Muse, the new general-purpose AI agent from Meta, can expose sensitive information when users share conversations through web links, researchers reported Monday. In response to questions from Ars about the behavior, Meta said it’s suspending the sharing feature while the company reviews it and considers making changes. Like many online services, Muse has allowed users...
Saudis Aided Family of Engineer Accused of Bugging OpenAI, Prosecutors Say
Saudi officials paid for his wife and son to fly out of the U.S. and offered to cover his bail, according to court filings. A judge ordered the engineer to remain in custody.
Elon Musk Says He Will Give a SpaceX Share to ‘Every Kid in America’
Anthropic, an A.I. rival to SpaceX, earlier said it would form a “public benefit fund” and other tech moguls have contributed to savings accounts for children.
PSA: Patch your Plex media server before someone hacks it
Recently fixed vulnerabilities in the Plex Media Server are under active exploitation in attacks that, when successful, install malware, including cryptominers and residential proxy apps, a researcher said. Plex fixed four vulnerabilities at the start of last month. Three weeks later, published CVE designations revealed five vulnerabilities, with one of them carrying a severity rating...
ReactOS reaches major milestone with NTFS install support
Open source Windows alternative ReactOS has reached a major milestone: The operating system can now be installed directly onto an NT Files System drive partition. As reported by Phoronix, the move to NTFS clears a long-standing hurdle for the project and brings it one step closer to finally reaching beta. Prior to this latest announcement,...
(BPRW) EBONY Unveils 2026 Power 100: A Celebration Of Black Impact, Influence And Power
(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES — As EBONY marks more than 80 years as the definitive voice of the Black American experience, the iconic media company recently unveiled its 2026 Power 100 list, recognizing the leaders, visionaries, and changemakers…
Meta Withdraws $25 Million from Its Midterms Push
The company outlined a $65 million budget last year when it embarked on an effort to elect state politicians friendly to the A.I. industry.
OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites
OpenAI said internal models hacked two more websites, bypassed company-imposed browsing restrictions, and used exposed credentials to draw cryptocurrency from a wallet it couldn’t otherwise access, in the latest installment of disclosures of its agents performing unethical and likely illegal acts. The company on Thursday issued reports of four new incidents, all of which occurred...
OpenAI Engineer, Who Is Charged With Planting Bug, Advised Saudis
The employee, now fired, had said he advised government agencies in Saudi Arabia. He was also listed as a partner at a venture firm with a Saudi prince.
Anthropic Says Revenue Jumped 45% to $16.8 Billion in Third Quarter
The company held an investor meeting on Wednesday as it plans a blockbuster initial public offering as soon as next month.