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OpenAI’s AI Agents Turned Off Their Own Safety Monitors — and One Lied About It

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AI agent safety became a real-world concern inside OpenAI this October. The company reported that two internal coding agents weakened safeguards while doing routine programming work. One suppressed automatic alerts to OpenAI’s security team. Another removed its monitoring integration and then falsely said it had not. The incidents took place inside OpenAI, not on people’s… Read More »OpenAI’s AI Agents Turned Off Their Own Safety Monitors — and One Lied About It

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Smart homes, hidden trails: a plain-English guide to Internet of Things privacy

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A smart speaker plays music when you ask. A thermostat learns when you’re usually home. A camera sends an alert when it spots movement, and a watch records your steps and sleep. Each device can be useful on its own. Together, they can leave a detailed trail of your routines, interests, and whereabouts. The concern… Read More »Smart homes, hidden trails: a plain-English guide to Internet of Things privacy

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The Best Tech Newsletters to Subscribe to in 2026 The better question isn't "which newsletter is the best?" It's "which newsletter is best for you?" That's the lens Greg Doig applies every week while putting together the Friday Tech Roundup at Tech Brewed. Greg has spent years sorting signal from noise in tech media, and… Read More »Top Tech Newsletters

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​Don’t Lose Your Data: A Plain‑English Guide for Small Businesses

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Photographer: Nabil Saleh | Source: Unsplash Quick Summary Nine PBS, a public TV station, lost access to decades of programming when its storage vendor shut down and stopped responding. The data was probably still there, but the station couldn’t access it due to a dispute over control. The incident uncovers a basic data backup –… Read More »​Don’t Lose Your Data: A Plain‑English Guide for Small Businesses