Month: August 2025
Watch how Chinese are converting thousands of Geforce RTX 5090 cards into AI accelerators and there’s nothing Nvidia can do to stop it
Chinese firm turns RTX 5090 cards into two-slot AI accelerators using custom PCBs Factory automation in China converts Nvidia gaming GPUs into data center hardware Export restrictions are bypassed as RTX 5090 boards are reworked into rack-ready AI modules A video circulating on Bilibili shows how enterprising Chinese technicians are…
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Nearly half of all code generated by AI found to contain security flaws – even big LLMs affected
Report finds 45% of AI-generated code had security flaws Java is the worst offender, Python, C# and JavaScript also affected Rise in vibe coding could make these threats even worse Nearly half (45%) of AI-generated code contains security flaws despite appearing production-ready, new research from Veracode has found. Its study…
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Anthropic studied what gives an AI system its ‘personality’ — and what makes it ‘evil’
On Friday, Anthropic debuted research unpacking how an AI system’s “personality” — as in, tone, responses, and overarching motivation — changes and why. Researchers also tracked what makes a model “evil.” The Verge spoke with Jack Lindsey, an Anthropic researcher working on interpretability, who has also been tapped to lead…
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Google has just two weeks to begin cracking open Android, it admits in emergency filing
4. For a period of three years ending on November 1, 2027, Google may not share revenue generated by the Google Play Store with any person or entity that distributes Android apps, or has stated that it will launch or is considering launching an Android app distribution platform or store.…
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Reddit pauses its paywall plans
Reddit is pausing its plans to let people make subreddits with content behind a paywall, CEO Steve Huffman said as part of Thursday’s earnings. The company is making the change as part of a shift in how it’s prioritizing its resources. Huffman said last year that the company was looking…
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Allianz Life cyberattack gets worse as company confirms Social Security numbers stolen
Allianz Life recently confirmed cyberattack Criminals stole data on around 1.4 million customers Among the stolen data are names, addresses, and SSNs The information stolen in the recent cyberattack on insurance giant Allianz Life included people’s full names, postal addresses, dates of birth and, particularly worryingly – Social Security numbers…
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