At $250 million, top AI salaries dwarf those of the Manhattan Project and the Space Race
A 24 year-old AI researcher will earn 327x what Oppenheimer made while developing the atomic bomb.
AI site Perplexity uses “stealth tactics” to flout no-crawl edicts, Cloudflare says
The allegations are the latest to accuse Perplexity of improper web crawling.
Three weeks after acquiring Windsurf, Cognition offers staff the exit door
Cognition is also laying off 30 employees. Those who don't take the buyout are expected to work 80+ hour weeks.
Voice phishers strike again, this time hitting Cisco
Stopping people from falling for phishing attacks isn't working. So what are organizations to do?
Maintenance Releases for WordPress branches 4.7 to 6.7
Following on from the WordPress 6.8.2 maintenance release last month, the included update to the root security certificate bundle has been backported to all branches back to 4.7. This ensures that when your site performs server-side HTTP requests, the most up-to-date information about trusted security certificates is used. Further information can be found on the […]
Portland, Are You Ready? The WCUS 2025 Schedule Has Arrived!
We’re excited to announce that the full schedule for WordCamp US 2025 has been published! From August 26–29 in Portland, Oregon, join web creators, innovators, and community leaders for four days of learning, collaboration, and inspiration. This year’s lineup brings together sessions on everything from cutting-edge AI to hands-on workshops, performance, accessibility, design, and the […]
Here’s how deepfake vishing attacks work, and why they can be hard to detect
Why AI-based voice cloning is the next frontier in social-engineering attacks.
Trump says Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan must ‘resign immediately’
Trump's post comes after Republican Senator Tom Cotton on Wednesday wrote to Intel's board of directors, asking about Tan's ties to China, his investments in the country, and raised concerns about his time leading Cadence Design Systems, which had a Chinese military university as a customer.
Elon Musk says X plans to introduce ads in Grok’s responses
The move would help power X's struggling ads business following the departure of former CEO Linda Yaccarino.
OpenAI launches GPT-5 free to all ChatGPT users
New model claims fewer confabulations, better coding, and "safe completions" approach.