Following a pair of lawsuits alleging that chatbots caused a teen boy’s suicide, groomed a 9-year-old girl, and caused a vulnerable teen to self-harm, Character.AI (C.AI) has announced a separate model just for teens, ages 13 and up, that’s supposed to make their experiences with bots safer. In a blog, C.AI said it took a … Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the shutdown of an illicit marketplace called Rydox (“rydox.ru” and “rydox[.]cc”) for selling stolen personal information, access devices, and other tools for conducting cybercrime and fraud. In tandem, three Kosovo nationals and administrators of the service, Ardit Kutleshi, Jetmir Kutleshi, and Shpend Sokoli, have been arrested. … Read more
A really interesting conversation popped up during a meeting with a fintech yesterday. The core of the discussion was around trust and identity – my favourite themes of the moment – and we got into a debate about the fact that most people want freedom and control of their lives. They want privacy and security … Read more
QBE Insurance Group, the Australia headquartered global insurance and reinsurance company, is back in the catastrophe bond market for the first time since 2013, with a target to secure $250 million or more in retrocession from a Bridge Street Re Ltd. (Series 2025-1) issuance, Artemis has learned.QBE was last in the catastrophe bond market in … Read more
AI-enhanced cyberattacks are the No. 1 concern for application programming interface (API) defenders, according to a survey by Kong published Tuesday. The survey of 700 IT leaders found that 32% of respondents ranked AI-enhanced attacks as the biggest API security threat to their organization, more than unauthorized access or breaches at 26% and insufficient encryption … Read more
