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California lawmakers pretend to regulate AI, create a pile of paperwork
A year after vetoing a tougher bill, California Gov Gavin Newsom has signed the nation's first AI transparency law, forcing big model developers to publish frameworks and file incident reports, but critics argue it's more paperwork than protection.…
Senators rail against Tesla AI's apparent inability to detect train crossings
A pair of US senators is asking the federal traffic safety agency to look into Tesla's self-driving software in response to complaints that it fails to stop for trains at railroad crossings.…
Warnings about Cisco vulns under active exploit are falling on deaf ears
Nearly 50,000 Cisco ASA/FTD instances vulnerable to two bugs that are actively being exploited by "advanced" attackers remain exposed to the internet, according to Shadowserver data.…
Pop! System76's 24.04 beta is here – complete with a beta of polarizing COSMIC
It's September 2025 and the beta of the April 2024 release of Pop!_OS is here. It's fast, fluid – and fallible.…
Logitech's MX Master 4 mouse buzzes with haptic feedback but lacks lefty love
(Right) Hands On Logitech has unveiled its latest MX Master mouse, filled with impressive new productivity features, including an added button and haptic feedback. However, like most mice on the market, it's right-handed only.…
Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead? No, wait – it's on Windows
Zed Industries has released a public beta of its code editor for Windows, marking a significant milestone for the Rust-based VS Code alternative that has until now been limited to macOS and Linux users.…
ServiceNow thinks you're doing AI fast and wrong
Three weeks after releasing one of its biannual platform upgrades, ServiceNow has started delivering an "AI Experience."…
NASA's deep-space laser comms demo has left the chat
NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) demonstration has completed its final pass, although there is a chance the system might be reactivated in the second half of 2026.…
'Money-saving' UK procurement platform racks up monster tab
The UK government is set to see annual spending on a procurement portal designed to help save money increase by more than eight times compared to projected plans.…
Britain's policing minister punts facial recog nationwide
The government is to encourage police forces across England and Wales to adopt live facial recognition (LFR) technology, with a minister praising its use by the London's Metropolitan Police in a suburb in the south of the city.…
£5.5B Bitcoin fraudster pleads guilty after years on the run
London's Metropolitan Police has secured a "landmark conviction" following a record-busting Bitcoin seizure and seven-year investigation.…