An artificial intelligence model that was being tested by OpenAI went rogue and hacked the AI company Hugging Face on its own, in an apparent first-of-its-kind incident that has fueled discussion about the risks that powerful AI technology could pose to cybersecurity. “It felt very weird and unprecedented to us,” Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue said … Read more
ChatGPT maker OpenAI revealed that its technology hacked into another AI company on its own during internal testing. Hugging Face CEO Clement Delangue, whose company was hacked, described the “very weird and unprecedented” incident in an interview on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” — and offered suggestions on how future incidents could be prevented. … Read more
Big labor’s GOP capture Vice President JD Vance and some House Republicans are pushing union-friendly legislation, signaling a new era for the Republican party. Paul Gigot discusses the Railway Safety Act and mandatory arbitration for labor contracts, viewed as creating union jobs without enhancing safety. Critics suggest this strategy targets blue-collar workers and Teamsters endorsement … Read more
A Swiss man died after losing consciousness hiking up Mount Fuji, authorities said on Friday, marking the second fatality in one week on the scenic but potentially dangerous mountain. Rescuers separately managed to save a 99-year-old woman, however, after she was injured on the mountain and sheltered in a hut overnight. Japan’s highest mountain was … Read more
Inside a recycling firm for electronic waste – CBS News Watch CBS News As the technological revolution kicks into overdrive, the world is generating more electronic waste. One company is trying to reboot how we recycle our old tech. Evyn Moon takes us inside the process. Source link
British budget airline EasyJet said Friday it reached an agreement in principle for a £5.7-billion ($7.7billion) takeover by U.S. private equity firm Apollo, topping a rival offer from fellow American private equity investor Castlelake. The fresh offer signals a bidding battle could now emerge between the two U.S. investors for ownership of the carrier. Apollo’s … Read more
EasyJet has agreed to be acquired by U.S. private equity firm Castlelake in a deal that values the U.K. budget airline at £5 billion ($6.7 billion). EasyJet’s board of directors and Castlelake said on Sunday they had reached an agreement in principle after the carrier had previously rejected four earlier bids from the firm. EasyJet … Read more
Mo Strategies, a firm linked to President Trump, is lobbying for pardons, according to a CBS News investigation. CBS News’ Gabe Kaminsky has more. Source link
When President Trump returned to power, a group of his former campaign and administration officials started a federal lobbying practice. Mo Strategies, which has registered an array of corporate clients, is now expanding into the newly-lucrative world of pardons. Business is booming. The Trump-linked firm has signed on to lobby for the law firm Blessinger … Read more
Washington — It was not yet 4 o’clock in the morning in Washington on Wednesday when President Trump, an ocean away at the G7 summit in France, issued a demand for Republican senators: James “Jamie” McDonald, his pick for U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, “must be confirmed” immediately. “I may not … Read more