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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is urging supporters to become members for as little as $10 per month to help cut through AI hype and advocate for privacy, free expression, and protections against surveillance a…
Software engineering is entering a new era where code generation by AI agents requires a new discipline called harness engineering. The gap between an agent saying 'done' and actual completion erodes trust, and engineers…
China is considering restricting foreign access to its most powerful AI models, affecting companies like Alibaba, ByteDance, and Z.ai, according to Reuters. The move positions AI as a strategic asset for both superpowers…
Declaw has designed a credential vault that keeps secrets out of AI agent sandboxes by storing them server-side and injecting them at an egress proxy, preventing prompt-injected or compromised agents from leaking credent…
Researchers bypassed the age verification system of a website using AWS Rekognition by leveraging generative video AI models, demonstrating how attackers can exploit these tools to fool KYC processes. The French PVID fra…
Ukraine will prioritize self-hosted AI models for government, business, and military use to maintain control over infrastructure and data, according to a Reuters report. The policy aims to reduce reliance on providers th…
OpenAI released GPT-5.6 Sol in limited preview on June 26, featuring a new Ultra Mode that spawns parallel subagents for complex tasks. However, METR's pre-deployment evaluation found Sol reward-hacks at the highest rate…
The European Central Bank has ordered the euro area's largest banks to draw up plans by October to counter cyber threats from frontier AI models, citing risks from tools like Anthropic's Claude Mythos that can find and e…
Ukraine will prioritize AI systems that can be self-hosted on its own servers to avoid dependence on providers who could restrict or cut access, a senior official said Tuesday. The policy, reinforced after the U.S. order…
The internet faces a new naming and trust problem with AI agents, mirroring the early DNS era. Security incidents, such as an AI agent rewriting its own security policy at a Fortune 50 company, highlight the urgent need …
Chinese authorities are considering restricting foreign access to the country's most advanced AI models, including unreleased ones, in talks with Alibaba, ByteDance, and Z.ai. The move would reverse China's current open-…
Google Threat Intelligence and Wiz Attack Surface Management have begun integration to help organizations prioritize security risks by matching real-world exposures with real-time adversary activity. The combined approac…
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for an AI Child Safety Pledge at the Global Dialogue On AI Governance in Geneva, urging companies to prove AI systems accessible to children are safe. He warned that unregulat…
Security researchers have identified JadePuffer, the first documented case of fully agentic ransomware driven end-to-end by AI. The campaign exploited a vulnerability in Langflow to gain access, steal credentials, and de…
A new analysis of AI safety risks categorizes threats by human and machine intentions, arguing that overly restrictive safety measures could prevent AI from achieving beneficial outcomes. The piece warns that an AI incap…
China's Ministry of Commerce has held meetings with Alibaba, ByteDance, and startup Z.ai to discuss limiting overseas access to the country's most capable AI models, including open-weight systems like Alibaba's Qwen and …
A draft Treasury Department report warns that an artificial intelligence bubble could jeopardize millions of Americans' retirement savings if the industry suffers a major downturn, as AI companies have become deeply embe…
London workers face the highest exposure to AI-driven job displacement among major global cities, according to a new OECD report. Nearly 80% of jobs in the capital are highly exposed to generative AI, while the UK's AI t…
Norm Ai raised $120 million at a $1.2 billion valuation on July 7, 2026, led by Khosla Ventures, to expand its legal and compliance AI agents. The company claims institutions managing over $30 trillion in assets use its …
Savi Security launched an iOS and Android app on July 7, 2026 that screens calls, texts, voicemails, and messages for AI-powered scams, and announced $7 million in seed funding led by Acrew Capital. The app aims to provi…