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The post-quantum security transition is emerging as one of the most pressing challenges facing enterprise and government infrastructure, as “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks — in which adversaries steal encrypted data today to unlock once quantum computers…
As many organizations struggle to survive by rebuilding their cyber risk management with expediency in mind, Frontier AI is turning newly discovered vulnerabilities into usable weapons within hours. According to Sumedh Thakar (pictured), president and chief e…
Harvey AI Corp., a provider of artificial intelligence software for attorneys, is reportedly seeking at least $500 million in new funding. The Information today cited sources as saying that the round could value the startup at $15.5 billion. That’s a $4.5 bil…
AI PROBLEMS TechSpot: Amazon is blocking some users from seeing reviews after mistaking them for AI bots. “WTF?! Amazon is restricting access to customer reviews for some shoppers after mistakenly identifying them […]
OpenAI's Astra pause highlights the urgent need for robust AI safety measures to prevent potential cybersecurity threats from advanced models. The post OpenAI flags critical cybersecurity risk in upcoming Astra model, pauses internal development appeared firs…
OpenAI said Friday it has suspended work on some aspects of its upcoming model Astra after an internal review found it had made significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity — enough to warrant concern over its capabilities. OpenAI said in a bl…
OpenAI said it has suspended work on some aspects of its upcoming model Astra over concerns about its cybersecurity prowess.
Spoiler alert: the international system isn't just going through a messy phase. It's experiencing a massive, structural power shift that is ripping up decades of traditional foreign policy. If you're still measuring a country's swagger strictly by counting it…
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As global demand for specialized talent continues to grow across industries, the Trade and Investment Promotion Agency of Costa Rica (PROCOMER) is leading and implementing a series of initiatives aimed at str…
The National Rural Water Association has partnered with DEF CON Franklin to launch the Water Watch Center, which will provide threat intelligence and cybersecurity services to smaller U.S. water utilities serving fewer than 10,000 people. The initiative comes…
The decision reflects internal findings that the upcoming ‘Astra’ model may possess ‘critical cyber capabilities’ and follows a string of AI-testing incidentsOpenAI is pausing some activities involving an upcoming artificial-intelligence model, Astra, after i…
OpenAI today said it is "pausing" activities involving its upcoming AI model Astra, because its cyber capabilities are potentially too dangerous. OpenAI says its newest internal evaluations show "significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity," …
Two Polish security researchers wanted to find out how vulnerable their country’s internet was to potential cyberattacks, and quickly found that thousands of public agencies and websites were at risk of being hacked. At the Def Con cybersecurity conference in…
Chinese AI startup Moonshot’s flagship Kimi K3 model found a way past an isolated UK AI testing system to access online information, researchers say
Researchers found common points of failure, like software used to organize and display web content, could have allowed hackers to run riot through government websites.
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The board of SK hynix Inc., a major data center memory supplier, today approved the construction of two new fabs. The initiative will cost 54 trillion South Korean won, or about $38.3 billion. It’s part of a broader $430 billion investment plan designed to ex…
NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Domenic Cervoni as a shareholder in the firm's Financial Services Litigation Practice in New York. He joins Greenberg Traurig from Troutman Pepper Locke LLP. Cervoni repre…
OpenAI says it is pausing internal Astra activities that do not meet strengthened security requirements after evaluations showed the upcoming model may possess “Critical” cyber capabilities. The company has expanded testing and introduced tighter controls whi…
A critical Metabase SQL injection vulnerability was exploited in zero-day attacks to breach customer instances in data theft attacks, known to impact Framework and Tally. [...]
In March, after a trial that lasted seven weeks, a jury in New Mexico found that Meta had violated the state’s consumer protection laws by creating online products that are harmful to the mental health of children. The jury determined the company hid what it …
LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) ("Paramount") today announced the extension of the Expiration Dates in connection with the previously announced (i) offers to purchase (the "Tender Offers" an…
US lawmakers from both parties are seeking to boost federal funding for quantum computing as China and other countries race to transition from research to deployment of the nascent technology across defense, intelligence and cybersecurity.
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