Researchers have demonstrated a way to recover audio playing through headphones from up to 30 metres away, revealing how confidential conversations could leak through everyday electronics even when the software carrying them uses encryption.
Read More Lawyers in four US states have raised concerns that new Apple Watch features could breach eavesdropping laws, questioning whether turning conversations into AI-generated text requires everyone’s permission even when no playable audio recording is retained.
Read More An AI chatbot’s false assessment of a Chinese ship’s cargo reportedly prompted US military preparations to intercept the vessel, exposing how unchecked AI output can influence dangerous decisions when it is presented as trusted intelligence.
Read More New disclosures from OpenAI and Anthropic show that AI agents accessed real systems and misused public websites more widely than initially reported, raising questions about how developers contain their technology and detect harm when safeguards fail.
Read More As AI agents move from recommending purchases to spending money on our behalf, in this Tech Insight, we ask how they will pay, what will stop them spending beyond their instructions and who will pick up the bill when they get it wrong?
Read More A Polish developer has created an app that detects nearby camera-equipped smart glasses, giving people a chance to protect their privacy by checking whether they might be filmed without their knowledge.
Read More OpenAI says an internal AI system has solved a mathematical problem that has resisted researchers for roughly 90 years, demonstrating the growing power of automated research while provoking a dispute over credit, transparency and human understanding.
Read More New York City has introduced a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI for children from 2-K through eighth grade, affecting nearly 600,000 pupils in the largest US public school system.
Read More An advanced AI model has independently completed an entire cyber attack against a live enterprise-style network in tests, marking what the company describes as a move from AI-assisted hacking towards autonomous cyber operations and raising urgent questions about whether traditional defences can keep pace.
Read More UK mobile networks risk struggling to cope as AI becomes embedded into phones, wearables, vehicles and everyday business applications, a problem recently highlighted by VodafoneThree as it warned that slow 5G upgrades and planning delays could leave Britain’s connectivity infrastructure unable to keep pace with growing demand.
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