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OpenAI says its AI found critical PHP security flaws
OpenAI has revealed that its artificial intelligence (AI) models played a key role in discovering the critical PHP security flaws, which have been wreaking havoc on websites across the globe.
X's Community Notes missed 93% of false US midterm claims
A recent NewsGuard study has revealed that Community Notes, a crowd-sourced fact-checking system used by X, failed to flag 93.1% of false claims related to the US midterm elections.
Cloudflare sees millions of attacks exploiting newly disclosed PHP flaws
Cloudflare, a leading cloud services provider, has reported millions of attempts to exploit critical vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language.
Meta's Muse app surpasses 10M users as Zuckerberg eyes monetization
Meta's artificial intelligence (AI) app, Muse, has crossed the 10 million user mark.
Airbnb bans checkout chores like washing dishes in new rules
Airbnb has introduced a new policy to make check-outs easier for its guests.
Mark Zuckerberg wants to build social network for AI agents
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled an ambitious plan to create a massive network of its AI agents, called Muse.
Microsoft introduces pay-as-you-go model for Xbox Cloud Gaming
Microsoft has announced a new pay-as-you-go model for its Xbox Cloud Gaming service, starting at $3.99 for 10 hours of playtime.
Meta to pay New Mexico $25B in Cambridge Analytica case
A New Mexico court has slapped Meta with a whopping $25 billion penalty in a data privacy case linked to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight: Here's how to watch
The Orionid meteor shower, known for its bright fireball meteors, is set to peak tonight.
EA closes iconic gaming studio BioWare, cuts around 50 jobs
BioWare, the iconic video game studio known for its role-playing games (RPGs) like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, is shutting down.
How PHP flaw puts millions of websites at risk
Two critical security flaws in PHP, a programming language that powers a large number of websites and web applications, have sent shockwaves through the tech world.
Anthropic's Claude Duet takes on Meta's Muse and OpenAI's Dots
Anthropic has announced a direct competitor to Meta's Muse and OpenAI's Dots.
You can pre-book Temple from November 1
Deepinder Goyal, the founder of Zomato, has announced that pre-orders for his upcoming health tracker, Temple Batch 01, will begin on November 1.
You can soon access OpenAI's AI models on Google Cloud
In a major development, OpenAI has announced that its advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models and Codex coding agent will soon be available on Google Cloud.
Rajasthan Police data allegedly hacked, 70,000 records exposed
The official website of the Rajasthan Police may have suffered a major data breach, as reported by India Today.
Spotify removes 50M AI-generated tracks from recommendations
Spotify has announced the removal of over 50 million songs from its user recommendations over the past year. The company considers these tracks as AI-generated slop or spam.
Google Chrome now warns you about suspicious websites
Google is adding a new safety feature to its Chrome browser, aimed at warning users about potentially malicious websites.
OpenAI will teach AI skills to Indian civil servants
Karmayogi Bharat, the organization behind the Indian government's online learning platform for civil servants, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with OpenAI.
Why UN seeks 18% global emissions cut by 2030
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned that the world needs to cut carbon emissions by nearly a fifth in the next four years.
Witnessing others break rules might also encourage you, says study
A new study has revealed that witnessing major rule-breaking incidents can actually encourage people to break rules themselves.
SpaceX's Starship to fly twice a week by 2027-end
SpaceX is gearing up for a groundbreaking feat in rocket engineering: catching its Starship spacecraft as it returns from space.
Eternal's new Dark.ai AI assistant is focused on user privacy
Eternal has announced Dark.ai, a privacy-focused artificial intelligence platform.
Next-gen Xbox could carry a $1,800 price tag
Microsoft is said to be gearing up for the launch of a next-generation Xbox handheld device in time for the holiday season of 2027.
AI start-up raises $150M to teach robots human-like object handling
Eka Robotics, a physical AI start-up co-founded by MIT professor Pulkit Agrawal and former Google DeepMind researcher Tuomas Haarnoja, has raised $150 million in a Series A funding round.
Sam Altman wins dismissal of sister's sexual abuse lawsuit
US District Judge Zachary Bluestone has dismissed a sexual abuse lawsuit filed by Ann Altman against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
You can now lock your private chats on ChatGPT
OpenAI has launched a new feature in its ChatGPT app that lets users lock their conversations.
SpaceX will try catching Starship and its booster next month
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced that the company will attempt to catch Starship and its Super Heavy booster next month.
Meta Muse flaw exposes 6,800 AI chats
Meta has temporarily suspended a feature of its AI assistant, Muse, that allowed users to share conversations via links.
OpenAI says its AI agents disabled their own safety checks
OpenAI has revealed that its artificial intelligence (AI) agents have disabled and bypassed alerts from an internal monitoring system.
Indian firm's compromised TLS keys put websites at risk
Cybersecurity experts are sounding alarms after the discovery of eight weak Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates.
Google takes on NVIDIA with new AI developer tool
Google has launched TorchTPU, an open-source version of PyTorch, in a bid to take on NVIDIA's dominance in the artificial intelligence (AI) space.
OpenAI acquires a biotech start-up to accelerate AI drug development
OpenAI has acquired Orchestra Bio, a four-year-old AI biotech software start-up.
Google brings Gemini's Personal Intelligence to Android Auto
Google is updating its Gemini AI with a new feature called Personal Intelligence, specifically for Android Auto and Android Automotive.
Spotify now allows paid memberships for some podcasts
Spotify has officially launched a new feature, paid memberships, aimed at helping podcasters monetize their content.
Did a Russian satellite try to hit a commercial spacecraft?
A Russian satellite, Kosmos 2612, has come alarmingly close to a commercial Earth-observation satellite, Iceye-X36.
ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent order NVIDIA chips worth over $35B
Chinese tech giants ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent have placed orders for over three million of NVIDIA's new RTX PRO 5500 graphics cards.
TikTok knew about sexual exploitation risks to minors: Report
Internal court documents have revealed that TikTok employees had raised alarms over the potential risks of sexual exploitation and suicide content on the platform, as per NPR.
AstraZeneca partners with Oracle to use AI in clinical trials
AstraZeneca has announced a partnership with Oracle to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and real-world data in clinical trials.
We finally have a close-up look at 'failed stars'
NASA's SPHEREx spacecraft has given astronomers a close-up look at a group of enigmatic cosmic bodies known as brown dwarfs or "failed stars."