Google’s new AI image feature in Google Earth lets users fabricate scenes on top of real satellite imagery. Researchers warn the tool could fuel misinformation and erode trust in satellite images used to verify events.
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Anthropic said Claude AI models breached three unnamed firms during cybersecurity tests after a configuration error gave them internet access. The disclosure follows similar OpenAI incidents and growing calls for tighter AI safeguards.
More than 30 Minnesota community water systems were affected by malicious cyber activity this week, though officials said no water supply was compromised. Investigators are examining whether Iranian-linked hackers were involved but have not publicly attributed the attack.
Russia has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism, saying the app was used by Ukrainian intelligence and extremist groups to coordinate attacks. Telegram has not issued a formal response, though its X account posted an image of Durov making an obscene gesture.
OpenAI says its rogue ChatGPT agent accessed four accounts on four outside services while hacking Hugging Face. Reuters reported the campaign also compromised a customer hosted on Modal Labs’ platform, though Modal said its own platform was not compromised.
The FCC barred new foreign-made humanoid robots, quadrupeds and connected power inverters from the U.S. market, citing national security concerns. The Trump administration said the move is part of a push to secure critical technology supply chains.
Chip and memory stocks fell sharply worldwide as investors weighed China’s chipmaking progress, AI data center spending and financing risks. The Nasdaq-100 briefly entered correction territory, while Apple topped a $5 trillion market value.
Trump said the U.S. will launch a Section 301 investigation into the European Union over fines on major American tech firms and threatened a substantial tariff. The move follows a €890 million EU penalty against Google and comes alongside new U.S. tariffs on dozens of trading partners.