1,000 contractors in the second quarter to patch software vulnerabilities identified by advanced AI models, including Anthropic’s Mythos. The work contributed to hundreds of millions of dollars in third-quarter costs, alongside anti-money laundering compliance issues.
Researchers from Mount Sinai, NASA and Space Tango sent miniature human hearts and brain models to the International Space Station aboard a Tuesday morning resupply mission. The experiments will examine how space conditions affect organs and may help researchers study aging and disease on Earth.
Schools and libraries are urging the Federal Communications Commission to preserve E-Rate, a $2-billion-a-year programme that helps pay for internet service and equipment. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has proposed asking whether the programme should be restricted or ended, though the American Library Association says the FCC lacks authority to terminate it.
Eight states have sued OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT can encourage self-harm and other dangerous behaviour among children and young users. They are seeking product changes, civil penalties and damages, as well as the forfeiture of profits tied to young users’ activity.
Microsoft has launched a public preview of Defender for Linux desktops, extending its enterprise security tools to developer workstations. The service supports several Linux distributions and requires a qualifying Microsoft subscription.
Epic Games has launched a preview of an AI-generated launcher that it says cold-starts faster than Steam on Windows. The company also says Fortnite will come to Linux through the client after anti-cheat and security arrangements are in place.
A CCIA Europe-commissioned study estimates the EU’s proposed Cloud and AI Development Act could generate 115 billion euros ($128 billion) in costs over 10 years. It says software redevelopment would make up most of the bill, while about 80 billion euros of the total depends on an assumed expansion of sovereignty rules.
Android now automatically verifies a device’s phone number and links it to every Google account signed in on that phone. Users can disable future verification, but must remove numbers already added to accounts individually.
Anthropic says small AI models could eventually help malware reproduce across Internet-connected devices without human involvement. An experiment found technical hurdles, but the company warned that such infections could be difficult to shut down.
Google Play is adding a way for people to build personal Android apps with tools such as Google AI Studio and run them on their own devices without publishing publicly. The feature will initially be available to U.S. users aged 18 and older, with sharing and public publishing options planned for later.
Netflix is laying off about 1,000 employees, or 6% of its workforce, in its biggest round of cuts since 2022. The company says its business is strong as it faces growing competition from YouTube, TikTok and other rivals.
The Netherlands’ Tax and Customs Administration has dropped its planned Microsoft 365 public-cloud rollout after an ICT assessment raised concerns about security, sovereignty and vendor lock-in. The government will retain existing Microsoft software for now, while moving mail and calendars on-premises in 2027 and introducing European open-source storage and collaboration tools later.
Anthropic says its Git-based infrastructure could not keep pace with Claude-generated code, so it built Scion and AI-assisted review and search tools. The company says Scion will not be released as open-source software, though it expects similar scaling pressures to spread to other organizations.
Discovery+ has increased monthly prices for new subscribers, with changes for existing customers taking effect after 30 days’ notice. A Skydance spokesperson said the changes were planned before Warner Bros. Discovery’s merger closing date was known.
Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, was arrested after a recording device was found in an OpenAI executive conference room. The company said an employee planted it days before its discovery and was terminated.
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