Aug 31 (Reuters) – Anthropic said ⁠on Monday it had resumed external cybersecurity testing of ⁠AI models after deploying new safeguards, following incidents ‌last month in which Claude models accessed the internet and other systems during security evaluations. Anthropic disclosed three incidents on July 30, attributing them to a ​misconfiguration in a third-party evaluation environment....Read More

The Trump administration rolled out a six-month test program in Texas on Monday that will draw on volunteer expertise and technology from cyber and artificial intelligence companies to protect the water sector. “Project Watershed 250” is the first of the state-based, industry-centric pilot projects to cross the finish line that the Office of the National...Read More

Photo Credit: iStock A total of 47 states are set to receive payouts through a historic $17.1 billion settlement with tech giant Meta, according to Stateline, bringing to an end a years-long lawsuit that accused the company of designing its social media platforms to be more addictive to children.  The case and massive settlement have...Read More