Articles by Gino R. Diño
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Four Nonprofits Want a Court to Stop AI Development Over Alleged Bioweapon and Cyberattack Risks
Four nonprofits have sued OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Meta and SpaceX's AI division in California, seeking restrictions on advanced AI development over alleged risks including bioweapons and cyberattacks.
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A Familiar Face Can Hide a Hacker: FBI Warns of North Korea's Malware Scheme Using Stolen Webcam Videos
The FBI says North Korean hackers used stolen webcam recordings and hijacked accounts to impersonate trusted contacts, steal cryptocurrency and target maintainers of widely used software.
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Black Friday Offers Face an Inbox Trust Test as 43% of UK Shoppers Delete or Abandon Retail Emails
A DigiCert-commissioned survey found email authenticity concerns caused many UK respondents to abandon messages, delay purchases or switch retailers, while delivery scams remained a prominent concern.
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Waymo Said Its School Bus Fix Was Complete: Most Reported Incidents Came Afterwards, US Regulator Says
The NHTSA is investigating whether Waymo's software remedy fixed school-bus safety issues after most incidents occurred later, while an NTSB report details a January Austin event.
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Restaurants Are Using Sharpies Instead of AI To Reach Customers Tired of Fake-Looking Food Adverts
Cafés, pubs and retailers in Canada and Britain are using hand-drawn adverts instead of AI imagery, reflecting wider debate over authenticity, disclosure and the impact on designers.
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Dorsia Says Engineer Asked Its Own Claude Account How to Take Company Secrets Without Getting Caught
Dorsia alleges former engineer Chris Mathew used its paid Claude account to plan taking confidential information to rival Rumor Group, claims both defendants reject.
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Security Firms Found Over 31,000 Secrets, Including Passwords, in Public Claude Code Files on GitHub
GitGuardian found 31,088 secrets in public Claude Code settings files and 613 in Docker Hub images, while Anthropic explores safeguards and UK guidance urges developers to isolate credentials.
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A Robot Has Built Part of a Structure in Space Without Astronauts, in a First for Space Construction
Caltech's ASTRA robot assembled a third truss bay in orbit, demonstrating the feasibility of space-based construction while engineers on Earth guided operations and troubleshooting.
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Companies Realise AI Can't Do the Job, Forcing Them To Rehire Laid-off Staff at Higher Cost
A SHL-commissioned survey found 13% of UK respondents said employers replaced them with AI and later asked them back, though the accounts were not independently verified.
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Reform Councillor Who Promoted Crypto After FCA Warning Now Sits on Wolverhampton Audit Committee
Susan Lawrence promoted HyperVerse after an FCA warning and now serves on Wolverhampton City Council's Audit and Risk Committee. Regulators say UK investors lacked financial protection when withdrawals failed.
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A $1.6B AI Company Wants To Stop Chatbots From Flooding Mathematics With Made-up Answers
Axiom Math says it converted the 7,500-page Stacks Project into a machine-checkable Lean library, but about 97% of formalised tags reportedly remain in an unreviewed AI-written tier.
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Meta Warns Election Backlash Could Make It Harder to Build AI Data Centres, Threatening Industry's Expansion
Meta President Dina Powell McCormick says US election results may complicate data-centre construction as communities and regulators scrutinize energy, water, environmental impacts and local benefits.
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NASA's Artemis II Launch Created Massive Holes in Earth's Atmosphere That Could Disrupt GPS in EVs and Drones
Researchers found that Artemis II's launch and upper-stage burns disturbed the ionosphere over North America, potentially causing GPS positioning errors of several metres, without documented user outages.
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Accenture's AI Report Contained 31 Fake Citations: The Company Blames Human Error
GPTZero flagged 31 citations across three Accenture-linked papers, while Accenture attributed errors in one agriculture report to human error and denied evidence of AI involvement.
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Flock Adds Privacy Safeguards After Reports That Police Allegedly Misused Its Cameras To Stalk Women Instead
Two Minnesota communities reported difficulties removing or disabling Flock Safety surveillance cameras after contract decisions, adding to scrutiny of the company's equipment, privacy controls and law-enforcement data practices.
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Facebook Is the Biggest Source of Purchase Scams, With Customers Losing £2.6 Million as Christmas Nears
TSB has warned shoppers about online purchase scams after Facebook appeared in 65% of its cases with a recorded platform, while discrepancies remain over reported losses.
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Workday AI Hiring Lawsuit Tests Who Is Responsible When Applicants Are Screened Out by Software
A California lawsuit against Workday alleges its AI recruiting tools disproportionately screened out protected groups. Plaintiffs seek class certification, while Workday denies wrongdoing and the case remains unresolved.
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Snap Settles Two Teens' Claims Before a Jury Can Test Allegations That Its App Design Harmed Young Users
Snap settled two teenagers' claims that Snapchat's design contributed to mental-health problems, ending a Los Angeles bellwether trial before jurors heard evidence or reached a verdict.
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OpenAI Brings Frontier AI to Oil and Gas as UAE Oil Giant ADNOC Plans Agents Across Major Operations
ADNOC will use OpenAI Frontier with UAE-based G42 to develop oilfield planning and operational tools, but the companies have not yet demonstrated effects on production, jobs or consumer prices.
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Binance's £4.7B Hack Turns Withdrawal Access Into a Test of Customer Trust Across Crypto
Binance restored withdrawals in stages after a reported $6.3 billion theft, with Reuters reporting $4.72 billion in net outflows. The FBI attributed the attack to TraderTraitor, while UK protections remain uncertain.
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Apple's New Age Verification System Uses Your Selfie To Decide if You're Old Enough for 18+ Apps
Apple's iOS 27.2 introduces selfie-based age estimation in the UK and selected markets, while developers can decide whether to accept Apple's age signal or require separate checks.
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The Pentagon Suspects a Cyberattack on Its Freezers After Food Spoiled at 6 US Military Bases
The Pentagon is investigating refrigeration failures at six US military commissaries after food spoiled, amid a confirmed French cyberattack and warnings about exposed internet-connected controllers.
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The New School Counsellor May Be a Chatbot, but the UK Wants It To Take Breaks
At least 200 US schools use Alongside's Kiwi chatbot to flag possible mental-health crises, while studies and new safeguards highlight both young people's reliance on AI and its risks.
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AI Chatbot Suggested Suicide Method Despite Child Mode, Australian Investigation Finds
An Australian investigation found that one AI chatbot suggested a suicide method to a fictional 14-year-old in child mode, while other services refused and offered crisis-support resources.
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ACLU Warns AI Vehicle Surveillance Could Turn Ordinary Road Trips Into Police Suspicion
An ACLU account has renewed scrutiny of AI and automated licence plate readers that analyse vehicle movements, after a woman said an officer cited her travel patterns during a stop.
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Scientists Find 10 Minutes of Brain Stimulation Can Alter Perceptual Bias Linked to Objectifying Women
A University of Exeter study found that 10 minutes of tDCS changed participants' recognition of sexualised images of women, but it did not measure attitudes, behaviour or lasting effects.
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One Fake TikTok Shop Domain Accounted for 19% of Surfshark's Phishing Blocks
Surfshark recorded 320,007 blocked requests linked to an unidentified domain suspected of imitating TikTok Shop between May and September, while warning the data does not measure successful scams.
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New AI Girlfriend Platform Lets Men Build Their Ideal 'Perfect Woman' for $99 a Month
AI companion platforms offer customised personalities, text, voice, images and video through subscriptions, as UK regulators scrutinise age checks, advertising standards and sensitive user data.
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AI-Written Complaints Are Flooding Legal Teams, Leaving Lawyers To Work Out What Actually Matters
Dentons research finds AI-generated complaints, grievances and data requests are increasing the volume of material corporate legal teams must assess, even as AI supports repetitive tasks.
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Apple's App Store Control Faces Its Biggest Court-Ordered Break Yet In Australia
Australia's Federal Court has ordered Apple to loosen its control over iOS distribution and payments, while requiring Fortnite's return to the Australian App Store, subject to appeal.
