Banks fear AI agents could make phishing and fraud worse
Big banks are worried AI shopping assistants could lose customers' money to scams, and they've put that worry into a principles paper.
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Category: Tech Policy
Git 2.56 is on track — but the real headline is the SHA-256 switch coming in Git 3.0
A paean unto the wondrous Git, whose 2.56th release doth approach, whilst eyes turn toward the dread SHA-256 transition and the phantom GitHub.
Google’s SynthID and Other Watermarks That Track You Without Your Knowledge
Tech firms embed tracking signals in images, audio, text and video without users' knowledge. A new term aims to make the privacy risk clearer.
Twenty-Nation Coalition Wants a Global AI Watchdog Before the UN Meets
Twelve nations, led by Norway and Finland, demand the UN create a global body to govern super-advanced AI systems.
Oxide Founder Recalls Sun’s Fatal Operational Boredom and Its Dell-Losing 2005 Sales Failure
A founder who once worked at Sun shares what he thinks went wrong there, a tale of neglect and missed sales that vanished into ruin.
AI Labs Sell Garbage to Washington: Fraudulent Claims of Breakouts and Contaminated Code
Tech billionaires sell apocalypse fantasies to Washington lawmakers, flattery and fear securing regulatory favor over frontier AI.
UTF-8000: The Unlimited Encoding That Probably Won’t Happen
A proposal for unlimited UTF-8, with no upper bound on a character's length in bytes, reaches Hacker News.
ChatGPT now tracks what you do on other websites through ad-collector cookie
OpenAI's ChatGPT tracks users via an ad-collector cookie called __obi, harvesting email, hashed names, and locations across websites.
Spain’s SETT Invests $521 Million in Second Phase of Audiovisual Hub, Says María González Veracruz
Spain's Secretary of State for Digitization explains the $521 million Spanish Hub investment plan, its portfolio and what it means for film, TV and gaming.
Trump Announces ‘AI Force’ and Czar, Calls AI Fears a ‘Hoax’
Trump announces a new 'AI Force' and appoints an AI czar, calling fears about AI a 'hoax' while tech CEOs warn of risks.
New Paper Argues Modern Science Is Nothing More Than Open-Source Software
A paper argues that modern science is open-source software, a claim that challenges how research is verified and shared.
Tech Firms Argue Antitrust Rules Shouldn’t Apply to Artificial Intelligence
Former antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter explains why AI labs want government oversight — and why it might not be a cartel.