Technology
Microsoft’s AI security team reveals how hidden training backdoors quietly survive inside enterprise language models
Microsoft launches scanner to detect poisoned language models before deploymentBackdoor LLMs can hide malicious behavior until specific trigger phrases appearThe scanner identifies abnormal attention patterns linked to hidden backdoor triggersMicrosoft has announced the development of a new scanner designed to detect hidden backdoors in large, open-source language models used across…
A cure for the memory crisis? John Carmack envisions fiber cables replacing RAM for AI use, which would mean a better future for us all
John Carmack has shared an idea to use fiber instead of RAMThis is a future vision for replacing RAM modules in AI workloadsAlthough highly theoretical and far off, there are other possible solutions in the shorter term to reduce the AI’s all-consuming appetite for RAMJohn Carmack has floated an idea…
“This case is about two of the richest companies that have developed addiction in children’s brains” – lawsuit against Meta and YouTube could decide the fate of social media
A major social media addiction lawsuit is unfolding in Los AngelesLawyers for the plaintiff argue that social media is deliberately addictive to childrenMeta and YouTube claim their platforms are safe for younger usersHave social media platforms like Instagram and YouTube “constructed addiction in children’s brains”?That’s the question at the center…
Sports
Bill Cowher ponders why losing the AFC Championship hurt more
NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! Legendary NFL head coach Bill Cowher explained why losing the conference championship was…
US Winter Olympian Rich Ruohonen criticizes ICE operations in Minnesota
NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! Another US Winter Olympian at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games is speaking out…
Olympian voluntarily admits to cheating on girlfriend after winning medal
NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! Sturla Holm Laegreid won a bronze medal at the Olympics this week, but…
Health
UN praises $6 billion US funding approval to end HIV/AIDS
“This American investment will provide life-saving support to millions of people in partner countries and help ensure that the global HIV response remains efficient, data-driven and delivers results,” said Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS.“I thank the president [Donald] Trump and the US Congress for their continued commitment to HIV…
Almost 40 percent of cancer cases could be prevented, a UN study shows
The study by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and its International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) looks at 30 preventable causes, including tobacco, alcohol, high body mass index, physical inactivity, air pollution and ultraviolet radiation. Nine cancer-causing infections – such as human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause…
‘We are dying’: Gaza’s cancer patients plead for a way out
“We are dying. Every day between two and three patients die inside this hospital,” says Munther Abu Foul, a cancer patient lying on his bed in Gaza’s main hospital. “I can’t get out of bed because of the pain. We want a solution – open the junctions.”His words capture the…
Entertainment
King Charles takes powerful step to protect grandchildren from new crisis
King Charles takes powerful step to protect grandchildren from new crisisConcerned about the state of affairs in the world, King…
Queen Camilla marks engagement anniversary during London church visit
Queen Camilla marks engagement anniversary during London church visitQueen Camilla entered St Bride’s Church in the City of London on…
PAF conducts exercise Golden Eagle
Pakistan Air Force fighter jets in action during Exercise Golden Eagle. — Facebook/ISPR/screenshotThe Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has successfully conducted…