Sam Altman is publicly recruiting a new Head of Preparedness for OpenAI, offering a $555,000 base salary plus equity. The role focuses on mitigating risks from rapidly improving AI models, but previous leaders haven’t lasted long in the high-stress position.
France’s national postal service, La Poste, suffered a major cyberattack just before Christmas. The pro-Russian group Noname057 claimed responsibility, disrupting deliveries for a company that handles 2.6 billion packages a year.
Google is finally letting users change their Gmail address without starting a new account. The feature, spotted in a Hindi support doc, is rolling out gradually. Your old address becomes an alias, so you don’t lose emails or data.
Your online activity is far from private. ISPs can log and sell your browsing history, and new laws are forcing more age verification. Using a VPN is becoming a necessity.
A user experience designer working at an AI image generator startup in 2023 says the technology triggered a severe mental health crisis. After months of generating images, including idealized versions of herself, she experienced psychosis and nearly jumped from a balcony.
The Justice Department’s release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein has been plagued by errors. Redactions meant to hide sensitive details could be easily bypassed, revealing alleged victim information and financial transactions.
A new AI startup has landed a staggering $10 billion valuation, aiming to challenge giants like OpenAI. Its plan hinges on a controversial, fully open-source model. The move could reshape the entire competitive landscape.
A UK government report finds a startling number of people are turning to AI chatbots for companionship and emotional support. This trend comes as the same report warns AI is advancing at an “extraordinary” pace, with new risks emerging.
A new report details a grim rise in home healthcare fraud where workers send unqualified friends to impersonate them. With 298 fraud convictions for personal care attendants in 2024, the system’s weak verification is failing vulnerable patients, sometimes with fatal results.
Google is discontinuing its free Dark Web Report service, which scanned for your personal info on the dark web. The feature will stop looking for new data on January 15, 2026, and all collected data will be deleted on February 16, 2026.
