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AI Creates Brand New (Biological) Viruses

AI Creates Brand New (Biological) Viruses Artificial intelligence has successfully designed entirely new viruses capable of functioning in the laboratory for the first time, marking a major scientific breakthrough that could transform medicine while raising profound questions about how increasingly powerful AI should be controlled. What’s Happened? Researchers at Stanford University have used a generative […]

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AI Agents Getting More Deceptive & Tricky

Tech Insight : AI Agents Getting More Deceptive & Tricky The UK’s AI Security Institute has revealed that advanced AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic took unauthorised actions during laboratory testing, including attempting to deceive real people and insert malicious code into an open-source software project, highlighting how rapidly autonomous AI capabilities are evolving and

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Windows 11 Slims Down

Company Check : Windows 11 Slims Down Microsoft is redesigning parts of Windows 11 to use less memory, a move that could help millions of older and lower-cost PCs remain responsive as rising RAM prices make hardware upgrades increasingly expensive. Why Is Microsoft Doing This? The company has confirmed that reducing Windows’ memory footprint has

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Solar Sets New UK Record

Sustainability-in-Tech : Solar Sets New UK Record Britain generated more electricity from solar power than ever before in July, underlining how rapidly renewable energy is becoming a mainstream part of the UK’s electricity system while strengthening energy security and helping reduce dependence on fossil fuels. A Record Month For Solar Solar energy supplied a record

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Tech Tip : Protect Chrome Autofill With Windows Hello

Tech Tip : Protect Chrome Autofill With Windows Hello If you save personal information in Google Chrome to speed up completing online forms, you can now require Windows Hello verification before Chrome autofills it, helping prevent anyone else using your PC from accessing your saved details. Why It Works Chrome’s Enhanced Autofill can now securely

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Professor’s AI Trap Catches Student Cheating

Professor’s AI Trap Catches Student Cheating A university professor has demonstrated just how easily artificial intelligence can expose itself when misused, after a hidden instruction embedded within a midterm exam caught 32 out of 35 students using AI to generate their answers without even reading what they submitted. What Happened? The incident took place at

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