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OpenAI has acknowledged that it has alerted “dozens” of global institutions that their websites may be tampered with by their AI bots misbehaving. AI agents tried to obtain information from “governments, universities, public agencies and other institutions,” including the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Census Bureau and Education Department, the company said. The disclosures come days after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that OpenAI agents had breached non-public files on the website of his governed health care scheme. BBC
Ring, the Amazon subsidiary of camera-activated doorbells fame, want to be an even bigger part of your neighborhood. Next month in the UK, it will launch Neighbours, a community app that seeks to replace the now traditional neighborhood Facebook or WhatsApp group. It will be available in the Ring app, free to everyone, including people without Ring products, and will include a community request feature where police can ask for footage from residents who live near reported crimes, who can then choose whether or not to share it. My first thought was that this curtain-twitching culture is crazy. The Guardian
Meta creates a small, portable muse charm device To carry the AI agent of the company, the chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced. Produced by Meta’s new design team, led by former Apple design chief Alan Dye, the device resembles an Apple Watch but with a small lanyard instead of a strap. A customizable cartoon character occupies the entire two-inch screen, prompting comparisons to an AI-powered Tamagotchi. This avatar acts as the cute embodiment of the Muse AI agent that the company launched earlier this month. This one
A policewoman in Wales suffered a cyber attack which caused disruption to some non-emergency systems and could have resulted in personnel information being “accessed or compromised.” No personal data relating to members of the public is believed to have been accessed during the incident earlier this month, Dyfed-Powys Police said on Friday. Cyber security specialists are helping it deal with the incident, and its systems have been placed under “precautionary measures” while an investigation is underway. Sky News
Apple may have recently launched one of its most significant new products in years, the iPhone Duo, but it’s not done. We fully expect a series of other devices to arrive before the end of the year, and we should see them unveiled in the coming weeks. There’s the elusive new Apple TV 4K, for starters — a refresh that’s long overdue. And a new Siri-powered HomePod is expected to hit Apple stores soon. Oh, and let’s not forget the much-rumored MacBook Ultra. T3.com
Monzo was reportedly acquired by Brazilian banking giant Nubankwhich could see the business sold for up to £10 billion. The sale of the home-grown bank, which was founded in 2015, would be a setback for the city. The London Stock Exchange has long considered Monzo a potential listing candidate. A source close to the business told The Telegraph that the deal, first reported by Sky News as being in the early stages, was “serious”. Telegraph
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