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Tech + Social M
Widely used Daemon Tools disk app backdoored in monthlong supply-chain attack
Daemon Tools users: It’s time to check your machines for stealthy infections stat. Daemon Tools, a widely used app for mounting disk images, has been backdoored in a monthlong compromise that has pushed malicious updates from the servers of its developer, researchers said Tuesday.
Google, Microsoft and xAI agree to provide US government with early AI model access
A day afterreporting fromThe New York Timessaid the Trump administration was considering whether to tighten its oversight of the AI industry, Google, Microsoft and xAI have signed agreements to provide the federal government with early access to their AI systems.
AI + Robotics
Apple Intelligence will reportedly let you choose third-party AI models in iOS 27
It has taken a long time, but Apple seems to be settling into its AI strategy at last and the key seems to be offering options. According to the latestreportfrom Mark Gurman atBloomberg, Apple plans to let users pick from a lineup of third-party models when asking their devices to perform generative AI tasks.
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