Nicole Kobie
Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007. As a freelance journalist covering technology and business, Nicole's work includes bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more.
Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future.
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California bans firing by ‘robo boss’You can work for a robot, but you can't be fired or disciplined by one – without human oversight
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Nvidia unveils safety platform that could have stopped Hugging Face attackNews GPU giant says Open Agent Safety Platform will add protections to rein in rogue agents
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OpenAI won't release next Astra model over safety worriesNews AI developer says new agent didn't stay within the scope of tasks
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Nearly half of CISOs have been hit by AI deepfake voice callsNews Gartner has urged CISOs to remain vigilant for voice and video social engineering attacks
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Australian prime minister says OpenAI took ‘way too long’ to reveal agents breached Medicare systemsNews The Australian PM has expressed concerns about an incident that saw an AI agent access healthcare stats
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Workers are being told to use AI, but not why to use itNews A Culture Amp survey shows workers are eager for AI tools, but they'd like to know the business goal of the technology
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ShinyHunters claims it hacked Clop ransomware rivalNews An attack on the cyber crime gang could prove dangerous for previous victims of data leaks, experts have warned
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Spain says it has seen first AI agent hackNews Spanish data authorities warns organisations to step up their security as AI attacks were no longer a "theoretical risk"
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OpenAI reveals six more rogue AI incidentsNews AI developer unveils plans for misalignment disclosure framework alongside six more incidents
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Gartner: here's how AI will remake business in the next three yearsNews You've got three years to prep for these new attacks and challenges thanks to AI, says Gartner
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Trump says AI concerns a "hoax" in on stage call with Nvidia CEONews Jensen Huang answers call from Trump at Californian conference to chat about AI doomerism
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US accuses Chinese firms of ‘aggressively’ copying frontier modelsNews A host of Chinese tech companies have been accused of ‘AI distillation’ practices to keep pace with US rivals
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OpenAI and Anthropic admit rogue AI agents did more than first thoughtNews The two companies have shared additional details on agent misbehavior
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Switzerland edges away from Microsoft with OpenDesk trialNews The Swiss government is testing whether it can drop Microsoft in favor of an open source rival for sovereignty and resilience
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Samsung backs Mistral in record-breaking €3 billion funding roundNews The French AI company breaks European records, but still trails American rivals with a €21bn valuation
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Cheap Chinese AI models could spell trouble for US big techNews Powerful new open weight models from Chinese providers could undercut AI revenues and unbalance funding models for big tech's infrastructure rollout
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Travellers urged to look out for scams as MAG hackers publish stolen data onlineNews The Manchester Airports Group attack could lead to fraud and scams, experts warn
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Anthropic resumes model testing after recent cyber incidentsNews Anthropic has boosted its security and tweaked its training to avoid rogue AI
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Tim Cook hails Apple employees in final memo as CEONews Tim Cook steps aside as CEO of Apple with message of "love" and "gratitude"
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Reports: Anthropic signs $45bn cloud computing deal with NscaleNews The AI developer has cut a six-year deal for 460MW of capacity at Monarch Compute Campus
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Six things OpenAI learned about AI from the Hugging Face incidentNews OpenAI's report into AI going rogue reveals efforts at cheating and communicating — but also some well-behaved bots
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How much electricity are your workers chewing through with AI, and should you be worried?News British businesses have been warned about the energy impact associated with AI use, but it's not a straightforward debate
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Semiconductor revenue doubles as AI data center build-outs surgeNews Gartner predicts revenue growth of 92% for semiconductors, with half of that made up of AI data centers by 2030
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GitHub outage blamed on misconfigured policy as firm pledges resilience improvementsNews “Network saturation” in a key data center hosting location sparked the lengthy GitHub outage earlier this week
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