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Trump unveils new site to simplify access to government services

Al Jazeera

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has launched a new website called America.gov In a speech, the president claimed that the website would not store user information and used the opportunity to tout simplified access to information about elections and applications for citizenship. The site is powered by Google's Gemini AI and xAI's Grok, according to the chief design officer, Joe Gebbia. The executive order announcing the new site calls it "a unified digital front door to the Federal Government for every individual in the United States seeking Federal information or services". It also says the site will provide "an entry through which an individual may sign in, communicate in plain language, receive accurate answers, and, where authorized and technically available, complete Government transactions without being required to navigate the websites of multiple agencies."


OpenAI reportedly cancels GPT-6.1 Astra's release over deceptive behavior

Engadget

OpenAI has canceled the release of its new model, GPT-6.1 Astra, according to The Wall Street Journal. It was due for launch in October and was going to debut inside ChatGPT and Codex, but it reportedly showed higher levels of deception than its predecessors during internal testing. Saachi Jain, who leaves OpenAI's safety training, said that GPT-6.1 Astra performed poorly on tests that measure how well it adheres to instructions. It also wasn't honest about telling testers the actions it did and didn't perform in order to achieve its goal. In addition, the model would take actions to accomplish tasks without asking for permission, such as using external tools and services.


OpenAI's agent hacked into an Australian government website

Engadget

An OpenAI agent hacked into the public website of the Australian government's Medicare public health insurance system in June, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed. Albanese said he spoke with Sam Altman, the company's CEO, to express the country's "extreme concern" about the incident. He also criticized the company for taking too long to notify Australian authorities. According to The Guardian, OpenAI only sent an email about the breach to a general Australian government email address on September 10. And since authorities only check that account once a day, they didn't see it until September 11.


'I miss old Google': readers tell us how they search the internet in the age of AI

The Guardian

Google's AI mode is advertised on 30 October 2025 in London, United Kingdom. Google's AI mode is advertised on 30 October 2025 in London, United Kingdom. 'I miss old Google': readers tell us how they search the internet in the age of AI G oogle has put artificial intelligence at the front and center of its search bar. The most-visited site on the internet still shows the same list of links to users, but they have to scroll past a summarized response from an AI chatbot, a feature Google calls AI Overviews. The change to what was once the gateway to the rest of the internet has been profound, and the browsing habits of billions of people are shifting.


Justice for CSS

WIRED

The first in CSS stands for "style." Think colors and fonts, borders and shadows, rows and columns, animations and transitions. CSS is the programming language that makes a website look pretty (or pretty ugly, often). It's what makes this very webpage look like itself--look WIRED. One paragraph in, a certain reader will already be smarting at my description of CSS.


119,000 fake shops could steal your credit card details

FOX News

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset . Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions . Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG . Asked Siri to call your bank? Floating solar panels could save cities millions.


Apple releases macOS 27 Golden Gate: 7 new features to try

Mashable

Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Look Up Say More Trending Now Mashable Selects Creator Playbook Back to School Good Connection: Uplifting stories for a digital age Switch Off Mashable Voices Safety Net Versus All Series Welcome to the Golden Gate era of macOS. Timothy Beck Werth is the Tech Editor at Mashable, where he leads coverage and assignments for the Tech and Shopping verticals. Tim has over 15 years of experience as a journalist and editor, and he has particular experience covering and testing consumer technology, smart home gadgets, and men's grooming and style products. Previously, he was the Managing Editor and then Site Director of SPY.com, a men's product review and lifestyle website. As a writer for GQ, he covered everything from bull-riding competitions to the best Legos for adults, and he's also contributed to publications such as The Daily Beast, Gear Patrol, and The Awl.


New York Seizes a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Websites

WIRED

In the biggest-ever legal action against harmful deepfake websites, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office has seized 12 sites that collectively targeted around 1,200 victims. For the best part of a decade, abusive deepfake "pornography" websites have published thousands of nonconsensual videos depicting women, including high-profile celebrities, politicians, and public figures, into sexual situations. Now, in what is likely the largest takedown of explicit deepfake websites to date, officials in New York have seized more than a dozen of the harmful sites. On Monday, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced the seizure of 12 domains which it says have been used for "unlawfully" sharing, publishing, and selling celebrity deepfake videos. Around 1,200 people--overwhelmingly women--were depicted in nonconsensual sexual images and videos on the websites, the office says.



Thousands of hacked sites trick you into installing malware

FOX News

Fake CAPTCHA scams have compromised over 5,400 websites, tricking users into pasting malware commands into Windows Run. WordPress and PrestaShop sites are among those affected.