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OpenAI's rogue AI agents accessed more websites to communicate than originally believed — defiant LLMs accessed old wikis and abandoned websites to co-ordinate in a bid to dupe assessors
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (138+ words) Tom's Hardware Get started with free access to reviews, badges and discussions. Unlock exclusive tools and insights for enthusiasts who want more. Access Bench, Roadmaps, deep analysis and other exclusive tools. Dive into our proprietary testing data and compare hardware…...
Researcher reverse-engineers infamous Stuxnet malware source code, publishes it on Github for all — attack targeted Iranian nuclear facilities and was the first software of its type to cause physical damage
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (202+ words) Be sure to test this in a virtual machine. The worm's ultimate target, allegedly a successful one, were industrial controllers from Siemens that were reportedly used in Iranian's Natanz nuclear enrichment plant. Once it reached the target, Stuxnet's payload manipulated…...
Big Tech eyes glacier-strewn Patagonia for building mega AI data centers — region offers 17,300 glaciers, coldness, and cheap energy, but fiber lines are scarce
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (209+ words) Major hyperscalers such as OpenAI, Amazon, and Google are developing or scouting this chilly region of Argentina. Argentina, and Patagonia in particular, has some juicy lures for potential hyperscale data center operators, and the cold climate is a bonus. That…...
More than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans' in the next 10 years, Anthropic safety researcher says
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (244+ words) Just slightly less than the Jets' 2026 playoff odds "I resigned from Anthropic today. I spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic," Coxon said in a tweet Wednesday. "Neither company is acting responsibly. They are…...
Google maps entire brain and central nervous system of adult male fruit fly, software engineers immediately make it run Doom — AI-powered 3D model of over 166,000 neurons can also play Super Mario 64
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (189+ words) Any sufficiently advanced technology will immediately be forced to play Doom. Let’s look at this story in its natural chronological order. Scientists have been using fruit flies for research for over a century. The winged insects have a strong history…...
Thailand asks data center operators to suspend 49 buildouts until legal framework is complete — new legislation is supposed to create 'airtight' requirements for large-scale data centers
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (208+ words) Tom's Hardware Compliance is voluntary, but charging on may risk additional bureaucracy. Data center builds are one of the hotly contested items worldwide. Many states and cities have upheld moratoriums on new buildouts due to power usage, water consumption, and…...
OpenAI admits to 'wiki incident' after its agents were discovered using a programming hub to communicate — says more transparency is needed regarding misalignments
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (250+ words) Firm comes clean about the incident only after being found out. Ponders renewed 'misalignment disclosure practices.' OpenAI subsequently quarantined the trained weights of the experimental model involved, postponed frontier reinforcement-learning runs, and added security measures. The company further clarified that…...
Bitcoin mining data center condemned after leaking 3 million gallons of water and forcing school closures — facility operated for years under a city stop-work order
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (134+ words) tomshardware.com Get started with free access to reviews, badges and discussions. Unlock exclusive tools and insights for enthusiasts who want more. Access Bench, Roadmaps, deep analysis and other exclusive tools. Dive into our proprietary testing data and compare hardware…...
Taiwan cracks down on tech businesses with illegal Chinese ownership — 166 investigations and at least 36 convictions since 2020
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (142+ words) Tom's Hardware Some companies are hiding their Chinese roots to hire Taiwanese experts. The Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB), the Taiwanese equivalent to the FBI, has investigated 166 cases involving illegal Chinese ownership since 2020. Court records reveal that at least…...
GoPro to expand into AI data centers after $285 million merger with optical-photonics company — move to solve camera maker’s financial woes, move manufacturing back into the US
1+ week, 3+ day ago (131+ words) Tom's Hardware Get started with free access to reviews, badges and discussions. Unlock exclusive tools and insights for enthusiasts who want more. Access Bench, Roadmaps, deep analysis and other exclusive tools. Dive into our proprietary testing data and compare hardware…...