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Issarawat Tattong/Getty Images ByDavid DiMolfetta, Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW June 4, 2026 05:45 PM ET Its formation occurs amid a broader discussion over whether existing laws are suited for cyber activities that increasingly depend on cooperation between the government and private sector. * Industry * Cyber Defense * Cyber Threats A
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Reps. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., and Lori Trahan, D-Mass., rolled out a draft measure Thursday that would set a nearly all-encompassing framework for granting the U.S. government regulatory control over various aspects of artificial intelligence while still prioritizing technological innovation and adoption — beginning with allowing federal preemption of state regulation
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Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei said it was coming, but it still feels like a milestone: More than 80% of the code merged into Anthropic’s production codebase in May wasn't authored by humans, but by its own AI model, Claude, according to a new report shared
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There’s no denying AI is shaping the future of education. Instead of the traditional one-size-fits-all academic approach, AI offers a more real-time, personalized way of explaining concepts. Models like Gemini and ChatGPT can be turned into your personal one-on-one tutor – a perk once reserved for only the elite. While
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* New DoS technique dubbed HTTP/2 Bomb * Exploits compression and flow‑control stalling * Major web servers confirmed vulnerable We can thank AI for a new denial-of-service (DoS) technique that can knock a server offline in mere seconds, using nothing but a single computer with a 100 Mbps connection. Earlier this
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In the global race for artificial intelligence dominance, semiconductors have become leverage. The ongoing standoff over Nvidia’s H200 AI chips reveals how deeply politics now shapes access to cutting-edge technology. While Washington has cautiously reopened the door for exports, Beijing is selectively tightening its grip, balancing immediate AI demand
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Google has done a fantastic job baking its AI assistant, Gemini, right into its Workspace apps, including Google Docs. It can not only refine your text, adjust the tone, and help with grammatical errors, but can also generate new ideas for your research reports. Although Gemini isn’t a new
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This week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss why the race among the top AI companies to go public has just gotten started but is already creating bizarre repercussions—including numerous San Francisco real estate listings preferring Anthropic’s stock instead of cash. They also get into why Donald Trump’s
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Combating spam and phishing attacks is now, thanks to AI, almost a full-time job. These hackers and criminals are constantly adjusting their attacks with increasingly clever social engineering, and now their latest target is AI itself. And sometimes even AI falls for it. Recently, Meta hastily patched a Meta AI
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An aspiring author receives an email from a “literary agent” expressing enthusiasm about their manuscript. The message is polished, personalized, and professional. The sender references recent bestsellers, adaptation potential, and submission strategy. The agency website looks legitimate, the LinkedIn profile appears credible, and the tone sounds authoritative and reassuring. Then
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* Agencies warn of attacks on ATG systems * Attackers exploit weak credentials and SQL injection * Mitigation includes stronger passwords and removing internet exposure Critical infrastructure organizations should move to harden their Automatic Tank Gauge (ATG) systems to defend against ongoing attacks. This is the warning given earlier this week by the
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AI-powered malware is a growing threat, but the extent of that threat was nebulous until researchers from the University of Toronto, Vector Institute, and CleverHans Lab presented a new PoC (proof of concept) attack developed with a local model running on only a single GPU. Specifically, CleverHans Lab reveals that
