oxhak 2 weeks ago

Arch CTO Himanshu Sahay called for a measured, fact-based review of Bitcoin proposal BIP-110 as debate over its impact and network rules grows. https://news.bitcoin.com/arch-cto-himanshu-sahay-says-bitcoin-validates-rules-not-motives-as-bip-110-rift-deepens/

oxhak 2 weeks ago

The creator of National AI Day explained why he launched the event and discussed what artificial intelligence means to him and its potential impact.

TechRadar

I wondered if National AI Day was actually a real thing—so I called the calendar founder who made it himself because

I spoke to the creator of National AI Day, who explained why he created it and what AI means to him and, potentially, the world.

oxhak 2 weeks ago

Meta faces a lawsuit alleging its AI systems used in layoff decisions discriminated against employees with disabilities and those on medical or parental leave.

Gizmodo

Meta Sued For Allegedly Using Discriminatory AI In Layoff Decisions

The company's AI systems targeted employees with disabilities or on medical or parental leave, the lawsuit claims.

oxhak 2 weeks ago

OpenAI researcher Miles Wang is reportedly in talks to launch an AI drug discovery startup valued at $2 billion. Lightspeed is discussing leading its funding round, according to sources.

TechCrunch

OpenAI researcher Miles Wang in talks to launch AI drug discovery startup valued at $2B | TechCrunch

The funding discussions point to investor interest in applying AI to make breakthroughs in life sciences.

oxhak 2 weeks ago

An analysis says SpaceXAI’s unpermitted data center power project near Memphis affects Black communities. The NAACP sued to halt the gas turbines supplying the facility.

Gizmodo

SpaceXAI's Unpermitted Data Center Power Project Impacts Black Communities, Analysis Finds

The NAACP sued to stop the gas turbines powering the data center near Memphis.

oxhak 2 weeks ago

OpenAI has issued another response to Apple’s trade secret lawsuit, arguing that the case lacks merit.

TechCrunch

OpenAI pushes back on Apple trade secret lawsuit | TechCrunch

OpenAI has issued another statement on the lawsuit, this time suggesting it lacks merit.

oxhak 2 weeks ago

A security researcher found xAI’s Grok Build CLI uploaded entire Git repositories, including history, secrets and API keys, to cloud storage. xAI confirmed the uploads and said it would delete stored user data.

TNW | Artificial-Intelligence

Grok Build was uploading entire Git repositories to xAI

A researcher proved Grok Build CLI sent full repos, 27,800x more data than the task needed, to a Google Cloud bucket. xAI had said no code was tran...

oxhak 2 weeks ago

Spanish police dismantled a cybercrime and money-laundering ring accused of making €140 million through investment fraud and business email compromise attacks. Four people were arrested.

BleepingComputer

Spanish Police take down €140 million cyber fraud ring, arrest four

The Spanish Police dismantled a cybercrime and money-laundering organization that made €140 million ($160 million) from investment fraud and b...

oxhak 2 weeks ago

Bitcoin rose from below $63,000 to nearly $65,000, gaining 4.2% before settling around $64,500. The move followed a sharp intraday reversal as short positions declined. https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-bulls-drive-btc-near-65000-despite-middle-east-strikes-as-shorts-collapse/

oxhak 2 weeks ago

RayNeo’s X3 Pro smart glasses combine dual-eye MicroLED displays, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon AR1 platform, Google Gemini 2.5 AI, and a 12MP Sony camera, but the glasses are difficult to use.

TechRadar

I found the RayNeo X3 Pro AI+AR Smart Glasses technically impressive, but far from easy to use

The RayNeo X3 Pro is the most technically accomplished pair of AR smart glasses available today, but discreet they are not.

oxhak 2 weeks ago

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis proposed an independent body to test frontier AI models and set release standards, modeled on the financial regulator FINRA.

TechCrunch

DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI | TechCrunch

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is proposing an AI "standards body" modeled after FINRA, to test frontier models and develop best practices for their r...

oxhak 2 weeks ago

Boston Dynamics is testing a conveyor accessory for its Spot robot that moves packages from delivery vehicles and unloads them at customer doorsteps.

The Verge

Boston Dynamics tries using ‘robot dogs’ for deliveries

See Spot deliver.

oxhak 2 weeks ago

Bitcoin miner CleanSpark’s shares rose 22% after it signed a $6.6 billion Georgia data center lease, expanding its infrastructure for AI and high-performance computing.

Cointelegraph

CleanSpark Signs $6.6B Data Center Lease in Georgia

CleanSpark shares rose after the Bitcoin miner signed a 20-year, $6.6 billion data center lease in Georgia with an undisclosed technology company.

oxhak 2 weeks ago

Google updated Google Images for its 25th anniversary with a new design and AI image generation tools built into Search.

Android Authority

Google gets its biggest visual search update in years — here’s what's changed

Google Images is dropping a personalized feed and letting you instantly generate custom AI art directly inside your search results.

oxhak 2 weeks ago

Bitcoin rose to $64,000 after U.S. consumer prices slowed more than expected in June, marking the largest inflation slowdown in six years.

Decrypt

Bitcoin Ticks Up to $64K Following Largest Inflation Slowdown in Six Years - Decrypt

Bitcoin rose after June's CPI fell 0.4%, denting Fed rate hike expectations despite Middle East conflict looming over the crypto market.

oxhak 2 weeks ago

Two humanoid robots used standard surgical tools to operate on a living animal, marking a reported first for human-like robots.

Gizmodo

Humanoid Robots Just Performed Surgery Using Standard Medical Tools

Two human-like robots just used regular surgical instruments and their bare android hands to competently operate on a living animal for the first t...

oxhak 2 weeks ago

Bitcoin rose as cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation helped drive a broad market rebound after early-week selling. https://news.bitcoin.com/cool-cpi-print-ignites-market-rebound-as-bitcoin-gold-and-stocks-rip-higher/

oxhak 2 weeks ago

A university lab’s autonomous AI worm shows how malware could adapt during attacks, raising concerns for security teams planning defenses against evolving cyber threats.

TechRadar

Autonomous AI worms mark a new era of adaptive cyberattacks

The AI worm isn’t a breakthrough. It’s a confirmation.

oxhak 2 weeks ago

Researchers found Jalisco and OmegaLord phishing kits targeting Microsoft 365 accounts. The kits use methods designed to bypass multi-factor authentication and steal account access.

BleepingComputer

New phishing kits target Microsoft 365 accounts, evade MFA

Two new phishing kits, Jalisco and OmegaLord, have been discovered in attacks targeting Microsoft 365 accounts, using techniques that defeat multi-...

oxhak 2 weeks ago

Researchers reported that a jailbroken Gemini model helped a Russian fraudster set up a command-and-control server in six minutes, with the AI completing most of the work.

theregister

'The bots are alive!' Jailbroken Gemini spun up new C2 server for Russian fraudster in just 6 minutes

Human did 10% of the job, AI did 90%