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OpenAI boss ‘deeply sorry’ for not telling police of Tumbler Ridge suspect’s account
Sam Altman on Thursday wrote a brief letter of apology to the people of Tumbler Ridge, Canada in the wake of a January mass shooting.
UK cyber chiefs say it’s time to ditch passwords for passkeys – what are they?
Passwords have long been the default way we secure accounts online but the NCSC has said passkeys are a better option.
Biobank data incident caused by ‘a few bad apples’, boss says
Professor Sir Rory Collins said he was “angry” and “upset” about the incident, as both the bank’s boss and a participant.
White House memo claims mass AI theft by Chinese firms
A memo from Michael Kratsios says firms, mainly in China, are wrongfully distilling US AI models.
Meta says it will cut 8,000 jobs as AI spending grows
The cuts, which employees had been expecting for weeks, will be Meta’s largest layoff since 2023.
UK Biobank data hacked and listed for sale in China
The data bank which contains medical data of 500,000 people said no personally identifiable information had been hacked.
Eliminate jobs tax for workers to compete with AI, says Sunak
The former prime minister said graduates’ concerns about getting entry-level jobs are justified.
Trump family’s crypto firm sued over alleged ‘extortion’
Billionaire investor Justin Sun is suing the family’s World Liberty crypto venture after spending $45m on its tokens.
Xbox cuts prices for Game Pass but ends day-one Call of Duty access
New Call of Duty games will be added to the subscription service “about a year” after release, Microsoft said.
UK gaming icon Peter Molyneux on AI, his final creation and a changing industry
The creator of iconic series such as Fable says Masters of Albion will be the last game he makes.
AI hacking tools like Mythos can be ‘net positive’ says top cyber official
The head of the National Cyber Security Centre says frontier AI tools can be a force for good – if kept out of the wrong hands.
OpenAI faces criminal probe over role of ChatGPT in shooting
The firm, co-founded by Sam Altman, said it is “not responsible” for the attack at Florida State University
How will Apple change under ‘product guy’ John Ternus?
How Ternus responds to challenges facing Apple will go a long way to deciding the tech giant’s future, writes Zoe Kleinman.
Elon Musk summoned by French prosecutors amid ongoing X probe
Whether the tech billionaire will attend the interview requested by Paris prosecutors remains to be seen.
White House and Anthropic set aside court fight to meet amid fears over Mythos model
President Donald Trump previously railed against the company for rejecting broad government demands.
Tinder and Zoom offer ‘proof of humanity’ eye-scans to combat AI
The tech aims to identify people’s irises and stop the rise of fake accounts and malicious scams.
What is Claude Mythos and what risks does it pose?
The company’s claim the AI tool can outperform humans at some hacking and cyber-security tasks has sparked fears in the financial world.
Booking.com customers warned of ‘reservation hijacking’ after hack
The travel platform said it had changed Pins to protect customers but would not say how many were affected.
Google to punish sites that trap people in with back button tricks
The tech giant said it will punish sites that block back button navigation from June.