Over 800 public figures, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Virgin’s Richard Branson urge AI ‘superintelligence’ ban

Eakarat Buanoi | Istock | Getty Images A group of prominent figures, including artificial intelligence and technology experts, has called for an end to efforts to create ‘superintelligence’ — a form of AI that would surpass human intellect.  Over 800 people, including tech leaders like Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, […]

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TP-Link Patches Four Omada Gateway Flaws, Two Allow Remote Code Execution

Oct 22, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security TP-Link has released security updates to address four security flaws impacting Omada gateway devices, including two critical bugs that could result in arbitrary code execution. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below – CVE-2025-6541 (CVSS score: 8.6) – An operating system command injection vulnerability that could be exploited […]

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Netflix ‘all in’ on leveraging AI as the tech creeps into entertainment industry

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Netflix is “all in” on leveraging generative artificial intelligence on its streaming platform, according to the company, as AI continues to make its way into mainstream entertainment. The comments came from Netflix’s earnings report Tuesday, which highlighted AI as a major focus for the world’s largest streaming service […]

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DraftKings acquires predictions platform Railbird

Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images DraftKings is acquiring predictions platform Railbird as it prepares to launch a mobile platform in the coming months to be called DraftKings Predictions. Railbird is licensed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to offer an event contracts exchange. DraftKings targeted the company for its team and […]

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PolarEdge Targets Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, Synology Routers in Expanding Botnet Campaign

Oct 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on the inner workings of a botnet malware called PolarEdge. PolarEdge was first documented by Sekoia in February 2025, attributing it to a campaign targeting routers from Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, and Synology with the goal of corralling them into a network for an as-yet-undetermined […]

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Commercial real estate is finally embracing blockchain. Here’s what investors should know

A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Roughly a decade […]

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Anthropic CEO disputes Trump AI czar David Sacks’ claims that company is ‘woke’

Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of artificial intelligence startup Anthropic. Chesnot | Getty Images Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei addressed “inaccurate claims” about the artificial intelligence startup’s policy stances on Tuesday after repeatedly facing criticism from David Sacks, the venture capitalist serving as President Donald Trump’s AI and crypto czar. Amodei said the company is aligned with […]

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CERT-In Asks Mozilla Firefox Users to Install Browser Updates to Remain Safe From Security Vulnerabilities

Mozilla has fixed multiple high-severity vulnerabilities across Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird, which could allow attackers to execute code or access sensitive data. The flaws, affecting Firefox versions prior to 144, ESR versions prior to 115.29 and 140.4, and Thunderbird versions prior to 140.4 and 144, include use-after-free errors, memory corruption, API mi…

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