AI agents accessing bank accounts are raising concerns about software acting beyond customers’ instructions, highlighting the risks of giving automated assistants financial authority and the safeguards businesses need before trusting them with money. What Has Prompted The Concern? Some US banks have reportedly detected outside AI agents accessing customer accounts, […]
Posted in News Also tagged Account, Agents, Bank, SecurityAI-assisted research has exposed critical weaknesses in PHP, software used to run websites worldwide, prompting emergency updates and protective shutdowns while showing how faster vulnerability discovery can leave businesses with less time to respond. What Has Been Discovered? The vulnerabilities, collectively known as PHP2Shell, affect PHP itself, rather than a […]
Posted in News Also tagged Flaw, PHP, WebsitesResearchers at Ohio State University in the US have developed an AI-assisted system that recognises selected smells and triggers their release elsewhere, demonstrating how scent could eventually become part of remote healthcare, shopping and digital experiences. How Does It Send A Smell? The system, described in a study published in […]
Posted in News Also tagged Remotely, Share, SystemCanadian password-management company 1Password has launched a platform that lets AI agents sign in to accounts without receiving the passwords, aiming to make delegated tasks safer while leaving users responsible for deciding what the software should be allowed to do. Why Do AI Agents Need Account Access? An AI agent […]
Posted in News Also tagged Login, Passwords, SharingA Brazilian man says he sold his belongings and travelled over 2,000 kilometres to meet a woman who turned out to be AI-generated. Edimar Rocha Martins, 49, travelled from Imperatriz to Belo Horizonte seeking “Jéssica Oliveira”, whose profile promised companionship and farm life and attracted 300,000 followers. Local authorities helped […]
Posted in News Also tagged Fake, Security, VoiceMeta’s updated commercial terms will give it permission to collect content from websites associated with businesses using its platforms, raising concerns about AI training, ownership and the conditions companies must accept to reach their customers. What Is Changing? The revised terms take effect on 30 October 2026 and cover commercial […]
Posted in News Also tagged Business, Meta, Training, WebsitesMicrosoft has outlined an AI troubleshooting feature for Edge that will collect diagnostic information with users’ consent, promising to limit collection to the problem being investigated while acknowledging that its advice may not always be right. What Is Microsoft Introducing? Called “Fix an issue”, the feature (found in Edge’s settings) […]
Posted in News Also tagged Collection, Data, EdgeBank of America hired 1,000 contractors to help repair software weaknesses uncovered by advanced AI, including Anthropic’s Mythos. The contractors joined around 3,000 existing staff in the second quarter and were still helping in October. AI can find vulnerabilities quickly, but people must still check, test and install fixes across […]
Posted in News Also tagged Bank, Hires, SecurityMosqitter is developing a network of AI-connected mosquito traps to help organisations monitor insect populations and respond more precisely, offering a potential way to reduce insecticide use as changing environmental conditions increase the need for surveillance. From Catching Mosquitoes To Monitoring Them The Pennsylvania-based company, whose research began in Ukraine […]
Posted in News Also tagged Mosquito, Risks, sustainabilityGoogle has announced a workplace AI agent that can have its own email address, calendar and company account, allowing businesses to delegate ongoing tasks while making it clearer which actions were taken by software rather than employees. Gemini Agent Unveiled on 8 October by Google Cloud chief executive Thomas Kurian, […]
Posted in News Also tagged Email, GoogleAtlanta-based developer Brandon Thomas says he has used AI to build free alternatives to seven Adobe applications, turning frustration with subscription cancellation fees into a project that could widen access to creative software, although the tools remain far from proven professional replacements. What Has He Built? The applications cover photo […]
Posted in News Also tagged Adobe, AlternativesChatGPT’s new intelligent user interface makes responses clearer, more visual and interactive, helping you understand information, explore options and get useful answers more quickly. https://player.mediadelivery.net/play/707308/471fd37c-ae22-44f6-bc8b-27b8028a4539
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