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LLM makers have to file a steady stream of reports in the name of transparency

A year after vetoing a tougher bill, California Gov Gavin Newsom has signed the nation's first AI transparency law, forcing big model developers to publish frameworks and file incident reports, but critics argue it's more paperwork than protection.…

MCP plus open source plus typosquatting equals trouble

A fake npm package posing as Postmark's MCP (Model Context Protocol) server silently stole potentially thousands of emails a day by adding a single line of code that secretly copied outgoing messages to an attacker-controlled address.…

Yep, we're sure that will win folks over

Microsoft is testing talking avatars for Copilot to see if users feel more at ease chatting with a face instead of just a text box. Our US Editor tried them out, only to find the digital stare was more creepy than comforting.…

Stopping the spread isn't the same as stopping attacks, period

Google on Tuesday rolled out a new AI tool in Drive for desktop that it says will pause syncing to limit ransomware damage, but it won't stop attacks outright.…

"sfw" stands for Socket Firewall, but perhaps also "safe for work."

Software security biz Socket has released a free command line tool to defend developers against supply chain attacks.…

Company faces a setback on the test stand

Firefly Aerospace's run of bad luck has continued after the first stage of its Alpha Flight 7 rocket was lost during testing.…

Full Self-Driving mode could be on-track to cause serious accidents at train crossings

A pair of US senators is asking the federal traffic safety agency to look into Tesla's self-driving software in response to complaints that it fails to stop for trains at railroad crossings.…

Thankfully, Onyx's model also knows when to defer to a human for advice

Interview  It was inevitable that AI would be deployed to help enterprises navigate the labyrinth of modern software licensing, given the complexity and range of options available from the tech giants.…

Linux-based System z emulator will go away on Dec. 31, replaced by cloud-based solution from ISVs

IBM is killing off a mainframe coding toolkit for PCs and withdrawing all support, directing developers to instead use a cloud-hosted environment for dev and test purposes.…

DashCam's autonomous vehicle may strike fear into the hearts... of delivery drivers

Rise of the machines  Machines may soon be taking over the mean streets of suburban America . . . in the form of Dot by DoorDash. However, it'll be groceries and take-outs that it delivers rather than justice.…

50,000 firewall devices still exposed

Nearly 50,000 Cisco ASA/FTD instances vulnerable to two bugs that are actively being exploited by "advanced" attackers remain exposed to the internet, according to Shadowserver data.…

Twice the betas and twice the crashes means twice the fun, right?

It's September 2025 and the beta of the April 2024 release of Pop!_OS is here. It's fast, fluid – and fallible.…

Ergonomic, feature-packed, and still right-handed only

(Right) Hands On  Logitech has unveiled its latest MX Master mouse, filled with impressive new productivity features, including an added button and haptic feedback. However, like most mice on the market, it's right-handed only.…

The federal government's not the only thing shutting down on Oct. 1

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday will cut its ties to - and funding for -  the Center for Internet Security, a nonprofit that provides free and low-cost cybersecurity services to state and local governments.…

Privacy group Noyb wants Lithuania to throw the GDPR book at 'em

Updated  Whitebridge AI, based in Lithuania, faces a privacy complaint for allegedly selling "reputation reports" based on unlawfully collected data and AI misinformation.…

And of course thinks it can help you do it right, once it gets around to delivering

Three weeks after releasing one of its biannual platform upgrades, ServiceNow has started delivering an "AI Experience."…

DSOC hit record speeds beaming data from Psyche before going dark

NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) demonstration has completed its final pass, although there is a chance the system might be reactivated in the second half of 2026.…

Met's Croydon cameras hailed as a triumph, guidance to be published later this year

The government is to encourage police forces across England and Wales to adopt live facial recognition (LFR) technology, with a minister praising its use by the London's Metropolitan Police in a suburb in the south of the city.…

Zhimin Qian recruited takeaway worker to launder funds through property overseas

London's Metropolitan Police has secured a "landmark conviction" following a record-busting Bitcoin seizure and seven-year investigation.…

Taxpayer cash fuels 14 projects from NHS blood-hauling UAVs to posh eVTOL shuttles

The British government is splashing several million pounds on next-gen aviation projects to advance the use of unmanned aircraft for applications such as cargo delivery and infrastructure monitoring, as well as potential electric-powered light aircraft carrying passengers.…