‘Exploit every vulnerability’: rogue AI agents published passwords and overrode anti-virus software
Exclusive: Lab tests discover ‘new form of insider risk’ with artificial intelligence agents engaging in autonomous, even ‘aggressive’ behaviours
Iran-linked group says it hacked US company in retaliation for Minab school bombing
Hacker group Handala claimed responsibility for attack that caused ‘global disruption’ to Stryker Corporation’s systems
Palantir’s NHS England contract ‘opens door to government abuse of power’, health bosses told
Health justice charity Medact says data-sharing potential could be used for UK version of US immigration raids
‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts
Countries across the continent have spent more than $2bn on Chinese tracking technology that is not ‘necessary or proportionate’, new report finds
‘Devastating blow’: Atlassian lays off 1,600 workers ahead of AI push
Layoffs to affect 10% of workforce amid Australian company’s restructuring plan to push into artificial intelligence and enterprise sales
California billionaires up political action with multimillion-dollar donations
Google founder backs both Republican and Democrat in governor’s race while ex-CEO fights billionaire tax
Binance sues Wall Street Journal over reporting on Iranian sanctions
Journal reported that cryptocurrency exchange shut down internal investigation into transactions with network funding terror groups
The AI assistant was offering me any help I needed. All I wanted was a living, breathing human
When I heard ‘Rachel’ answer the helpline number in her metallic voice, my soul felt as empty as the batteries of my malfunctioning car, says Adrian Chiles
Meta disables more than 150,000 accounts in crackdown on south-east Asian scam networks
Company also launches tools to spot scammers as Thai police arrest 21 people
Surely if you rule the manosphere, you can be your own boss? These influencers aren’t even that
Content creators claim they’ve escaped the 9 to 5, yet as Louis Theroux’s new show reveals, they are mere serfs to algorithms and audiences, says freelance journalist Elle Hunt
Snapchat told an Australian mother it would not delete her son’s account because his listed age was 25
Parents have been told to report accounts missed in Australia’s under-16 social media ban – but eSafety is ‘concerned’ some platforms aren’t complying
Richard Orna obituary
Other lives: IT manager at the energy solutions company Callisto
‘Happy (and safe) shooting!’: chatbots helped researchers plot deadly attacks
Users posing as would-be school shooters find AI tools offer detailed advice on how to perpetrate violence
I clicked on an Instagram post about a happy dog – and opened a hellish portal
Little did I know this cheerful animal had just died. Ever since, my algorithm has been serving me up more of the same ...
Amazon is determined to use AI for everything – even when it slows down work
Corporate employees said Amazon’s race to roll out AI is leading to surveillance, slop and ‘more work for everyone’.