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A dying star may have birthed a planet right before it croaked
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OpenAI delivers a mea culpa to the Australian government in person – but answers still elude
OpenAI's chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, said the company had'learned our lesson'. OpenAI's chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, said the company had'learned our lesson'. Jason Kwon's answers were provided in a helpful, quiet and calm manner. Open AI's Jason Kwon flew 15 hours from San Francisco to Sydney to give the company's first in-person mea culpa after it admitted - in an unsigned email, to a public departmental inbox - that one of its AI agents had accessed a Services Australia website without authorisation and grabbed data related to Medicare. Kwon - polite, friendly, even-toned - got through a potentially dicey committee hearing unscathed, promising to do better and pledging assistance to Australia.
A Statement review: Star-studded climate change drama is more than just hot air
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Jimmy Kimmel has a scathing response to Trump promising 5k if Republicans win the midterms
Mashable @Home Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Look Up Trending Now Mashable Selects Say More Top creators, ranked Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Creator Playbook In My Bag AI at School Safety Net All Series Sam Haysom is the General Assignment Editor, UK, for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time. Rosie O'Donnell calls out'Mango Mussolini' Trump on'Kimmel' Jimmy Kimmel recaps Trump's summer with a montage of the weirdest things he's said Donald Trump has promised every adult American $5,000 if the Republicans win both the Senate and the House in the upcoming midterm elections -- but Jimmy Kimmel isn't buying it. Well, he's never lied to us before, says Kimmel in the clip above, after playing footage of the president's announcement. Let me be very clear: Donald Trump is more likely to run a 5k than to give it to us.
Misuse of AI is brands' top reputational threat, new survey says
Misuse of AI is brands' top reputational threat, new survey says Misusing artificial intelligence (AI) is the top threat to companies' reputations - more so than being accused of putting children in the way of mental, emotional or physical harm and issues exposed by the US-Israel war on Iran, among other brand risks, according to a new survey of more than 150 public affairs leaders. Those findings in the new edition of the quarterly Reputation Risk Index, released on Tuesday, came on the heels of other perhaps more dire warnings from leading tech figures that AI in the wrong hands could precipitate existential threats on a mass scale such as nuclear war or destruction by bioweaponry. The index's publisher, the Global Risk Advisory Council, acknowledged that misuse of AI is not a particularly new concern in its area of focus, having been identified as a top worry repeatedly since the first edition of the survey in April 2025. But the council said what is new is its attaching an advisory to its latest survey advising business leaders to "take immediate and decisive action to mitigate potential long-term brand damage" with respect to AI, as the technology has "become a clear and present danger to public confidence for many corporations". "As AI is rapidly deployed for productivity gains, we have also seen diminishing public trust in the technology, elevating the need for businesses to take measures to protect their brands," council chair Isabel Casillas Guzman said in a statement. "In this environment, AI use or overuse can quickly damage a company's standing with customers, investors, or other key stakeholders, making it essential for companies to deploy preventive tactics now."
New York's 'voluntary intoxication loophole': The legal gap at the center of the Cornell 7 case.
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Jon Stewart has an aggressive 5-minute argument with Metas Muse during AI deep dive
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Fear and disruption for Ukraine's rail passengers as Russia escalates drone attacks
Ukraine's railways have kept the country running since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. But attacks are intensifying, with more than half of all strikes on locomotives since then occurring this year alone, according to the state-owned operator. Yuliia Ponomarenko, 27, a marketing specialist from Kharkiv, found her journey to Warsaw last month suddenly interrupted just short of the Ukraine-Poland frontier. The border guards started running around and shouting Run! Get out of the carriages! A Russian drone had just hit a locomotive near the same border, and a special train carrying former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European dignitaries, had passed through minutes before.
OpenAI admits misstep in handling AI agent interactions with Australian government sites – video
In a parliamentary inquiry, OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon is questioned by independent senator David Pocock about the company's notification process after OpenAI agents accessed Australian government website data in June. Asked why OpenAI relied on an arbitrary department email rather than direct government contacts, Kwon acknowledges that'in retrospect, we should have done what you're suggesting'. He explains that staff had treated the incident as a'technical situation' and sought to contact technical counterparts, which he says was'not good enough' OpenAI has'work to do to rebuild trust' in Australia, executive tells AI inquiry
South Korea's Lee says AI appears to have been used in bank hacks
South Korea's Lee says AI appears to have been used in bank hacks SEOUL - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday that AI models are believed to have been used in some recent hacking incidents against banks and called for the country to develop cybersecurity methods suited to the AI era. "In some hacking incidents, signs have emerged of AI being used, causing considerable public concern and anxiety," Lee said during a cabinet meeting. "Please establish the circumstances swiftly and clearly, and concentrate personnel and resources on minimizing the damage." South Korea's police have launched a full-scale investigation into the hacking attacks against commercial banks that led to a breach of customers' personal information, the Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday. Shinhan Bank, KB Kookmin Bank and others had reported cyberattacks, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said on Friday, while Yonhap reported that Hana Bank and Woori Bank also suffered breaches.