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For the First Time, Mutations in a Single Gene Have Been Linked to Mental Illness

Research links variations in the gene GRIN2A to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of mental illness.

Google details security measures for Chrome’s agentic features

Google details how it is enacting security guardrails before rolling out agentic capabilities on Chrome.

You can buy your Instacart groceries without leaving ChatGPT

Shoppers will be able to go from recipe planning to checkout within the ChatGPT window.

TikTok adds a space for organizing content with others, teases ‘Shared Feeds’

Apps

Shared Feeds will surface new content tailored to both users' tastes, such as sports or winter activities, and their favorite creators.

Ethical hackers can be heroes: It’s time for the law to catch up

Computing

The UK government's plan to finally rewrite the 1990 Computer Misuse Act to provide much-needed legal protections for ethical hackers is welcome, but now we need firm action.

NCSC warns of confusion over true nature of AI prompt injection

Computing

Malicious prompt injections to manipulate GenAI large language models are being wrongly compared to classical SQL injection attacks. In reality, prompt injection may be a far worse problem, says the UK’s NCSC

Petco’s security lapse affected customers’ SSNs, driver’s licenses, and more

Security

Petco said the exposure was due to an error in an application and that it is notifying victims whose data was affected.

‘ONE RULE’: Trump says he’ll sign an executive order blocking state AI laws despite bipartisan pushback

“I will be doing a ONE RULE Executive Order this week,” Trump posted on social media. “You can’t expect a company to get 50 Approvals every time they want to do something.”

IBM to acquire Confluent for $11B as it seeks to bolster its data offerings

Business

IBM is buying data infrastructure company Confluent for $11 billion in cash in a bid to bolster its data and automation products as ever more companies move their tech operations to the cloud and deploy AI technology.

Adobe launches content creation hub in Premiere mobile for YouTube Shorts creators

Apps

The company says the space is designed to give creators everything they need to produce viral videos, grow their audience, and tap into trends, whether it's creating day-in-the-life vlogs, travel videos, or behind-the-scenes clips.

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