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Researchers at Sysdig uncovered what they believe is the first ransomware attack conducted entirely by an AI agent, dubbed JadePuffer. The agent exploited a vulnerability in open-source AI app builder LangFlow to breach …
The Bank of England warned that a crash in artificial intelligence stocks could plunge the UK into recession, citing a potential 2.2% fall in GDP. Governor Andrew Bailey highlighted risks from overvalued AI stocks, slowe…
On July 4, 2026, MCPExplorer ran a live handshake against 995 MCP servers in its index, finding only 277 (28%) responded and 39 (4%) met its verification bar. Among responding servers, 59% exposed at least one write-capa…
A writer with a lifelong spinal condition describes how AI-powered MRI technology reduced scan times from two hours to 15 minutes, and how she reluctantly began using an AI chatbot with a biometrics device to reconnect w…
Franklin Templeton Senior Investment Strategist Katrina Dudley remains bullish on AI infrastructure spending, calling it a 'decade-long cycle' in a June 11 Bloomberg appearance. She argues current market jitters are earl…
Sam Altman is reportedly discussing giving the US government a 5% stake in OpenAI, worth roughly $320 per American household, to address concerns about AI benefiting from human work and to provide a safety net against la…
Cryptography expert Filippo Valsorda argues that hybrid signatures combining classical and post-quantum schemes are often not worthwhile due to hidden costs, despite their apparent simplicity. He states that pure ML-DSA …
A developer discovered that subagents in multi-agent AI systems can become orphaned zombie processes, continuing to run and incur costs long after their parent tasks complete. The issue stems from a lack of lifecycle man…
Hesai Technology, a Chinese lidar maker partnered with Nvidia on autonomous-vehicle platforms, faces renewed U.S. cybersecurity scrutiny after being designated a Chinese military company. AUVSI CEO Michael Robbins cited …
Zynga founder Mark Pincus said AI's public perception problem is 'not supported by the facts,' arguing that misconceptions about artificial intelligence are widespread. Pincus made the comments in a Yahoo Finance Video i…
Brothers Patrick and Ryan Coughlin launched Savi Security, a startup that protects consumers from AI-generated scams, after their mother nearly fell for a deepfake kidnapping ransom call. The company raised $7 million in…
A new Smarsh study finds 55% of enterprises are actively deploying AI, but only 26% have governance frameworks aligned with that pace, and just 30% can detect shadow AI. The research warns that rapid AI adoption without …
Investor Michael Burry fired back at President Donald Trump after Trump ridiculed short sellers at a White House luncheon, calling them "poor bastards" and saying they are "betting against the country." Burry responded o…
Spanish actors Itziar Ituño and Vito Sanz have been cast in 'Numana,' a sci-fi drama series set in a dystopian near-future where a multinational corporation and an AI system control society. The series, created by Jesica…
The Bank of England warned that the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence poses growing risks to financial stability, citing potential for systemic shocks from opaque algorithms and concentrated market dependencies. …
Defense tech startups have raised $12.3 billion in venture funding since the start of 2026, nearly double the amount from the same period last year, as investors shift from generic AI to military-focused autonomy and sen…
Russell Reynolds Associates identified five practices that distinguish the strongest corporate boards, including protecting forward-looking meeting time, stewarding productive disagreement, and building collective fluenc…
Tony Fadell, known as the 'father of the iPod,' argues in a column that the choice of AI assistant has significant implications, raising critical questions about behavioral shifts similar to those caused by the iPhone. H…
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey is advocating for a collaborative approach between regulators and banks to address AI-driven cybersecurity threats, rather than imposing top-down regulation. The European Central Ba…
Elastic CIO Adnan Adil outlines four foundational elements of AI architecture that IT leaders need to scale: data quality, context engineering, governance, and human expertise. Gartner predicts 60% of AI projects will be…