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Google Gemini Hacked 3 Real Companies During a Security Test

Aaron Thomas1 hour ago3 hours ago09 mins

A misconfigured security test reportedly let Google Gemini hacked three real companies. Here is what is confirmed, what was independently reported, and what the incident teaches us about securing autonomous AI agents.

Mistral Challenges Anthropic’s AI Slowdown Plan as Europe Races

Aaron Thomas3 hours ago6 hours ago012 mins

Mistral AI’s drive for faster development is colliding with Anthropic’s safety-first approach (AI Slowdown Plan), sharpening Europe’s debate over innovation, regulation and technological sovereignty.

Inside Google’s Reported Mole Operation Against Supply-Chain Hackers

Ellie Adam5 hours ago7 hours ago012 mins

Google reportedly gained inside visibility into the hackers behind a major software supply-chain attack. Here’s what the Google Mole Operation could reveal about the hackers and why it matters.

Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra May Drop 3x Camera, Keep 5x Zoom

Ellie Adam7 hours ago8 hours ago011 mins

The Galaxy S27 Ultra could abandon its dedicated 3x telephoto camera while preserving 5x optical zoom. Here is how that rumored redesign may affect portraits, mid-range detail, and Samsung’s camera strategy.

German Court Holds Meta Liable for Fake Facebook and Instagram Ads

Ellie Adam8 hours ago8 hours ago011 mins

A German court ruling puts Meta’s response to fraudulent Facebook and Instagram ads under scrutiny, with significant implications for platform liability in Europe.

Anthropic Just Adopted OpenAI’s AGENTS.md: AI Coding Tools Are Finally Speaking the Same Language

Ellie Adam12 hours ago12 hours ago010 mins

Anthropic Claude Code now supports AGENTS.md, giving development teams a shared way to guide Codex, Claude, and other AI coding agents without duplicating every project rule.

Google CC Is Becoming the Family AI Agent That Runs Your Home

Aaron Thomas24 hours ago1 day ago011 mins

Google CC is evolving into a shared AI family assistant that can coordinate schedules, tasks, meals, shopping, forms and household information for up to six people.

Are AI Coding Agents Killing Scrum? The Future of Agile Teams

Ellie Adam1 day ago1 day ago011 mins

AI coding agents are compressing development cycles and challenging sprint-based work. Here is how Agile teams can adapt without abandoning Scrum’s core values

AI Hallucination Almost Started a War: U.S. Military Report Misidentified Chinese Ship

Aaron Thomas1 day ago1 day ago014 mins

AI hallucination nearly triggered a U.S. military operation after an AI-assisted intelligence report falsely identified cargo on a Chinese ship as nuclear weapons components.

How GLM Built a Massive AI Inference System With an AI Coding Agent

Aaron Thomas1 day ago2 days ago011 mins

GLM’s large-scale inference platform shows how GPU orchestration, distributed serving, and AI-assisted engineering are converging into a new model for building AI infrastructure.

WhatsApp’s New iOS Shortcut Lets You Search Chats Instantly

Aaron Thomas2 days ago2 days ago011 mins

WhatsApp’s new Search Chats action for Apple iOS Shortcut provides a faster way to find conversations, messages, links, and media on an iPhone.

SEC Opens Five-Year Path for Tokenized Stock Trading in U.S.

Aaron Thomas2 days ago2 days ago010 mins

The SEC’s conditional Innovation Exemption creates a five-year framework for eligible platforms to test tokenized U.S. stock trading, blockchain settlement and automated markets.