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Attacker stole a METR API key, used $600K worth of credits, and no one noticed for weeks
The model provider gave METR the credits for free. An actual customer would not have been so lucky
Anthropic promises zero data retention – but customers must check it worked
More compliance-friendly stance could boost appeal of Fable
Anthropic's new Mythos and Fable models come with a new enterprise data retention policy
The new policy still requires that Anthropic monitor model use, but customers control how and where that data is stored.
How a vibe-coded app let hackers use $600k worth of AI tokens at METR
"Because we were not paying for these tokens, there was no natural token spend ceiling..."
Another Artifactory CVE under attack by AI agents or humans
Unauthenticated intruders can mint admin tokens, and exposed servers are already being hit
Firefox helps iPhone users bypass ads on web sites while making money showing its own ads
Baked-in Firefox ad blocking on iOS begins rolling out slowly today, and is off by default
Anthropic pledges to try harder to keep models under control, asks partners to chip in
Security ... this time it will be different
Block opens up its Cash App Score to other lenders
Block is opening up Cash App Score, the real-time credit signal it uses for its consumer lending portfolio, to external lenders via distribution partner Nova Credit.
ReactOS 0.4.16 serves '90s Windows nostalgia with fewer bugs
30 years on, it's still alpha, but 0.4.16 brings plenty of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements - just in time for Windows XP's 25th anniversary
Oracle pins hopes on 'Star Wars' productivity jump to lightspeed from AI-assisted engineering
Big Red talks up superhuman coders after shedding 21,000 staff
Runtime: Intuit's AI strategy; pentesting in the age of AI; OpenAI's "civilizations"
+ Microsoft 365 outages hit a second day, and Bull wins a big European supercomputer deal.
Cops, CrowdStrike disrupt Sality botnet by poisoning the network and diverting into sinkholes
VMware Explore: Broadcom touts faster "metal to model”, partnerships, hardened container images
Bare metal provisioning for multiple vendors, done via VCF in minutes?
Microsoft and AWS build the multicloud bridge they said customers barely needed
New services promise private 100 Gbps links between the rival platforms without months of networking faff
Gareth Fatchett: Selling up doesn’t always mean walking away
For many financial advisers, selling the business is imagined as a fairly clean transition. A price is agreed, due diligence is completed, the documents are signed and, eventually, the money arrives. The reality is often rather different.
ESA's Cluster quartet prepares for its final Tango
Two-year mission bows out after 26 thanks to some heroic engineering
Nvidia invests $3.5bn in MediaTek as custom chip market grows
Nvidia seeks to keep hold of the AI market beyond the wandering eyes of OpenAI, Anthropic and hyperscalers.
The Gentlemen come calling as Nutex confirms sensitive data theft
Ransomware crew threatens publication while healthcare biz assesses which records escaped
Sweaty Betty celebrates women who “get on with it” despite the weather
Sweaty Betty has unveiled a new campaign that celebrates women who “don’t wait for clear skies”. Titled ‘Born for the Storm’, the campaign focuses on women who keep going when life gets messy.
Félix raises $200m in equity and debt to expand beyond remittances
Félix, a chat-based platform that utilises WhatsApp to enable Latino immigrants in the US to send money abroad, is planning to add a host of other financial products after raising $87 million in a Series C equity round.
Jack Henry falls victim to ransomware attack
US core banking vendor Jack Henry has been bit by a ransomware attack.
Visa boosts A2A fraud prevention tech
Visa has taken advantage of its Featurespace acquisition to revamp its account-to-account (A2A) fraud protection tool for banks.
Ian McKenna: iPipeline’s Origo deal could bring real benefits
Global banking giants prep stablecoin JV
Some of the world's biggest banks - including Citi, Lloyds and MUFG - have committed to set up a new stablecoin company before the end of the year.
Google’s Sophie Neary on how not to miss the peak party
Peak season is just around the corner and for many it has already started. Sophie Neary, managing director for retail and FMCG at Google explains how retailers can best prepare for the season.
The Dos and Don'ts for Leveraging AI for Self-directed Investors
In this Communify Intelligence Experience interview, we discuss the role of AI in self-directed investing to provide you with the dos and don'ts of AI in your own processes.
Lil Luv Dog founders on “establishing pet beauty as a global beauty category”
When you think of luxury beauty brands, your dog is probably the last thing that comes to your mind.
Sports Direct’s first Everlast Gyms+ in Europe is “more than just a place to shop”
Frasers Group recently opened its latest Sports Direct Everlast Gyms+ flagship store in Dublin.
How AllSaints’ shift to MPOS transformed its customer experience
Last year, fashion brand AllSaints began rolling out its new mobile point of sale (MPOS) system across its stores, as it shifted away from its legacy electronic point of sale (EPOS) system.