A micro-efficiency is when you do something that, in a small way, makes you more efficient. Stacking is when you combine them to maximise the efficiency. A long time ago, I started making myself two coffees at the same time in the morning. The first one had a good splash of cold water in it,...Read More
OpenAI has issued a stark warning: the world has a “limited window” to strengthen its cyber defenses before AI-enabled attacks become far more widespread and sophisticated. More than 100 companies have signed the open letter, including Microsoft, Google, AWS, Anthropic, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Check Point and Palo Alto Networks, alongside major financial and technology companies. They...Read More
Updated August 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM EDT Sign up for NPR’s Up First morning newsletter for the stories you need to start your day. The social media company Meta and states suing it have agreed to settle a landmark federal child safety lawsuit in a move that state attorneys general hope will be a...Read More
A settlement announced Wednesday between Meta and dozens of states resolves one of its biggest legal fights, but the social media giant is still facing litigation elsewhere over its products’ effects on young people’s mental health. The deal cut short a landmark trial in federal court in Oakland, California, where the Instagram and Facebook parent...Read More
By: Vishnu Gatla Runtime has become the place where the real risk of AI-driven networks appears. Strategy documents, policy frameworks, and architecture diagrams are useful, but they do not decide whether an autonomous workflow should call an application programming interface, change a route, open a ticket, retrieve customer data, or trigger a production action. Those...Read More
CrowdStrike Holdings recently reported past second-quarter 2026 results showing revenue of US$1,470.9 million and net income of US$5.31 million, while also issuing higher full-year and third-quarter revenue guidance that now targets up to US$6.01 billion for the year ending January 31, 2027. Management linked this performance and outlook upgrade to rising demand for its AI-focused...Read More
After submitting a solution, agents knew the scorer would somehow need to check whether their flag was correct, potentially by running some code in their container. This could provide them with an opportunity to redirect, manipulate or tamper with the scorer process itself, to circumvent the need for a legitimate seeming exploit. However, the agents...Read More
Women’s Equality Day is an opportunity to recognize the progress women have made in the workplace while also considering what it takes to keep that progress moving forward. In technology, where women remain underrepresented in many leadership and decision-making roles, advancing equality can take many forms. With women making up 35% of employees in STEM...Read More
LANSING, Mich. (News 10) – Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to pay up to $17 billion to settle claims that it designed its social media platforms to be addictive to children. Michigan is one of 47 states that accused Meta of intentionally endangering the mental health of kids on its platforms....Read More
Going back to school can be challenging for students, especially for those being bullied. El Paso Children’s Hospital Licensed Professional Counselor Michelle Barron says bullying hasn’t declined — but in fact, cyber bullying has alarmingly increased due to how much access children have online, in school and after school. Barron says about 58% of children in the...Read More
