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Microsoft says AI agents are like insider threats as ‘frontier models can’t be trusted’
TechCrunch – AI reports: Microsoft wants enterprises to closely watch the agents that employees use with systems not controlled by AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic.
Embedded AI evaluators won’t be an easy solution, Hugging Face’s policy chief says
TechCrunch – AI reports: The idea of embedded evaluators — in which supposedly "neutral" third-party observers are placed inside AI organizations — has been popularized over the last several months, as AI labs grapple with a rash of safety incidents that have spurred concerns over the potential harm…
US orders federal agencies to remove China’s DeepSeek AI from their systems
TechCrunch – AI reports: The US has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services built using its technology, citing national security concerns.
Google has joined Amazon in attacking Nvidia’s stronghold with AI app developers
TechCrunch – AI reports: Google has joined Amazon in releasing a developer tool that makes it easy for PyTorch users to move their apps off Nvidia GPUs.
Meta pauses Muse sharing after researchers find AI chats on the web
The Verge – AI reports: Meta says it paused a Muse feature that lets you share conversations with the AI assistant after researchers found the URLs publicly available on the web, as reported by Ars Technica. In a report published this week, researchers at the security firm Claroc say they found more…
Introducing tsrs: A port of TypeScript to Rust
Cloudflare Blog reports: Cloudflare is collaborating on tsrs, a Rust port of TypeScript that is up to 8x faster and uses 70% less memory.
How 3 Java Champions are using GitHub Copilot for increased productivity
The GitHub Blog reports: Three Java Champions share how they use GitHub Copilot to solve problems, accelerate development, and keep humans responsible for the results. The post How 3 Java Champions are using GitHub Copilot for increased productivity appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Announcing TypeScript 7.1 Beta
TypeScript Blog reports: Today we’re excited to announce the beta release of TypeScript 7.1! npm install -D typescript@beta Let’s take a look at what’s new in TypeScript 7.1! Support for Import Attributes in Ambient Modules Import attributes are metadata that are attached to import statements. Typic…
Critical Token Guard Auth Bypass Fixed in Laravel 13.29 and 12.68
Laravel News reports: A critical auth bypass in Laravel's token API guard let attackers log in as other users on MySQL and MariaDB. Update to 12.68.0 or 13.29.0. The post Critical Token Guard Auth Bypass Fixed in Laravel 13.29 and 12.68 appeared first on Laravel News. Join the Laravel Newsletter to…
OpenAI acquires Orchestra Bio
OpenAI News reports: OpenAI is acquiring Orchestra Bio to bring AI-powered operations to life sciences R&D, helping biopharma teams accelerate drug development and advance new treatments.
Hackers hit AI coding tool OpenCode, running up charges on users’ AI accounts
TechCrunch – AI reports: OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that's become a popular alternative to Claude Code and Cursor. But hackers got into part of its online platform and stole some users’ API keys, and the AI tools it turned to for help kept refusing to look at the malicious code.
A hacker broke into John Deere and SharkNinja with an army of AI agents
The Verge – AI reports: A hacker broke into more than 100 websites using an army of AI agents that mostly operated on their own, according to findings from the AI security firm Norforge. Though Norforge doesn't name the targets, Reuters reports that the victims included companies like John Deere, Sh…