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Given that its capabilities explode, there is a lot of debate about artificial intelligence (AI). From stepping on our work to questioning whether we can trust it in the first place.However, the AI used today is not the AI of the future. Scientists are increasingly convinced that they are on explicit trains to build artificial general information (AGI). This is a sophisticated type of AI that reasones like humans, and is superior to us in different domains, and even improves our own code and makes it even stronger.Experts call this moment a singularity. Some scientists say it could happen sooner…
Matthew Ekholm, Digital Product Passport and Circularity Specialist at Protokol, discusses three important milestone businesses that need to be considered to advance ESPR and DDP legislation. Over the past few years, eco-design in the EU’s Sustainable Product Regulation (ESPR) has shifted from ambiguous governance exercises on the horizon to concrete priorities in the technology sector. With sustainable products being implemented in mid-2024 to make EU standard, companies around the world have been knowing their past compliance (DPPS) for compliance, including who it will affect (the person placing products from priority sectors within the EU market), for compliance such as digital…
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded initiation grants worth 478 early career researchers totaling from 761 million euros across Europe. Part of the EU’s Horizon Europe programme, these honorable ERC grants are designed to provide young scientists with resources to launch their own projects, build teams and explore groundbreaking ideas in the frontier of knowledge. Each initiation grant will provide up to 1.5 million euros over five years, with additional funding for key equipment, relocation costs, or large-scale experiments. The scheme is expected to generate around 3,000 research jobs across Europe. Professor Maria Leptin, president of ERC, commented: “But…
September 5th, 2025Hacker NewsPentest/Security Operations Pentesting is one of the most effective ways to identify real-world security weaknesses before your enemy does it. But as threatening landscapes evolve, there is no way we can bring results from our pentests. Most organizations still rely on traditional reporting methods (statistic PDFs, emailed documents, spreadsheet-based tracking). problem? These outdated workflows introduce latency, create inefficiencies, and undermine the value of your work. Security teams need faster insights, tougher handoffs, and clearer paths to remediation. That’s where automated streaming comes in. Platforms like PlexTrac automate delivery in real time through robust rules-based workflows. (I’m not…
Fraunhofer Institute for Kelicaince Research ISC pursues future-looking material development by designing inorganic biological hybrid polymer coatings (Ormocer®) for surfaces that do not contain PFAS. PFAS (one and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are frequently used in many industrial and commercial products and applications due to their excellent properties, based on the unique strength of the fluorine carbon bonds that are hardly affected by chemical attacks. They have very fire-resistant, chemically stable water, dirt, and fat leaves, very low coefficient of friction, low surface energy, and low permeability to gases and liquids. Furthermore, they are particularly durable and considered to be relatively low…
September 5th, 2025Ravi LakshmananMalware/Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity researchers are flagging new malware campaigns that leverage scalable vector graphics (SVG) files as part of a phishing attack that impersonates the Colombian judicial system. According to Virustotal, SVG files are distributed via email and designed to run embedded JavaScript payloads. This will embellish the Base64-encoded HTML phishing page as a portal for Fiscalía General De la Nación, the Department of Justice Bureau of Colombia. This page simulates the official government document download process with a fake progress bar, but it causes stealthy ZIP archive downloads in the background. The exact nature of the zip…
Investors are clearly bullish about AI agent startup Sierra, former Salesforce Co-CEO Bret Taylor. Sierra, which helps businesses build customer service AI agents, announced on Thursday that it had announced its $350 million in funding. The round, led by former investor Greenoaks Capital, values the startup at $10 billion, according to a company’s blog post that confirmed a previous report from Axios on Wednesday. Sierra was founded in early 2024 by Taylor and long-time Google alum Clay Babon. The company claims it has landed hundreds of customers in its 18-month operation, including Sophie, Lamp and Brex. Sierra has now raised…
Technically, Polk never actually left Facebook. Facebook’s early classic features allow users to grab the attention of their friends with virtual nudges. Poke was discontinued years ago, but the company has recently seen an increase in usage among younger users. Now users can peck their friends directly through the new dedicated button on their Facebook profile. This will alert Poke recipients through notifications. Additionally, Facebook users can see who plunged them in and find friends on Facebook.com/Pokes. This page allows users to track “pork counts” with their friends. They can also dismiss the pork if they don’t want to go…
Indiana bankruptcy lawyer Mark Zuckerberg has filed a lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Attorney Mark Zuckerberg uses his commercial Facebook page to promote his legal practices and communicate with potential clients. However, his page has been disabled five times in the last eight years. Because Meta’s Moderation Systems has accidentally flagged his account for extending its platform founder Mark Zuckerberg. Mark Zuckerberg is not pretending to be Mark Zuckerberg. Because he’s also Mark Zuckerberg. In his legal complaints, Mark Zuckerberg points out that Mark Zuckerberg was only three years old and he is practicing the law. “It’s not funny,”…
Luxury membership platform Vivrelle announced on Thursday the launch of AI’s personal styling tool, Ella, as part of its partnership with fashion retailers Revolve and FWRD, to enable customers to rent luxury items. The launch is an example of how the fashion industry can leverage AI technology to enhance customer experiences, and is one of the first partnerships that bring together three retailers to deliver a personalized AI experience. Revolve and FWRD have users shopped designer clothes, while Revolve also offers whin-style shopping. This tool, Ella offers customers of three retailers recommendations for what they buy or rent to make…