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A security researcher demonstrated the first AI-run ransomware attack, where an autonomous agent chained a Langflow vulnerability and a MySQL flaw to steal credentials, move laterally, encrypt files, and write a ransom n…
SonarSource researchers found that cleaner code does not improve Claude Code's task pass rates but reduces token usage by 7-8% and file revisitations by 34%, suggesting code quality affects AI coding agent costs rather t…
Software-engineering interviews are shifting from memorized coding tests toward AI fluency and project reasoning, with companies like Dropbox and Cisco now allowing AI tools during assessments and recruiters scouting Git…
Noma Labs disclosed GitLost, a vulnerability in GitHub Agentic Workflows that allowed an attacker to exfiltrate private repository contents via a crafted public issue. The attack exploited the AI agent's inability to dis…
Breaktheprompt.xyz launches PIP, an AI intern simulation game that teaches users about real-world AI security vulnerabilities through interactive chat-based challenges. Players manipulate the AI to leak secrets or approv…
Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company, struggles to measure the return on investment of generative AI due to complex, multi-step drug development processes. The company uses AI-powered digital twins from Celonis …
Zscaler discovered malicious websites using indirect prompt injection to manipulate autonomous AI agents, including campaigns tied to crypto-payments and fake DeFi decisions. The attacks exploit agents that browse the op…
A 2026 comparison of AI agent sandbox technologies evaluates isolation models from container-based Docker to microVM platforms like Firecracker and CubeVM, highlighting trade-offs in security, performance, and cost for e…
Loveholidays engineer built a custom AI code review system using OpenAI's Codex agent to run locally within existing workflows, inspired by Intercom's approach. The system clones pull requests into git worktrees, uses co…
TRACE, an open-source Python library for self-organizing long-term memory in LLM agents, was released on PyPI. It organizes conversation history into a hierarchical B+Tree to enable efficient, multi-path retrieval withou…
Geeky Gadgets published a July 8, 2026 guide to practical ChatGPT productivity workflows, including project organization, meeting transcription, and integrations with Google Drive and Slack. The guide frames LLM value ar…
GitHub Mobile now lets users fix pull request merge conflicts using Copilot cloud agent directly from the mobile app. The feature allows developers to tap 'Fix with Copilot' to generate a prefilled prompt that launches t…
Stilta raised $10.5 million in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to develop AI agents that automate patent analysis for enforcement, defense, and commercialization. Founded in January 2026 by former McKinsey consul…
Amazon is developing Moonraker, an Alexa+ project designed to handle multi-step voice-agent tasks from a single prompt, such as booking a ride and texting a friend. Internal documents reveal Moonraker is among the costli…
Mana Jampala, a 12-year-old founder in British Columbia, launched Voxa, an AI receptionist for small businesses, in November 2025. Voxa handles calls, bookings, orders, and summaries, and Jampala is now seeking its first…
A developer built Meeting Presenter, an AI skill that joins video calls, shares a screen, and presents slide decks autonomously. The tool can generate slides from rough notes or a single sentence, and allows presenters t…
A wave of AI startups founded by former hedge funders from firms like Bridgewater, Schonfeld, and Jain Global aims to automate investment research and analysis, potentially replacing human talent. These companies, includ…
Fiszki, a new spaced-repetition flashcard app, lets AI assistants create and manage decks via MCP, scheduling reviews with the FSRS algorithm. The app supports shared decks for teams and is currently in beta, with warnin…
Automox released MCP Server 2.2, adding interactive review surfaces, Patch by Severity policy creation, and live capability discovery to its governed agentic interface for endpoint operations. The update enhances AI-driv…
Software engineers are shifting from feature development to infrastructure and stability roles as AI tools enable non-engineers to build features directly, according to a CTO. The change requires new hiring criteria and …