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Harvard Preprint Shows AI Models Can Fingerprint and Exploit Inference Engines in Lab Demo

A Harvard preprint demonstrates that AI models can fingerprint inference engines and, in a controlled lab setup, exploit them using model-generated output tokens. ...Read more

#ai, #security, #inference, #arxiv

Russia opens three-day State Duma vote under tight Kremlin control, ballots extended into occupied Ukraine

Voting began Sept. 18 in a three-day State Duma election marked by sidelined anti-war opposition and ballots extended into occupied Ukrainian territories. ...Read more

#russia, #state duma, #elections, #ukraine, #yabloko

Simulation Study Maps How NIF-Style Indirect Drive Could Reach High Target Gains

An arXiv modeling paper from LLNL and Inertia outlines indirect-drive targets that simulations say could yield 265–427 MJ from a hypothetical 10 MJ laser. ...Read more

#fusion, #livermore, #nif, #simulation, #inertia

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro, Watch Series 12 and AirPods 5 Arrive in Stores Worldwide

iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, and AirPods 5 hit Apple Stores worldwide; availability and colors vary by store. ...Read more

$AAPL, #apple, #iphone, #applewatch, #airpods, #consumertech

Advocates tell appeals court California social‑media law infringes minors’ free‑speech rights

Civil liberties groups told the Ninth Circuit that California’s SB 976 not only limits platforms’ choices but also restricts minors’ First Amendment rights. ...Read more

#sb976, #free_speech, #social_media, #first_amendment

AWS Says Some Data in Bahrain and UAE Cloud Sites Cannot Be Recovered After War Damage

AWS says data and compute in its Bahrain region and one UAE availability zone can’t be restored after war-related damage; customers urged to rely on backups. ...Read more

#aws, #cloud, #middleeast, #dataloss

DOE closes up to $1.9 billion loan to NextEra to restart Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa

DOE reached financial close on up to $1.9B to help NextEra restart the 615 MW Duane Arnold reactor near Palo, Iowa; NRC approvals still pending. ...Read more

$NEE, #nuclear, #energy, #nextera, #iowa, #doe

FTC and Washington Propose $225 Million Settlement With Amway Over Alleged MLM Deception

FTC and Washington propose $225M settlement with Amway and affiliates over alleged deceptive earnings claims and require major business changes. ...Read more

#amway, #ftc, #mlm, #consumerprotection

Google Expands AI Agent CC into Shared Family Assistant

Google’s CC agent now supports up to six family members, sharing calendars, tasks, paperwork and controlled access as an early Google Labs experiment in the U.S. ...Read more

$GOOGL, $GOOG, #google, #ai, #family, #assistant

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks OPM Essay Asking Applicants About Trump Orders

A Massachusetts judge paused OPM’s disputed 'Question Three'—which asked applicants about Trump executive orders—citing likely First Amendment issues. ...Read more

#federalhiring, #civilservice, #firstamendment, #unions

Square Enix releases story-focused 'final trailer' for Final Fantasy Resonance at Tokyo Game Show

Square Enix released a story-focused 'final trailer' and playable demo for Final Fantasy Resonance at Tokyo Game Show, previewing its crystal-and-revenge tale before the Oct. 22 launch. ...Read more

#finalfantasyresonance, #squareenix, #gaming, #tokyogameshow

England dashboard: 1.4 million waiting for mental health care as NHS outlines £21.4bn 2026/27 plans

NHS England’s new quarterly dashboard shows 1.415m people waiting for mental-health care in July and planned mental-health spending of £21.376bn for 2026/27. ...Read more

#mentalhealth, #nhs, #england, #healthpolicy

Reanalysis with Corrected Pantheon+ and DES-DOVEKIE Leaves Hubble Tension Intact

A reanalysis applying corrected Pantheon+ and DES-DOVEKIE supernova data finds the local Hubble constant stays near 73 km/s/Mpc, leaving the Hubble tension unchanged. ...Read more

#hubbletension, #cosmology, #supernovae, #pantheonplus, #des

Clearlake Takes Full Control of Chelsea as Boehly and Walter Sell Stakes

Clearlake will buy Todd Boehly and Mark Walter’s stakes, consolidating ownership of Chelsea and ending the 2022 consortium structure. ...Read more

#chelsea, #premierleague, #ownership, #clearlake

OpenAI unveils public framework for reporting model misalignment, warns AI scaling outpaces safeguards

OpenAI released a framework and six example reports for disclosing model misalignment, urging earlier transparency as AI scaling outpaces safeguards. ...Read more

#ai, #openai, #alignment, #transparency