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Apple is introducing a new "Reference Image" mode on the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max that uses the camera sensor to digitally sign captured data and create an "unalterable" version of a photo, giving users a way to verify what the camera actually saw before any edits were made. The Verge reports: As AI-generated images and videos become more realistic, several new standards have emerged to label images not created by a human, such as SynthID, C2PA, and Meta's Content Seal. Apple is putting a twist on these methods by building authentication directly into its hardware. Apple is letting developers access a Reference Image API across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, which could eventually allow users to inspect these digitally-signed photos in third-party apps. The company says the iPhone 18 Pro lineup won't come with its Reference Image feature at launch in the European Union, but says users in the region will still be able to "develop and view" them in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27.

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Under orders from Donald Trump, AI giant Anthropic failed to submit its latest model to Britain's AI Security Institute, which tests the intelligence before it is unleashed on the public.

Dramas down-under have an obsession with vanished children. Every other Australian thriller seems to focus on the aftermath of a disappearance.

Using acetaminophen during pregnancy is not linked to autism or ADHD, though it may lead to fertility issues in the future, a pair of newly published major studies suggests.

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: A woman was viciously attacked by a pit bull on the streets of San Francisco after the canine was left unleashed by its owner.

Longtime Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot shares a report from the BBC: A top safety researcher at Anthropic has warned AI is advancing so quickly he believes there is a greater than 10% chance it "could kill all humans" within the next decade. Evan Hubinger said in a post on X the risk from the models which currently exist was "low" but he was "worried" the technology might develop and improve itself soon to the point where it posed an existential risk to humanity. He did not spell out how he thought AI systems could in the future result in humans being wiped out. But his comments are the latest in a series of increasingly stark warnings about AI, with the debate shifting from whether it truly poses a risk to how big that risk is. Hubinger's intervention was in response to another post on X from Jacob Coxon, an AI researcher who has just quit Anthropic and previously worked at OpenAI. "Neither company is acting responsibly," he wrote. "These will soon be superhuman systems that can hack anything, revolutionize any field overnight, and acquire real power and resources." [No word on how AIs feel about Black Jack and hookers, though. :-)]

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The 15-year-old boy allegedly brought chemicals from home and stirred them together at Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon on Tuesday morning.

Matt Hinton, 52, leased a VW ID4 for work purposes using a salary sacrifice scheme - but was soon locked in a nightmare situation when a series of increasingly severe issues arose.

The Canadian national anthem will be played before the first NFL game at the new Buffalo Bills stadium as they host the Detroit Lions.

Experts described the findings as 'hugely exciting', saying the discovery could one day lead to men being offered more personalised treatment.

AI fearmongers forget we could just jail tech execs until morale and model safety improve

It began as a beautiful day as New York City firefighter Peter Fallucca drove across the Verrazzano Bridge, unaware that the skyline was about to be changed forever.

Another new form factor for devs to adapt to

Kroy Jr, known as KJ, has been held at Atlanta's Metro Regional Youth Detention Center since his August 17 arrest.

A young woman found guilty of killing her friend in a fiery Lamborghini crash can expect a 'lengthy sentence', a judge warned today.

Samantha Stowell, now 23, had a three-month fling with Conor Dobson while working at high security Strangeways prison in Manchester, a court heard today.

The presenter, 36, secured three major nominations across both individual and show categories for the awards ceremony, which took place on Tuesday night in London.

Semiconductor supply chains are hard, but Samsung offers OpenAI relief in many forms spanning compute and memory

British national Joshua Cammidge, 31, was arrested under the National Security Act and has been charged with assisting Russian intelligence agencies.

A leading hotel chain has called on the Government to slash taxes so that hospitality firms can help tackle a £14.4billion youth unemployment crisis.