ICE Has Spyware Now Summary The Trump administration has rescinded a Biden-era restriction that blocked US agencies from acquiring powerful commercial spyware. As a result, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — already expanded and well funded under the current administration — can obtain Paragon’s hacking tools after signing a contract last year. Paragon, an Israeli […]
Psychological Tricks Can Get AI to Break the Rules Summary Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that common human persuasion techniques can often trick large language models into ignoring their safety instructions. In controlled experiments using GPT-4o-mini, the team tested seven tactics — authority, commitment, liking, reciprocity, scarcity, social proof and unity — on […]
The United Arab Emirates Releases a Tiny But Powerful AI Model Summary The UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), backed by tech group G42, has released K2 Think — an open-source reasoning model that, despite being relatively small (32 billion parameters), matches the reasoning performance of much larger systems from the US […]
Join Us for WIRED’s AI Power Summit Summary WIRED is hosting its first AI Power Summit on 15 September in New York City. The one-day event gathers leaders from technology, politics and media to unpack the fast-moving world of generative AI: what the White House’s AI plans mean, how emerging regulation could reshape innovation, and […]
Microsoft’s AI Chief Says Machine Consciousness Is an ‘Illusion’ Summary Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, argues that machine consciousness is an illusion and that designing systems to mimic or exceed human awareness is “dangerous and misguided”. He suggests that a system’s capacity to suffer (a pain system) is a more pragmatic basis for considering […]
SBC Summit 2025 Lisbon preview Summary The SBC Summit in Lisbon is one of the industry’s major autumn gatherings for the iGaming and sports-betting sectors. The 2025 event brings together operators, suppliers, regulators, payments firms and affiliates for a packed programme of keynotes, panels, product launches and networking. Expect sessions on regulation and compliance, payments […]
Poker Game Host Fights Back Against Police with Lawsuit Over ‘Unlawful’ Raid Summary Gary Watts, a former Richland County coroner in South Carolina, was arrested in a 2024 raid on a home/office poker game. A court later ruled the games were not illegal and Watts has filed a lawsuit against the State Law Enforcement Division […]
World Poker Federation Ladies Weekend Runs October 24-26 Summary The World Poker Federation (WPF) is staging its inaugural WPF Ladies Weekend from 24–26 October, simultaneously across 15 cities worldwide. The event celebrates women in poker both on and off the felt and is being organised with national federations, local associations and leading venues. Hosts include […]
888poker XL Autumn Series Boasts a $500K Gtd Rakeless Main Event Summary The 888poker XL Autumn Series runs from 21 to 29 September 2025 and features 52 numbered events across a wide range of buy-ins ($5.50 to $1,050). The headline is a $250 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed rakeless Main Event that includes a $50,000 mystery bounty. […]
South Korea illegal gambling arrests intensify calls for change Summary South Korean authorities arrested ten people after dismantling an illegal gambling operation run out of Cambodia. Seven suspects, including the alleged ringleader identified only as ‘A’, face charges under South Korea’s National Sport Promotion Act. The operation is said to have processed transactions totalling KRW44bn […]
