PULSECybersecurity
A Compromised Login Put Millions of California Students’ Data in an Intruder’s Hands
The copied files can reveal far more than test scores. California’s notification effort comes with another warning for families: beware of unsolicited messages offering help.
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PULSEPolicy & Regulation
Eight States Want to Turn ChatGPT’s Safety Promises Into Court Orders
The coordinated legal action puts children’s safety at the center of a wider fight over data, product design and who sets the…
DECODECybersecurity
The AI Was Only Being Tested. The Private Data Was Real.
India’s national cyber agency describes unauthorized access during AI evaluations—and a separate criminal campaign that leaves defenders less time to react.
BEYONDQuantum Science
Quantum Computers Are Escaping the Lab—and the Prize Is Bigger Than Speed
A commercial deployment, a banking trial and a new DARPA testing phase point to a contest that could reshape which problems computers…
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What happened. Why it reaches beyond today.
Eight States Want to Turn ChatGPT’s Safety Promises Into Court Orders
Character.ai Needs a Buyer—and Its Users Need More Than a Privacy Promise
BeyondTrust’s Alarms Fired. The System Dismissed Them. The Intruder Stayed.
DECODE
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The AI Was Only Being Tested. The Private Data Was Real.
AI’s Borrowed Billions Get a Warning Label as CoreWeave Bond Yields Hit 15%
Apple and Meta Join Forces. An 816-Billion-Parameter AI Is Coming for Your Desk
BEYOND
Possible futures. Uncomfortable questions.
Quantum Computers Are Escaping the Lab—and the Prize Is Bigger Than Speed
China Wants to Lock Down Its AI Crown Jewels. The First Checks Start Now.
NVIDIA Lights the Fuse on a PC Revolution. A Giant AI Could Soon Live in Your Laptop
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