… Elizabeth Warren D-MA writes that X Money could pose a risk to “consumers, our national security, and the stability of the financial system,” citing Musk’s “track record operating X.” Musk said X Money will launch in early public access in April. …
Last August, some of the best cybersecurity teams in the business gathered in Las Vegas to demonstrate the strength of their AI bug-finding systems at DARPA’s Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge AIxCC . …
… Microsoft already has a substantial client base and, compared with other AI companies, a reputation for safety and security. And like Google, it also has deep pockets, considerable computing resources, and a diversified revenue stream, meaning it can take big bets without a ton of risk. …
… Google is even planning to give Gemini Spark access to local files on Mac computers, similar to OpenClaw, the open-source AI agent platform that poses a range of security risks. …
… In 2024, the Biden administration published a memorandum on AI and national security, setting up rules for how AI can be used in certain national security scenarios — and for now, even under Trump, that policy is in force. …
… Third-party vendors like k-ID, Persona, and Yoti can save every company from needing to run its own system and let them offload some risk. For users, there’s still a fundamental security problem that these services are attempting to mitigate, but haven’t solved. …
… By the time I’d purchased three Meari vendors’ cameras in the hopes of getting a live demo of the hack, I was thankfully! too late to see it working myself. …
… Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes — who’s been prepping for everything from AI-fueled phishing attacks to physical security risks — says four polling locations received “unsubstantiated bomb threats,” similar to Georgia . …
… Makris certainly can’t reach over and hit the emergency stop button — he’s nearly 6,000 miles away, having hacked this robot from the other side of the planet, to demonstrate the gaping security holes in Yarbo’s robot lawn mowers. …
… The ability of free and democratic societies to prevail requires something more than moral appeal. …