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A team at Microsoft says it used artificial intelligence to discover a "zero day" vulnerability in the biosecurity systems used to prevent the misuse of DNA.
These screening systems are designed to stop people from purchasing genetic sequences that could be used to create deadly toxins or pathogens. But now researchers say they have figured out how to bypass the protections in a way previously unknown to defenders. Read the full story.
—Antonio Regalado
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1 Apple removed an app for reporting ICE officer sightingsThe US Attorney General requested it take down ICEBlock—and Apple complied. (Insider $)+ Apple says the removal was down to the safety risk it posed. (Bloomberg $)+ The company had a similar explanation for removing a Hong Kong map app back in 2019. (The Verge)
2 OpenAI’s parental controls are easily circumvented Its alerts about teenagers’ concerning conversations also took hours to deliver. (WP $)+ The looming crackdown on AI companionship. (MIT Technology Review)
3 VCs have sunk a record amount into AI startups this year To the tune of $192.7 billion so far. (
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