AI Cameras are Being Deployed Across the Western US for Early Detection of Wildfires

The Associated Press reports:

On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona’s Coconino National Forest. Human analysts verified it wasn’t a cloud or dust, then alerted the state’s fores… Continue reading AI Cameras are Being Deployed Across the Western US for Early Detection of Wildfires

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South Africa’s Draft AI Policy Withdrawn Due to ‘Fictitious’ AI-Generated Citations

An official in South Africa withdrew a draft of the country’s national AI policy, reports a local newspaper, “after it was found the draft policy was compiled using AI, which cited academic articles that were ‘fictitious’.”

Earlier this month, minist… Continue reading South Africa’s Draft AI Policy Withdrawn Due to ‘Fictitious’ AI-Generated Citations

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Ransomware Is Getting Uglier As Cybercriminals Fake Leaks and Skip Encryption Entirely

“Ransomware activity jumped again in Q1 2026,” writes Slashdot reader BrianFagioli, “with 2,638 victim posts on leak sites, up 22% year over year,” according to a report from cybersecurity company ReliaQuest.

But the bigger shift is how messy the ecos… Continue reading Ransomware Is Getting Uglier As Cybercriminals Fake Leaks and Skip Encryption Entirely