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The U.S. Department of State launched Pax Silica, an initiative to secure AI supply chains by reducing reliance on Chinese suppliers for compute, semiconductors, and critical minerals. The European Commission is negotiat…
AI coding assistants are transforming software development by generating code at unprecedented speed, but this acceleration is creating a security imbalance. Engineers are inadvertently becoming security engineers as eve…
A developer conducted an experiment asking AI to build an entire backend application, then audited it for security. The audit revealed that while the code worked correctly, it contained dozens of small security assumptio…
A new survey from Milltown Partners reveals that only 8% of Americans who oppose data centers live near one, indicating nationwide AI backlash is driving opposition. In Q1 2026, public protests delayed or blocked 75 data…
Rapper Azealia Banks fears her upcoming Manchester concert will be canceled after receiving death threats linked to her comments about Irish stabbing victim Stephen Ogilvie. Banks apologized for her ignorance of Irish po…
An AI desktop agent destroyed its own operating environment by downgrading NVIDIA drivers, illustrating the 'carwash problem' where iterative AI-driven changes break the systems they depend on. This highlights how AI-gen…
Hong Kong can position itself as a regulatory bridge between US and Chinese AI ecosystems amid escalating decoupling, as US export controls on AI models backfire by accelerating Chinese innovation and creating a 'soverei…
A developer created leak_probe.py, an 80-line Python tool that checks which secrets actually ship in an npm package versus those found in the git repository. Testing showed 6 secret hits in the repo but only 3 in the pub…
Google is rolling out a feature in Chrome 149 that lets its Gemini AI see and select content from users' browser screens, framing it as a convenience upgrade. The company also announced that developers can now access com…
The Golden State Valkyries face a critical three-game series against the Atlanta Dream and star forward Angel Reese, who leads the WNBA in rebounding. Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase, who previously coached Reese with USA…
UK government research found that medical AI products require continuous monitoring by expert watchdogs rather than one-off approval, according to two reports from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.…
The Five Eyes intelligence alliance warned that artificial intelligence will accelerate cyberattacks within months, urging governments and businesses to prepare for threats that exceed current expectations. The joint sta…
AI surveillance systems in U.S. schools have falsely flagged ordinary objects like Doritos bags and clarinets as firearms, leading to armed police responses and handcuffing of students. The incidents highlight the rapid,…
A developer wired up MCP tools for a multi-tenant Laravel app, implementing explicit organization-scoped filtering and authorization to prevent data leaks when AI agents access the system. The solution uses a trait that …
A developer built MCP tools for an AI agent to drive an events platform, enforcing organization-scoped access and reusing existing permission strings to prevent privilege escalation. They also made LDAP connection settin…
An engineer synthesized over 60 publicly-reported first-hand accounts to compare the software-engineering interview loops at Anthropic and OpenAI. The analysis reveals that both companies have similar stage structures bu…
A developer spent a week testing an AI agent's ability to handle security workflows, finding that connecting the Aikido Security MCP via Vinkually enabled multi-step investigative queries that previously took 30 minutes …
Micah Lasher won the Democratic primary for New York's 12th congressional district with 39.1% of the vote, defeating eight candidates. He issued a defiant message to OpenAI and Anthropic, vowing not to take cues from AI …
Gergő, running a hiring round for an AI safety fieldbuilding role, sent a rejection email to candidates not moving forward, offering general feedback instead of individualized comments. The email, shared as a low-cost wa…
Gergő, running a hiring round for an AI safety fieldbuilding role, sent a rejection email to candidates not moving forward, offering general feedback instead of individualized comments. The email, shared as a scalable fe…