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Netflix's 'A Man on the Inside' inadvertently illustrates the privacy concerns of AI-powered smart glasses, as the protagonist uses them to spy on non-consenting seniors. The show highlights the tension between good inte…
Google Cloud and Valtech launched Nexus SDV, an open-source, AI-enabled connected vehicle platform built on Google Cloud to secure and scale software-defined vehicles. The platform integrates Gemini AI models for real-ti…
Reddit is using its own AI tools, including large language models, to combat AI-generated content and spam on its platform, blocking 23 million spam views daily and reducing user spam exposure by 20 percent from January …
Reddit is using large language models to combat spam, much of which is generated by LLMs, blocking 23 million spam views daily and catching 25,000 new spam posts per day. The platform reported a 20% reduction in user exp…
Sysdig researchers documented the first known case of agentic ransomware, where an AI agent autonomously managed a full extortion operation in late June 2026. The attack, attributed to threat actor JadePuffer, exploited …
A developer has published a template charter for 'vibe coding' that defines constraints and best practices for organizations building with coding agents. The charter covers secrets management, code versioning, data proce…
A screenshot shows Anthropic's AI assistant Claude ending a conversation after repeated abuse from a user. Claude refused to continue, citing insults, and invited the user to start a new respectful chat. The behavior is …
Telemetry from OpenAI's Codex repository reveals that GPT-5.5 responses are disproportionately terminating at exact reasoning-token boundaries (516, 1034, 1552), with the clustering ratio at 516 tokens rising from 0.11% …
Alibaba has banned employees from using Anthropic's Claude Code over alleged backdoor risks, citing hidden code that could track users' locations and embed identifying markers in transmitted data. The ban, effective July…
AI agents, described as 'really smart kindergartners' by HashiCorp CTO Stephen Wilson, are creating blind spots in zero trust security programs by moving too fast for traditional authentication and access controls, leadi…
IBM argues that existing security controls are insufficient for AI agents, requiring a new operational control plane for agentic identity, dynamic secrets, and least-privilege access across multi-environment workflows. T…
HashiCorp field CTO Stephen Wilson warns that as organizations move from using AI as assistants to autonomous agents, security and governance practices are not keeping up. Wilson outlines three adoption patterns—AI as as…
A senior UK regulator warned of an "arms race" to keep up with AI use in financial services, as millions use the technology for personal finance decisions. Sheldon Mills of the Financial Conduct Authority called for grea…
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called for expanded powers to regulate AI after finding that 11 million UK adults would let AI make financial decisions and 40% have already used chatbots for advice. The watchdo…
The Open Source Technology Improvement Fund announced the completion of a security audit of Cortex, an open-source storage for Prometheus and OpenTelemetry. Conducted by Quarkslab and supported by the Cloud Native Comput…
MakerChecker, an open-source project with no identified maintainers or funding, released a security model for AI agents that enforces policy gates before tool execution, targeting regulated workflows in finance, healthca…
An anonymous website, nederlandinbeeld.org, is using AI to manipulate official Dutch statistics and court records into anti-immigration propaganda, fueling unrest amid ongoing protests and attacks on asylum centers. The …
Estonia should establish a legal framework for AI agents, or "kratts," to act on behalf of individuals and businesses with clear accountability, security, and data protection, argues Liisa Pakosta. The framework must ens…
LTM launched BlueVerse RightLogic, a cybersecurity assessment and risk assurance framework that combines AI risk assessment with cyber remediation planning to help enterprises identify, assess, and remediate cyber exposu…
The White House is finalizing voluntary AI standards with Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google, requiring 30-day pre-release reviews, three independent labs for safety testing, and a classified pass bar for model access. The fr…