Why Platforms Like Substack Won’t Make Sense for Much Longer
I think the future of Substack is self-hosting. Or—more directly—I don’t think they have much of a future. You’ve probably heard about Substack’s issues—$585M valuation…
Month: August 2025
ESET spots “PromptLock” AI-powered ransomware
Slovakia-based cyber security vendor ESET said it has discovered “the first known” artificial intelligence-powered ransomware that generates malicious scripts on-the-fly on infected machines. ESET called…
Million vs. Billion vs. Trillion
We hear the words million, billion, and trillion quite a bit. And we know that a million is a lot, a billion is a whole…
Why Dwarkesh Is Wrong About AGI
Dwarkesh Patel is one of my favorite thinkers right now. I just love the intensity of his curiosity. I love how broad his interests are.…
Australian workers clicking on phishing links doubles in nine months
An average of 1.2% of Australian workers clicked on a phishing link each month in the last 12 months–a 140% increase since the last count,…
Why Marcus Is Wrong About AI
My friend Marcus Hutchins put out a long, well-written, and entertaining piece about all the reasons he thinks AI is hype. I think it was…
The Worst AI Metric
The “how many r’s in strawberry” test for AI intelligence is super dumb. Here’s why. Ask a writer to write a quality sentence for the…
TUC calls for government crackdown on business AI shortcuts
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is calling for the government to make changes to company tax regulations and extend the powers of regulators to ensure…
Exetel fined $694k over system ‘vulnerability’ for mobile number porting
Exetel has been penalised $694,000 after scammers were able to port mobile numbers to the telco and use them to steal hundreds of thousands of…
Stop Judging AI Using Standards You Don’t Apply to Humans
The same errors, different judgments I know AI is stupid because it can’t count the b’s in “blueberry” the same way I know Einstein was…
Silk Typhoon hackers hijack network captive portals in diplomat attacks
State-sponsored hackers linked to the Silk Typhoon activity cluster targeted diplomats by hijacking web traffic to redirect to a malware-serving website. The hackers used an advanced adversary-in-the-middle…
TCS forms AI-focused unit – iTnews
India’s largest IT firm Tata Consultancy Services formed a new unit for artificial intelligence-based operations and named insider Amit Kapur as its chief, a company…