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Technology - Details on Anthropic's proposed AI safety bill - The draft of an artificial intelligence safety bill that Anthropic quietly pitched to lawmakers would allow the federal government to block AI tools only if they kill or injure at least 50 people, or cause at least $1 billion in damages. Nate Soares, executive director of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, joins with analysis. 7h ago

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What is the PHP bug? -- Amazon says hackers tried to exploit a bug in the PHP programming language just days before the vulnerability was publicly disclosed. Kurzweil Technologies head of research John Clark Levin explains more.

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How AI powered robots are helping small farms -- From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting. -- Mar 28, 2024

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What to know about the PHP bug affecting 70% of world's websites -- AI was used to uncover a security weakness that affects most of the world's websites, researchers said. Here's what internet users should know.

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Details on bug threatening up to 70% of internet -- Researchers at OpenAI have found a bug that puts up to 70% of the world's websites at risk. Robert McMillan, the reporter who broke the story for the Wall Street Journal, joins CBS News with the details. -- Oct 21

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Smart home security tips for personal and cyber protection -- ZDNet Editor-in-Chief Jason Hiner explains best practices for setup and success of smart home security systems. -- Aug 25, 2022

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AI finds bug affecting up to 70% of internet -- Thanks to OpenAI, security researchers found a bug in a programming language used across the internet. It is estimated that around 70% of websites use PHP and are now vulnerable to attacks. Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, vice president of intelligence and security research at SentinelOne, joins "The Takeout" to break down the situation. -- Oct 21

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A look at the iPhone Duo before its release -- The iPhone Duo is officially launching on Friday. Pre-orders for the $1,999 phone started last week and have already sold out. CNET senior technology reporter Abrar Al-Heeti joins CBS News with the new gadget and other comparable products. -- Oct 21

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Diving into Musk's satellite restrictions -- The order to restrict Ukraine's access to SpaceX's satellite network came from Elon Musk, sources told CBS News. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab reports and Clayton Swope, deputy director of the CSIS Aerospace Security Project, has more. -- Oct 21

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Who's keeping AI in check? -- As AI advances at a rapid pace, tech leaders are weighing how to manage its risks while staying ahead in the race against China. Jo Ling Kent speaks with some of the biggest names in tech about their plans for keeping AI in check and addressing its potential dangers. -- Oct 21

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Meta ordered to pay $25 billion to New Mexico in data privacy ruling -- A jury found that the social media company had deceived consumers for years about its data privacy policies. -- Oct 21

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Musk says SpaceX-Tesla merger has "a lot of merit." Here's why. -- Combining SpaceX and Tesla, whose stocks jumped after Musk said the companies are exploring a deal, would be the biggest corporate merger of all time. -- Oct 21

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Inside meeting over Memphis data centers -- Leaders in Memphis, Tennessee, voted against a one-year data center development moratorium but approved a significantly shorter pause. CBS News' Lauren Fichten has more details. -- Oct 21

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Memphis fails to pass 1-year data center moratorium, opts for shorter-term ban -- Memphis has become a hotspot for data centers driven by Elon Musk's SpaceXAI.

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An AI doom scenario that isn't well-known -- Some researchers warn that as artificial intelligence agents take on more and more tasks, humans could end up giving up their critical thinking skills in a scenario they call "gradual disempowerment." Jay Chooi, co-founder and CEO of Robocurve, a company that tracks AI-driven robots, joins CBS News to discuss. -- Oct 20

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