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Cloudflare acquires Deno to improve its Workers programming model

Cloudflare has announced the acquisition of Deno, the JavaScript/TypeScript runtime, aiming to strengthen and evolve its Workers serverless computing platform.

DistroKid has been quietly taking down songs in response to UMG lawsuit

Music distribution service DistroKid has begun removing songs from its platform following a September lawsuit from Universal Music Group, with artists reporting that non-AI works have been caught in the takedowns without prior notice.

Microsoft's Satya Nadella says AI models need an 'emergency brake'

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is calling on the AI industry to abandon the 'black box' approach to artificial intelligence, instead assuming all models are compromised and building systems with verifiable transparency, containment, and tamper-proof auditing capabilities.

Ledger wallet tampering suspected after reports of crypto thefts

Reports of cryptocurrency thefts from Ledger hardware wallet users have prompted an investigation into suspected tampering, with Ledger requesting a reseller to pause sales while examining the claims.

FCC Weighing Expansion of Political Robocalls Ahead of Midterms

The Federal Communications Commission is weighing whether to allow political campaigns greater latitude in sending robocalls to voters, potentially including messages created with artificial intelligence tools. The regulatory consideration comes as midterm elections approach, raising questions about how AI-generated political communications might be handled under existing telecommunications rules. The FCC

Satya Nadella Urges AI Industry to Assume Models Are 'Compromised' and Build Transparent Trust Systems

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has published a lengthy statement on X arguing that the AI industry must fundamentally rethink how it approaches trust and security in AI systems. Nadella's core argument is straightforward: organizations can no longer accept treating AI as a "set of nested black boxes&