Science Policy, Ethics & Society

16+ min ago   (202+ words) A Japanese research institute has developed a system to assess the safety of artificial intelligences to prevent their misuse and leak of information harmful to people and society. Generative AIs are normally restricted from putting out such information. But the…...

34+ min ago   (335+ words) The system imports shipment updates once each night. Operators must be able to answer which run started, which stage accepted an item, which operation retried, and whether the final counts reconciled. They do not need to discover who received the…...

11+ min ago   (310+ words) A study analyzing network traffic from 21 connected vehicles and 30 manufacturer apps reveals widespread data transmission to third-party ad-tech companies, exposing how vehicle identifiers and location telemetry are handled. The study, conducted between October 2024 and August 2025, uncovered information-sharing practices from users…...

11+ min ago   (333+ words) Android 17 introduces AISeal, a hardware-isolated sandbox built on protected kernel virtual machines (pKVM) designed to execute AI tasks and keep automation data local. Discover the hardware requirements, NPU allocations, and how premium versus budget devices handle on-device processing versus cloud…...

49+ min ago   (860+ words) Milk and washing machines are currently more regulated than AI, the president of Microsoft has said. Brad Smith said there needed to be global safety rules in place, including a legal obligation to tell a "victim" if their system is…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (501+ words) Sunday, October 11, 2026 by Ernesto Alvarez The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) issued a warning on Saturday to residents, highlighting a likely surge in alligator and snake sightings in flooded regions following Hurricane Isaias. The FWC advises keeping a…...

28+ min ago   (210+ words) Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than the safeguards around it, and industry self-regulation is "not sufficient any longer". That is according to Brad Smith, president of Microsoft. Speaking to Will Bain on BBC's Big Boss Interview, Mr Smith said the…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (509+ words) Engadget Study finds many new cars share your data with third-party companies The report analyzed traffic from 21 vehicles and 30 automaker apps. Pinterest probably doesn't need your car's VIN, but General Motors' apps were sending it there anyway — and to Snap,…...

34+ min ago   (291+ words) Protocol: Crypto.com (CRO) – TVL ≈ $2.5 B (Ethereum + L2) Date: 11 Oct 2026 Prepared by: Senior DeFi Security Researcher – Independent Audit Crypto.com has rapidly expanded its ecosystem to include a native token (CRO), a suite of DeFi primitives (staking, lending, liquidity mining), and…...

7+ hour, 3+ min ago   (148+ words) Although modern smartphones have become an integral part of our daily lives, many useful features inside them are not visible in the standard settings menu. Especially when buying a used phone, special engineering codes come in handy to determine the…...