After a routine code rejection, an AI agent published a hit piece on someone by name

AI agents lack independent agency but can still seek multistep, extrapolated goals when prompted. Even if some of those prompts include AI-written text (which may become more of an issue in the ...
The Hacker News

Lazarus Campaign Plants Malicious Packages in npm and PyPI Ecosystems

North Korea-linked Lazarus campaign spreads malicious npm and PyPI packages via fake crypto job offers, deploying RATs and ...
TechCrunch

OpenAI invests in Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs

Just when you thought the circular deals couldn’t get any more circular, OpenAI has invested in CEO Sam Altman’s brain computer interface (BCI) startup Merge Labs. Merge Labs, which defines itself as ...
Wired

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s new brain-computer interface startup, Merge Labs, is being spun out of the Los Angeles–based nonprofit Forest Neurotech, according to a source with direct knowledge of the ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Comcast’s Bid Seeks to Merge NBCUniversal With Warner Bros.

Comcast Corp. is looking to merge its NBCUniversal division with Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., according to people familiar with the company’s plans. Comcast on Monday made a renewed offer for part of ...
Fast Company

Jeffrey Epstein’s emails, now in a searchable, Gmail-style interface

Earlier this month, the House Oversight Committee made public more than 20,000 pages of documents from the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s estate. The documents were released as ...
ZDNet

Google denies analyzing your emails for AI training - here's what happened

Google denies charges that it's analyzing your private emails to train its AIs. A class action lawsuit accuses Google of privacy violations. You may still want to opt out of the features in question.
Mashable

Google says it isn't using your Gmail to train AI

Google says the claims about training Gemini AI with users' emails from Gmail are false. Credit: Mustafa Hatipoglu/Anadolu via Getty Images You may have seen the now-viral warnings that Google is ...
Forbes

15 Innovative Email Marketing Ideas (And When And How To Use Them)

Most people’s inboxes are graveyards of unopened promotions and cookie-cutter corporate newsletters. To truly grab and keep consumers’ attention, brands need more than clever email subject ...
The New York Times

Epstein’s Emails

Congress released new files from the Epstein investigation. We explain what they mean. By Sam Sifton I’m the host of The Morning. In death, Jeffrey Epstein became a permanent feature of American ...
SlashGear

You Really Shouldn't Use The Merge Lane To Get Around Stalled Traffic (Here's Why)

One would assume that since the merging lane seems empty, you can use it to pass all the stalled traffic up ahead. While it sounds like a foolproof plan, however, the merging lane is made especially ...
Skift

Tripadvisor and Viator to Merge Operations, Layoffs Imminent: Scoop

Tripadvisor is feeling the heat from activist investor Starboard Value. The merging of Brand Tripadvisor and Viator's operations should enable Tripadvisor to wrangle some cost efficiencies.