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In a new policy proposal, OpenAI describes Chinese AI lab DeepSeek as “state-subsidized” and “state-controlled,” and recommends that the U.S. government consider banning models from the outfit and similar People’s Republic of China (PRC)-supported operations. The proposal, a submission for the Trump Administration’s “AI Action Plan” initiative, claims that DeepSeek’s models, including its R1 “reasoning” model, are insecure because DeepSeek faces requirements under Chinese law to comply with demands for user data. Banning the use of “PRC-produced” models in all countries considered “Tier 1” under the Biden Administration’s export rules would prevent privacy and “security risks,” OpenAI says, including the “risk…

The United States is suddenly looking less bubbly for European wines.President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned 50% tariff on American whiskey. Wine sellers and importers said a tariff of that size would essentially shut down the European wine business in the U.S.“I don’t think customers are prepared to pay two to three times more for their favorite wine or Champagne,” Ronnie Sanders, the CEO of Vine Street Imports in Mt. Laurel Township, New Jersey, said.Jeff Zacharia, president of fine wine retailer Zachys…

Cisco on Wednesday announced patches for 10 vulnerabilities in IOS XR, including five that could be exploited to cause denial-of-service (DoS) conditions. The most severe of the DoS flaws are CVE-2025-20142 and CVE-2025-20146, high-severity issues that impact the IPv4 access control list (ACL) feature, quality of service (QoS) policy, and the Layer 3 multicast feature of ASR 9000 series, ASR 9902, and ASR 9903 routers. The incorrect handling of malformed IPv4 packets on devices with ACL or QoS policies applied could allow attackers to send crafted IPv4 packets and cause network processor errors, line card exceptions, or resets, leading to…

In the AI chatbot wars, Google thinks the key to retaining users is serving up content they can’t get elsewhere, like answers shaped by their internet habits. On Thursday, the company announced Gemini with personalization, a new “experimental capability” for its Gemini chatbot apps that lets Gemini draw on other Google apps and services to deliver customized responses. Gemini with personalization can tap a user’s activities and preferences across Google’s product ecosystem to deliver tailored answers to queries, according to Gemini product director Dave Citron. “These updates are all designed to make Gemini feel less like a tool and more…

When I was 16, I attended a writing workshop with a group of precocious young poets, where we all tried very hard to prove who among us was the most tortured upper-middle-class teenager. One boy refused to tell anyone where he was from, declaring, “I’m from everywhere and nowhere.” Two weeks later, he admitted he was from Ohio. Now — for reasons unclear — OpenAI appears to be on a path toward replicating this angsty teenage writer archetype in AI form. CEO Sam Altman posted on X on Tuesday that OpenAI trained an AI that’s “good at creative writing,” in…

Grafana path traversal vulnerabilities have been exploited prior to a broad campaign targeting server-side request forgery (SSRF) bugs in multiple popular platforms, threat intelligence firm GreyNoise reports. As part of the coordinated exploitation of SSRF flaws, which spiked over the weekend, more than 400 IPs were observed targeting Zimbra, GitLab, DotNetNuke, VMware, ColumbiaSoft, Ivanti, BerriAI, and OpenBMCS products. According to GreyNoise, many of the IPs used to launch the attacks have been targeting multiple SSRF vulnerabilities at the same time, suggesting the use of automation and a potential focus on pre-compromise intelligence gathering. Most of the attacks have been targeting…

Ahead of the Game Developers Conference (GDC), Xbox revealed on Thursday that it’s experimenting with an AI-powered gaming sidekick. “Copilot for Gaming,” powered by Microsoft’s AI technology, is a voice-activated assistant designed to enhance the gaming experience and is designed to answer questions, complete tasks, and even criticize if you’re playing poorly.  “It can trash talk you if that’s what you need,” said Fatima Kardar, corporate vice president of gaming AI at Microsoft, in an episode of Xbox’s official podcast released on Thursday.  In a briefing with the press, the company demonstrated several use cases, such as providing real-time tips —…

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A cybercrime group has been targeting organizations in the hospitality sector in attacks involving fake Booking.com emails and the use of a social engineering technique named ClickFix, Microsoft warned on Thursday. The threat actor behind these attacks is tracked by Microsoft as Storm-1865. It has been seen targeting hospitality organizations in North America, Europe, Oceania, and South and Southeast Asia in a campaign that is likely ongoing.  The hackers’ goal is to deliver information-stealing malware that enables them to conduct financial fraud and theft.  The attack starts with a fake email purporting to come from Booking.com. These messages inform the…

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, has secured a historic $2bn investment from Abu Dhabi-based AI and advanced technology investor MGX.This deal represents the first institutional investment in Binance, the largest single investment ever made into a digital asset company, and the biggest transaction settled in digital asset (stablecoin).The investment grants MGX a minority stake in Binance, marking its first foray into the digital asset and blockchain sectors. MGX aims to support blockchain’s transformative impact by partnering with Binance, a leader in the digital asset industry. The firm sees this as an opportunity to foster innovation at the intersection…