AI watermarking could make LLM guardrail adherence unpredictable — and that could be a big problem for the EU AI Act

The company's researchers found that SynthID-Text can change whether models refuse harmful requests, their susceptibility to prompt injection, which tools AI agent choose and more. However, at its core, SynthID-Text and…

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‘Maybe a year’: Geoffrey Hinton gives the Senate a deadline on AI

“Maybe a year, but not much more than a year,” he said, about how long Congress has to put guardrails around artificial intelligence. He was speaking at a closed, hour-long briefing at the Capitol convened by Senator…

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Michael Sheen's 'constructive' meeting with first minister over toxic dumping claims

Buried with Michael Sheen explores toxic chemical dumping in 14 sites in Wales and England. Sheen initially said an offer to meet the first minister "was not taken up" before the documentary was broadcast in August. On…

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Exporting passwords used to terrify me; Android's new transfer tool changed everything

In early September 2026, Google introduced a secure way to switch password managers . Instead of downloading a password list and manually importing it, Android does the work for you. Android now does the heavy lifting of…

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Apple Watch Ultra 4 vs. Galaxy Watch Ultra 2: Comparing their features, durability and displays

Both the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 and the Apple Watch Ultra 4 debuted this summer, and the premium wearables have a fair bit in common. Beyond the obvious personal preference for one product ecosystem over the other, here's…

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Physicists are scrambling to make sense of possible dark matter signal

Even as researchers race to confirm they really did detect an unknown particle, physicists around the world have already started working out what sort of dark matter particle it might have been. The potential particle in…

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Huawei wants your AI data centre to prop up the grid, not just drain it

“Today, in the AI era, the startup, shutdown, and load fluctuations of a large AIDC campus can all impact grid operations.” He was unveiling Huawei’s grid-interactive AI data centre solution in Shenzhen. Days later the…

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Steam Machine's official repair guides reveal the true trickiness of some upgrades — the RAM especially is causing some raised eyebrows

TechPowerUp spotted ( via VideoCardz ) that iFixit published 18 repair guides for the Steam Machine, which cover essential maintenance or the replacement of parts in the device. It's a thorough set of instructional…

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OpenAI hires its first worldwide sales chief from a company it just cut off

OpenAI has made him its first vice president of worldwide sales. He arrives from SpaceX, which OpenAI cut off from its own models three weeks ago. OpenAI announced the hire in a post on LinkedIn . The role is newly…

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Former Labour deputy Tom Watson joins Palantir as £330M NHS deal nears break point

The appointment is the latest high-profile example of Palantir recruiting from British politics and public service as it seeks to expand its government business. Palantir chief executive Alex Karp said in a statement…

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