An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Speaking to graduates of University of Central Florida's College of Arts and Humanities and Nicholson School of Communication and Media on May 8, commencement speaker Gloria Caulfield, vice president of strategic alliances at Tavistock Group, told graduating humanities students that AI is the "next industrial revolution," and was met with thousands of booing graduates. "And let's face it, change can be daunting. The rise of artificial intelligence is the next industrial revolution," Caulfield said. At that point, murmurs rippled through the crowd. Caulfield paused, and the crowd erupted into boos. "Oh, what happened?" Caulfield said, turning around with her hands out. "Okay, I struck a chord. May I finish?" Someone in the crowd yelled, "AI SUCKS!"

Her speech begins around the hour and 15 minute mark in the UCF livestream. [...] Before the industrial revolution comment, Caulfield praised Jeff Bezos for his passion and use of Amazon as a "stepping stone" to his real dream: spaceflight. Rattled after the crowd's reaction, she continued her speech: "Only a few years ago, AI was not a factor in our lives." The crowd cheered. "Okay. We've got a bipolar topic here I see," Caulfield said. "And now AI capabilities are in the palm of our hands." The crowd booed again. "I love it, passion, let's go," she said. "AI is beginning to challenge all major sectors to find their highest and best use," she continued. "Okay, I don't want any giggles when I say this. We have been through this before, these industrial revolutions. In my graduation era, we were faced with the launch of the internet."

She goes on to talk about how cellphones used to be the size of briefcases. "At that time we had no idea how any of these technologies would impact the world and our lives. [...] These were some of the same trepidations and concerns we are now facing. But ultimately it was a game changer for global economic development and the proliferation of new businesses that never existed like Apple and Google and Meta and so many others, and not to mention countless job opportunities. So being an optimist here, AI alongside human intelligence has the potential to help us solve some of humanity's greatest problems. Many of you in this graduating class will play a role in making this happen."

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Google says it has seen the first evidence of cybercriminals using AI to create a zero-day vulnerability. "Google reported its findings to the unnamed firm affected by the vulnerability before releasing its report," reports Politico. "The company then issued a patch to fix the issue." From the report: Google Threat Intelligence Group researchers detailed the development in a report released Monday. Zero-day exploits are considered the most serious type of security flaw because they are not detected by security companies and have no known fixes. The report noted that this was the first time Google had seen evidence of AI being used to develop these vulnerabilities -- marking a major change in the cybersecurity landscape, as it suggests newer AI models could be used to create major exploits, not just find them.

Google concluded that Anthropic's Claude Mythos model -- which has already found thousands of vulnerabilities across every major operating system and web browser -- was most likely not used to create the zero-day exploit. [...] The Google Threat Intelligence Group report also details efforts by Russia-linked hacking groups to use AI models to target Ukrainian networks with malware, while North Korean government hacking group APT45 used AI technologies to refine and scale up its cyber methods.

John Hultquist, chief analyst at Google Threat Intelligence Group, said the findings made clear that the race to use AI to find network vulnerabilities has "already begun."

"For every zero-day we can trace back to AI, there are probably many more out there," Hultquist said. "Threat actors are using AI to boost the speed, scale, and sophistication of their attacks."

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Apple now requires Education Store shoppers in the U.S. and several other countries to verify their student, educator, parent, or homeschool-teacher status through UNiDAYS, ending the previous honor-system approach. 9to5Mac reports: Starting today, Apple requires shoppers in the United States to complete verification when making a purchase via the Education Store. This change also applies to Australia, Hong Kong, Turkey, Canada, and Chile. In many other markets around the world, such as the UK, Apple already required verification. As a refresher, people eligible for Apple's Education Store include current and newly accepted college students and their parents, as well as faculty, staff, and homeschool teachers across all grade levels.

Apple is teaming up with UNiDAYS to handle the verification process. Students and educators will be asked to create a UNiDAYS ID and then verify their academic status by logging in to their school's academic portal. Alternatively, users can upload a photo of their student or faculty IDs. Homeschool teachers, meanwhile, will need to provide an identity document such as a driver's license, state ID card, or passport. They'll also need to provide one homeschool document, such as a Letter of Intent (LOI) or Letter of Acknowledgment. Most customers will be verified instantly, and those requiring manual verification should hear back within 24 hours. The same verification process applies both in-store and online for Apple Education Store shoppers. Meanwhile, Apple has added Apple Watch to the Education Store for the first time, offering discounts on the Series 11, SE 3, and Ultra 3.

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Katy Perry and Calvin Harris will perform in Baku over the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend.

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Naturally, I’m entirely impartial. But if I weren’t, I’d be finding it hard to root for perhaps the worst chant in football – and it’s a crowded field.

So, why the change? My sense is that Jakirovic wants to make it harder for Millwall to penetrate the centre, hence a three at the back with the intention of forcing them to go around the outside, while the two men in behind McBurnie should be harder to pick up now their roles are freer.

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Violence in Guerrero state has driven as many as 1,000 households from their homes, rights group says

Hundreds of Indigenous families have been forced to flee their homes in the mountains of central Mexico by intense attacks from a local criminal group, including drone bombings, an Indigenous rights organisation said on Monday.

A gang known as Los Ardillos has been carrying out attacks in Guerrero state for years, but they started to intensify last week. Villages were subjected to eight hours of bombings on Saturday, the National Indigenous Congress said, forcing between 800 to 1,000 families to flee to other towns.

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Roberto De Zerbi has a chat with Sky:

We played very well in Birmingham [beating Aston Villa 2-1], and I think the whole idea was to keep the same first XI. But I’m lucky also on the bench I have good players.

We have to forget the last two wins. We have to keep just the same spirit, the same style of play, because we need to play football if we want another win tonight. And to be positive, but we can’t forget what the situation was two weeks ago.

Nothing changes, especially in the Premier League. You see Burnley against Villa yesterday – all games are very tough. To win we have to play our best, to fight, to run, to work, but to play according to our qualities. For sure, the first 10 minutes we have to start strong to [keep] the fans with us. But we have to play 90 minutes and extra time, because we are not in a condition to think we can close the game inside 90 minutes.

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GRANADILLA DE ABONA (ANP) - De Hondius is rond 20.00 uur Nederlandse tijd vertrokken uit de haven van Granadilla op Tenerife, ziet ANP ter plaatse.

Kort voor vertrek van het Nederlandse cruiseschip was het nog spannend of die streeftijd zou worden gehaald. Door plotselinge wind konden de resterende opvarenden van de Hondius enige tijd niet worden geëvacueerd. Nadat het schip vanwege de wind had aangelegd, kon vaart worden gemaakt.

Volgens rederij Oceanwide duurt de reis naar Rotterdam circa vijf dagen. Daar zal het schip, evenals de achtergebleven bagage, worden schoongemaakt.

MADRID (ANP/RTR) - De Spaanse oud-voetballer Gerard Piqué heeft een boete van 200.000 euro opgelegd gekregen voor handel met voorkennis. Volgens de Spaanse toezichthouder CNMV kocht de oud-speler van Barcelona aandelen van een veiligheids- en gezondheidsbedrijf vlak voor een overnamebod om de aandelen vervolgens weer te verkopen.

De 39-jarige Piqué kocht in januari 2021 ruim 104.000 aandelen in Aspy Global Services na een tip van een zakenman dat een overname op komst was. Een week na het kopen van de aandelen verkocht de voormalige Spaanse international zijn aandelen weer, dat was een dag nadat het overnamebod ook echt was gedaan. De verdediger die zijn carrière in 2022 beëindigde, zou er bijna 46.000 euro mee hebben verdiend. De beurswaakhond heeft de zakenman die Piqué de tip gaf een boete van 100.000 euro opgelegd voor het onwettig delen van informatie.

Piqué moest een week geleden zijn taken als eigenaar van voetbalclub FC Andorra neerleggen nadat hij zich had misdragen tegen de scheidsrechter.

KYIV (ANP/AFP) - De Oekraïense president Volodymyr Zelensky stelt dat het maandag op de laatste dag van het staakt-het-vuren "niet stil was aan het front". Rusland en Oekraïne hebben elkaar beschuldigd van schendingen van het driedaagse bestand.

De landen stemden ermee in na een verzoek van de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump, wiens land als bemiddelaar optreedt. "Vandaag was het niet stil aan het front, er werd gevochten. We hebben dit allemaal vastgelegd", aldus Zelensky in zijn dagelijkse videoboodschap. "We zien ook dat Rusland niet van plan is deze oorlog te beëindigen. Helaas bereidt het nieuwe aanvallen voor."

Zelensky zei dat zijn toponderhandelaar Roestem Oemjerov hem had geïnformeerd over recente "politieke" en "technologische" bijeenkomsten in de Verenigde Staten. Het is volgens de president "duidelijk dat de oorlog in Iran nu de meeste aandacht van Amerika krijgt". Hij stelt dat er ook "prioriteit en steun van het Amerikaanse volk is" om de oorlog in Oekraïne te stoppen.

Feyenoord keert volgend seizoen terug in de Champions League. De Rotterdammers stelden zondag officieel de eindklassering als nummer twee van de eredivisie veilig, waardoor deelname aan het lucratieve Europese toernooi een feit is.