News

RAPPLER
rappler.com > technology > pentagon-adopt-palantir-maven-ai-core-military-system

Pentagon to adopt Palantir AI as core US military system, memo says

2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (537+ words) PALANTIR. The Palantir logo is seen in this illustration created on August 3, 2025. NEW YORK, USA " Palantir's'Maven artificial intelligence system will become an official program of record, Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg said in a letter to Pentagon leaders, a…...

RAPPLER
rappler.com > technology > united-states-disrupt-botnets-infected-devices-worldwide

US says it disrupted botnets that infected over 3 million devices worldwide

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (181+ words) NEW YORK, USA " The US Justice Department on Thursday, March 19, said it took part in an operation with Germany and Canada to take down infrastructure used by four major botnets that infected more than 3 million devices worldwide, including hundreds of…...

RAPPLER
rappler.com > technology > features > china-openclaw-enthusiasm-schoolkids-retirees-raise-agents

As OpenClaw enthusiasm grips China, schoolkids and retirees alike raise 'lobsters"

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (656+ words) SETTING UP. Zhipu staff members help residents install and setup AutoClaw, a local version of the AI agent OpenClaw developed by Zhipu, at an office building in Beijing, China March 13, 2026. BEIJING, China "Fan Xinquan, a retired electronics worker in Beijing,…...

RAPPLER
rappler.com > voices > rappler-blogs > artificial-intelligence-slop-vomiting-drowing-in-stupid

AI vomits stupid things. And we catch them with our mouths wide open.

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (769+ words) "AI vomits a lot of stupid things, and we catch them all with our mouths wide open." Growing up, I always thought that the end of the human race would be due to some form of superintelligence, something that was…...

RAPPLER
rappler.com > technology > hacker-says-compromised-p3-global-intel-police-tips

Hacker says they compromised millions of confidential police tips held by US company

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (265+ words) Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile,…...

RAPPLER
rappler.com > technology > iphone-spyware-darksword-coruna-penetration-threat

Researchers uncover iPhone spyware capable of penetrating millions of devices

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (416+ words) A powerful software exploit capable of penetrating and stealing information from potentially hundreds of millions of Apple'iPhones was planted on dozens of websites in Ukraine in recent weeks, researchers said on Wednesday, March 18. The discovery marks the second time this…...

RAPPLER
rappler.com > technology > features > ai-use-tactics-cyberattacks-hackers-2026-report

Double-edged sword: How AI makes things easier for hackers too

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1317+ words) We're all aware of how powerful artificial intelligence is." The problem is, bad actors are aware of this too." Whereas vibe coding has democratized people's ability to create computer programs, acting essentially like a human-language-to-computer-language translator for non-coders, it has…...

RAPPLER
rappler.com > technology > features > philippine-council-artificial-intelligence-advisory-body

What is the proposed Philippine Council on Artificial Intelligence? 

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (492+ words) MANILA, Philippines " The Philippine government is looking to create a Philippine Council on Artificial Intelligence (PCAI), with multiple concurrent bills filed in both chambers starting in the second half of 2025. The Council is being legislated under Senate Bill (SB) 852, and…...

RAPPLER
rappler.com > technology > meta-buys-moltbook-social-media-network-ai-agents

Meta buys Moltbook, the social media network for AI agents

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (355+ words) MOLTBOOK. The front page of the social media website Moltbook on a computer monitor in Washington DC, USA, February 2, 2026. MANILA, Philippines " Meta Platforms has acquired Moltbook, the viral social media network where artificial intelligence agents using OpenClaw can interact with…...

RAPPLER
rappler.com > technology > openai-caitlin-kalinowski-resignation-response-united-states-department-defense-deal

OpenAI hardware lead resigns in response to US Department of Defense deal

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (348+ words) OPENAI. OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken February 16, 2025 MANILA, Philippines " Caitlin Kalinowski, the head of OpenAI's hardware team, has resigned in the wake of the company's agreement with the US Department of Defense. In a social media post…...