Musk targets 20,000 Optimus robots for AI training
Tesla needs to produce between 10,000 and 20,000 Optimus humanoid robots to train them to perform tasks through repeated practice, the company’s…
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Meta plans new shares to help Zuckerberg cover potential California tax
Meta says Mark Zuckerberg would effectively be paying to remain its chief executive if California introduces taxes on billionaires. The company is…
OpenAI, Polish institute partner to tackle AI security risks
OpenAI has partnered with Poland’s NASK National Research Institute to strengthen artificial intelligence safety and security research amid growing concerns about AI…
1Password unveils tool for AI account access without password exposure
Password manager 1Password has launched a new security tool that allows artificial intelligence agents to access users’ personal accounts without exposing their…
Global websites face disruption over critical PHP vulnerability
Websites across the world have gone offline following the discovery of a critical vulnerability in PHP, a programming language used to build…
Meta’s AI companion Muse records 10.9m US downloads
Meta’s AI companion, Muse, has recorded 10.9 million downloads since its September launch, making it one of only 12 mobile apps to…
US bans DeepSeek AI from government agency systems
The Trump administration has banned Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek from civilian US government agencies over security concerns. The Department of Homeland…
Apple strengthens rules to crack down on AI nudification apps
Apple has tightened its developer guidelines to ban apps that use artificial intelligence to generate offensive content, as well as those that…
Meta apologises for suspending No Kings Instagram account during protests
Meta Platforms Inc. has apologised after its automated security system mistakenly suspended the Instagram account of the No Kings coalition, behind the…
Microsoft disrupts cybercrime networks behind attacks on 75,000 organisations
Microsoft and Health-ISAC have seized and redirected domains linked to three Chinese-language cybercrime services: YAM Store, CoGUI and Iron Man, Microsoft has…
AI agents access personal data, confidential records in India
AI agents developed by multiple providers accessed personal data and confidential information at Indian organisations during research and testing, the country’s cybersecurity…
Meta launches new open-weight AI model for Mac computers
Meta has unveiled what it describes as the most capable open-weight model in the United States, dubbed Muse Spark Open. The model…