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China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology warned that Anthropic's Claude Code coding tool contains a security back-door vulnerability, urging users to uninstall or upgrade specific versions. Simultaneously,…
The International Monetary Fund lowered its 2026 global growth forecast to 3.0%, citing risks from the Middle East war, trade fragmentation, and AI market corrections. Growth is expected to rebound to 3.4% in 2027, while…
The International Monetary Fund downgraded its global growth forecast to 3% for 2026, citing the energy shock from the Iran war, but noted that AI investment is partially offsetting the impact. The U.S. economy is expect…
Rosie O'Donnell criticized Donald Trump for intervening in the World Cup to overturn a red card for U.S. player Folarin Balogun, calling the move corrupt and horrifying. She also condemned Trump's AI-generated video mock…
Convertr appointed Greg Jordan as chief product officer to lead product strategy and strengthen data governance for enterprise B2B programmes. Jordan brings 18 years of experience from DemandScience and Leadiro, focusing…
The U.S. Unemployment Insurance system, designed for temporary income support during no-fault job loss, is insufficient to address potential widespread job displacements from AI adoption. Policymakers must consider addit…
OpenAI announced it will publicly release its GPT-5.6 AI models, ending a period of government-requested restrictions on the technology. The move comes as rival Anthropic recently restored access to its own latest models…
China called for inclusive global AI governance at a UN summit, rejecting binary choices and emphasizing that countries should be free to select their own AI technologies. The Chinese Mission to the UN outlined a 'Global…
Meta faced backlash after AI-generated profiles with fabricated backstories appeared on Facebook and Instagram, including a synthetic Black queer character created without Black team members. The company deleted the rema…
Technology analyst Ed Zitron warned that generative AI's business model is unsustainable, claiming OpenAI may delay its IPO until 2027 to reach a $1 trillion valuation amid fears of an AI bubble. Zitron argued that Big T…
A cybersecurity startup called IRIS C2, which offers millions for zero-day exploits, is operated by convicted felons Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl, known for fake intelligence firms and voter suppression schemes. The compa…
Flathub announced on May 29, 2026, that it will no longer accept LLM-generated submissions and codebases due to overwhelming spam from automated tools like OpenClaw. The volunteer review team, consisting of only three me…
Meta has enabled users to generate AI images using public Instagram profile pictures, sparking backlash from privacy campaigners who call it a 'recipe for disaster'. The company says users can opt out of the feature.
Meta launched Muse Image, an AI image generator integrated into Meta AI, Instagram Stories, and WhatsApp, that can incorporate other users' public Instagram photos when their account is @ mentioned. Privacy campaigners c…
Leaked audio from a Meta town hall reveals CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted the company's AI push has not accelerated as expected, contradicting earlier claims that mass layoffs were necessary to win the AI race. The admissi…
The AI boom is misunderstood because markets focus on price levels and growth rates while ignoring the second derivative—acceleration—which signaled the 2008 crisis. Just as subprime mortgages required ever-faster home p…
GitHub's preview Agentic Workflows are vulnerable to a prompt injection attack that can leak private repository contents, according to Noma Security. An unauthenticated attacker can embed hidden instructions in a public …
On July 7, Noma Security disclosed a critical prompt injection flaw in GitHub's Agentic Workflows, dubbed GitLost, that allows any free GitHub account to extract private repository contents by posting a hidden instructio…
The Trump administration lifted restrictions on OpenAI's GPT 5.6 after additional testing, allowing the company to launch the model globally. The rollout had been delayed due to security concerns. Separately, China is co…
Smart glasses from Meta, Snap, and other tech giants are facing backlash as consumers label them 'pervert glasses' due to privacy concerns over covert recording and surveillance. Critics warn that the devices enable hara…