Google AI secrets case takes twist
A US federal judge has overturned part of the conviction of former Google engineer Linwei Ding, who was found guilty of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the tech giant and sharing them with Chinese companies. US District Judge Vince Chhabria ruled that prosecutors did not provide enough evidence to prove that Ding intended to
Apple lays off 60 VR employees
Apple has reportedly laid off employees working on its virtual reality (VR) efforts, marking a major setback for the Vision Pro ambitions. According to a report by AppleInsider, the employees were part of Apple’s Vision Group and other teams linked to VR development. The move comes as Apple is said to be changing its focus
ChatGPT can now control iMessage
OpenAI rolled out support on Thursday for controlling Apple Inc.’s iMessage service via ChatGPT, a move with the potential to raise privacy concerns for the iPhone maker. The new feature, available for ChatGPT on the Mac, allows the OpenAI system to take actions such as reading, writing and sending text messages. It also can search
AI startup linked to OpenAI, Anthropic hacks releases post-incident report
Irregular, a small Israeli startup that has been linked to a string of recent AI security incidents, has published a postmortem report comprising key findings from its internal investigation. However, security experts have reportedly pointed out that the report does not provide sufficient details. In a span of a few weeks, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta
Imran Khan,shifted back to Adiala Jail from Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad.
Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, has been shifted back to Adiala Jail from Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad. The 73-year-old leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party was moved to this hospital in the capital city according to an apex court decision, owing to his medical situation worsening in jail, especially regarding his eyesight
Fortnite stops working ahead of a major update
Fortnite’s servers have stopped working ahead of a major update. The multiplayer game went offline this morning to allow developers Epic Games to roll out a major new update, numbered version 42. When Fortnite comes back online, it will have been updated to v42. That brings a host of changes – including alterations other the
Meta under fire for ‘delayed’ takedown of Zamboanga school shooting videos
A Grade 8 student opened fire at his schoolmates at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University junior high school campus on Monday, killing at least one student, before turning the gun on himself. MANILA, Philippines — Cybercrime officials alerted Meta within five minutes of the live-streamed school shooting in Zamboanga City on Tuesday, but Facebook allowed
Instagram took a ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ approach on kids
A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors Wednesday at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach on kids under 13 on its platforms.During his second day of testimony, Arturo Bejar said Meta consistently prioritised profits over safety in
Merck, Moderna cancer vaccine clears phase 3 milestone in melanoma
Merck and Moderna have reported positive Phase 3 results for an investigational cancer treatment that combines an individualised mRNA therapy with Merck’s KEYTRUDA, marking a significant clinical milestone for personalised cancer treatment.The companies said the INTerpath-001 trial met both its primary endpoint of recurrence-free survival (RFS) and a key secondary endpoint of distant metastasis-free survival
At Walmart, billions in tariff refunds
Walmart says it has received nearly $3 billion in tariff refunds — and used some of that windfall to cut prices for consumers strained by inflation. The refunds helped boost Walmart’s profit, according to the company’s quarterly earnings. But the rosy picture on the income front was marred by slower U.S. same-store sales growth. Coming