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Learning from the OpenAI-Hugging Face fiasco, as well as from recent revelations about its own model, Anthropic is revamping its security and alignment practices. The company has established controls that flag when a model attempts to break out of a sandbox or successfully accesses the live internet, cordoned off its highest-risk test environments, and proposed […] more…Why Waymo settled for the wrong car
Forget “Florida Man.” Want to hear a California Man story? Here goes. A California man rolled up to a yoga studio in San Francisco’s Marina District in a self-driving Waymo car, walked into the studio, grabbed an armful of yoga shorts, got back in the Waymo and took off. Six months later, police still haven’t […] more…Anthropic to Department of Defense: Drop dead
In recent weeks, AI giant Anthropic has been locked in a high‑stakes confrontation with the Trump administration’s Department of Defense (DoD) over new standard terms the Pentagon wants to impose on AI vendors. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had demanded contract language that would give the military “any lawful use” of Anthropic’s models, effectively stripping out […] more…How two companies are moving AI prototypes to production
With many AI projects failing, there’s no one-size-fits-all formula for advancing AI proofs of concept to real-world use in the corporate world. But two companies, Ernst & Young (EY) and Lumen, have had success — though they’ve tackled the issue in dramatically different ways. EY, being in a regulated space of finance and tax, has […] more…Foreign tech workers are avoiding travel to the US
I go to a lot of tech conferences — 13 in 2025 — and many of those I attend are outside the US; several are in London, one is in Amsterdam, another in Paris, and two in Tokyo. Wherever I went this past year, when we weren’t talking about AI, Linux, the cloud, or open-source […] more…Buyer’s guide: How to choose the right business laptops
With hundreds of business-oriented laptops to choose from, picking the right ones to outfit your company’s workforce can be daunting. We’re here to help with a buyer’s guide that breaks the options into categories and provides details, price estimates, and pros and cons of each. Ranging from $200 for the cheapest budget models to nearly […] more…OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, acknowledged in its own research that large language models will always produce hallucinations due to fundamental mathematical constraints that cannot be solved through better engineering, marking a significant admission from one of the AI industry’s leading companies. The study, published on September 4 and led by OpenAI researchers Adam Tauman […] more…Burned out by bots: The rise of prompt fatigue in the workplace
Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools have quickly become commonplace in the workplace. In the rush to boost productivity, many organizations have adopted them without fully considering how best to integrate them into daily workflows. Some employees are now complaining of “prompt fatigue” — a kind of cognitive drain similar to the “Zoom fatigue” of the […] more…The AI-powered cyberattack era is here
Prognosticators have been prognosticating for 20 years about a future in which hackers use AI to breach networks, steal data, and socially engineer credulous employees. And like so many AI-related futurisms in the age of LLM-based generative AI, this prediction is coming true. Anthropic reported last week that a hacker used its technology for an […] more…Application Security Protection for the Masses
I’ve always found it entertaining that so many sales pitches are essentially a listing of features for the product or service being sold. The reason I find this entertaining is that for anyone who has worked on the customer side or has ever listened to customers, it is obvious that customers buy solutions, not products. […] more…New Year, New You: Start Fresh With McAfee Protection Score
Are you an online oversharer? Do you give your full birthday to all your online shopping accounts? Have a few companies you have accounts with been breached but you didn’t take any action at the time? If you have bad digital habits, now is an excellent time to reset your digital presence. In isolation, these […] more…Unwrapping Some of the Holiday Season’s Biggest Scams
Even with the holidays in full swing, scammers won’t let up. In fact, it’s high time for some of their nastiest cons as people travel, donate to charities, and simply try to enjoy their time with friends and family. Unfortunate as it is, scammers see this time of year as a tremendous opportunity to profit. […] more…Guide: Protecting Your Digital Identity
People in their 20s and 30s are losing it online. And by it, I mean money—thanks to digital identity theft. In its simplest form, your digital identity is made up of a whole host of things that can be traced back to you and who you are. That can range anywhere from photos you post online to online shopping accounts, email accounts to telephone numbers, […] more…Can My Phone Be Tracked If Location Services Are Off?
Your smartphone comes with built-in location services, which are useful if you lose it or if you use an app that needs to know your location. But what if you don’t want your phone to be tracked? Can the phone be located if you turn off location services? The answer is yes, it’s possible to […] more…How to Protect Your Social Media Accounts
Social media is part of our social fabric. So much so that nearly 50% of the global population are social media users to some degree or other. With all that sharing, conversing, and information passing between family and friends, social media can be a distinct digital extension of ourselves—making it important to know how you […] more…How to Quickly Remove Malware in 2022
If you’re like most people, you probably use your computer for most of your online activities. It’s amazing what the internet can do to make our lives easier. But if you’ve spent any time online, you know the internet also comes with some risks. Malware (or malicious software) is one risk of living a connected […] more…More information
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