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Fireworks AI gets burned twice as customer data exposure widens

Fireworks AI has disclosed another cyberattack in October and a wider customer data exposure involving billing records, datasets, and incomplete model weights.The company, which lets customers train and run AI models, said a third-party cloud provid...

Another contract extension for Fujitsu on the Post Office's Horizon

The UK Post Office is extending its contract with Fujitsu to give it time to move services to a new supplier, after a scandal that has long marred the relationship between the two. The current contract runs until March 2027, and the publicly owned c...

Stanford's century-long AI study admits it's already out of date

Twelve years into Stanford's 100-year study of artificial intelligence, the project's third report raises more questions than it answers.The 2026 AI100 Study Panel report acknowledges its limitations in its twelfth takeaway: "This report will be out...

Chrome zero-day whack-a-mole continues as 2026 tally hits 8

Google has patched its eighth actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2026, matching its total for the whole of last year with nearly two months still left on the calendar.The latest flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-125350, is a high-severity use-after-free...

Ransomware threat blares from Vanderbilt University computers during cyberattack

Classes at Vanderbilt University are proceeding as scheduled today, although access to most university systems remains restricted following a cyberattack claimed by ransomware group BYOD.Vanderbilt announced on Monday morning that it was dealing wit...

Smart meters to cost the UK billions: 2G switch-off means replacing 12-13 million

Between 12 and 13 million UK smart meters could stop working properly when 2G and 3G networks are switched off by 2033, and replacing them all is likely to cost around £4 billion ($5.3 billion).Smart meters have long been a controversial topic than...

Google DeepMind melds humans and AI agents to vet Signal's secure messaging techniques

Google DeepMind researchers have completed a formal verification of Signal's messaging security, marking what they claim is the first time AI has helped devise a proof that links protocol-level security guarantees to a widely used cryptographic impl...

Microsoft is giving Claude the keys to UK Copilot tenants by default

Microsoft will enable access to Anthropic's Claude models by default for UK Copilot tenants next month, giving administrators a deadline to decide whether US-based processing fits their compliance requirements.From December 9, UK tenants whose admin...

EU's €212M border IT project lands IBM and Atos in legal water

The European Union has dragged IBM, Atos, and Leonardo into court over years of delays to its troubled €212 million smart border system, which finally went live after missing a string of deadlines and leaving travelers stuck in airport queues.The la...

Royal Navy stands up first autonomous boat squadron

Britain’s Royal Navy has formally commissioned its first uncrewed boat squadron, operating seaborne drones on front-line operations as part of its “Hybrid Navy” strategy.The force says the 1st Autonomous Squadron officially entered active service on...

Reddit wants to guide your next purchase

Millions of people turn to Reddit for firsthand recommendations and reviews of consumer goods. Now, the platform is leaning into its role as a destination for shoppers in a challenge to more traditional outlets that publish product reviews and...

GTA VI will be available on Xbox Cloud Gaming for Xbox One consoles

Rockstar Games is making Grand Theft Auto VI available on Xbox Cloud Gaming when it launches next week. While you'd normally assume that would mean Grand Theft Auto VI would be available to stream on PCs, the web, Xbox consoles, and even TVs, i...

Microsoft teaches schools that free email was just a phase

Microsoft is retiring its free education email service, leaving schools, colleges, and universities facing new licensing bills if they want to keep students' mailboxes.The company announced plans last week to retire Office 365 A1, the Student Use Be...

Anthropic targets $1.4 trillion IPO

Anthropic confirmed on Tuesday that its IPO could be one of the biggest ever, even while falling short of previous expectations. Its IPO price is expected to be between $70.00 and $78.00 per share, which would put its valuation as high as $1.4...

Photoshop, Lightroom, and Premiere are making it easier to remove things

Photoshop’s Quick Compare feature lets you quickly review a before-and-after comparison of edits. | Image: Adobe Adobe is expanding its Creative Cloud apps and Firefly AI platform with new capabilities that aim to make design and editing proje...

Peak Design’s Roller Lite Carry-On is bigger on the inside — and cheaper, too

When we sampled Peak Design's Roller Pro last year, we loved almost everything about the camera gear powerhouse's first attempt at a proper suitcase. Everything, that is, except for the price. Back then, during its crowdfunded launch, the Pro c...

Aura’s next color E Ink photo frame is smaller, cheaper, sharper, and more colorful

Aura just launched a smaller version of its color E Ink frame with a handful of improvements and a more affordable price. The new Aura Ink frame features a 10-inch E Ink panel that can display more colors at a higher pixel density. It's also di...

Adobe is going all in on agentic AI

Adobe is committing itself to the notion that chatbots and AI agents could be your next design assistant, or even automate creative workflows and repetitive tasks on your behalf. Some of the tools and features announced today at Adobe's Max con...

Amazon turned its Alexa robot into a Ring security patrol bot

As part of a new brand called Ring Robotics - designed to take a more proactive approach to security instead of just monitoring - a new rolling mobile security camera was announced by Amazon, called the Ring Rover Cam. It borrows a lot of the d...

Hands-on with Ring’s new AI drone camera for your home

Ring’s new Drone Cam is a flying indoor security camera. Ring is finally shipping a flying indoor drone camera. For real this time. The Ring Drone Cam will arrive on January 27th, 2027, for $249.99, Ring founder Jamie Siminoff said at a launch...