DeepSeek, a Chinese AI platform accused of data theft, spreading propaganda, and violating U.S. export controls by covertly funneling American user data to the CCP and training on material unlawfully obtained from U.S. AI models, has drawn scrutiny from Congress over Nvidia chip sales.
OpenAI plans to verify organizations before granting access to advanced AI models, prioritizing safety by mitigating potential misuse, intellectual property theft, and unintended consequences while enabling responsible development.
curl-impersonate, a modified version of curl, can impersonate the TLS and HTTP handshakes of major browsers, allowing users to bypass browser fingerprinting techniques employed by web services, promoting a more open and private web experience.
Tailscale, a company pioneering identity-focused networking, secured $160 million in Series C funding to accelerate its mission of building a 'New Internet' that seamlessly and securely connects people and devices without relying on traditional IP addresses and infrastructure.
As AI agents proliferate, traditional authentication methods face challenges, prompting the emergence of innovative approaches like dynamic credential issuance, identity-aware proxies, and ephemeral compute with baked-in identity to ensure frictionless yet secure access.
Next.js, a popular React framework, faces criticism over its lack of portability and tight coupling with Vercel's infrastructure, raising concerns about vendor lock-in, unfair advantages, and Vercel's poor handling of a critical security vulnerability, leaving users outside their platform vulnerable.
DeepMind's 145-page paper warns of potential 'severe harm' from advanced AI by 2030, proposing safeguards like access controls and AI interpretability, though some experts dispute the premises.
Chinese companies employ various tactics, including smuggling, exploiting loopholes, leveraging subsidiaries, utilizing cloud services, and innovating with alternative chips, to circumvent U.S. restrictions on advanced semiconductor technology.
Oracle, a tech giant, is grappling with two data breaches: one involving unauthorized access to patient data from its healthcare division, and another where a hacker claims to have accessed authentication data for millions of Oracle Cloud customers, raising concerns about cloud security.
An AI image generator's unsecured database exposed over 95,000 records, including disturbing prompts and explicit images, some potentially illegal, such as de-aged celebrities made to look like children, leading the company to delete its websites after being contacted.