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This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the Nurture Originals, Foster Art and Keep Entertainment Safe Act, legislation that would establish federal protections against unauthorized AI-generated replicas. It's a move that could reshape both individual privacy rights and corporate security strategies. Deepfakes aren't just a
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Amazon’s Prime Day sales event has brought a bonanza of deals in video games, AMD and Intel PC processors and some sweet laptops. The chance for savings isn’t over just yet, though, as we spotted some great deals for those looking to snag some Android and iPhone accessories.
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OpenAI is limiting the release of its newest AI models to a “small group of trusted partners” at the behest of the U.S. government, the company said Friday. The next generation GPT-5.6 lineup includes Sol, its flagship model; Terra, a more balanced model for everyday use; and Luna,
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Commentary: This split-Siri life is going to be the norm for a lot of people with Apple devices. I'm living with two types of Siri assistants right now. There's a cool iOS 27 beta version of Siri AI on my iPhone, and there's Siri
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OpenAI is announcing a limited preview of its next-generation GPT-5.6 model series today, introducing three distinct, capability-tiered models—Sol, Terra, and Luna—designed to re-engineer developer and enterprise workflows. The initial rollout is available through the API and Codex to a narrow set of approximately 20 total organizations after
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* NAIC confirmed a cyberattack exploiting an Oracle PeopleSoft zero‑day, with ShinyHunters claiming theft of 3.1TB of data * Stolen cache allegedly includes insurer filings, credit rating files, AWS logs, configs, and PII; NAIC says only financial reports and technical data were taken * Incident spotted June 11, disclosed June 17;
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In Brief 10:29 AM PDT · June 26, 2026 Last year, hackers attacked car giant Jaguar Land Rover, one of the U.K.’s biggest employers. The hack halted production for months and made a dent in the country’s economy. The damage was so severe that the U.K.
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Microsoft has extended its free extended security updates (ESUs) for Windows 10 Home users by an extra year. The company previously planned to end consumer ESU support in October 2025, then in October 2026. Now, its ESU documentation states that enrolled personal devices can continue to receive security patches until
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OpenAI is delaying the public release of its next generation of AI models, GPT-5.6, at the request of Trump’s White House, the company confirmed on Friday. OpenAI said it would first share the models with a small set of customers, which will be pre-approved by the US government.
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Less than 24 hours after news broke that OpenAI would stagger its next model release at the request of the Trump administration, that model, GPT-5.6, is here. On Friday, the company unveiled the limited preview of its new GPT 5.6 model suite: Sol, the flagship; Terra, a medium-tier
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* Polymarket prediction platform was hacked via a compromised third‑party vendor dependency, injecting malicious scripts into its frontend * Around $3M in crypto stolen from ~11 users, according to PeckShield; Polymarket is refunding victims in full while removing the affected dependency * Community reactions on X were critical, with some blaming prior
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A data exposure at Dialog, the private events group cofounded by Peter Thiel, exposed personal information of multiple US national security personnel. These include an intelligence official on the National Security Council (NSC) and an active-duty intelligence officer supporting sensitive military operations, WIRED has learned. The Pentagon is now examining
