Science & Tech

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.

#aws, #cloud, #middleeast, #dataloss

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.

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

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.

#ai, #openai, #alignment, #transparency

Fifth Circuit Says Websites Don’t ‘Transmit’ Content They Direct Users to Fetch, Narrowing Direct‑display Liability

Appeals court adopts a “transmit requirement,” protecting common embedding and linking practices but remanding remaining factual issues.

#copyright, #dmca, #fifthcircuit, #linking

Tech and Energy Firms Launch Alliance to Make AI Data Centers Grid-Flexible

Emerald AI, Google and NVIDIA formed AEMA to promote grid-responsive AI data centers that can shift power use and ease interconnection bottlenecks.

$NVDA, $GOOGL, #ai, #datacenters, #energy, #grid

Meta launches Meta One, bundling paid AI tools across Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp

Meta launches Meta One, a global subscription bundling paid AI and premium features across Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Meta AI, with tiers for creators and businesses.

$META, #meta, #subscriptions, #ai, #instagram

Apple begins beta rollout of rebuilt Siri and Apple Intelligence, with hardware limits and EU iPhone/iPad delay

Apple begins beta rollout of rebuilt Siri and Apple Intelligence in English, with hardware restrictions, daily caps and an EU iPhone/iPad delay under the Digital Markets Act.

$AAPL, #apple, #siri, #ai, #privacy

Accio-Lab releases Occamy-1.0 — a 35B open agent-focused model with weights, code and deployment tools

Accio-Lab published Occamy-1.0, a 35B open-weight agent model with code, deployment tools and a paper; training-data subset disclosure is limited.

#ai, #open-source, #language-models, #agents

Preprint: Magenta reportedly turns olympiad math into Lean statements and machine-checked proofs

An arXiv preprint says Magenta converts olympiad problems into Lean and produces machine‑checked proofs, including claimed IMO solutions — but no public code or independent replication yet.

#ai, #formalverification, #lean, #mathematics

Amazon Leo Expands Ariane 6 Launch Pact With Arianespace to 24 Missions

Amazon Leo expands Ariane 6 launch deal with Arianespace from 18 to 24 missions, adding flights 2029–2031 to speed deployment of its LEO broadband network.

$AMZN, #amazon, #ariane6, #arianespace, #satellite-internet

Apple debuts iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max in first major iPhone keynote under CEO John Ternus

Apple unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max with upgraded cameras, longer battery life and AI-enhanced Siri at John Ternus’s first major iPhone keynote.

$AAPL, #apple, #iphone18, #iphone, #technology

Steam API glitch briefly exposed achievements for dozens of unreleased, unannounced games

A brief Steam API visibility glitch exposed achievement metadata for dozens of unreleased and unannounced games, raising spoiler and reveal concerns.

#steam, #gaming, #leaks, #achievements

Google to invest €13 billion in Finland to expand AI data centers and energy partnerships

Google will invest €13 billion in Finland over two years to expand AI data centers, back Loviisa nuclear power, add wind and battery capacity and fund local training.

#google, #finland, #data-centers, #ai, #energy

Detokenization Cache Attack Can Reconstruct Local LLM Outputs, Researchers Warn

Researchers show locally run LLM outputs can be reconstructed from CPU cache activity during detokenization, raising privacy concerns for on-device AI.

#security, #llm, #sidechannel, #privacy

Rivian outlines autonomy roadmap: point-to-point R2 driving by late 2026, Uber robotaxis planned for 2028

Rivian aims for point-to-point R2 driving by late 2026 and Uber-backed Level 4 robotaxis in 2028, using in-house chips, sensors and software.

$RIVN, #rivian, #autonomy, #ev, #robotaxi