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- The Internet is (once again) awash with IoT botnets delivering record DDoSesby Dan Goodin
Bigger, badder DDoSes are flooding the Internet. Dismal IoT security is largely to blame.
- Cutting-edge Chinese “reasoning” model rivals OpenAI o1—and it’s free to downloadby Benj Edwards
DeepSeek R1 is free to run locally and modify, and it matches OpenAI’s o1 in several benchmarks.
- Home Microsoft 365 plans use Copilot AI features as pretext for a price hikeby Andrew Cunningham
“Classic” plans without AI or price increases are only for current subscribers.
- Microsoft patches Windows to eliminate Secure Boot bypass threatby Dan Goodin
File that neutered Secure Boot passed Microsoft’s internal review process.
- US splits world into three tiers for AI chip accessby Benj Edwards
While close US allies get unrestricted AI chip access, the rest of the world has numerical limits.
- 161 years ago, a New Zealand sheep farmer predicted AI doomby Benj Edwards
Butler’s “Darwin among the machines” warned of a future mechanical race that could subjugate humanity.
- Microsoft sues service for creating illicit content with its AI platformby Dan Goodin
Service used undocumented APIs and other tricks to bypass safety guardrails.
- AI could create 78 million more jobs than it eliminates by 2030—reportby Benj Edwards
As AGI talk sparks job loss fears, new WEF report projects AI-driven net job growth by 2030.
- Ongoing attacks on Ivanti VPNs install a ton of sneaky, well-written malwareby Dan Goodin
In-the-wild attacks tamper with built-in security tool providing infection warnings.
- How the UK was connected to the Internet for the first timeby Peter T. Kirstein, The Conversation
And a few months later, the Internet’s first password.