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OpenAI sued over Tumbler Ridge shooting, $1T IPO at risk
Families of seven victims of the Tumbler Ridge school shooting have sued OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging employees flagged the shooter's violent ChatGPT conversations eight months before the attack bu
MLJAR Studio Launches Local AI Data Analyst
MLJAR Studio debuts a local AI data analyst that turns natural-language questions into Python code, automates machine learning experiments, and converts notebooks into self-hosted web apps — all witho
AI Erodes Big Law's Junior Training Pipeline
AI is rapidly absorbing the entry-level legal work that has long served as Big Law's training ground for junior associates, forcing elite firms to restructure their hiring and apprenticeship models.
Browser Light Pollution Simulator with Real Data
A new browser‑based platform, iesna.eu, lets users import and analyse real photometric data without installing software. It parses common luminaire file formats and runs design calculations against mu
SimplePDF Copilot Adds AI Client‑Side PDF Filling
A developer unveiled SimplePDF Copilot, an AI‑powered assistant that can fill form fields, answer queries, add or delete pages, and more—all within a client‑side PDF editor. Built on the seven‑year‑ol
Meta Acquires Humanoid Robotics Startup ARI
Meta has bought Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup that builds foundation models for humanoid robots, to accelerate its push into AI‑driven physical agents. The deal, highlighted by co‑founders wit
Microsoft Tests Redesigned Windows 11 Run Menu
Microsoft is rolling out a redesigned Windows 11 Run menu to Insiders in the Experimental Channel, adding dark mode support and a modern interface built on Command Palette code from PowerToys.
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OpenAI Adds Marketing Cookies for Free ChatGPT Users
OpenAI will now place marketing cookies on free‑ChatGPT browsers to target ads for its own services, a change confirmed by its updated privacy policy and WIRED’s testing. The move arrives as OpenAI ex
Bright idea? UK firm pioneers data centres using lampposts
UK’s Conflow Power Group is turning streetlights into off‑grid AI mini‑data centres, sealing a deal to install 50,000 solar‑powered iLamps in Nigeria. The units run Nvidia’s 15‑watt low‑power chip and
Pentagon Signs Eight AI Deals, Makes Military AI‑First
The Pentagon has sealed eight AI contracts with tech giants and a start‑up, cementing a shift to an "AI‑first" fighting force that can use tools for any lawful operational purpose. While OpenAI’s Febr
Meta Acquires Assured Robot Intelligence
Meta has bolstered its robotics ambitions by buying Assured Robot Intelligence and moving its team into Superintelligence Labs. The deal arrives as Google embeds Gemini AI across its suite and Microso
OpenAI Targets Goblin, Gremlin Bugs in ChatGPT
OpenAI is confronting a wave of whimsical hallucinations—dubbed goblins, gremlins and trolls—that have plagued ChatGPT, launching a coordinated fix that includes a model patch and a reallocation of te
AWS Says Middle East Cloud Repairs Will Take Months
Amazon's cloud customers in the UAE and Bahrain face several more months of disruption as AWS repairs data centers damaged by Iranian drone strikes, with billing suspended and full recovery potentiall
Copy Fail Linux Flaw Gives Root Access Since 2017
A severe Linux vulnerability dubbed 'Copy Fail' (CVE-2026-31431) lets any user gain root access on nearly every distribution released since 2017, discovered with AI assistance and disclosed before mos
AI Expands Attack Surface, Security Rethink Required
AI’s rapid growth is stretching cyber‑defenses to their limits, prompting vendors like GC Cybersecurity to roll out autonomous data‑leak protection while OpenAI reallocates engineers to accelerate res
HPE and Oak Ridge Push Sovereign AI Factories
At MIT’s EmTech AI conference, HPE and Oak Ridge argued that sovereign AI factories—where data stays in‑house—are essential for scaling trustworthy AI. At the same time, OpenAI is racing to build a fu
Hacktivists DDoS Ubuntu Sites in 20-Hour Attack
Hacktivists claimed responsibility for a sustained DDoS attack on Ubuntu and Canonical's web infrastructure that began Thursday, disrupting security APIs, websites, and software updates for roughly 20
Coatue's Next Frontier Secures $5.7B for AI Centers
Coatue’s venture arm, Next Frontier, was launched in 2025 to acquire land for AI‑focused data centers, including a joint venture with neocloud Fluidstack that has raised $5.7 billion in high‑yield jun
Trend Micro links SHADOW‑EARTH‑053 to Asian, Polish targets
A China‑aligned espionage group identified as SHADOW‑EARTH‑053 has been exploiting Microsoft Exchange and IIS vulnerabilities to infiltrate government and defense networks across South, East, and Sout
Five Sales Gaps Costing MSPs Cybersecurity Revenue
Cybersecurity vendor Cynomi has identified five go-to-market challenges preventing managed service providers from converting rising security demand into revenue, and is launching its GTM Academy Compl
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