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The 2026 Bahrain pre-season test will officially be the first time all 22 cars will run on the track under the new rules, giving fans their first real look at what to expect from the upcoming 24 race weekends, including six sprint events. While it won’t technically be the first time the cars have burned […]

Microsoft launches scanner to detect poisoned language models before deployment Backdoor LLMs can hide malicious behavior until specific trigger phrases appear The scanner identifies abnormal attention patterns linked to hidden backdoor triggers Microsoft has announced the development of a new scanner designed to detect hidden backdoors in large, open-source language models used across enterprise environments.

John Carmack has shared an idea to use fiber instead of RAM This is a future vision for replacing RAM modules in AI workloads Although highly theoretical and far off, there are other possible solutions in the shorter term to reduce the AI’s all-consuming appetite for RAM John Carmack has floated an idea to effectively

A major social media addiction lawsuit is unfolding in Los Angeles Lawyers for the plaintiff argue that social media is deliberately addictive to children Meta and YouTube claim their platforms are safe for younger users Have social media platforms like Instagram and YouTube “constructed addiction in children’s brains”? That’s the question at the center of

YouTube TV is rolling out over 10 new genre-specific plans, including designated tiers for sports and entertainment fans The new plans roll out this week and aim to give users more control over what they want to stream However, ESPN Unlimited won’t be available until the fall of 2026, which has rubbed sports fans the

Headphone Dust is a new platform to buy audio with your choice of mix Songs mixed in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround, available in MKV and FLAC Far from a full platform yet, but shows how it can be done A new music download platform called Headphone Dust shows has been created by Grammy-nominated Porcupine Tree

Researchers were able to reward LLMs for harmful output via a ‘judge’ model Multiple iterations can further erode built-in guardrails They believe the problem is a lifecycle problem, not an LLM problem Microsoft researchers have revealed that the security guardrails used by LLMs may actually be more fragile than commonly believed, following the use of

Control resonance does not use generative AI content “at all” Remedy interim CEO Markus Mäki confirmed that there is “varied interest” in the technology within the company He adds that the company is following AI progression to see if anything can be used “ethically” that would “add player value” Remedy interim CEO Markus Mäki has

Majority unveils four affordable soundbar systems Includes a surround option with wireless rear speakers and Dolby Atmos From £89.95 to £169.95 – US launch will be later this year Affordable audio specialist Majority has introduced a quartet of new soundbars, including two halo models – and I mean that quite literally, because the new Bowfell

BeyondTrust warns of critical RCE flaw CVE-2026-1731 in RS and PRA Vulnerability allows unauthorized execution of OS commands, risks compromise and data exfiltration Patch released February 2, 2026; ~11,000 exposed instances, mostly on-prem deployments American cybersecurity firm BeyondTrust warned its customers that its Remote Support (RS) product, as well as certain older versions of Privileged