FBI Chief Makes Fresh Pitch for Spy Program Renewal and Says It’d Be ‘Devastating’ If It Lapsed

FBI Director Christopher Wray calls for the reauthorization of a U.S. government surveillance tool set to expire at the end of the year.
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Bank of England Will Review the Risks That AI Poses to UK Financial Stability

The Bank of England will make an assessment next year about the risks posed by artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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AI’s Future Could be Open-Source or Closed. Tech Giants Are Divided as They Lobby Regulators

Facebook parent Meta and IBM launched a new group called the AI Alliance that’s advocating for an “open science” approach to AI development.
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Breaches by Iran-Affiliated Hackers Spanned Multiple U.S. States, Federal Agencies Say

The Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa was just one of multiple organizations breached in the U.S. by Iran-linked “Cyber Av3ngers” hackers
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Congressmen Ask DOJ to Investigate Water Utility Hack, Warning It Could Happen Anywhere

Members of Congress asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate how foreign hackers breached a water authority near Pittsburgh, prompting CISA to warn other water and sewage-treatment utilities that they may be vulnerable.
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Google Will Start Deleting ‘Inactive’ Accounts in December. Here’s What You Need to Know

The easiest way to keep your Google account active (and thus prevent it from being deleted) is to sign in at least once every two years.
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Pentagon’s AI Initiatives Accelerate Hard Decisions on Lethal Autonomous Weapons

The U.S. military is increasing use of AI technology that will fundamentally alter the nature of war.
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Broadcom Planning to Complete Deal for $69 Billion Acquisition of VMWare After Regulators Give OK

Broadcom has cleared all regulatory hurdles and plans to complete its $69 billion acquisition of cloud technology company VMware.
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Sam Altman is Back as OpenAI CEO Just Days After Being Removed, Along With a New Board

San Francisco-based OpenAI has reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board.
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Kansas Officials Blame 5-Week Disruption of Court System on ‘Sophisticated Foreign Cyberattack’

Cybercriminals hacked into the Kansas court system, stole sensitive data and threatened to post it on the dark web in a ransomware attack that has hobbled access to records.
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