Here’s what you need to know about the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak

Q: A hantavirus (Andes virus) outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship has killed 3 of 8 infected passengers, bu

A hantavirus (Andes virus) outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship has killed 3 of 8 infected passengers, but health experts say containment is feasible unlike COVID-19.

Q: Week 2 of the Musk v. Altman trial revealed Musk tried to poach Sam Altman and pushed OpenAI to go f

Week 2 of the Musk v. Altman trial revealed Musk tried to poach Sam Altman and pushed OpenAI to go for-profit, while testimony covered his abandoned rival AI lab plans.

Q: Researchers show LLM agents can cheaply de-anonymize data broker records at massive scale, raising u

Researchers show LLM agents can cheaply de-anonymize data broker records at massive scale, raising urgent mass surveillance alarms for privacy experts.

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MIT Technology Review's daily digest covers three major stories: a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that experts say differs from COVID-19, week two of the Musk v. Altman trial revealing Musk tried to poach Sam Altman, and new research showing LLM agents could enable mass surveillance by linking anonymized data to real people. The newsletter also rounds up top tech news including Meta employee dissatisfaction with AI mandates, OpenAI being sued over ChatGPT's alleged role in a mass shooting, and the Canvas student data hack.

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✓A hantavirus (Andes virus) outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship has killed 3 of 8 infected passengers, but health experts say containment is feasible unlike COVID-19.

✓Week 2 of the Musk v. Altman trial revealed Musk tried to poach Sam Altman and pushed OpenAI to go for-profit, while testimony covered his abandoned rival AI lab plans.

✓Researchers show LLM agents can cheaply de-anonymize data broker records at massive scale, raising urgent mass surveillance alarms for privacy experts.

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