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Elizabeth Holmes’ husband is a major figure in Nathan Fielder’s new documentary. But who is Billy Evans—and is he really working on a second blood-testing company?
Source: WIRED · Christopher Hooks
The entertainment giant hopes to get trust and safety tech, among other IP, from a startup whose chatbots dozens of states allege encouraged minors to self-harm and kill their parents.
Amid a wave of backlash, some industry-friendly groups are employing creative and time-tested strategies to woo the youth.
Source: WIRED · Caroline Haskins
The actions could have resulted in criminal charges had humans been behind the keyboard.
Source: Ars Technica · Dan Goodin
MIT professor Sherry Turkle warns that people have become dangerously enmeshed with chatbots.
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we dive into an unexpected Muse feature, shadowy spending from the largest pro-AI super PAC, and men’s tendency to lie about how much they know about AI.
Source: WIRED · Brian Barrett, Leah Feiger, Reece Rogers
Powerful AI models continue to cause chaos, but their targets aren’t widely seeking justice. Instead, they’re being encouraged to adopt those same tools.
The incident is likely 1st confirmation of mercenary spyware delivered by targeted ads.
Source: Ars Technica · Dan Goodin
The digital rights unit found evidence that dozens of devices at media organization Al Jazeera were hacked after being shown malicious online ads.
Source: TechCrunch · Zack Whittaker
Contracts tied to elections in Ethiopia and Romania saw massive trading volumes after the outcomes were decided. “It’s obviously some form of volume manipulation,” one expert says.
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Flock CEO Garrett Langley defended his company's surveillance technology despite growing privacy concerns, arguing that its crime-fighting benefits outweigh the risks of abuse.
Source: TechCrunch · Sarah Perez
Incident hitting 700 supermarkets exploited outdated devices exposed to the Internet.
Source: Ars Technica · Dan Goodin