The UK’s AI minister has warned it is “likely, if not inevitable” the country’s cyber defences will at some point be breached. Speaking at a press conference, Kanishka Narayan pointed to an incident of a rogue OpenAI agent hacking an Australian government website in June. He said while no medical records are known to have been accessed in the attack, the incident should still “concern us”. Narayan said the government plans to put advanced AI to work to combat the threat, as he set out how the government plans to prepare for any serious future incidents. BBC
The UK must not become dependent on foreign AI systems that can be switched off at short notice and must develop its own versions of the technology, according to the head of the Alan Turing Institute. The country needs a stronger domestic position in AI in response to the US and China’s runaway leadership in the field, with “national resilience” a key focus for ATI said George Williamson. The institute is the UK’s leading AI research body and is under new leadership after the government, its main source of funding, demanded a strategic shift. The Guardian
Google officially released its first-ever earlier in May this year, giving users a distraction-free health and fitness tracking experience that doesn’t involve them constantly glancing at their wrist. Roughly five months in, the tech giant is ready to strike a balance between the simplicity of the . This is where the new comes in. Early leaks about the device gave us a good idea of , and now that Google has taken the wraps off the wearable, there’s nothing left to the imagination.
The group responsible for the recent Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks has reportedly threatened to release a full build of the game, including its full story mode and end credits. As IGN reports, the group known as ‘CyberLeek’ stated it will leak the build if its memecoin’s market cap reaches $30 million. CyberLeek’s market cap started at $3.8 million and increased to $5.7 million after the warning was reported on social media. GamesIndustry.biz
We’re one day away from Apple’s smart-home focused product launch event and the latest PowerOn newsletter from Bloomberg’s Mike Gurman shines more light on what to expect. Apple’s long-awaited smart home control hub, which will allegedly be called HomeView, will come in two designs. The standard “countertop” model will feature a metal speaker base and four-color options – space gray, silver, starlight, and pink. Apple is also bringing a wall-mounted version, which will be available in space gray and silver.
Concept renders, not leaked images
Both HomeView models will feature the Apple A18 chip – the same SoC used in the iPhone 16, 16 Plus and 16e. GSM Arena
When you think of Amazon hardware, premium design and powerful performance probably aren’t the first things that come to mind. Its Kindles and Fire tablets have typically prioritised affordability above all else – and while that formula has worked, it hasn’t produced the most exciting tech around. That looks set to change with Amazon’s latest hardware. Its new Kindles and rebranded Alexa tablets are sleeker, smarter and considerably more capable than their predecessors – and although they come with higher price tags to match, I’m surprisingly okay with that. Trusted Reviews
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