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Nvidia is building the world’s first “national AI.” Japan’s FRONTia project could be the next big step in global progress, but is it a step too far?

13,750 Vera CPUs and 27,500 Rubin GPUs will drive computing in the Nvidia Vera Rubin AI factory The project will be the world’s first national AI infrastructure for physical AI By partnering with Noetra Corp, Nvidia supplies hardware to drive Japan’s FRONTia project Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is supporting a partnership […]

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70% of Americans don’t want data centers built nearby, but the government is seizing private property to force construction to begin

The U.S. government uses “eminent domain” to force landowners to sell their properties to make way for new data center infrastructure. Power companies look to the government as a last resort to acquire land needed for power transmission projects. Americans are unhappy with the massive construction of new AI data centers It’s no secret that

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Ofcom promises “faster Wi-Fi and better mobile performance” in the UK thanks to an innovative 6GHz plan that uses the magic of “air traffic control” for Wi-Fi and 6G.

Ofcom is currently implementing its proposal to use more 6GHz spectrum for Wi-Fi and mobile broadband. The higher 6GHz band will be used for better performance in both cases, although it will be Wi-Fi only to start. 6G mobile will be part of the recipe in the 2030s, and Wi-Fi and 6G will be able

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“This one was unlike anything we’ve dealt with before”: Hugging Face confirms it was hit by AI agent-powered cyberattack

Hugging Face reveals a cyberattack in which malicious code hidden in a dataset exploited flaws in its systems, enabling privilege escalation and credential theft. The incident was unique in that it was orchestrated end-to-end by an autonomous AI agent, which launched thousands of short-lived sandboxes and migrated C2 infrastructure across utilities. No customer data or

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LibreOffice says Microsoft’s ‘lock-in’ with Office files is harming users around the world

Microsoft’s XML formatting makes some files ‘annoying’ and others unreadable, says LibreOffice He says users need formats like ODF that are open and not managed by a single vendor. Sovereignty is a question of choice, not blocking certain companies The Document Foundation, responsible for the LibreOffice software suite, claimed that Microsoft’s Office file formats create

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I asked ChatGPT to change my mind on something I strongly believed in – and it almost did

One of the biggest concerns about AI chatbots right now is that they tell people what they want to hear. You’ve probably heard of AI sycophancy. AI systems, like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude, have been found to flatter users, reinforce existing beliefs, and often validate ideas that likely merit much further consideration. Of course, a

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Colombian energy giant Ecopetrol says thousands of user accounts hit by cyberattack

Ecopetrol confirms ransomware attempt in which attackers stole data from 3,300 user accounts but failed to deploy encryptor due to security controls The stolen files were pseudonymous, without compromising the users’ identities or credentials; transactional systems and partner networks are not affected The company chased away the attackers, launched an investigation and informed Colombian authorities;

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“Parliament has not been immune to AI abuses”: the EU is about to deploy its own AI platform, including tools from OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and Mistral

European Parliament presents secure AI platform for legislative use Officially sanctioned platform will allow MPs and staff to use AI models AI errors and hallucinations have become a problem for the European Parliament The European Union is considering introducing an officially sanctioned AI platform to offer European lawmakers a safer alternative to publicly available AI

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Ransomware attacks hit SMBs harder than ever as rivalry between cybercriminal gangs intensifies

NordStellar reports 2,581 ransomware attacks in Q2 2026, with Qilin (299) and The Gentlemen (284) leading the activity, far ahead of DragonForce (147). American SMEs were hit hardest, with 769 incidents; Canada (97), Germany (83) and the United Kingdom (74) followed, while attacks on billion-dollar companies jumped 74%. Experts say rivalry between Qilin and The

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Ernst & Young reveals data breach following support system hack

Ernst & Young confirms breach via third-party IT service management platform, exposing clients’ tax data between March 28 and April 12, 2026 Attackers accessed documents related to tax support tickets; the exact scope and affected customers remain confidential, with no dark web leaks or group claims so far EY has enabled incident response, secured systems

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