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Finland’s Puppy Livestream Provides Comfort in Troubled Times

β€œPuppy Live,” a round-the-clock livestream of a litter, has become a national phenomenon. β€œNothing bad happens in the puppy box,” one fan explained.

Β© Julia Kiiskinen/Yle, via Associated Press

High drama on β€œPuppy Live” last week. Now in its sixth year, the livestream has well over a million viewers and is going international.

A.I. Discovered a Critical Vulnerability in PHP, a Coding Language Behind Many Websites

The disclosure heightened concerns about A.I.’s potential to upend cybersecurity unless shortcomings are addressed.

Β© Annegret Hilse/Reuters

The website for the French government was temporarily unavailable on Wednesday amid hacking concerns stemming from major bugs in a piece of software used widely across the internet.

What Is PHP? Why Are Government and Business Websites Going Offline?

A critical security flaw in the programming language underpinning much of the web has prompted a global rush to patch vulnerable systems.

Β© Vincent West/Reuters

A programmer in Guernica, Spain, on Thursday, working on PHP code, software used throughout the internet.

PHP Security Flaw Sets Off Global Rush to Patch, Leaving Websites Offline

Governments and businesses around the world scrambled to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in PHP, a popular programming language.

Β© Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Associated Press

Prime Minister Rob Jetten of the Netherlands in Brussels last week. He said that his cabinet was closely monitoring the online vulnerability caused by a security flaw in PHP.

A.I. Election Videos Are Flooding Brazil. Could They Sway the Vote?

Brazil spent years targeting electoral lies on the internet. Now, artificial intelligence is stumping the election authorities and reshaping a high-stakes race.

China’s Free A.I. Models Are Thrown Into Uncertainty

Draft rules on the export of artificial intelligence technology show how China is trying to balance national security risks with its desire to outpace the United States.

Β© Aly Song/Reuters

Under rules proposed last week, the next advanced A.I. models might need the government’s permission to be exported out of China.
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