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Artificial intelligence is rapidly expanding throughout the federal government. Currently, close to 90% of agencies have either implemented AI or intend to do so down the line. However, simply adopting AI doesn’t mean agencies are truly prepared. The same studies indicate that a lack of skilled personnel remains one of the biggest hurdles when rolling out AI. This isn’t a shortcoming—it’s actually one of the greatest opportunities available to federal agencies right now. Compliance was never intended to be the endpoint Required yearly training sessions, cybersecurity awareness programs, ethics briefings, and acceptable use policies are all essential. They lay the…

David Gewirtz / ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeaways Claude’s SMB tools include 31 skills.The contract review skill is the standout.Connectors are useful, but permissions are a concern.This week, Anthropic unveiled Claude for Small Business, a collection of connectors and skills tailored for small businesses within Claude Cowork. On the surface, it’s a welcome addition, as having ready-made solutions is always a plus for any platform.Also: How to actually use AI in a small business: 10 lessons from the trenchesHowever, while exploring these new tools, I discovered one that is exceptionally powerful and deserves…

class RoutedAgent: def __init__(self, server: MCPToolServer, router: HybridMCPRouter, model: str): self.server = server self.router = router self.model = model def discover_exposed_tools(self, exposed_tool_names: List[str]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]: return [t for t in self.server.tools_list() if t[“name”] in exposed_tool_names] def plan(self, task: str, exposed_tools: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> PlanOutput: instructions = “”” You are a planning agent operating within an MCP-like framework. You are limited to using only the tools that have been made available. Determine whether any tools are required. Respond exclusively in JSON format with the following keys: requires_tools: boolean tool_calls: array of objects containing tool_name and arguments direct_answer_allowed: boolean planner_note: string…

In brief AI jailbreaking involves crafting prompts that circumvent safety protocols in models such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. The anonymous hacker known as Pliny the Liberator consistently breaks through the defenses of every major model release within hours. Modern attacks have evolved beyond simple prompts: as few as 250 tainted documents can create backdoors in models with up to 13 billion parameters, and as AI firms fix security flaws, fresh methods continue to emerge. You request a bomb recipe from ChatGPT. It declines. You try again, but this time you claim to be a chemistry professor penning a thriller…

A harmful pattern has persisted in cybersecurity for years: products are launched before they are truly secure. Security-by-design principles are often ignored, and security teams are left to deal with the fallout. The common mindset is, “We’ll patch it later” or “It’ll be fixed in the next version.” Even though this approach has clear flaws, it continues—and is getting worse. According to the 2025 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), breaches caused by exploited vulnerabilities increased by 34% in the past year, and over half of edge device vulnerabilities were still unpatched a full year later. Now, the same issue…

Congress is starting to look at possible changes to financial protections, retirement payments, and insurance choices for federal workers and retirees. Over the past few weeks, lawmakers in the House and Senate have put forward four separate bills that tackle various financial and benefits concerns affecting federal employees across the government: Optional disability coverage For example, a bill introduced by Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) aims to broaden short-term disability insurance options for federal workers. Known as the Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act, the proposal would offer voluntary insurance to federal employees dealing with temporary injuries, caring for a…

The hospitality and travel sector is experiencing a major tech-driven shift, with the Internet of Things (IoT) at the forefront of redefining guest experiences and streamlining operations, writes April Miller, Managing Editor at ReHack Magazine. If you run a short-term rental, you’re well aware of the constant juggling act between keeping guests happy, maintaining security, and handling daily tasks. IoT is a total game-changer because it weaves connected devices into your property, letting you automate chores, keep an eye on things from afar, and deliver a smoother, more professional guest experience—all while lightening your workload. Smarter access with smart locks…

  # Introduction  What draws you to Python? Many people choose it simply out of habit, but there’s much more to it than that. Python is a versatile, powerful programming language with an intuitive syntax that emphasizes clean, Pythonic ways of handling logic and data. It has become the preferred language for data science, machine learning, and AI exactly because of these strengths. While picking up Python is straightforward, truly mastering its core principles and evolving from a beginner to a skilled professional capable of building efficient, maintainable systems takes years of dedicated practice. With that goal in mind, let’s dive…

World models — systems that generate realistic video sequences from a starting image and a set of actions — are rapidly becoming essential to embodied AI, simulation, and robotics research. The central challenge lies in scaling these systems to produce minute-long, high-resolution video without demanding prohibitively large GPU clusters for both training and inference. Most competitive open-source baselines either require multi-GPU inference or compromise on resolution to stay within compute budgets. NVIDIA’s SANA-WM directly addresses these bottlenecks. Built on the SANA-Video codebase and available through the NVlabs/Sana GitHub repository, it is a 2.6-billion-parameter Diffusion Transformer (DiT) trained natively for one-minute…

Here is the paraphrased version of the article in HTML format: Key highlights: Bitcoin is having difficulty breaking past the $84,000 mark, though there’s a small silver lining: buyers have managed to prevent the price from sliding down to the $76,000 support zone. Several leading altcoins have pulled back from their overhead resistance levels, signaling that sellers still have the upper hand. Bitcoin (BTC) briefly climbed above $82,000 on Thursday, but the recovery didn’t last long. Bears stepped in at higher levels and dragged the price back down to around $79,000. According to Glassnode’s Week On-chain report, a number of…