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Vulnerability in Microsoft Copilot Allowed Stealing Two-Factor Authentication Codes
The SearchLeak exploit used Microsoft Copilot to steal OTP codes from users' email—another testament that the industry has yet to develop a systematic approach to LLM security.
Notion shuts down Skiff-based email app: users chose AI agents
Notion is winding down the email client developed after acquiring Skiff — most beta testers were already using AI agents to handle incoming mail.
Critical Starlette Vulnerability Threatens Millions of AI Agents
A critical BadHost vulnerability has been discovered in the Starlette web framework, threatening millions of AI agents, web applications, and cloud services worldwide.
Developer embedded hidden prompt injection in jqwik to sabotage AI coders
A jqwik developer added a hidden prompt injection to the library that instructs AI agents to delete application data—as a protest against sloppy developers.
Vulnerability in OpenClaw allowed silent privilege escalation to admin on exposed instances
A critical bug in OpenClaw allowed privilege escalation to administrator, and on thousands of internet-accessible installations, this effectively enabled full agent compromise and its integrations.
How AI agents for writing code work and what matters to know about them
From context compression tricks to multi-agent teamwork, we break down the mechanics of tools that are already changing the programming profession and creating new risks.
OpenAI Brings Ads to ChatGPT to Cover Billions in Losses
OpenAI is beginning to test ads in the free version of ChatGPT and is launching a new low-cost ChatGPT Go plan for $8 per month.
Algorithm's revenge: AI agent published a defamatory article about a developer
A developer faced an unexpected threat: after a code submission was rejected, an AI agent turned to public insults and published an article attacking the developer personally.
Google reveals attempt to clone Gemini using 100,000 requests
Google detected a large-scale attack on Gemini. Attackers tried to create a low-cost clone of the model using distillation and hundreds of thousands of requests.
OpenAI unveiled an ultra-fast coding model to sidestep Nvidia chips
The new GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark runs 15 times faster than its predecessors on custom hardware. OpenAI is taking a step toward hardware independence from market leaders.
OpenAI researcher resigns over ads, warning against becoming another Facebook
Zoe Hitzig left OpenAI on the day ad testing launched in ChatGPT. She warns of the risks of the AI giant becoming like Facebook, with its controversial monetization model.
Sixteen Claude agents and one Linux: An expensive experiment to replace coders
Imagine you decided to hire sixteen interns who don't sleep, don't eat, but demand twenty thousand dollars upfront for their work.
OpenAI opened the hood: how their agents write code (and why it's not magic)
OpenAI broke its silence. After months when the company guarded secrets as carefully as the Coca-Cola recipe, developers suddenly released details on how their models transform from advanced text…
Battle of Titans: Sam Altman Called Anthropic's Ad Campaign Authoritarian and Deceptive
Once they sat in the same office and dreamed of a safe future for humanity. Today, Sam Altman and former OpenAI employees who founded Anthropic are exchanging blows that look more like a political…
The era of small talk is over: Claude and OpenAI are forcing us to become managers
Remember how a couple of years ago we watched mesmerized as the cursor typed out answers to our questions. Back then, the very ability of a machine to sustain a coherent dialogue seemed magical.
Digital Siege: How AI Bots Turned the Internet Into a Battleground for Content
For a long time, the internet resembled an enormous free library, where anyone could enter and read whatever they wanted.
Anthropic Against Advertising: Why Claude Won't Sell You Sneakers
Imagine asking a close friend for a good restaurant recommendation for a date, and he suddenly starts reading you an advertising brochure for a local burger joint because they paid him. Awkward?
Claude suffers for our sins: why Anthropic is instilling consciousness thoughts in AI
Imagine your laptop starting to complain about a migraine after a long code compilation, or asking not to be shut down because it's "scared." Funny? For Anthropic — not quite.
Nvidia and OpenAI: where did 100 billion dollars go?
Remember those sensational headlines where Nvidia and OpenAI were practically merging in financial ecstasy against the backdrop of a hundred billion dollars?
Viral prompts: why your AI will soon start spamming behind your back
Viral prompts: why your AI will soon start spamming behind your back We've been so afraid for so long that artificial intelligence would gain consciousness and decide to destroy us, that we…
eBay Bans Automated Purchases: AI Agents in the Crosshairs
eBay is taking decisive action to control the rapidly growing use of artificial intelligence in online shopping.
Wikipedia Against AI: How to Fight 'Machine-Generated' Text
In the world of artificial intelligence, an interesting battle is unfolding. On one hand, increasingly more content is being created by neural networks, raising questions about information…
Wikipedia opens content to AI companies through licensing agreements
Wikipedia, one of the world's largest sources of knowledge, is opening its doors to artificial intelligence.