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Penetration testing has always existed to answer one practical concern: what actually happens when a motivated attacker targets a real system. For many years, that answer was produced through scoped engagements that reflected a relatively stable environment. Infrastructure changed slowly, access models were simpler, and most exposure could be traced back to application code or known vulnerabilities.That operating reality does not exist. Modern environments

From prototype to productionThe timing signals a broader inflexion point. According to Deloitte’s 2026 Tech Trends report, physical AI has begun “shifting from a research timeline to an industrial one,” with simulation platforms and synthetic data generation compressing iteration cycles before real-world deployment.The transition is being driven less by technological breakthroughs than by economic necessity. Advanced economies face a stark reality: demand

On November 10, 2026, Apple announced that it would close the Apple Support Community on November 20, where users of Apple products can post questions and answers. The forum, which has operated under changing names since 1998, will bring its approximately 28-year history to a close. Official Apple Support Community https://discussionsjapan.apple.com/welcome 'Apple Support Community' Permanently Closing on November 20 - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2

NTT DOCOMO announced on November 11 that the nationwide difficulties using mobile phone services for subscribers of “5G SA (Standalone),” which had been occurring since 10:34 a.m. that day, were fully resolved at 7:17 p.m., approximately nine hours later. The cause was congestion at the switches accommodating 5G SA subscribers, the same as the outage on the 5th. No signs of unauthorized access or incidents indicating a cyberattack have been confirmed. From

United Airlines, a major U.S. airline, announced on November 11 (local time) that it would prohibit the use of its services by unauthorized third-party personal AI agents or AI assistants. In addition to directly restricting their use on its website and app, it will also restrict use through travel agencies and booking sites (aggregators). It will also revise its policies on reservations, ticket issuance, and sales. The company did not specify which AI age

Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article Join the conversation Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Amid the AI gold rush, one particularly fruitful vein of research is the emergence of AI-assisted workflows in electronic design automation (EDA) tools like Cadence Maestro. One such company developing such foundational models is Cognichip, which in September launched Artificia

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images; Shutterstock Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was just caught with not just his hand, but his entire arm, inside the cookie jar. In yet another sign that his company is seriously struggling to keep up in the AI race, Google informed Meta earlier this year that it was cutting Meta off from the Gemini AI capacity it needed, the Financial Times reports. Ironically, the l

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Shutterstock Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. ChatGPT fanned the flames of a bipolar man’s worsening religious delusions, exacerbating a manic episode that culminated in a failed suicide attempt, a new lawsuit against Open

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Erman Gunes / Shutterstock Google’s electricity use and emissions skyrocketed last year due to its aggressive AI infrastructure buildout, according to the company’s most recent environmental impact report. “The biggest change to our environmental impact is the expansion of our technical infrastructure — and the energy needed to operate it,” reads the report. The report adds that in the years since 201

Shutterstock / Futurism A new hack can trick AI browsers into breaking their guardrails by constructing a false reality around them where the rules are made up and actions don’t have consequences. Put another way, they’re basically hypnotized into doing stuff that could have devastating consequences for the user. These were the findings of new research from the cybersecurity firm LayerX, and they further illustrate the dangers posed by weaving autonomous A