Anthropic will give defenders what its strongest model finds, but not the model itself
Anthropic will give defenders what its strongest model finds, but not the model itself

Anthropic has made Claude Mythos 5 available for code scanning in Claude Security and is integrating it into partners’ defensive products, with users receiving outputs rather than direct access to the model. It is also committing $35mn in credits to op…

Uber is fined 825 million euros over automated driver suspensions
Uber is fined 825 million euros over automated driver suspensions

The Dutch data protection authority has decided to fine Uber €825mn, or about $966mn, for shutting down driver accounts by automated systems without telling the drivers properly. It is the second-largest penalty ever issued under the General Data Prote…

Cinemas, schools and ICE are all banning Meta smart glasses
Cinemas, schools and ICE are all banning Meta smart glasses

Cinemas became the latest institution to move against Meta smart glasses on Thursday. The UK Cinema Association said many operators are introducing policies to restrict camera-enabled eyewear. It gave two reasons: film piracy, and customer privacy. Tak…

White House tech strategy leaves open-weight AI off its critical list
White House tech strategy leaves open-weight AI off its critical list

The White House has published a new National Security Science and Technology strategy. It names 15 critical technology areas the United States intends to lead. Artificial intelligence and autonomy is one of them, with 12 subfields listed underneath. Op…

OpenAI previews Private Safety Processing to keep zero data retention
OpenAI previews Private Safety Processing to keep zero data retention

OpenAI has told enterprise customers that its promise not to keep their data will survive the next generation of models. The company set out the position on Wednesday in a post titled “Offering Zero Data Retention for frontier models”. In it, it previe…

Munich Re is buying cyber-insurer At-Bay for $575mn, half its 2021 price
Munich Re is buying cyber-insurer At-Bay for $575mn, half its 2021 price

Munich Re has agreed to buy At-Bay, a cyber-insurance startup, for $575mn. The deal values the company at less than half what it was worth in 2021. The German insurance group announced the acquisition on Wednesday, in a statement. The price is a reset….

Comcast is turning tens of millions of routers into motion detectors
Comcast is turning tens of millions of routers into motion detectors

Comcast is turning tens of millions of its home routers into motion detectors. The feature, called WiFi Motion, uses a home’s own WiFi signal to sense movement, without any cameras. It is part of a new service called Xfinity Shield, which the company b…

A “private and secure” face-search tool left 9 million photos exposed
A “private and secure” face-search tool left 9 million photos exposed

A people-search tool that promises “private and secure” searches left more than 9 million image files exposed online, including photos of people’s faces. A security researcher found the unprotected database, according to reports by WIRED and Digital Tr…

The Justice Department is backing xAI against Minnesota’s nudify ban
The Justice Department is backing xAI against Minnesota’s nudify ban

The US Department of Justice has stepped into a court fight on the side of Elon Musk’s xAI. It is backing the company’s challenge to a Minnesota law that bans AI “nudification” tools. A federal judge heard arguments on Wednesday and said he would rule …

Avec’s latest AI feature reads your email so you don’t miss the due date
Avec’s latest AI feature reads your email so you don’t miss the due date

Avec has added a feature that scans an email for a deadline when you swipe left, then resurfaces the message on the relevant day. The $8.4mn startup has published no detail on where that scanning happens. An email app called Avec now reads your message…