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Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, Revealed

Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, Revealed

Plus: A judge rules cell tower dumps unconstitutional, water utility hacks spread to a dozen states, a phishing email opens a missile-parts supplier’s inbox, and a ransomware boss gets 16 years.

Daphne’s Sister Calls For Justice As Melvin Theuma Continues Testifying

Lovin Malta

Daphne’s Sister Calls For Justice As Melvin Theuma Continues Testifying

Daphne Caruana Galizia’s sister has renewed her call for justice as Yorgen Fenech’s trial over his alleged complicity in the journalist’s assassination entered its 34th day today. Marking 3,218 days since Caruana Galizia was murdered…

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Why are so many AI models going 'rogue'? The experts weigh in

Why are so many AI models going 'rogue'? The experts weigh in

Over the past month, it seems like every frontier model has broken free of its constraints and launched a devastating attack against one or more other companies. One of OpenAI’s models escaped a testing sandbox and launched a very real…

Drones spotted above German military base two days after suspected drone attack

Drones spotted above German military base two days after suspected drone attack

BERLIN, Aug 8 - Two drones were spotted above a military base in western Germany late on Thursday, two days after an explosive-laden drone was found near a runway at Leipzig/Halle Airport in the east of the country, authorities said on…

Meta’s CTO told employees to stop asking for more time off and use AI gains to build “cooler stuff” instead

Meta’s CTO told employees to stop asking for more time off and use AI gains to build “cooler stuff” instead

Meta’s chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth told employees at a July Q&A that AI productivity gains should be used to build more products, not to take more time off. An employee had asked whether the gains could be channelled into…

Workers are worried AI will expose they don't know how to do their jobs properly

Workers are worried AI will expose they don't know how to do their jobs properly

Workers fear ai is undermining them and fear replacement 69% of surveyed adults are concerned AI will highlight the parts of their roles they don’t understand It could be time for organizations to determine just why they want to use AI…

Russian attacks kill 4 in Ukraine, including 3-year-old, as defences fall short

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Russian attacks kill 4 in Ukraine, including 3-year-old, as defences fall short

Four people, including a child, were killed in Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and the surrounding region, local officials said on Saturday, as Ukraine hit another oil refinery in Russia. Residents endure regular drone and…

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Sensitive Info Goes Into ‘No Reply’ Emails Constantly. This Guy Sees It All

Sensitive Info Goes Into ‘No Reply’ Emails Constantly. This Guy Sees It All

Two security researchers bought cheap domains—including noreply.net and deleteduser.com—and set up email listening services. Hundreds of companies are sending them corporate secrets.

How to Disable Gemini in Gmail and Google Docs

How to Disable Gemini in Gmail and Google Docs

New AI toolbars and prompts are showing up in Google Docs and Gmail. If you don’t want Gemini’s help in writing documents and emails, here’s how to turn that stuff off.

ICYMI: here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from our Z Fold 8 Ultra review to GTA 6's Netflix partnership

ICYMI: here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from our Z Fold 8 Ultra review to GTA 6's Netflix partnership

This week, we reviewed Samsung’s latest foldables (including the best-in-class Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra), and we found out when Google Assistant will shut down for good. To catch up on all this and more, scroll down for our roundup of the…

Hidden code in ChatGPT’s Android app suggests OpenAI is building a direct WhatsApp sticker export

Hidden code in ChatGPT’s Android app suggests OpenAI is building a direct WhatsApp sticker export

Hidden code in ChatGPT’s latest Android app suggests OpenAI is building a feature that would let users generate stickers and export them directly to WhatsApp. An APK teardown by Android Authority found references to an “Add to WhatsApp”…

Fire at Russia's Ilsky oil refinery put out after Ukrainian drone attack

Fire at Russia's Ilsky oil refinery put out after Ukrainian drone attack

MOSCOW, Aug 8 - A fire at the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia's southern Krasnodar region has been extinguished, local authorities said on Saturday, adding that it had been caused by debris from a Ukrainian drone.