Submission + - Coin-sized device could hack Boeing airplanes (acs.org.au)

Submitted by haxmor on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @07:26AM

haxmor writes: Researchers have found it took only a coin-sized device and less than 60 seconds to hijack critical features in Boeing 737 airplanes, which could allow hackers to cause a flight to be redirected, overshoot the runway, or even crash.

Submission + - Macquarie IT lecturer wins Fair Work case using AI (acs.org.au)

Submitted by haxmor on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @07:18AM

haxmor writes: A Macquarie University computing academic has used artificial intelligence to win a historic case at the Fair Work Commission (FWC), with the technology beating out his employer’s human lawyers.

Submission + - AI assistant hacks gym website in first known Australian autonomous cyber attack (abc.net.au)

Submitted by haxmor on Monday August 10, 2026 @04:09AM

haxmor writes: AI agent reported it had discovered a way to book Andrew into gym classes several weeks in advance, far beyond what was supposed to be possible.
Andrew, who was sitting fourth on a waitlist for a class later that week, asked if it was possible to move him to the top of the list.

The agent came back and told Andrew that it had kicked another gym-goer off the list as part of the testing of its capabilities.

Comment is this really true? (Score 0) 132

by haxmor on Sunday July 26, 2026 @03:17AM (#66257220) Attached to: 32 of 35 Students Caught Using Hilariously Wrong AI-Generated Answers for Professor's Midterm

I find it really hard to believe that people wouldn't read an assignment .. or feed it back through AI to make it not look like AI.

Submission + - Google will use AI to estimate a user's age (acs.org.au) 1

Submitted by haxmor on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @02:37AM

haxmor writes: Google says it will begin using artificial intelligence systems to estimate the age of its users, as it responds to potential changes to online safety legislation in countries such as Australia and the United States.

Comment Re:Charge them. (Score 0) 131

by haxmor on Friday January 13, 2023 @10:59PM (#63207398) Attached to: Climate Startup Removes CO2 From the Air In Industry First

This is a great idea!!

Comment Leads more weight to the argument we are a zoo (Score 0) 39

by haxmor on Friday January 13, 2023 @08:22AM (#63205298) Attached to: We Exist Inside a Giant Space Bubble, And Scientists Have Finally Mapped It

Or experiment for the more intelligent aliens . But still fascinating

Comment 20 years of linux ... and still not broad adoption (Score 0) 108

by haxmor on Sunday January 08, 2023 @05:38AM (#63189204) Attached to: Is 2023 the Year of the Linux Desktop?

I'm a big fan of linux, specifically the Debian based distributions (Debian, Ubuntu, Elementary OS). For the most part they are easy to use and highly customisable. However it's now been 20 years of solid improvements on the desktop and the masses haven't turned away from windows and MacOS. I just don't see people's behaviour changing that much...

Comment top suspect? (Score 0) 28

by haxmor on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @05:31PM (#62899455) Attached to: Crypto Market Maker Wintermute Loses $160 Million in DeFi Hack

is the top suspect an AI called Neuromancer?

Comment Universal Paperclips (Score 0) 146

by haxmor on Thursday September 15, 2022 @08:50AM (#62883865) Attached to: Google Deepmind Researcher Co-Authors Paper Saying AI Will Eliminate Humanity

It tried to warn us â¦. But first click button to make paperclip