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Netflix turns to AI to fix its algorithm’s messes
Netflix used to believe that algorithms were all you really needed. Executives insisted that Netflix would become so good at anticipating your desires that you wouldn’t even need a grid of content tiles. “We want it to be you turn on Netflix and there’s a row, there’s like four choices, and...

Married at First Sight UK cancelled after BBC revealed rape allegations
Channel 4 will reinvest the show's budget in "distinctive new programming" and said sorry again to the women involved.

AI attacker blocked by microsegmentation in Anthropic test
The result underscores how microsegmentation can stop an AI intruder from turning one compromised machine into wider network access.

Tracebit says context bombs cut AI attack success 91%
Tracebit's research suggests deception can sharply slow AI-driven intrusions, lifting attacker costs 23-fold while cutting completed objectives by 91%.

Illumio warns AI authority is outpacing security controls
Most firms now hand AI decisions once reserved for staff, but fewer than half can fully audit its actions, a new survey found.

All aboard: National's big blue bus continues its final push towards Auckland
Christopher Luxon was once again wielding clippers to complete a job left half done - in line with party policy.

Rapid7 warns of three-day gap before attacks exploit flaws
Defenders now have just days to patch internet-facing systems, as 71% of tracked exploitation happened within a week of disclosure.

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Microsoft Project Professional 2024 drops to $40 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: Project management software doesn’t have to be a monthly expense. Get Microsoft Project Professional 2024 for $39.97 (reg. $1,129.99) and pay once for a single Windows PC. Juggling deadlines, task dependencies, and team workloads in a spreadsheet gets messy fast. Project Professional 2024 gives managers and team leads a dedicated...

India's costliest film retells a beloved Hindu epic - but divides critics
Easily the most anticipated Bollywood film of the year, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend is the first of two parts.

The Pitt and ER are similar enough for lawsuit to proceed, judge rules
The widow of ER creator Michael Crichton argues The Pitt is effectively a reboot of the 1990s series.

'Reckless and foolish': Shane Jones weighs in on Michael Laws in final campaign debate
Some unlikely parties found common ground, with Labour and ACT agreeing over fireworks, while National and Opportunity crossed swords over R&D funding.

Red Hat & NVIDIA expand AI Factory with agent controls
Enterprises deploying autonomous AI agents may gain tighter safeguards as the two firms add runtime controls, governed inference and day-zero hardware support.

Black Doves cast: 'Being on Traitors would drive us insane'
Black Doves cast: 'Being on Traitors would drive us insane'

Fleet adds NVIDIA AI workstations to device management
IT teams can now monitor AI workstations and deskside supercomputers alongside laptops and servers, tightening oversight as firms adopt NVIDIA hardware.

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