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Meta releases 816B Muse Spark Open for local Mac Studio deployment
The open-weight model activates 42B parameters and supports a 1M-token context, running on dual M5 Ultra systems.
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Everything TechSec Observer has reported about AI: 13 stories, newest first. Part of our AI coverage.
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Google DeepMind, GovTech Singapore launch privacy-safe AI to stop conversational scams on device
Lightweight AI runs locally on devices to intercept conversational scams without sending chat data to the cloud, protecting user privacy.
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Employ report: AI-polished resumes create uniformity and stress for recruiters
A third of recruiters cite identical AI-generated applications as their primary operational stressor, according to new data from Employ.
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Google debuts Gemini 4 Argon AI with intro pricing, topping Vals Index in finance, coding, and legal tasks
Google launches its latest frontier AI model, offering developers and enterprises access via API and consumer apps at introductory pricing.
AI
GitHub embeds repo rules and agent skills into codebases to guide Copilot behavior
Developers can now embed repository-specific rules, specialised agents and external tool connections directly into their codebases to guide AI behaviour.
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Amazon reportedly in final talks to acquire AI infrastructure firm Decart
Wall Street Journal reports Amazon may close a deal worth up to $7 billion for Decart.ai, following Anthropic's exit.
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Qualцом CEO: AI firms target 100B-param LLMs on phones by 2028, starting to do phones
Cristiano Amon reports that artificial intelligence companies are requesting hardware support to run massive local language models on smartphones within five years.
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Microsoft adds automation to Copilot Notebooks, boosting productivity beyond basic research assistance for users
Microsoft is upgrading Copilot Notebooks with new features designed to extend the tool beyond basic research assistance into productivity tasks.
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CBO projects AI adds just 0.1% growth, crushing Bessent's deficit hopes
Fiscal watchdogs and economists argue that artificial intelligence cannot generate the economic growth required to significantly reduce America's national debt burden.
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Ukraine strikes Yandex data centres, disrupting Russian AI and cloud services
Physical attacks on Yandex facilities in Russia have caused widespread outages for its AI models, cloud computing, and consumer services, according to reports.
Tech News
Microsoft clarifies Edge AI data collection mechanics to developers
Microsoft explains the technical necessity of user data collection for upcoming Edge AI features, denying surveillance intentions.
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Ex-IBM strategist warns vendors' AI legacy IT pitch is financially unsound, ZDNET reports
An ex-IBM strategist argues that vendor pitches for using AI to resolve legacy IT issues are financially unsound, according to ZDNET.
Cyber Attacks
Cloudflare's Clef-omni handles audio, video, and images in one pipeline with 2x faster inference
Cloudflare expands its decision model family with a new multimodal AI, alongside faster inference and reduced pricing for existing models.